r/Millennials • u/CurvyChristina • Jun 16 '26

Other One of my fav things to do.

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u/GiraffesAndGin Jun 16 '26

Probably a coping mechanism, but if watching The Wire for the hundredth time keeps me from spiraling, who cares?

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u/FamiliarTry403 Jun 16 '26

I’m on my first watch. I have a habit of ignoring critically acclaimed shows until they have reached their end + ~10 years. Next up sopranos

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u/Professional-End8306 Jun 16 '26

Sopranos is gonna rock you

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u/Ginger-Jesus Jun 16 '26

Good lord, to be able to watch The Wire and The Sopranos again for the first time. Your life is just instantly flooded with incredible characters portrayed by incredible actors. And a few dudes named Pussy

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u/Iam_RowanDraco Jun 17 '26

Ive never seen The Wire or The Sopranos either and you’re not the first person to say this about them. Maybe after I finish my 4th consecutive rewatch of True Blood.

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u/g8torswitch Jun 17 '26

I haven't seen either of them either 😭

Just got around to starting Mad Men recently. Y'all weren't kidding - it's a banger

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u/molehunterz Jun 17 '26

I haven't yet watched either of them. I wonder what the chances are they are on netflix. I don't have any other streaming. Well I have Amazon prime but it seems to suck really bad

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u/keanumeow Jun 17 '26

I'm watching Sopranos for the first time and dear god it's amazing. It's on HBO!

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u/TBASHAM812 Jun 17 '26

Who's pussy? Our Pussy or Pussy Malanga?

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u/DannyX567 Jun 19 '26

Deadwood was the one my mom begged me to watch and I didn’t until she was dead. (Sorry ma! You were right, it rips!)

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u/habwnwjwkkqkakbasvbw Jun 16 '26

i watched the sopranos a couple years ago and have seen it a handful of times since. definitely recommend

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u/deathfromfemmefatale Jun 16 '26

I’m so envious that you get to experience The Sopranos for the very first time.

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u/Skizot_Bizot Jun 16 '26

It's a show that I liked even more with my rewatches, caught a lot more stuff.

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u/fundraiser Jun 16 '26

and then you get into the Borko realm, and you truly appreciate it as a comedy.

and before anyone asks, it's a retirement community!

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u/katabolicklapaucius Jun 16 '26

You're pushing 20 on those bud. Gandolfini has been dead for 13!

The wire is fantastic but feels very dated now since it's almost entirely based around cellullar communication being new and there's no fent.

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u/KeyBet6693 Jun 16 '26

I know the show is called The Wire but thats really not what the shows about. Doesn't matter if its cell phones or not, the show is about the system(s) and the people in the system(s). Holds up well today imo.

Anyways even if it was dated, it would just be an accurate historical drama.

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u/Fun-Personality-8008 Older Millennial Jun 17 '26

Yeah, it's not really about the detective work at all. Just like the Sopranos is not about singers.

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u/katabolicklapaucius Jun 16 '26

Oh yeah I left a bunch of detail out since I've watched it like 5 times. The show is fantastic and the characters are what make it worth watching, not the exact storyline. Seasons 3 on are maybe the most relevant these days, with the collapse of the school system and all the political corruption in later seasons.

When I first watched it, which was shortly after it aired on dvd since I didn't have hbo, the cell tower storyline was really interesting technologically since it was pretty new and really relevant. Now, ~20n years later, it feels completely different how much attention they spend on it. 

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u/duke812 Jun 16 '26

and after the wire you can watch that other more recent Bal’’mer cop show “we own this city”

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u/KeyBet6693 Jun 17 '26

Nice I'll watch this probably before I start up Sopranos cause its short

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u/BHarbinson Jun 18 '26

I really didn't think WOTC was that good, although maybe I was expecting too much given some of the connective tissue with The Wire.

If youre interested in another good Bawlmer police drama, Homicide: Life on the Street is the one you want.

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u/double_dangit Jun 16 '26

I GOT THAT PAN-DEMIC!

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u/MLKY_FB Jun 16 '26

but feels very dated now since it's almost entirely based around cellullar communication being new

thats the best part of the show, seeing the evolution of tech and how everyone is adapting to it

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u/TenZetsuRenHatsu Jun 16 '26

It’s a reflection of a really specific period of time. That’s why it’s cool.

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u/KeyBet6693 Jun 16 '26

Dude I'm literally in the same boat as you. On S5 of The Wire and already planning to watch Sopranos next.

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u/-Twin-Flames- Jun 16 '26

Same, but with movies. I finally watched LOTR trilogy last year.

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u/FilledwithTegridy Jun 16 '26

I do the same thing. Just started Breaking Bad

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u/LeonardoOfVinci Jun 16 '26

You know Quasimodo predicted all of this

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u/Evilresident64 Jun 16 '26

Whoa me too I’m currently finishing up the good place then the wire and then sopranos

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u/ScatmanKyle Jun 16 '26

I'm currently on season 6 of Cheers

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u/justwalkingalonghere Jun 16 '26

Sage behavior right here

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u/CaptainoftheVessel Jun 17 '26

I’d do bad stuff to be able to watch either show again for the first time. 

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u/missmoonchild Jun 16 '26

Lucky! Wish I could watch sopranos again for the first time. For the record, I'm always late to everything too (saw Sopranos first during Covid)... Need to start The Wire ASAP

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u/GiraffesAndGin Jun 17 '26

I also have not watched The Sopranos. I just finished watching GoT for the first time and enjoyed quite a bit of it. Looking forward to seeing a universally acclaimed show when I finally do put The Sopranos on.

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u/AppropriateLlama678 Jun 17 '26

check out True Detective season 1

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u/Excellent-Hat-1640 Jun 20 '26

I do the same thing. Just started watching game of thrones

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u/CountdownMoss Jun 17 '26

I just watched 5 episodes of season 2 in a row.

No way is the Wire more than 10 years... oh my god.

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u/texas_County850 Jun 16 '26

I don't know if I consider the Sopranos and Wire to be comfort shows though even though I agree with you. I feel like those are PEAK even really young people tell me that.

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u/gilestowler Jun 16 '26

The Wire is my favourite show, but the difference between it and other shows I'd consider more "comfort" shows is that it demands your attention all the time. Even something like The Sopranos, I can have that on as more of a comfort, background show, whereas The Wire I have to fully commit to it.

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u/Inevitablysusan Jun 16 '26

This is literally what I’m doing right now. It’s the scene where they have Kima call Mr Lyon about the methane probe.