It also opens your eyes up to things like issues and situations that you might not be so privy to like lowkey an educational documentary. I know for me it definitely opened up my eyes to a few things regarding the police, the courts ( *especially* the courts) and political side of scenarios. Can't say the creators didn't do their research.
@@mintjulius275 Yasssssssss boo fellow Wire Heads reuniting chile! It seems like The Wire is becoming more and more popular with reaction channels. Here for it.
Day-Day is Donnell Rawlings, he's a comedian who was in Chappelle's Show and Spider-Man 2 (briefly) and on Joe Rogan and the Breakfast Club a bunch of times
Another interesting tidbit - the Narcotics Anonymous speaker is played by country music legend Steve Earle, who in real life is a recovered addict with long-term sobriety
Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976. "Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
This is one of the best shows I've ever watched and as someone already said, it stays with you for years. Sometimes it cracked me up but mostly broke my heart. Every person involved needs all the awards.
The look of dismay on Jimmy's face when the judge corrects his grammar is because Jimmy always thinks he's the smartest guy in the room. Walon, the guy leading the AA meeting, is an important character. Remember him.
I was lucky enough to catch Wendell Pierce (Bunk) and Delaney Williams (Lansman) perform together in Death of a Salesman in NY. Williams had lost so much weight I didn't recognize him on stage, but you could feel the comfort those two had acting with one another.
As someone who proudly attributes his continued sobriety to his stint in the rooms, the depiction of NA meetings on the Wire are the most accurate I've seen in media.
Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976. "Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
@@JeffKelly03- "Christmas Time in Washington" - Love dancing with women to "Galway Girl" - BTW if you've not seen it... "Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976. "Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
Oh wow so glad to hear that for you The Wire is already up there. With The Wire its credit as the GOAT can range from a span of couple episodes to its entire first season. For me, while I heavily enjoyed all the seasons (including Season 2 although nowhere near as much as the other seasons on my first watch) and loved the show all throughout in particular Seasons 3 and 4 I didn't credit it as the greatest thing ever until after I saw that final episode all those years ago. That final episode *will* hit. Not one season in this show is bad regardless of personal opinions on rankings and stuff like that, *all* the seasons are great in their own way and are capable of standing greatly apart from each other which imo just adds to the shows accolades. You can dislike a season sure but anyone who says The Wire has a bad season is absolutely lying. If you're liking the show this much ALREADY then honey you are definitely in for a great time. This is a show that truly stays with you. Personally this is a series I think should be viewed by everybody at least once. It's truly a standout within the entertainment medium idc what anyone says. Nevermind the rewatch value. Definition of one of a kind. And yes the relationships in this show are *rich* and are all great for very different reasons. D'Angelo and Wallace, Herc and Carver, McNulty and Bunk, McNulty and Kima, Bubbles and Kima etc. Which is crazy when you think about it considering that The Wire is more plot focused than character focused. But you're going to like this aspcet of the show as well. Absolutely will be coming back for that episode 8 reaction.
Dog, I started watching Oz the other day, and I’m blown away. I always thought it was some corny show like prison break, but im only on episode 8 and it’s right up there with the wire and the sopranos. Another HBO CLASSIC!
Nice how you highlighted “whose fault is that?”. I’d go along with that being the research question for the whole show. (Albeit one that would need breaking down as we go).
Yeah, Prez came off as a real waste of a space in the first few episodes. But he found his niche and something he could contribute. I love that the show gives us multi-dimensional characters, which almost all of them are. Including Bubs, Omar, McNulty, Stringer Bell, D'Angelo, among others.
Catching up to all the eps now that I am in the Pateron crew. I always have some thoughts on the Wire eps. Haha, you called Prez a straight Buster. I hated when Ryder called us that in GTASA. I think that the kid with the eye-patch illustrates that you can't have a heart to heart with someone, after you have scarred them. There is this bitterness towards the system, that comes from the system using violence. The damage has been done, and how are you gonna talk sense to someone you roughed up.... They really are capturing the ''drunk guys talking nonsense at each other'' vibe with the bar scene. Lester is epic too, just look at how he broke a bottle over Bird's face. The funniest thing about them beating up Bird is imagining Landsman throwing hands there. I hope he remembers his wrestling days. But you gotta really respect Landsman in setting that other detective straight on who helped him really.
damn dude, about 20:00 in you just watched a scene that set two gears in motion and those gears will absolutely crush you. But you don't even catch that it's planting story lines because the writing is so damn perfect.
