The Wire vs Sopranos vs Breaking Bad vs Justified - GoFuckYourself.com

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 05:19 AM

Hard shows to compare, but not really. All of them are excellent, but which is the best of the lot?

For me it goes like this:

The Wire > Justified > Sopranos > BB

The Wire is miles ahead of the others. Justified is honestly the best show I've seen since The Wire. The Sopranos was an amazing show in it's time and paved the way for the others that came. BB is edgy and cool.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 08-26-2013, 05:58 AM

Did not vote - never watched any of them...

ADG

dehash · 08-26-2013, 06:08 AM

Game of Thrones
The Suits
News Room

cybermike · 08-26-2013, 06:08 AM

All great shows arggg.. but breakingbad wins my vote

seeandsee · 08-26-2013, 06:09 AM

all great show, but THE WIRE was so fucking good!

bronco67 · 08-26-2013, 06:22 AM

Justified is a good show, but it's not on same tier with the other three. The Wire is perfect.

PR_Glen · 08-26-2013, 06:37 AM

comparing the wire to breaking bad is like comparing war and peace to the old man in the sea. Both great, one has more depth.

Grapesoda · 08-26-2013, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Hard shows to compare, but not really. All of them are excellent, but which is the best of the lot?

For me it goes like this:

The Wire > Justified > Sopranos > BB

The Wire is miles ahead of the others. Justified is honestly the best show I've seen since The Wire. The Sopranos was an amazing show in it's time and paved the way for the others that came. BB is edgy and cool.

I liked deadwood...

Best-In-BC · 08-26-2013, 06:55 AM

BB Sucks

scuba steve · 08-26-2013, 08:14 AM

ha going to get killed for this but wire was overrated

Best-In-BC · 08-26-2013, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by scuba steve

wire was overrated

Totally

mikesouth · 08-26-2013, 08:25 AM

The Wire
Breaking Bad
Justified
The Sopranos

_Richard_ · 08-26-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Did not vote - never watched any of them...

ADG

lots of good work here, but ffs.

Relentless · 08-26-2013, 08:27 AM

If you haven't seen Battlestar Galactica from start to finish yet... watch it.

Konda · 08-26-2013, 08:28 AM

Breaking Bad

The quality is much more consistent than The Wire

Rochard · 08-26-2013, 09:09 AM

I really like Justified - can't wait for it to start up again - but honestly there is nothing earth shattering about it, and the Sopranos was much better. I don't have HBO and I watched it from start to finish over a two month period and it was awesome.

So Sopranos gets my vote.

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Originally Posted by Relentless

If you haven't seen Battlestar Galactica from start to finish yet... watch it.

Although I loved Battlestar Galactica when I was a kid, for some reason I didn't watch the new version when it came out. I watched the entire series from start to finish over two months or so and I thought it was great...

Sly · 08-26-2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by scuba steve

ha going to get killed for this but wire was overrated

Just for that, I know your Homeland recommendation is worthless.

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 09:53 AM

Anybody putting BB over The Wire, or saying The Wire is overrated, you cannot be taken seriously and your taste sucks.

alex.missyouth · 08-26-2013, 10:04 AM

Breaking Bad seems to be breaking some ass... BAD!

Relentless · 08-26-2013, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Although I loved Battlestar Galactica when I was a kid, for some reason I didn't watch the new version when it came out. I watched the entire series from start to finish over two months or so and I thought it was great...

The Portlandia episode about binge-watching Battlestar Galactica was perfect

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gzY7POVQhp0

scuba steve · 08-26-2013, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Anybody putting BB over The Wire, or saying The Wire is overrated, you cannot be taken seriously and your taste sucks.

haha don't get me wrong, its good. i just maybe had too high expectations when i ran through it. i can't remember what season but the shipping one was so slow and boring. i really only care for season 1 and the new hamsterdam storyline. rest of it was good, but not earth shattering to me

scuba steve · 08-26-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sly

Just for that, I know your Homeland recommendation is worthless.

haha i'll buy you two pizzas if you don't like homeland

donkevlar · 08-26-2013, 10:24 AM

Why the fuck is "Justified" in there and how can anyone vote anything but THE WIRE? Amateurs.

Relentless · 08-26-2013, 10:39 AM

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by donkevlar

Why the fuck is "Justified" in there and how can anyone vote anything but THE WIRE? Amateurs.

Justified kicks ass. The characters are amazing, the show is realistic and gritty. I get the feeling some of the people talking it down in this thread have hardly watched it. I finished season 4 a few months ago and it was AMAZING!

PR_Glen · 08-26-2013, 10:50 AM

i've gone through all the seasons of the wire more times than i would admit. I find something i've missed before every time i go through it because it is just that deep in character and story development... I couldn't stand the second season the first time around, but going over it again, its probably one of the best.

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by scuba steve

haha don't get me wrong, its good. i just maybe had too high expectations when i ran through it. i can't remember what season but the shipping one was so slow and boring. i really only care for season 1 and the new hamsterdam storyline. rest of it was good, but not earth shattering to me

A lot of people find the second season (the ports) boring. It is my favorite.

mineistaken · 08-26-2013, 11:04 AM

The Wire
Sopranos

Breaking Bad

Justified

mineistaken · 08-26-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Justified kicks ass. The characters are amazing, the show is realistic and gritty. I get the feeling some of the people talking it down in this thread have hardly watched it. I finished season 4 a few months ago and it was AMAZING!

Justified is good, but second top shelf quality. Any TV show fan understand that. Amateurs can not see that.

Ramp · 08-26-2013, 11:06 AM

Looks like I will have to try The Wire

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Justified is good, but second top shelf quality. Any TV show fan understand that. Amateurs can not see that.

