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hrakkari t1_j5fuch5 wrote

The Wire is about the least rebootable show I can think of.

It’s perfect the way it is.

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SynthD t1_j5g6yz2 wrote

David Simon said he’d make another season if something like drug legalisation happens. So yes, this is more impossible than a joint sequel to Louie and the Bill Cosby Show.

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PreviousTea9210 t1_j5gzerj wrote

The great thing about The Wire is that it exists in a universe (our own universe, really) that has so many explorable aspects that don't need The Wire to explore them.

Just look at We Own This City. Completely separate show, based on a real investigation, done through completely different storytelling methods, but something about it still felt like a successor to The Wire.

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Bushgjl t1_j5fvwvb wrote

I mean just in how the nature of TV has changed since that time, it's more event focused and there aren't really ensemble casts anymore.

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GarconMeansBoyGeorge t1_j5lur31 wrote

I could almost see a world where the boys from season 4 are the focus. I’d watch it in contempt, but I could see it.

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wednesdayware t1_j5iefe0 wrote

>It’s perfect the way it is.

Even season 5? Hardly perfect.

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