Thanks for reacting to this amazing series. I'm really enjoying your videos. One request, with all the respect your analysis deserves. Have you considered pausing while you react? The Wire has a ton of nuanced dialogue that is easy to miss. Thanks for the vids.
Hopefully I'm the first to tell you that the sergeant of Homicide, Jay Landsman, is a real person. There was a real sergeant Jay Landsman in the Baltimore police, who auditioned to play Jay Landsman in the TV show but was rejected because he wasn't credible enough when he played Jay Landsman.
He ended up playing another role in later seasons though (Lieutenant Dennis Mello). Also, Ed Norris, who plays the role of Detective... Ed Norris, was actually the Commissioner of the Baltimore Cty PD from 2000 to 2002.
I wish you had kept in the shot of Daniels calmly ripping up the photo of Bird. Bird knowing he's about to get fucked up is one of the most satisfying moments of the series.
Whenever I make my Wire character rankings in my head, I always put McNulty and Bunk together as one character. It doesn't seem fair that they aren't in the Top-5 individually, but together they gotta be.
This show is going to be an incredible ride. The Wire & The Office & Better Call Saul & Always Sunny & More on Patreon! Click here: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Have a great day y'all!
Pretty much every reactor I've seen thinks it's coke. I guess cause people who haven't gone down that road tend to only think of h as an iv drug. But it's super obvious it was dope the way it hit him
Saw a reaction channel go through The Corner recently. Threw me off recognizing so many characters from The Wire that I didn't know when I originally saw it.
The transformation of Pryzbylewksi is one of the best ever seen on TV! He often falls by the wayside in conversations about the great characters of The Wire but hes one of my favorites. PS: better than the kid (with the busted eye's) question was Lt Daniel's answer. Highlighting his own possible responsibility in the situation really shows how different he is compared to the other higher-ups in the department
It's been a while since I finished the second season. I was actively contemplating when to continue, as I watched this video. Your comment pushed me towards watching the rest sooner.
OK, minor spoiler alert. The police corruption in this show is rarely the kind you usually think of when we use that term. In this show their corruption is mostly just ambitious people using the system to aggrandize themselves, and protecting those aspects of the system that allows them to aggrandize themselves, rather than serve the good purposes that system is supposed to serve.
The Wire is a legacy and a classic. It wasn’t a hit though. David Simon et al had to beg HBO to add each season. You should watch Homicide from the 90s if you like this show by the way, also made by David Simon.
I'm part of the minority here but I'm one of the few that doesn't like Omar I don't see the honor toughness or charisma others see. Main thing I hate about him is he thinks he can do whatever to whoever but plays a victim and wants to tell when it's time to deal with consequences for his actions.
I mean we like who we like but ain't no way you saying you don't see the toughness or the honor in his character. Those are literally his main defining traits... He has honor because he has a code when a lot of other criminals do not. He's tough because...I actually shouldn't have to break this down. The scenes speak for themselves. Also can't say he plays victim. He never denies that he's a criminal.
I don't think anybody is suggesting that Omar is a saint, for what it's worth I love the character because of his complexity and the way Michael K Williams plays him. Despite having a "code" he's very much a grey character, ethically speaking. But then that pretty much applies to every character in the show. In a way, Omar is very much the embodiment of what the show is about.
Ah, The Wire. You're gonna be thinking about this show for years. It asks hard questions and doesn't give us easy answers.
Love that always!
It also opens your eyes up to things like issues and situations that you might not be so privy to like lowkey an educational documentary. I know for me it definitely opened up my eyes to a few things regarding the police, the courts ( *especially* the courts) and political side of scenarios. Can't say the creators didn't do their research.