Right. Amateur what? Television viewer lol? It may just be my opinion, but Justified is better written than Breaking Bad. Nothing amateur about it. The episodes are actually believable. The villains are cool and actually believable, unlike the Pollo Hermanos bs on BB. In fact, I would say the Walter White character (and maybe his brother in law) are the only interesting characters in BB. Whereas Justified has a shitload of cool and intereting characters, better action scenes (if you like realistic stuff anyway), MUCH better dialogue (and I do mean MUCH), storylines are deeper and more complex, and an overall more intelligent show.

Just an amateurs

mineistaken · 08-26-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Right. Amateur what? Television viewer lol? It may just be my opinion, but Justified is better written than Breaking Bad. Nothing amateur about it. The episodes are actually believable. The villains are cool and actually believable, unlike the Pollo Hermanos bs on BB. In fact, I would say the Walter White character (and maybe his brother in law) are the only interesting characters in BB. Whereas Justified has a shitload of cool and intereting characters, better action scenes (if you like realistic stuff anyway), MUCH better dialogue (and I do mean MUCH), storylines are deeper and more complex, and an overall more intelligent show.

Just an amateurs

Best writing does not warrant best series. I agree that Justified is better written than BB.
And I mean amateur viewers who watch one or 2 series once in a while. They can not see the difference in the quality. Just look at "whats your favorite TV shows" threads, many post B or C rated shows as their best.
Justified is top shelf, but second top shelf.

J. Falcon · 08-26-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Best writing does not warrant best series.

I wholeheartedly disagree.

crockett · 08-26-2013, 08:03 PM

Breaking bad is a great show but not on the level of The Wire. Sopranos was good but I never got pulled into the story. I watched it but never felt like I couldn't miss a episode.

Deadwood may of been number 2 under the wire for me if HBO would of continued it.

TheStout · 08-26-2013, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PR_Glen

i've gone through all the seasons of the wire more times than i would admit. I find something i've missed before every time i go through it because it is just that deep in character and story development... I couldn't stand the second season the first time around, but going over it again, its probably one of the best.

Could not agree more. What an amazing show. Breaking Bad is killing it right now though.

Konda · 08-26-2013, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Anybody putting BB over The Wire, you cannot be taken seriously and your taste sucks.

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Justified is better written than Breaking Bad.

LOL, just LOL

Sarah_Jayne · 08-27-2013, 11:58 AM

The Wire
Breaking Bad
Sopranos

I've never seen Justified.

I am currently re-watching the wire and it still stands up and in many ways made shows like Breaking Bad sellable to the networks.

Sarah_Jayne · 08-27-2013, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dehash

Game of Thrones
The Suits
News Room

I enjoy Newsroom a great deal but West Wing was the better Sorkin show. He's generally a god though.

Sarah_Jayne · 08-27-2013, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Konda

Breaking Bad

The quality is much more consistent than The Wire

They also had a bunch more episodes to cover and a lot more stories to tell within them.

Axeman · 08-27-2013, 12:24 PM

Justified is good, but should not be even mentioned with these shows.

Ringo · 08-27-2013, 05:25 PM

BB, I've never watched TW nor J

kane · 08-27-2013, 06:20 PM

I've never seen Justified. If the remaining three here is how I rank them.

1. The Wire - A simply stunning achievement.
2. The Sopranos - Groundbreaking and set the table for anti-hero shows.
3. Breaking Bad - Brilliant in every way.

To me they are like 1. 1a. and 1b. They are all amazing in their own ways, but I give the slight edge to The Wire.

fuzebox · 08-28-2013, 04:45 AM

The Shield > The Wire. Maybe because I'm from the west coast.

No mention of Sons of Anarchy!?! Can we count Californication or is this strictly a 60 minute action/drama discussion...

J. Falcon · 10-01-2013, 10:29 AM

Having just finished Breaking Bad, watched every episode from start to finish, I can be positively sure that Justified is just as good or better. In fact, I would say Boardwalk Empire is just as good or better, too. These shows are all in the same category of quality, to say they aren't is absurd. Ray Donovan (just finished the first season) should also be in the same list, and is better written that BB.

Theo · 10-01-2013, 10:52 AM

dont forget The Shield

mikesouth · 10-01-2013, 11:45 AM

Actually i liked the Shield as well

as for Justified its a great example of a show that is great because of amazing character development, Elmore leonard is absolutely the best american writer of my generation...he is missed already.

The wire had its moments in character development but it was outstanding storytelling AND film making a great example of people working way above their heads and pulling it off.

The thing about Justified to me is that Walron Googins seems to carry the show more than Olyphant, Boyd crowder is a much more entertaining character and without him the show wouldnt be nearly as great.

and is it just me or does it seem like Olyphant should be billy bob thorntons kid

ottopottomouse · 10-01-2013, 11:48 AM

I've never seen The Wire.

PuffyCash_Megan · 10-01-2013, 12:06 PM

I couldn't get into Breaking Bad... But loved the wire!!

candyflip · 10-01-2013, 01:29 PM

The Wire > Breaking Bad > Sopranos > Justified

Nicky · 10-01-2013, 01:50 PM

The Wire
Breaking Bad
The Sopranos
Justified

All 4 are outstanding though. Honor mentions from me to:

The Shield
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Deadwood
Sons of Anarchy

View Poll Results: Vote for your favorite show
The Wire	20	23.26%
The Sopranos	27	31.40%
Breaking Bad	36	41.86%
Justified	3	3.49%
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kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	I've never seen Justified. If the remaining three here is how I rank them. 1. The Wire - A simply stunning achievement. 2. The Sopranos - Groundbreaking and set the table for anti-hero shows. 3. Breaking Bad - Brilliant in every way. To me they are like 1. 1a. and 1b. They are all amazing in their own ways, but I give the slight edge to The Wire.

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