r/TheWire • u/Desperate-Cream-6723 • 4d ago

Thoughts on We Own This City

Going through a little The Wire withdrawal after watching the entire series. I've heard We Own This City is the same vibe and somewhat of a sequel of sorts to the Wire... just curious what you all think of this series and if it holds a candle to the Wire?

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u/jonatton______yeah 4d ago

Really benefits from a second watch. The way it's organized, jumping forward and backward, can be confusing as the amount of time between "eras" (so to speak) isn't enough to make it obvious. A second watch also helps with the sort of subtleties The Wire was so good at.

The book is also very good. But I recommend going for the hard cover. The soft back font is impossibly small. My eyesight isn't great but it's not that bad.