Breaking Bad, The Sopranos or The Wire

Such a iconic look.

Greenbriar.
The follow up to Breaking Bad. Pinkman’s fingerprints found at the lab. Jessie on the run.

 

Both getting movies made.

 

Hank‘s got his own beer out, Schraderbrau.

 

Friday Night Lights?
Never heard of it.

 

I'm currently watching Friday Night Lights everyday, a network I watch runs it daily! Outstanding TV series based on the outstanding movie that was based on the outstanding book!

 

Soap opera in a jock strap.
One IMDb review.

 

Way off the mark - this series has real heart, like you have not seen before.

 

Started watching TheSopranos again this time blu ray box.

 

For years I would have said The Sopranos beating out Breaking Bad by the slimmest of margins. But I just recently watched The Wire for the first time (60 episodes in about ten days...the house came to a standstill lol). What an intense experience! It’s my new number one.

 

Amazingly, you can watch it two more times before thoroughly getting it all in. The secondary characters become far less random and much more human and consistent.

The easter egg I find fascinating is the journey of the ring from a corner boss who's short to Marlo to Omar to the dirty cop to Michael.

 

Must have had The Sopranos bd box on my shelve for three years and never had the inclination till the other night. Was like a welcome friend.

 

The Sopranos film is next year,2020. It has got Ray Liotta on board now.Be nice if De Niro was also on board (though unlikely as he’s never watched The Sopranos).

 

This show got resurrected because Drake bought the rights to it. A new third season just dropped on Netflix. I’m watching season 1 now.

 

The Wire can’t hold a flame to Sopranos or BB. Its a little overrated IMO... maybe it’s because I live in Baltimore

 

It was tough to relate to anyone in The Wire (similar problem to Lost), but it was right up there with the best shows due to the fantastic writing. Yes, if you already have to deal with Baltimore every day, you might not find it as interesting. I spent a lot of time there in the mid-'90s and there were a few times I really felt I was in a sketchy area/situation. New Haven had a similar vibe but I didn't spend enough time there for a real comparison.

 

Never been to Baltimore. I think The Wire very much belongs in this group. It was even better than I remembered when I rewatched it all. I do think some of the younger actors were not particularly good. Also the characters Marlo Stanfield and Brother Mouzone were not good additions to the cast. Those are minor complaints, as a whole, it's a great show, worthy of its reputation.

 

The Wire was my #1 All Time Favorite TV Drama, until Breaking Bad came out later. Although, hard to compare The Wire to other Dramas, as I consider that Series a Docudrama, as it was like holding up a mirror to the City Of Baltimore, which was the Main Character itself-IMO(although Bubbles was the Heart & Soul of that Series). Really, the story could have taken place in most America Cities(or any Port City for the 2nd Season), as the Series dealt with issues facing all Cities, but David Simon having been a Reporter with the Baltimore Sun covering the Police Department, knew the City well. Ed Burns also was key contributor to 'The Wire' with his background not only as a Homicide Detective, but also as a Public School Teacher(which might be why Season 4 focusing on the Baltimore School System was the Best Season-IMO).

There was a Pre MiniSeries on HBO originally called 'The Corner' that covered life in an inner-city neighborhood based on another Book written by Simon(who also wrote 'Homicide-A Year on the Killings Streets' that NBC made a Great TV Show, 'Homicide-Life on the Streets' for in the '90s).

Although, have not been there in several years, I have been to Baltimore several times as a kid including attending Os Games at the Old Stadium and then the first year that Camden Yards opened in 1993(although I am not into Baseball anymore as too boring to me, was a Cal Ripkin Jr Fan as a kid). Loved how the Wire filmed a scene at Camden Yards and the Lexington Market. Also, great City for Hard Shell Crabs. Went back later to see the Aquarium.

Anyways, my main point was that seeing The Wire as a Docudrama, which was so much like real life that some Characters were played by Real People from the Streets and not all were Professional Actors at the time, which help provide an Authentic Feel to the Series, is that I really do not compare it fictional Dramatic Series I consider really good like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy, The Shield, Hannibal, Rescue Me, Damages, The Americans & Friday Night Lights(still have not seen Ozark, Narcos, House of Cards, Oz, Stranger Things among a few other Series on my 'To Watch' List yet).

 

All three are excellent. I would rank them as

The Wire
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad

 

Breaking Bad
Sopranos
The Wire

 

The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
The Wire

 

I tried watching bathe Wire. I couldn't make it through the first episode, so I started a Sopranos rewatch again

 

The Sopranos for me.
The Pine Barrens episode where Paulie and Christopher were stuck in the woods was just genius....

 

1. Wire
2. Sopranos
3. Breaking Bad

Mad Men better than all, IMO.

 

Think that was actually my favourite episode ....hilarious

 

Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : [turning to Christopher] You're not gonna believe this. He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. The guy was an interior decorator.
Christopher Moltisanti: His house looked like ****.