The Wire | Most Iconic Lines | Max

[@jboone7570]

Lester said "Life is the shit that happens, while you're waiting for moments that never come." I can dig it

[@Najebanski]

That's my favourite from this compilation

[@ruffnek]

John Lennon sang something similar

[@jatinkaila526]

@@ruffnek Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans

[@richardpatrizio1658]

That quote always stuck with me

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

@@ruffnek Yup! It's a... rephrasing, shall we say. Poetic license.

[@ZonictheZoneCop]

"Are you takin' notes on a criminal fuckin' conspiracy?!"

[@ayubhussein201]

Best line in the whole show

[@michaelotis223]

Poor Shamrock! He legit wanted to contribute to the crew by recording Meeting Minutes LMAO!

[@iamthatguy8071]

Is you

[@jamesdakrn]

In college we joked about this so much whenever we used roberts rules of orser

[@adrianbenzino]

LMAO!! Stringer to Shamrock.. so funny

[@armanitaylor7617]

The whole show is an iconic quote

[@jasminehill6312]

Exactly!!!

[@StreamOnMax]

TRU

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

@@StreamOnMax the game is the game

[@bergonath8851]

@@oN3xShOtxkilL The game is rigged, but you can't lose if you don't play.

[@phishtix452]

Indeed

[@masstwitter4748]

“Come at the king, you best not miss” - all-time classic

[@enterthebruce91]

One of the greatest things about The Wire (apart from the superb dialogue, acting, and directing), is the fact that the show featured virtually no music, dramatic or otherwise, the only music featured in the show is music playing from people's cars; no tense, dramatic Hans Zimmer type music is played right before a character is about to be killed, or make some kind of important discovery or decision. This show is so authentic and raw and the lack of music made it feel like a documentary more than a TV show: The Wire is CLASSIC and is in fact more than a mere TV show, it's a commentary/critique of American society at large (I'm English btw). My all time top ten TV series are: 1. The Wire/Boardwalk Empire 2. Banshee 3. Rome 4. Tokyo Vice 5. The Night Of 6. Sharp Objects 7. Band of Brothers 8. Top Boy 9. Succession 10. Breaking Bad

[@larrynguyen85]

“I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It's all in the Game though, right?”

[@bigsnap5]

Yes! One of my favorites as well.

[@BrentSchaus]

“Excuse me?!?”

[@Marionettenightmares]

Omar, he was the best

[@SolaceMcfly]

He looked at the judge like damn you gonna let him disrespect me like that

[@lecuyerdooley1084]

@@SolaceMcfly And did! LMFAO

[@way2tru4u80]

The wisdom that Bunny gives Carv is what changed him into a leader

[@navaneethmkrishnan6374]

Carv's character growth was phenomenal. One of the best written character in the show.

[@kbuselmeier69]

@@navaneethmkrishnan6374 For a long while I always though Carver was the new Daniels; as in the end many characters became the new Bubbles, the new Omar, etc.... Watched in again, and realized Carver was the new Bunny. Great character and Great scene with Randy. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@fili0938]

​@@navaneethmkrishnan6374Carver should have adopted Kev. But he just forgot about him

[@trinapowell4436]

Randy you mean? Adoption takes months, sometimes years. Was Carver single? If so, that would mean an immediate no. Randy was f'ed when they burned down the house and nearly killed Miss Anna.

[@jaspdx63]

"they're not learning for our world. they're learning for theirs." - Colvin teaching the school district why it is failing.

[@walkingexistentaldread3079]

i think “be a little slow, be a little late, just once. and how are you ain’t never gonna be slow, never be late?” is one of the deepest things a tv show has ever said.

[@freepalestine.23]

I never understood that!?

[@emmanuelh2304]

@@freepalestine.23 being slow or a little once in that line of work will get you killed, and no human can be 100% fast enough and on time, so eventually you'll die when your luck runs out

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

I didn't really think much of Avon before that scene, but his character really crystalized there next his brother in a hospital bed.