@monadreher2428 lol I love that every wire reaction series I find I can count on you to show up with good comments. Hell yeah sis
@@mintjulius275 Yasssssssss boo fellow Wire Heads reuniting chile! It seems like The Wire is becoming more and more popular with reaction channels. Here for it.
Yup! I've literally been thinking about this show for decades.
Lester smacking Bird with the bottle always brings a smile to my face.
Day-Day is Donnell Rawlings, he's a comedian who was in Chappelle's Show and Spider-Man 2 (briefly) and on Joe Rogan and the Breakfast Club a bunch of times
"Woah! He stole that guy's pizza!"
Another interesting tidbit - the Narcotics Anonymous speaker is played by country music legend Steve Earle, who in real life is a recovered addict with long-term sobriety
Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976.
"Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
i was a big fan of his son's music, justin townes earle who o'd a couple years ago.
He also plays a big part in one of the creator’s next show, Treme.
@@AnotherScribbler Treme is one of the best shows HBO has ever made
This is one of the best shows I've ever watched and as someone already said, it stays with you for years. Sometimes it cracked me up but mostly broke my heart. Every person involved needs all the awards.
it stays with you forever
The look of dismay on Jimmy's face when the judge corrects his grammar is because Jimmy always thinks he's the smartest guy in the room.
Walon, the guy leading the AA meeting, is an important character. Remember him.
I was lucky enough to catch Wendell Pierce (Bunk) and Delaney Williams (Lansman) perform together in Death of a Salesman in NY. Williams had lost so much weight I didn't recognize him on stage, but you could feel the comfort those two had acting with one another.
Wow! He really lost a lot of weight! Good for him!
When Bubs gets up because he has a sincere desire to live, my heart breaks.
As someone who proudly attributes his continued sobriety to his stint in the rooms, the depiction of NA meetings on the Wire are the most accurate I've seen in media.
I grew up going to my dad's na meetings as a kid, and this show is definitely the best representation of meetings I've seen in media
The southern guy talking at the AA meeting was Steve Earle, a well known country singer who is also a recovering heroin addict
Came to note this as well. Probably most famous, musically, for his song Copperhead Road.
Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976.
"Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
@@JeffKelly03- "Christmas Time in Washington" - Love dancing with women to "Galway Girl" - BTW if you've not seen it... "Heartworn Highways (1981) is a great documentary about the musicians in their times and perils of the "Outlaw Country movement" in Texas and Tennessee in the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976.
"Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, and The Charlie Daniels Band. The movie features the first known recordings of Grammy award winners Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell who were quite young at the time and appear to be students of mentor Guy Clark. Steve Earle was also a big fan of Van Zandt at the time."
Oh wow so glad to hear that for you The Wire is already up there. With The Wire its credit as the GOAT can range from a span of couple episodes to its entire first season. For me, while I heavily enjoyed all the seasons (including Season 2 although nowhere near as much as the other seasons on my first watch) and loved the show all throughout in particular Seasons 3 and 4 I didn't credit it as the greatest thing ever until after I saw that final episode all those years ago. That final episode *will* hit. Not one season in this show is bad regardless of personal opinions on rankings and stuff like that, *all* the seasons are great in their own way and are capable of standing greatly apart from each other which imo just adds to the shows accolades. You can dislike a season sure but anyone who says The Wire has a bad season is absolutely lying. If you're liking the show this much ALREADY then honey you are definitely in for a great time. This is a show that truly stays with you. Personally this is a series I think should be viewed by everybody at least once. It's truly a standout within the entertainment medium idc what anyone says. Nevermind the rewatch value. Definition of one of a kind. And yes the relationships in this show are *rich* and are all great for very different reasons. D'Angelo and Wallace, Herc and Carver, McNulty and Bunk, McNulty and Kima, Bubbles and Kima etc. Which is crazy when you think about it considering that The Wire is more plot focused than character focused. But you're going to like this aspcet of the show as well. Absolutely will be coming back for that episode 8 reaction.
I love McNulty and Bunk too, they’re such bros 😂
Genuinely mess with them HEAVILY
The Dynamic Duo.
