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/General-Zombie5075 4d ago

You'll be chasing that Wire high your whole life.

SOURCE: Watched most of The Wire as it aired.

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u/Desperate-Cream-6723 4d ago

I literally didnt watch any other show while streaming the Wire. Dont think ive ever done that before, or ever will again.

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u/General-Zombie5075 3d ago

The bad news is it'll also basically ruin other good TV for you going forward.

I come from my TV appreciation from a writing standpoint. I just know a lot about that side of it from a craft standpoint. The stuff they pull off in The Wire is just mind-boggling. There are no unimportant moments in The Wire. Every detail matters and not in some gimmicky murder mystery sort of way. It manages to be both intimate and expansive which is as hard as it sounds. Its tragedies are personal and world-spanning.

It makes other legitimately brilliant TV shows seem amateurish and lazy.

If you ask me what is the best BLANK I've seen or experienced in all areas of media, either I'll struggle with the answer or my answer will change as my exposure to more things grows with time. My answer for "what's the best TV show ever" has remained startlingly consistent for almost 20 years.