[@MultiSL1ck]

In russian army there is such a wide spread proverb. "don't be the first, don't be the last". If you are the first, you might get killed cause you are on the front line. If you are the last, your partners will suffer from you.

[@davids736]

​@@freepalestine.23that doesn't surprise me looking at your username. You clearly have a very small brain 🙄

[@jakobm1347]

“I ain’t no suit wearing businessman like you..I’m just a gangster, I suppose. And I want my corners.” Avon Barksdale

[@RozayDent]

The game is the game

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

Nah, you a freaking business man, you wanna handle it like that. You don't wanna get gangsta - wild with it and 💩, right?

[@shaunp253]

​@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Avon tried to tell him about playing them away games.

[@moatazmec391]

From this quote, the difference between two characters is appears

[@ar4hm4n]

Watched this episode last night. A king moment fr

[@Brunno_Limma]

"Sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiittttt" - Davis, Clay

[@aarone1946]

The Wire is PERFECT. Everything about it is 100% perfect from the writing, acting, characters, plots, and more. Best show ever and maybe just maybe the best work of art every put together. And this is how I've felt for the last 13 years. Nothing will change that and my thoughts are without a drop of hyperbole or rhetoric.

[@1chienandalou]

I know! I mean, I don’t use the word perfect much, because with respect to what and who/why/how to decide(s)? Even with what I feel is perfect (in film, literature, music - really all art, but really all creative/generative activity like science, food, storytelling, comedy,…) someone can find “imperfect” according to some criteria or feeling or aesthetics or whatever… We can’t argue in some sense. But I do agree in terms of not being hyperbole about how special The Wire is, really more than a TV show, but part of reality, even more so than what’s real sometimes. Perhaps because it does come from reality - or at least the felt version of reality: remembered, resurrected, reborn, re-enacted, reincarnated… I don’t write flowery KZbin comments much but it’s how I feel. The wire really has touched me, and continues to be a work of creation I love and respect.

[@MirAli1]

The only thing better than one part of The Wire is another part of The Wire. Nothing outside of the The Wire will ever come close.

[@shawnbailey573]

The truth!

[@michaelotis223]

Why were there even tv dramas after The Wire ended! We as a species peaked with this!

[@lazybum9732]

@@michaelotis223 lol nah we got breaking bad .. gotta be thankful for that...

[@bobbydazzler8684]

The most iconic line is spoken even before the titles of the very first episode: “Got to, This America, man.”

[@codetalker3135]

Nope, the best quote from The Wire is “money ain’t got no owners, only spenders”

[@John_F898]

Everything is ICONIC!!

[@trevornott2488]

Season 1, Episode 1. Right before the credits. It was beautiful

[@cristiancervantes3088]

100% right. Now most people (even myself) love this show for the “Cops & Robbers” saga that it is. But diving deeper into the inception of the show and it’s creators. This literally summarizes the whole show and still rings true to this day. This is America man.

[@propositionjoe1515]

Prop Joe had the best quotes. “Call it a crisis of leadership.”

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

But you're being a little biased here 💀💀

[@twiincentral8780]

Missed some gems from Omar: “You come at the king you best not miss” “This range? This caliber? Even if I miss I can’t miss” “Money ain’t got owners, just spenders”

[@111Mfreeman]

They missed plenty, this show was a masterpiece

[@vaisakhps8642]

" boy u got me confused with a man who repeats himself'

[@KeleWele23]

Yeah what about the infamous street cry out "Omar's coming! Omar's coming!....Or Clay Davis' "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!!!" Or the one word dialogue "F....K!" between McNulty & Bunk investigating the cold case of the woman killed in her kitchen apartment 🤦🏽‍♀️ I don't think an authentic Wire fan selected the quotes just an employee given the task to do so!

[@thegolfdude]

@@KeleWele23 This is lines. One word isn't really a line.

