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Rewatched The Wire after 10 years and caught stuff I completely missed the first time
I watched The Wire back in 2008 when it first aired on HBO. Ten years later my buddy convinced me to binge the whole thing again over a long weekend. I picked up on how the dock workers storyline connects to the drug dealers in ways I never realized before. It felt like watching a completely different show because I knew where things were heading. I learned that some shows reward a second watch way more than you expect. Has anyone else revisited an old favorite and felt like they were seeing it for the first time?
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cora_west514d ago
2002, 2008, whatever, I was too busy trying to figure out who Stringer Bell was working with to notice the clock starts over lmao. But seriously, my brain must have been on autopilot the first time because I completely missed how much McNulty's ego messes everything up for everyone around him. I guess some shows are like a bad haircut where you don't realize how bad it looks until you see the photos later.
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the_lucas15d ago
The Wire didn't actually air in 2008, it ended in 2008 lmao. First season came out in 2002. But yeah totally agree, rewatching that show is like a whole new experience every time.
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ray56215d ago
I actually read somewhere that HBO originally only ordered 13 episodes for The Wire's first season and almost didn't pick it up because the ratings were so low at first. Crazy to think it almost got cancelled before it even really started. The show really does hit different on a rewatch though, especially knowing which storylines actually go somewhere and which ones are just red herrings. I remember reading David Simon said he wrote it like a novel where each season is a chapter, so you catch new connections every time. Season 4 still hits the hardest for me, those kids deserved so much better.
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