The Wire (tv drama)

[Main Street]

I thought that pair, Snoop and her pal, were just effective robots, not a patch on the Greek and his sidekick, Vondas. The Greek would kill your children first, ask you the question to get the info, then kill you with his bare hands.

But there was only one character that could empty a packed street in 5 seconds, only one who had the dealers surrendering their bags of dope if they heard him say boo, only one who stood up to them all, with both barrels blazing.

[Down South]

And he got killed by a kid.
Who was the stand out character over the 5 series? For me it was McNulty, head and shoulders above them all, but everyone seems to go with Omar.

[RedandGreenSniper]

And he got killed by a kid.
Who was the stand out character over the 5 series? For me it was McNulty, head and shoulders above them all, but everyone seems to go with Omar.

I'd go with Omar too. Jimmy lacked depth after the third series. Actually he was a character who I felt sorry for. Omar was just so entertaining and, while it was a pity, it was good to see him shot by a kid - you can't get away with what he did indefinitely. Thought the scene in the courtroom with Omar and Levy was one of the best moments of the lot.

[Main Street]

You are both missing that part of the the plot where Omar got killed by a kid.
It is a story and in good stories you have symbolism. The fact that it was a kid was just symbolic.

[INDIANA]

Thought his demise was  a pretty weak ending to be honest. Series lost its way in the 5th series a bit. Introduced too many characters and the whole fake crime thing nearly got out of hand for the writers to the extent it nearly became make believe.
Still enjoyed it but nothing could ever top the 4th. the 4 young actors in the 4th series were excellent in my view. The whole plot was genius in general and really captured the essence of the whole problem.
Omar and Mc Nulty were the best characters for me overall. Not too sure what the Greeks offered. Seemed surplus to requirements to me.

[BerfArmagh]

Best character of the whole series was Bunk - The time he got drunk in a womens house and burn all his clothers in the bath, while he sat on the bog smoking a cigar was classic

[Main Street]

Not too sure what the Greeks offered. Seemed surplus to requirements to me.

Hardly surplus, they were at the top of the tree. Essential to the story.

The whole drama was a Greek tragedy.

[Down South]

Anyone want to have a stab at their top 3 characters?

Mine are McNulty, Bubbles and Omar.

[gallsman]

Snoop is actually a real character and not an actor.

A slight exaggeration.

[Down South]

Snoop is actually a real character and not an actor.

A slight exaggeration.

Felicia Snoop Pearson?

[gallsman]

Snoop is actually a real character and not an actor.

A slight exaggeration.

Felicia Snoop Pearson?

She did jail time for one second degree murder. I never once read that she was a high level enforcer who committed multiple murders on behalf of a drug lord, did you?

[Down South]

I thought she was more of a real character, maybe I am wrong. As a convited murderer she is certaiinly not your average actor.

[gallsman]

I thought she was more of a real character, maybe I am wrong. As a convited murderer she is certaiinly not your average actor.

Completely different to saying she is a real character. Her character on the show shares her name is all. She was invited to the set by Michael Williams (Omar) and offered a role. Several characters are played by people with dodgy pasts. The Deacon was once Baltimore's biggest drug lord, and I think the bald, white cop (Norris??) has a story about him too.

[Billys Boots]

I think Bunk is based on an actual person too.

[gallsman]

I think Bunk is based on an actual person too.

There's a lot of characters based on real individuals, from both David Simon's and Burns' experiences of Baltimore, but the characters discussed above are portrayed by people who were real-life criminals as opposed to actors.