[@Inconvenientx]

That Omar 'come at the king' line is a paraphrase of a Ralph Waldo Emerson line: 'When you strike at a king, you must kill him.' Omar, as we know, actually enjoyed learning and probably read or heard it somewhere.

[@jaspdx63]

"you juke the stats, and majors become colonels" - Prez realizing that the game is everywhere.

[@ryancoulter4797]

“Ain’t no shame holding onto grief…” Can’t hear those lines without getting weepy. RIP Allison. RIP Mom.

[@akd.29]

Hope you're doing good bro

[@vitocorleone6040]

Hope your okay bro. Love you man

[@archipiratta]

Keep your head up young king. I hope you're doing ok 🙏🏽

[@vincent5318]

Facts!

[@baverfjant]

Best of luck to you. I never knew your mom. But the lesson I learned from Bubbles is that I should never judge a person from their cover. He was arguably one of the smartest, and most importantly one of the most good hearted people, of the entire show. Fact that you still remember and pay your respect to your mom tells me she still taught you the good things in life, and gave you love. She had her personal issues to deal with, that I assume, consumed her life. But she still gave you something to carry with you in life. We cannot forget Allison for that.

[@thewizard6092]

"Boy, you got me confused with someone who repeats himself" and the "away games".. both classics

[@debiwilliams1588]

Those away games….smh

[@denzeldon2007]

Another great quote by Omar Little

[@tsarfox3462]

As someone who struggles with addiction I can confirm: "Getting clean is the easy part. Now comes life." That second part, that's what makes me go back to being dirty.

[@SirDistic]

It's been almost a year. I hope you're still clean, still alive and still doing ok. We all struggle with our demons. But 11 months ago you were alive and healthy enough to write this. I hope 11 years from now you still are.

[@krisgrym]

No please I hope you are doing good

[@bleepbloop9123]

That sucks, I’m sorry

[@lautarozejan3935]

-"Winning the war on drugs one police brutality case at the time". -"You can´t even call it a war". -"Why not?". -"Cause wars end".

[@trevornott2488]

Season 1, Episode 1. That kind of writing set the tone for what this show became. Best ever

[@brownpunk1794]

this show was way ahead of its time...masterpiece...this and the sopranos will never ever ever be topped

[@davidguiney1746]

Sopranos is the 2nd greatest TV show ever, by a mile. But still nowhere near top spot.

[@lazybum9732]

@@davidguiney1746 sopranos overrated ngl..aged pretty badly now that I notice how cringey and bad the acting looks.. especially with the main character XD.. Never won an Emmy for any acting lol says a lot heh?

[@davidguiney1746]

@@lazybum9732 The Wire never won an Emmy either, for anything. So, much like the Oscars, doesn't mean all that much. Christ, Grey's Anatomy won an Emmy.

[@lazybum9732]

@@davidguiney1746 well the wire deserved one... Unlike sopranos..watched acting scenes from both the wire and sopranos ..very clear which had actual good acting...not some cringey third rate mafia acting...

[@lazybum9732]

@@davidguiney1746 watch Goodfellas and see true portrayal of mafia gangs ..... Great acting ... Story telling at it's peak ..

[@stunseed623]

“Shut that door.” -Stringer Bell

[@ridwantukale5155]

"You know the difference between me and you, I bleed red you bleed green, you know what I see when I look at you these days, a man without a country, not hard enough for what is here and maybe just maybe not smart enough for them out there." ~~ Avon Barksdale

[@anonymousperson6119]

@Kevin McGinn absolutely. Avon understood his success came from the drug trade he did have legitimate businesses but funeral homes and copy shops didn’t make them rich they were most likely used for laundering above all. Stringer looked down on Avon for going to war for territory but territory is vital in the drug trade. Success made Stringer arrogant when he started to hate the game that brought him success he thought he could just hop into legitimate business with no experience at a high level and he got robbed by Clay Davis and the contractors as a result

[@thewkovacs316]

@@anonymousperson6119 avon wasnt smart. the people who were making all the real money were the people behind the greek.the ones with all the connections who were never going to jail

[@horissores]

And he was right

[@JoshuaThompson-z6n]

"You be out playin' them away games."

