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Originally Posted by kevin21
Did any of you guys watch The Wire week by week when it was on? What was your perception of the show when viewing it that way?
I did, and like someone else said, it took me until about episode 5 or 6 to realize how great it actually was. The first ep that I thought it was goat was actually when Omar's boy, Brandon, was laid out on the car all cut/bruised/burned up. I just remember thinking "wow, there's never been anything like this on tv." And almost nobody was even watching it. I didn't know anyone who watched until S3, and then more by S4.
I'm glad that I was able to see it week by week, and anticipate the new episodes. Guess that makes you appreciate it a little more, than if you just pop in a dvd or hbo go. It gives you more time to think through plots, and even rewatch an episode before the new one premieres. Like, for example, I think it was Nath who said he didn't know who was leaking information to Burrell in S1. If you watched it one ep/week at a time, it was kind of obvious by rewatching that ep (before the next one came out) that Carver did it. And they strongly hinted that when Daniels mentions it, and they immediately show Carv's worried face.
eta: I had already seen a lot of Homicide: life on the streets episodes and the corner, so I was familiar with David Simon already, and didn't expect it to be "another cop show."
Last edited by Scherer716; 06-26-2012 at 10:08 PM.