"B*aaatch!" I read somewhere that Bird's actor was told to just improvise in the interrogation room. Love it.
Dog, I started watching Oz the other day, and I’m blown away. I always thought it was some corny show like prison break, but im only on episode 8 and it’s right up there with the wire and the sopranos. Another HBO CLASSIC!
That wasn't coke...so glad you're enjoying the series, I knew you would. The writing is excellent.
Nice how you highlighted “whose fault is that?”. I’d go along with that being the research question for the whole show. (Albeit one that would need breaking down as we go).
so finally happy you are on this series now,, been waiting and waiting on ya ,, thankjs brother
Yeah, Prez came off as a real waste of a space in the first few episodes. But he found his niche and something he could contribute. I love that the show gives us multi-dimensional characters, which almost all of them are. Including Bubs, Omar, McNulty, Stringer Bell, D'Angelo, among others.
Catching up to all the eps now that I am in the Pateron crew. I always have some thoughts on the Wire eps.
Haha, you called Prez a straight Buster. I hated when Ryder called us that in GTASA.
I think that the kid with the eye-patch illustrates that you can't have a heart to heart with someone, after you have scarred them. There is this bitterness towards the system, that comes from the system using violence. The damage has been done, and how are you gonna talk sense to someone you roughed up....
They really are capturing the ''drunk guys talking nonsense at each other'' vibe with the bar scene.
Lester is epic too, just look at how he broke a bottle over Bird's face. The funniest thing about them beating up Bird is imagining Landsman throwing hands there. I hope he remembers his wrestling days. But you gotta really respect Landsman in setting that other detective straight on who helped him really.
Ah Bird, portrayed by Fredro Starr from Onyx.
Dayday from The Chappell Show, Ashy Larry lol
I think about Ashy Larry way more than I should.
😂😂
Donnell Rawlings.
"I'm rich B****!"
Love the show and watching your reaction. Such an epic show!
damn dude, about 20:00 in you just watched a scene that set two gears in motion and those gears will absolutely crush you. But you don't even catch that it's planting story lines because the writing is so damn perfect.
16:36. Walon is played by notable musician Steve Earle, who is excellent and definitely worth a listen.
Also sings a version of Way Down In A Hole for the show.
Thanks for reacting to this amazing series. I'm really enjoying your videos. One request, with all the respect your analysis deserves. Have you considered pausing while you react? The Wire has a ton of nuanced dialogue that is easy to miss. Thanks for the vids.
Hopefully I'm the first to tell you that the sergeant of Homicide, Jay Landsman, is a real person. There was a real sergeant Jay Landsman in the Baltimore police, who auditioned to play Jay Landsman in the TV show but was rejected because he wasn't credible enough when he played Jay Landsman.
He ended up playing another role in later seasons though (Lieutenant Dennis Mello).
Also, Ed Norris, who plays the role of Detective... Ed Norris, was actually the Commissioner of the Baltimore Cty PD from 2000 to 2002.
And a former governor of Maryland plays a security guard at the Governors offices in a later season.
Detective John Munch from Homicide: Life On The Street and later SVU was based on Jay Landsman.
18:00 That's my boy, Ashy Larry right there!
I wish you had kept in the shot of Daniels calmly ripping up the photo of Bird. Bird knowing he's about to get fucked up is one of the most satisfying moments of the series.
Whenever I make my Wire character rankings in my head, I always put McNulty and Bunk together as one character. It doesn't seem fair that they aren't in the Top-5 individually, but together they gotta be.
McNulty and Bunk are absolutely top tier. Bunk I'd say is top 20 but not against him being higher for others. McNulty is definitely top 5.
Day Day is the "I'm Riiiiiiiich Beeeyaaaaatch" guy from Chappelle's Show
I used to live for the Bunk and McNulty drunk scenes 😂
a straight BUSTER !😂
This show is going to be an incredible ride.
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Have a great day y'all!