[@svilenvasilev3819]

THE BEST SHOW EVER period

[@StreamOnMax]

👏

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

*The show is the show*

[@slumshoes]

"The game is rigged. But you never lose if you don't play." - I've been saying this to myself every since watchin' the Wire.

[@Angelsandhalos-j6d]

Major crimes?!? Sheeeeeeeeeit - Clay Davis 😂🤣

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

You wanna talk to me about money laundering in west Baltimore?? S💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@Angelsandhalos-j6d]

@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 🤣😂

[@theusualone2]

A timeless classic. I’ve watched it 3 times. It’s still so fantastic. Every time I watched it, I picked up on something that I didn’t notice before.

[@JmoRackzz]

“Omar’s Coming Yo!!”

[@TheBlackestKnight21]

*whistles*

[@livinthefilm]

"Money ain't got no owners. Only spenders." -Omar Little

[@ignacioarbex6665]

One of the 2 or 3 best-written shows ever. I´ll admit I was waiting for Marlo's classic "One more thing, price of the brick going up."

[@thegolfdude]

What do you have for the other 2?

[@ignacioarbex6665]

@@thegolfdude Mad Men and Succession

[@thegolfdude]

@@ignacioarbex6665 definitely good shows. Can't argue with either

[@terrygallo8999]

You can’t leave Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul out of the discussion. Just can’t.

[@retreattohibernate]

the wire, the sopranos, mad men, breaking bad and better call saul

[@lasttime716]

And don't forget, from the opening scene in the Pilot: "If Snot Boogie always stole the money, why'd you let him play?" "Got to. This America, man."

[@chrisdetone454]

Just when I thought I had gotten clean and beat my The Wire habit, here I am scratching like a fiend

[@avinashb4485]

Please add the original as well for a lost soul

[@bjam27]

They put you back in !

[@starmorpheus]

You need that pandemic!

[@petepistol6403]

"Do I look like a man that repeats himself?" - Omar - poker game robbery.

[@Sully0020]

"You got me confused with a man who repeats himself"

[@lashashubladze9938]

We need another video just for drunk Bunk's philosophical shit talk

[@ComputerJunkie00]

JIMMAAAAAYYYYY

[@phishtix452]

@@ComputerJunkie00🤣 I'm weak🤣

[@ianauki]

@@ComputerJunkie00 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Templetonko]

My favorite exchange probably from the whole show is in S4: Poot: It's a cold world Bodie. Bodie: Thought you said it was getting warmer. Poot: The world goin' one way, people another yo'. (And I know this comment is super late but KZbin JUST NOW recommended this video to me!)

[@napoleonsolo5929]

And Poot made it out

[@gbemigabajulaiye599]

I just finished watching this episode 😂

[@1okdude]

literally the greatest show of all time. That Bubs scene really hits hard.

[@MrCreed-ss2ve]

"Ey, lesson here, Bay. You come at the King you best not miss." I love this book cos of its quotes too "OF DEMONS & MEN" by C.E.OCHEJA.

[@bighollow1662]

One of my all time favs is slim Charles he always said the right things like “then we fight on that lie but we gotta fight”

[@andymachine6545]

If I recall, that Slim Charles guy had some efficient one-liners

[@JakeBuckminster]

‘If It’s a Lie, Then We Fight on That Lie’

[@abdallahidris9953]

"Thing about the old days is... they the old days

[@andrewwestman2407]

All that guy did was spit bars left and right

[@emptycode1782]

yeah fr

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

Murder ain't no thing, but this some assassination 💩

[@xaaax420k]

It's already my 3rd time rewatching the seasons. On the third season rn! Hands down the best show ever in my books

[@jaykay3615]

Watched all seasons over the last 2 months. Legendary tv. “It’s Omar yo!”

