The Wire versus Breaking Bad

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  1. soulfly

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    But all of the times Cranston > any actor on the Wire. More often than not, all of them combined.
     
    #51 soulfly, Oct 31, 2011
  2. lastcup

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    I went directly from watching the wire on hob go to bb on Netflix (in middle of season 2). Both are excellent, supporting characters in the wire are superior thus far. I'd say that the pace of bb is a bit faster, and the camera work is superb, but in order to push the pace, bb feels a bit more compressed (forced/scripted).
     
    #52 lastcup, Oct 31, 2011
  3. Houndster

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    I don't think any character on The Wire is anywhere near the awfulness that is Skyler.
     
    #53 Houndster, Oct 31, 2011
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  4. CB

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    The Wire

    I wouldn't even put Breaking Bad in my Top 5, maybe Top 10. its good, but not great, at least to me
     
    #54 CB, Oct 31, 2011
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  6. BTH

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    #57 Daniel Ocean, Oct 31, 2011
  8. DUCKMOUTH

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    Ha that was awful. I love the wire and prefer it slightly to breaking bad, but that scene was just awful.

    Is it racist to say The Wire is a little to black for me at times?
     
    #58 DUCKMOUTH, Oct 31, 2011
  9. Iron Mickey

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    :edmond: to all bb argument makers

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  11. Lorne Malvo

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    This thread makes me want to watch The Wire again.
     
    #61 Lorne Malvo, Oct 31, 2011
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    #62 Nino Brown, Oct 31, 2011
  13. MattyIce

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    The Wire is a better television show.
     
    #63 MattyIce, Oct 31, 2011
  14. OHW

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    #64 OHW, Oct 31, 2011
  15. Clown Baby

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    Spoilers you fucking dick
     
    #65 Clown Baby, Oct 31, 2011
  16. Nino Brown

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    :justsayin:
     
    #66 Nino Brown, Oct 31, 2011
  17. Daniel Ocean

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    no but it would be racist if you said it was too black
     
    #67 Daniel Ocean, Oct 31, 2011
  18. soulfly

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    Bitch please. Breaking Bad = better cinematography + better lead acting + better cliffhangers. I only got through 3 seasons of The Wire and I don't really feel that inclined to finish it out.
     
    #68 soulfly, Oct 31, 2011
  19. BlazingRebel

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    How could you not finish the whole series?
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    My normal reaction to anything soulfag posts.
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    #69 BlazingRebel, Oct 31, 2011
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  20. DUCKMOUTH

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    That would have helped. Still a great show even if it is too black.
     
    #70 DUCKMOUTH, Oct 31, 2011
  21. Lorne Malvo

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    If someone is entering this thread, and they haven't seen every episode of Breaking Bad/The Wire, they deserve to be spoiled. laxjoe knows what I'm talking about.
     
    #71 Lorne Malvo, Oct 31, 2011
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  22. soulfly

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    #72 soulfly, Oct 31, 2011
  23. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    The only thing the wire has going for it is an arrested development style internet circlejerk and it being the darling of the current generation of critics.

    Breaking Bad is literally superior in every objective sense. It's better written. It's better acted. It's better filmed. It's just plain better than the wire.

    the wire is joe louis

    Breaking Bad is Muhammad Ali.

    Ali didn't get the proper credit he deserved until all of the old timers died off

    Breaking Bad won't get it's proper credit as the best show of all time until the internet circlejerk for the wire dies down.
     
    #73 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
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  24. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Chuck klosterman vaporizes The Wire defense force

     
    #74 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
  25. Can I Spliff it

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    Damn. At least the spelling in this post is correct.
     
    #75 Can I Spliff it, Oct 31, 2011
  26. DUCKMOUTH

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    People always give me a crazy look, but I actually enjoyed the season at the Docks in The Wire.

    :welpseeyalater:
     
    #76 DUCKMOUTH, Oct 31, 2011
  27. OHW

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    So his argument is that The Wire isn't good because it isn't real? Don't see how anyone could poke a whole in that argument.
     
    #77 OHW, Oct 31, 2011
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  28. Pelican

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    #78 Pelican, Oct 31, 2011
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  29. Pelican

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    Been thinking the same thing this hole time.
     
