The Wire should've been set in New Orleans

[NeoSeeker]

The 3rd and 4th seasons are the best.

I agree. Season 2 was kind of a chore, but seasons 3 and 4 are some of the best TV ever imho.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I feel like the show would've been a million times better, if that's even possible



The one character missing from the show was the soul of the city. New Orleans would've provided that Granted, Katrina.... I know

You looking too much into this. It would have been the same shyt if it were in New Orleans.


Half the Stars or maybe even more than half weren’t even from Baltimore. Lots of them were New Yorkers or non Baltimore folks.


Only difference would have been instead of rowhomes there would be a bunch of shot gun homes lmao.

 

[KodeBlue]

Stick with it. Worth the grind of the first few episodes.



Like someone else touched on, the two creators both worked in Baltimore. One worked a newsroom and the other was a homicide detective and then a schoolteacher. They wrote what they knew; that's what makes the show great. New Orleans and it's idiosyncrasies wouldn't have been as good a fit. Baltimore is a better metaphor for most large US cities, and why the issues translate easily from place to place. There's nowhere else like New Orleans. That place is just a force of nature unto itself.

There's no city like Baltimore. Even the cities that are less than 100 miles from it aren't anything like it.

 

[Kaypain]

It was perfect where it was

 

[KodeBlue]

You looking too much into this. It would have been the same shyt if it were in New Orleans.


Half the Stars or maybe even more than half weren’t even from Baltimore. Lots of them were New Yorkers or non Baltimore folks.


Only difference would have been instead of rowhomes there would be a bunch of shot gun homes lmao.

It wouldn't have been the same. You can most definitely tell who's not from Baltimore; unlike everywhere else, you can't replicate the Baltimore accent. You can't be the best actor in the world, and it would never work

 

[Pazzy]

It wouldnt be the same.

 

[The Connoisseurs]

What does the DMV have to do with have to with The Wire and Baltimore?

I know fiends weren't driving from the DMV to Baltimore just for the heroin.

You don’t know shyt about buckets then

If you have the number 1 product out fiends are willing to relocate and move they whole scheming operation to that town to get a taste of that


The better question would’ve been who had the Better of drugs .. But too many tekashi’s out here to have that convo and to some folks they might perceive the conversation as glorification.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

What does the DMV have to do with have to with The Wire and Baltimore?

I know fiends weren't driving from the DMV to Baltimore just for the heroin.

They definitely do. Especially from MOCO. You think all those white fiends all over the city are actually from here? There’s some that come all the way from West Virginia

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

It wouldnt be the same.

It would've been even better

 

[LordDeathwatch]

This fukking slander.

 

[I Really Mean It]

Would have preferred it was set in New York. Except for Stringer and Marlo, all of the drug dealers in this were janky.

 

[I'm Blackman]

Naw...

Best show ever..

Damn near perfect...

New Orleans is my favorite US travel spot, but Baltimore gave the show a character that added it to the depth and complexity of the characters and instutions.

 

[Blessings]

From Brooklyn....New Orleans is my favorite US city...personally dislike Baltimore lol
But Baltimore is the perfect city for The Wire

 

[SpottieOttieD]

They definitely do. Especially from MOCO. You think all those white fiends all over the city are actually from here? There’s some that come all the way from West Virginia

Thank you, traffic from PA, DE, WV, and DC burbs all come thru the city.

 

[MajesticLion]

There's no city like Baltimore. Even the cities that are less than 100 miles from it aren't anything like it.

Operative word you missed: "metaphor".