Wendell Pierce on becoming Bunk

[@faunaflage]

McNulty: "You know what they call a 40 year old man who cares about his clothes?" Bunk: "Yeah. An adult."

[@badday6748]

Lol

[@TheFreestylaaaH]

A grown up.

[@heavenstarcraft]

a grown up*

[@WaltPDABADGUY]

I love that scene from season 2 lol

[@rodneybarnes9742]

One of the greatest lines in entertainment history

[@HEagle72]

The Bunk, first brotha to ever play the sport carrying the stick.

[@iandhr1]

Bunk: "Jim Brown was all metro attack" Lester "You are putting yourself besides Jim Brown?"

[@Putaspellonyou]

All-Metro attack

[@jpowers55]

Baseball doesn't count?

[@johnduffy8532]

Prep school boys used to wet themselves when they saw the old Bunk comin' at em...

[@HEagle72]

@@jpowers55 No.

[@smoothkk1]

I admire how Wendell speaks

[@Wavemaninawe]

Both in and out of character.

[@Robert-rl7rd]

His voice is like velvet

[@hank1519]

@@Robert-rl7rd He is so likeable!

[@blujay9191]

@@Robert-rl7rd .. I don't know much about him but I'm guessing he can sing well too.

[@daharris41]

He’s from New Orleans but sounds like he’s from New York

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

I like Wendell Pierce. He has a gift in that he can play a really good guy role or a hard ass cop role. Very few actors know how to swear like Wendell. I mean that as a compliment. He gets many good TV roles. Watch him in Jack Ryan. Keep going Wendell Pierce. You have many fans.

[@Theak47forall]

2021 and I still think this is the best show ever made on television.

[@venkkandadai6042]

I go between the Wire and the Sopranos but think the Wire has the slighter edge (ask me again next week)

[@Daniel130782]

i only have breaking bad on top of the wire

[@axis7879]

Definitely.

[@TheJoshLange]

He's excellent on Jack Ryan as well.

[@TxxT33]

@@Daniel130782 I respect it but you're opinion is wrong and your taste is bad.

[@righteousone8454]

Bunk was one of the top characters on the show for me. Most entertaining actor on the police force side. For his humor.

[@J_Conner]

I was hooked from the very first scene with McNulty talking with the witness about Snot Boogie.

[@stetru9828]

That was unexpected and hilarious. "Instead of someone handing him a Kleenex, they call him?" -Kleenex.

[@stetru9828]

*"Instead of someone handing him a Kleenex, they call him snot?" - Mc Nulty.

[@davemcculloch6541]

I think “The Wire” was the best cop show on television......period!

[@WalterLiddy]

You don't need to qualify with 'cop'. Best show ever.

[@LoudMinded]

SouthLAnd as well, really underrated.

[@junkiejackflash]

I'm not a fan of the cop show genre, and idk if I would classify the Wire as a cop show, it's America: the TV show

[@gollese]

@@junkiejackflash The root in the serie are THE people and the poohlice

[@dakritic]

I hear where your coming from but, The Wire” is just the best TV show period.

[@eirtars]

If HBO didn't resign every season, we would lack season 4 or 5 maybe. Thank you to the people that watched at that time. They allowed it to be fully filmed in the way David Simon thought it. Anyway, S1 and S2 are the best.

[@ajmalnayeem7881]

Season 4 was the best season

[@z1az285]

@@ajmalnayeem7881 They are all fantastic. Season 5 was great too but maybe the most watered down.

[@TheCondorjc]

Season 4, bud. But every season brought it’s own flavor to the dish

[@eirtars]

Guys I'm sorry to go into a controversy. But we are between intelligent people since we all loved the Wire. But season 2 is by far the best.

[@tipplay7382]

4,1,3,2,5 in that order

[@jeffwilson3363]

I’m just going to say that this...THE best television show in history

[@WalterLiddy]

He's so smooth. You can see what he brought to Bunk.

[@tris421]

he seems so different to bunk in real life. Sign of a great actor.

[@hreinnjuliusson2113]

To this date the Wire is the best show to be on TV. Better than the Crown, better than Breaking bad and Game of Thrones combined. Man what a show.

[@machwaara6429]

Even better than The Sopranos!

[@cimmerian5194]

GoT and Breaking Bad are overrated garbage anyway, perfect for subhuman mediocre masses.

[@z1az285]

@@machwaara6429 in terms of explaining the "system", yes absolutely it's incredibly informative and is actually like a classic must see/ read novel. While the sopranos is certainly more frivolous in it's subject matter it is still compelling drama. Both are great in their own right.