17:58 Donnell Rawlings stand up comedian and chappelle show writer
Turn on subtitles bro
Not even gonna lie... You're in for a treat. They don't call this the greatest show of all time for no reason.
@@Tommysimonsen I've always thought it looked like him
18:16 "Take it all off!". 😂
McNulty and Bunk are in the top 10 characters I would grab a beer with
I watch the whole box set like every 2 years lol, just that good! Cena merged with Goodman... can't unsee that now. Come on dawg... hahaha
Wallace isn't using the Devil's Dandruff, it's H.
Pretty much every reactor I've seen thinks it's coke. I guess cause people who haven't gone down that road tend to only think of h as an iv drug. But it's super obvious it was dope the way it hit him
Most people don't know the wire is a spin off of another HBO show " The Corner"
Saw a reaction channel go through The Corner recently. Threw me off recognizing so many characters from The Wire that I didn't know when I originally saw it.
16:27 Like the show says : All the pieces matter
The transformation of Pryzbylewksi is one of the best ever seen on TV! He often falls by the wayside in conversations about the great characters of The Wire but hes one of my favorites.
PS: better than the kid (with the busted eye's) question was Lt Daniel's answer. Highlighting his own possible responsibility in the situation really shows how different he is compared to the other higher-ups in the department
4:31 you and literally everyone else. It's so great
"Exorcism in the hood, yo!" LOL
Day-Day aka Ashy Larry 😂
He's rich Beeeotch!
lmao James said he'd only get up middle of the night for Vanessa Hudgens, that's real
Have you ever watched or heard of “The Corner”. A HBO miniseries. It’s almost like a precursor to The Wire
When season 4 hits just you wait
The best season!
Don't rush the journey just enjoy the ride.
It's been a while since I finished the second season. I was actively contemplating when to continue, as I watched this video.
Your comment pushed me towards watching the rest sooner.
John Cena x John Goodman is a spot on comparison for Jay Landsman
god damn this show is so good :D
Wallace was doing heroine (dope) not cocaine (coke). Cocaine is a stimulant, not a suppressant
OK, minor spoiler alert. The police corruption in this show is rarely the kind you usually think of when we use that term. In this show their corruption is mostly just ambitious people using the system to aggrandize themselves, and protecting those aspects of the system that allows them to aggrandize themselves, rather than serve the good purposes that system is supposed to serve.
"Do Not Leave Prisoner Unattended" Who said The Wire wasn't a dramedy?
HBO the corner would be a follow up to this series..
If you just put THE in front of his name (THE Bunk), it’s easier to remember
Love this show. Each season looks at different parts of the city and how it relates to the law and corruption. Man you on a great journey.
Ashy Larry!!!!
Come at the king...
Wednesday is the wire 😊
Shhhhiiiiieeeeeeeetttttt
After the Wire you should watch We Own This City.
I second this. Although The Corner should definitely be watched first.
The Wire >
The Wire is a legacy and a classic. It wasn’t a hit though. David Simon et al had to beg HBO to add each season.
You should watch Homicide from the 90s if you like this show by the way, also made by David Simon.
Vanessa Hudgens lol
@18:00 Moe you don’t know Ashy Larry?
Shame
(Hint #2) ONYX
Early Gang engagement farming comment
711th
I'm part of the minority here but I'm one of the few that doesn't like Omar I don't see the honor toughness or charisma others see. Main thing I hate about him is he thinks he can do whatever to whoever but plays a victim and wants to tell when it's time to deal with consequences for his actions.
I mean we like who we like but ain't no way you saying you don't see the toughness or the honor in his character. Those are literally his main defining traits... He has honor because he has a code when a lot of other criminals do not. He's tough because...I actually shouldn't have to break this down. The scenes speak for themselves. Also can't say he plays victim. He never denies that he's a criminal.
I don't think anybody is suggesting that Omar is a saint, for what it's worth I love the character because of his complexity and the way Michael K Williams plays him. Despite having a "code" he's very much a grey character, ethically speaking. But then that pretty much applies to every character in the show. In a way, Omar is very much the embodiment of what the show is about.
Bro Jay is literally Peter Griffin 😂