Basic question about The Wire
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Basic question about The Wire
I'm watching the series for the first time on DVD. I'm six episodes in and LOVING it! My question is how does the series "work"? It is my understanding that each season is about a different case. Is that correct? Please be as spoiler free as possible. Thanks!
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Re: Basic question about The Wire
Each season tells a complete story. The stories all focus on a different aspect of society and how it relates to the drug trade. The stories involve the same or overlapping characters and, when taken as a whole, tell a larger story.
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Re: Basic question about The Wire
Try not to think in terms of "cases" but rather in terms of "themes". In a sense there's the one big "meta-case" that lasts the entire run of the show, and a bunch of smaller cases that derive from it.
What the show is about is, ultimately, how the war on drugs has destroyed inner-city America, and how that destruction has affected all sorts of institutions, not just police/criminal justice. Each seasons focuses on a different institution, so, ultimately, they each become spokes in a wheel that is built season by season.
What the show is about is, ultimately, how the war on drugs has destroyed inner-city America, and how that destruction has affected all sorts of institutions, not just police/criminal justice. Each seasons focuses on a different institution, so, ultimately, they each become spokes in a wheel that is built season by season.
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Re: Basic question about The Wire
Try not to think in terms of "cases" but rather in terms of "themes". In a sense there's the one big "meta-case" that lasts the entire run of the show, and a bunch of smaller cases that derive from it.
What the show is about is, ultimately, how the war on drugs has destroyed inner-city America, and how that destruction has affected all sorts of institutions, not just police/criminal justice. Each seasons focuses on a different institution, so, ultimately, they each become spokes in a wheel that is built season by season.
What the show is about is, ultimately, how the war on drugs has destroyed inner-city America, and how that destruction has affected all sorts of institutions, not just police/criminal justice. Each seasons focuses on a different institution, so, ultimately, they each become spokes in a wheel that is built season by season.
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Re: Basic question about The Wire
I think S1 and 2 are the most 'case oriented' seasons, as they were really unsure if they would be allowed to continue
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I'm only half way through season 3 myself. Incredible show so far.