[@illwitness]

@@cimmerian5194 lol

[@illwitness]

To me The Sopranos and The Wire represent American film and television at its absolute pinnacle. They provided the greatest stories, characters, entertainment, meaning, symbolism, development, and influence in the culture. They were pioneering shows well ahead of their time and made it possible for everything that came after. Without these two shows there is no BB, no GoT, True Detective, House of Cards, Better Call Saul, and countless others that were spawned by the trailblazing visions of David Simon and David Chase. What brilliance these two men brought to the screen. What amazing writers and actors that will live on and forever be the true gold standard in classic Americana television. As for which is the better show The Sopranos or The Wire that is another discussion, but here and now they stand uncontested among all.

[@michaelbruchas6663]

Such a great voice - loved him as Bunk and in Treme...

[@jocelynhamilton7624]

His speaking voice is underrated for its beauty, I think. His intonation is also gently melodious.

[@joed9491]

Funny it took so long to become a hit. For years, I've heard people say how great of a show it was but never watched it. Then a couple of months ago, Bosch ended the season and I saw that Jamie Hector and Lance Reddick were in The Wire so I figured I'd check out their roles from a decade earlier and within the first 10 minutes, I was hooked.

[@BLUESMAN1221]

I loved Bunk. His presence. The way he moved. His jesters. How when his partner became lost in the depth of darkness by creating lies with bodies and ribbons. Bunk didn't agree and held on to to his convictions..

[@user-xe7um4pv8i]

Bunk was my favorite character on a show where I loved so many characters.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

He was great as the jazz trombonist on TREME too!

[@joestockton7016]

Antoine Batiste...google much?

[@BiscuitHead22]

"Ok, I'm not that humble."

[@hank1519]

So funny! Great writers!

[@kyul9357]

I just started watching last week and have been binging and now into season 4 Wow the writing and acting is incredible. I see why people are saying it’s the best tv show. It’s definitely top 10 for sure. I need to watch it over and over and see if I get tired of it.

[@Terrychrist]

Great actor. Loved this and his work in the HBO show ‘Treme’.

[@reginaldcaputo2861]

The Bunk was great. He was the ying to Mcnulty's degenerate yang.

[@bryanreno367]

McNulty had a great line "What the $#@^ did I do?"

[@mostafamagdy7117]

Who the f was I chasing?

[@Wavemaninawe]

THE Bunk.

[@mtoscano343]

Iconic series built on stellar acting

[@thegamblefish]

I’m glad all five seasons got made.

[@carlosandzs]

I can't believe producers had to pitch the show every season. I know executives are busy but how could you not know you got a hit like this on your network.

[@immaculatef2198]

After ssn 3 it was supposed to be cancelled

[@lawsonfan5797]

Gotta disagree with Wendell on one point.....the first episode. I watched it and was HOOKED!

[@willpowr416]

I think he just meant it was a 'slow burn' type of show which is not what America is used to .they want in your face drama that they don't need to think too hard about

[@romanmcghee600]

Me too

[@junkiejackflash]

Nah he's not wrong. I wanted to like the wire, I really did. I always heard how it's one of the best like the Sopranos. I watched the first episode a couple times and just moved on. Then this last time I stuck through a few more episodes and THEN I was hooked. I'm part way through season 4 and I can't stop watching

[@blujay9191]

Back when Netflix was DVDs only, I ordered the first one. I went out and purchased the DVDs before I was done with season 1.

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

@@junkiejackflash yep I tried to watch the wire several times about the 5th attempt I got to about series 1 Episode 6 or 7, a lot of the early episodes started linking to the one I was watching and I was totally hooked after that and smashed all of them ASAP after that. I don’t watch tv now haven’t had a tv for years but I still love the Wire.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Landsman was also real, but the real Landsman was not Landsmanian enough to play him and ended up playing Lt. Mello.

[@UkraineJames2000]

The reason I think it's the best show ever is the incredible amount of excellent writing for so many characters. They really wrote the story of a whole city, and every season added to the grand picture. First Inner City, second the docks, third the mayor's office and city council, fourth the school system, and fifth the media and newspapers. All of it felt not out of place. Many other shows just add new characters and it ends up feeling weird.

[@tarunmood]

His voice man..

[@steviesfv7782]

" gotta see if that train is still on the tracks".

[@Wavemaninawe]

McNulty as a school teacher? Now thats a scary thought.

[@transformersrevenge9]

What a great actor. He really had detective Moreland’s pinstriped, lawyerly affectations down to a T.

[@billt8504]

:-) "Hey! This is TV Bunk!" I love that.