[@Leavinglasvegas314]

the chess scene sums the entire show up in 2 minutes. incredible show

[@lecuyerdooley1084]

And all three of those "pawns" got capped quick too ... nobody made 25 even.

[@whyisthissoannoying]

@@lecuyerdooley1084sadly

[@SirDistic]

@@lecuyerdooley1084The Queen got capped too and the King got captured.

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

That subtle change in D'Angelo's face as he ponders the gravity of that statement. What a phenomenal actor 1:18

[@blee818]

“What’d I tell about playing those away games… they saw you coming miles away”

[@yettiluch1]

Gives you the chills. This show was deep.

[@joshuavarghese7166]

Where's "You come at the king, you best not miss"

[@BrandonH321]

Best quote of the whole series

[@Cray2TheZ]

Best show ever! Nothing else even comes close!

[@Mike37551]

“Business, always business” -The Greek checking in at the airport “We used to build stuff in this country! Now everybody’s just got their hand in the next guy’s pocket” -Sobotka “The bigger the lie, the more they believe” -Bunk

[@daauthor6004]

Some of the greatest quotes in T.V. history are in this show. The writers and actors both deserved awards. It's a shame that this show never received the credit it deserved.

[@Cray2TheZ]

Absolutely though I would argue that it has such a cult following nowadays that it really doesn't matter what a few Hollywood idiots think about it.

[@Pop_Gordo]

I was waiting for Marlo’s “You want it one way, but it’s the other way”

[@moegreene7940]

Oh…and another thing….price of the brick going up”

[@cyrillejabnoun]

They should do another season with Marlo, he was the last guy standing after all.

[@Pop_Gordo]

@@cyrillejabnoun I would love that. If we got a spin-off on Marlo all these years later and he’s out of the game and he’s doing the things that Stringer tried to do but has to deal with things from his past

[@chiefbologna5719]

@@Pop_Gordo end of the series and an earlier quote by him with Prop Joe before Joe died make it pretty clear he will be back in the game in no time. The show is just one big cycle. There’s only 2 outcomes for a guy like that and it’s Avon’s or Stringer’s

[@listeningviayoutube7229]

Yes, indeed.

[@marquesjohnson6359]

My favorite line "come at the king you best not miss " Omar little season 1 epispode 8 RIP Michael .k. Williams

[@Ahmad-le6ys]

They don’t make shows like this anymore they never made shows like this before as well. Truly one of a kind.

[@GemsOfPower7]

Videos like this make me want to watch it all over again.SO many excellent performances and story lines.

[@michaelmcginnis6991]

The scene with D and Avon in the hospital is one of the best scenes in the series. So good.

[@EdmanXERO]

"World goin' one way... people another, yo." - Poot

[@TimmyGMusic]

Such a brilliantly written show, and SUCH a stellar, perfect cast.

[@stephanefernandez5487]

Many are missing (not easy to chose obviously). But the best one for me, also best reflection of this great serie : "I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It's all in the game, though, right ?" Omar to Levy at trial

[@EddyTheMartian]

The greatest quotes on TV from the best show on TV

[@alistairlegge7225]

100% the greatest TV show ever. Never been bettered. great art because it reflects real life.

[@ericrice1914]

“You talkin’ about drugs, it’s a force of nature. It’s like a man racking leaves on a windy day”

[@shivamshekhar4823]

And this wasn't even 1% percent..the whole writing is simply amazing!

[@muds1123]

The best show ever. Transcends the medium it was designed for.

[@iamthatguy8071]

No other show will ever come close to the wire , the best tv show of all time

[@isaiahcooper203]

Should be 3 minutes of SHEEEEEYET

[@ShabazzStone]

Marlo Standfield: (On whether he should let an enemy slide) "Nah, send a message".

[@joeypence]

This was incredibly put together 🔥

[@manpalsoin5943]

The great tv show ever made. Brilliant script, brilliant acting and perfectly paced. Just utterly brilliant from start to finish

[@marlene5494]

The absolute best writers in the industry were on this show. Hands down!