    #79 Pelican, Oct 31, 2011
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  30. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Breaking Bad suffers from the same problem that mike tyson suffers from

    it's just too much better than all previous shows for people to accept it. Tyson was so much better than everyone else that boxing historians began spinning wildly trying to underrate him as much as possible, just as modern critics are trying to find any reason to put a clearly inferior product of the past (the wire) above the new gold standard ( breaking bad)
     
    #80 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
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  31. Daniel Ocean

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    how did he prove anything? he said wire fans like the wire more than other shows? wow that is very insightful. Your opinion post is literally 100% wrong. You literally could not have been more wrong if you had tried to be wrong.
     
    #81 Daniel Ocean, Oct 31, 2011
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  32. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    wire defense force setting up strawmen left and right

    :shocker:
     
    #82 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
  33. Beanh8er

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    I can't think of a great TV show in the past 10 years that was real. Walter White isn't real. There isn't a high school Chem teacher turned meth chef.
     
    #83 Beanh8er, Oct 31, 2011
  34. Daniel Ocean

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    #84 Daniel Ocean, Oct 31, 2011
  35. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    the main reason people like "the wire" is so that they can tell other white people about much they like "the wire"

    Same thing with arrested development.
     
    #85 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
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  36. Clown Baby

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    Hey bricktop, stop comparing real boxers to fictional television shows

    Rocky is BB

    Apollo Creed is The Wire
     
    #86 Clown Baby, Oct 31, 2011
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  37. Lorne Malvo

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    Once people watch the show, most of them enjoy season 2. Pretty sure this is 95% true of members of this board. Season 2 is awesome.
     
    #87 Lorne Malvo, Oct 31, 2011
  38. Daniel Ocean

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    someone has been reading what white people like.
     
    #88 Daniel Ocean, Oct 31, 2011
  39. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Breaking Bad is Rocky

    The Wire is Adrian
     
    #89 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
  40. soulfly

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    This is what he actually wrote...

    http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6763000/bad-decisions
     
    #90 soulfly, Oct 31, 2011
  41. Clown Baby

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    :dislike:
     
    #91 Clown Baby, Oct 31, 2011
  42. Lorne Malvo

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    I disagree with this statement because both The Wire and Arrested Development are great. And I'm a Breaking Bad fanboy.
     
    #92 Lorne Malvo, Oct 31, 2011
  43. Pelican

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    In all seriousness....

    These are the two best shows I have ever watched. I refuse to say which one is better until Breaking Bad reaches its conclusion.

    It just wouldn't be fair.
     
    #93 Pelican, Oct 31, 2011
  44. Daniel Ocean

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    SOA shits on both.
     
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  45. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Nobody is saying the wire and arrested development aren't good.

    But comparing them to breaking bad is like comparing a 2011 Chevy Malibu to a 2011 Lamborghini Aventador.

    One is a good car

    The other is a great one.
     
    #95 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
  46. Gunners

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    A. Anyone who has only watched 3 seasons of The Wire is a fucking idiot and not worth listening to
    B. Breaking Bad is definitely in contention
    C. I absolutely love Sopranos but these are 1 and 2
    D. Season 5 of BB will determine the winner
    E. Watson is a pole smoker
    F. Season 4 of The Wire is ridiculously overrated
    G. Seasons 3 and 4 of Breaking Bad are better than any season in The Wire
    H. Avon and Wee-Bay were amazing characters that were not used to their full potential and thus Walter White is by FAR the best character of the 2 shows
    I. Save your breath Omar fags
     
    #96 Gunners, Oct 31, 2011
  47. DUCKMOUTH

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    I enjoy SOA, but damn the acting is bad at times.
     
    #97 DUCKMOUTH, Oct 31, 2011
  48. Lorne Malvo

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    Also think a lot of people are overlooking the garbage that is season 5 of The Wire itt. When I watched the show the first time, I didn't think it was that bad. Watched the entire show again this summer, was amazing how poor the storylines in that season were.
     
    #98 Lorne Malvo, Oct 31, 2011
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  50. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    The wire can't stand up to repeated viewings

    It's shoddily made and good only once during the initial viewing.

    it lacks the substance and polish of a truly great show like breaking bad.
     
    #100 J.R. Bob Dobbs, Oct 31, 2011
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