[@roryemmons7929]

I love Wendell. I was going to pass on Jack Ryan until I heard he was playing Greer, and then I was all in. It's not a pefect series, but it's worth it to see Wendell work his magic and he brings a new angle to the character while also making it feel old school. I just want to know if wearing a nice suit is part of his contract.

[@alburns7278]

The Wire & the Sopranos HBO's best shows, hope they do a prequel of the wire or a modern day take on both

[@b.p.879]

I think Bunk is my favorite character on The Wire!

[@benhusmann6521]

I love this guy.

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

The bunk stands alone

[@hennessyblack2121]

Regaled Gotta start using that word Thank you Bunk

[@Testsubjex]

WHO DISLIKED THIS?!

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Some folks from the Barkesdale crew.

[@Wavemaninawe]

Lester. After the Bunk made another snide remark about his knees.

[@romanmcghee600]

Exactly

[@whkrause]

That bowleggged motherf*cker.

[@culperjr.122]

Love Bunk!

[@davidvilchez2209]

Silky-smooth voice

[@matthewthompson2583]

Everyone that wants to act needs to watch Mr Pierce

[@jammin023]

The Bunk abides.

[@Capcoor]

Funny, I had heard The Wire was (initially) supposed to only last three seasons.

[@averagebeetle]

If The Wire would have ended in season 3 it would still be a very good ending imo.

[@Black14825]

@@averagebeetle But we would have missed the best season

[@tayoko4715]

Goodness gracious

[@DJWhiteKnees]

All I hear is “New Tigallo, New Tigallo, New Tigallo”

[@LordSpleach]

That's Richard Gill, man. Hacker Enemy #1

[@maxheedrum100]

Man I thought he was DEAD💀

[@LordSpleach]

@@maxheedrum100 "I'm what!?"

[@maxheedrum100]

@@LordSpleachDEAD Yeah. Like rigor mortis, habeas corpus.

[@LordSpleach]

@@maxheedrum100 Actually, you must be thinking Michael Kenneth Williams aka Omar.

[@gainal9080]

Bunk is really fun.

[@3sh16]

Man I was just wondering how much money he had.. So many cigars 😂😂😂

[@Donatellangelo]

Agent Gill! :D

[@LostieTrekieTechie]

Goku Hacker enemy number one!

[@fffancy0332]

haha hes adorable

[@tch8787]

A David made two of the best shows of all time

[@Beemer917]

Oh , I don’t know. Old Gilligan didn’t do too bad for himself.

[@tommytrinder.1226]

Pierce is wonderful isnt he?

[@GOWRISANKARAS]

The TV Bunk

[@richardlopez4813]

2:40 Why does the interviewer look so nervous? I thought he was with someone he thought was so great....

[@nickgarcia3435]

"cruelty to animals if you wanna run wild with it"

[@Cbart23]

pussaiee

[@timweaver7826]

Don't diss Gilligan

[@ejbanks865]

if i see him in person, i'm gonna tease him about mispronouncing "Tupac"

[@jermyhopkisn9654]

Of course the words were on the page! lol

[@Moshenokoji]

Why? Because yaba daba Doo.

[@begoodalwaysbegood9519]

Saint Thomas is present now. The Holy Spirit has a real keen sense to these types of things. In Jesus Christs name we pray amen.

[@devinleisinger4855]

Doll pink baby

[@pekkatopohanta-d2253]

1:12 Jimmy Fallon?? :DD

[@boolikethebear]

sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiittttt

[@fernandoaburto7040]

That would be clay davis, not bunk

[@esquibelle]

Megan Markle's screen father

[@eirtars]

I don't think Bunk and McNulty are that iconic concerning the Wire. In fact, they been totally outclassed by Andre Royo and Omar Little in term of character depth. Even Frank Sobotka, despite playing only one season, is way more iconic.

[@Adversitiv]

Frank Sobotka was one of my favorites.

[@pouihurmen]

They are super iconic lol. Character depth doesn’t equal iconic

[@AbelBelayBITW]

Sheeeeaaaaattttt

[@HorusLuperc]

Bunky Bunk

[@gmont5082]

WHAT!!! BEST CHARACTER IN THE HISTORY OF TV???? HES NOT EVEN THE BEST ON THAT SHOW... WHAT ABOUT OMAR OR MCNULTY OR STRINGER?? AND WHAT ABOUT TONY SOPRANO OR UNCLE JUNIOR??

[@Mutinyization]

this host needs to learn to let his guests speak, constant cut-offs, and bad jokes. no wonder talk shows are dying and I don't know his name.