[@petroskatsilieris1897]

I've never loved a show like i loved "The Wire". And i never will. It is THE ONE

[@ThePacemaker45]

A litererary masterpiece in my opinion, my favorite show all time.

[@MrPokebozz]

Thanks to Corona i have watched singlehandedly almost every classic I've seen suggested online and god damn do i just keep thinkin about the wire it was maybe 4 or 5 months and it's still something i just cant help but not forget, the show had one of the best endings compared to dexter or the sopranos but the way the characters ended hurt, especially dookie who was failes by the system and ended up just another junkie plus the Mr P story line, omar easily one of the best characters ever.

[@1chienandalou]

You will never forget it. It stays and grows with you

[@MirAli1]

It is an unforgettable shows. Keeps me wondering at most random moments how they did what they did

[@robdean704]

I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase but it's all in the game

[@davidfrankenberger4817]

Watched it straight through recently. Definitely one of the great series ever made. So realistic!

[@mohamedbenyahia33]

This series has dealt with topics that we have in my country

[@jeffwilliams2828]

I’m curious what topics. Politics, education, crime, economics, what did you see?

[@mohamedbenyahia33]

@@jeffwilliams2828 Because I see my city in this series my neighbors my friends some of them have gone to university but sell drugs The people who are paid by our taxes only falsify the statistics media that turns a blind eye to problems for them the solution is to bring in more and more police officers instead of carrying out economic projects Because this series has well described my daily life that I have lived since I was a child

[@mojogypsy]

Best thing that’s ever been on TV.

[@KMantle]

"You wanted it one way.... but it's the other way!"

[@rych7852]

Still, nearly 20 years on. The greatest TV series of all time!

[@lucaspaiva3634]

0:52 that's 100% true

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

The missed this one ... Marlo; "You want it to be one way, but it's the other way."

[@mstephens44]

25 years later and this stuff STILL resonates!

[@jonathanclouthia8262]

The Sopranos The Wire It was a glorious time gangsters were everywhere

[@vincentfrederick6606]

"What the fuck did I do?"

[@litedawg]

Did they really leave out ”You come at the King , you best not miss”? Sheeeeeeit.

[@davidguiney1746]

See how good this show is. This video is recommended by KZbin and I just decided to start watching it again. S1E1. Rawls is giving it to McNulty right now.

[@shubhamsawant18]

"the King, stay the King"

[@movieedits1017]

Finished whole series in 5 days... Totally worth it.

[@BetterOffVibes]

I don’t know much about card’s!, but i think these 4.5’s! Beat a full house!…

[@brianmaina8071]

Best show hands down 🙌🏾💯

[@martini668]

Got this show on DVD. After getting Hbo Max, rewatched the whole show

[@marvinolds6671]

By far the best line, along with "What did I tell you about playing those away games."

[@MoviesUnderTheSurface]

not sure you have the right definition of iconic...

[@archipiratta]

No one wins... One side just loses more slowly... 🤯

[@harshoperator]

One line I use in real life is from slim Charles. And use as advice for people that can’t let go of something or someone is what he told bodie… “The thing about the old days….They’re the old days

[@titodel64]

- "The game is the game" - "Always"

[@agthaog1986]

it mighta been only less then 3 mins, but this was a lifetime of game for really any person. in the streets outta streets....u name it anyone can appreciate this content

[@rich45davis]

The BEST TV show, ever. By a mile.

[@badlt5897]

If you come for the crown. You best not miss.

[@fernandofaria2872]

2:00 -> This line is from Out of the Past, a noir movie from 1947. It sums The Wire perfectly.

[@millmr20]

After rewatching the entire show, it’s better than breaking bad.

[@vincentvitale4604]

The Wire>The Sopranos>Breaking bad the big 3

[@daveagard1884]

@@vincentvitale4604snowfall belongs in top 3

[@HPLovecraftsCat87]

You actually think you can watch this video without wanting to rewatch the entire show?

[@navihehar]

"I wasn't meant to play the son"