The Wire: Jimmy McNulty - "Good Police"
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- David Simon's modern classic, The Wire, is worthy of a multi-part series about the characters, codes and institutions that give the cult classic its definition. Our first entry explores the polarizing Jimmy McNulty.
Simon's new show, The Deuce, premieres September 10th, on HBO.
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Why did you guys stop making these videos? Bunk, Kima, Omar, Rawls, Herc, Daniels, Carver. Come on!!!
ScreenPrism do Avon
Source?
Ever going to get other videos about The Wire? (only 3 right now, yes?)
Once Bunk Micheal and Chris are up i well join and contribute.
Do Cutty. His arc as a soldier that has the guts to go legit and stand up to the boss to ask to leave in the middle of a street war was an amazing scene.
Cutty's story is easily my favorite of the Wire. Him and Bubbles are the only characters who are completely redeemed by the end of the show. Maybe Colvin as well but he never was exactly "bad" in the past. I feel like he's always been good police.
@@Goleary1 Colvin, McNulty, Greggs, Freamon, and Russell were all great police who cared about their communities and not necessarily the rank they held or was held above them. Bunk had several great moments too especially with Omar and retrieving Dozerman's gun. Rawls, Royce, and Valchek were godawful and very unhelpful but absolutely believable. Landsman and Daniels were effective middle managers that were not perfect but held up their end of their job when it counted minus an incident or two plot related.
@@krstrid Bunk was great police too
@@Goleary1 Perez had a nice ending too, he was shown in over his head as a teacher in season 4 but when we see him again in season 5 he's an assertive teacher that the kids listen to
@@ThirteenAmp Prez*
Jimmy "What the f*** did I do" McNulty
That him
Lt. Daniels: Lawful Good
Kima, Bunk, Lester: Neutral Good
McNulty: Chaotic Good
Chaotic relentless Genius, Mcnulty
Genius, master mind Lester, Prez
You can’t possibly call Lester neutral lmao
Bruh that makes so much sense
Marlo Stanfield, Snoop & Chris, Kenard, Bird : Chaotic Evil
Daniels - if we forget about the bad old days
In a time when so many channels are covering Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty and Westworld it's refreshing to go back to the shows that made them possible. The Wire was a turning point in tv history. It respected the viewers enough not to spoonfeed every little detail to them. You had use your head to follow the plots and that's why it's a masterpiece.
The Sopranos was just as influential in my opinion but that's not what we're talking about here...
GerryBolger The Sopranos and The Wire changed television.
Sam Seaver I know it's a week later, youtube isn't notifying me for some reason, but I 100% agree with you. I would also throw Deadwood into the mix because that was the first tv show to use a budget closer to a movie than a series. I'm open to correction on that but no matter how you put it, HBO revolutionised tv and started to golden age of the silver screen we live in today..
I couldn't agree more with you. I was impatiently waiting for the day when some channel would analyze The Wire or The Sopranos, because I was getting fed up with the fact that they always talked about the same shows (Nerdwriter, and their 1000 videos about Game of Thrones, for example).
OZ had some laughably ridiculous moments but was a great show (at least until season 4) and was the first series HBO put out in 1997. Helped pave the way a lot too.
GerryBolger totally agree best 2 tv shows ever period..wire slightly better for me
Geez The Wire is STILL in a class all its own
I will never stop talking about Breaking Bad or The Wire
@@nicholasyanoshak3233 you shouldn't. I'm that type of cliche also.
@@nicholasyanoshak3233 Breaking Bad wasn't nearly as good as the Wire, and wasn't even that good without having to compare it to the greatest TV drama that ever graced the small screen.
I was a huge fan of Breaking bad, but after watching The Wire there’s no doubt for me that it’s way better.
Nobody has even tried to make something like it.
Hands down the best show ever made! Timeless. Timeless because it will be important 100 years from now. It shows America at its core. Holds a mirror up to the face of America and its bureaucracy. Baltimore in this show is Every major city in the western world. People need to see this, 3/4/5 times. The layers, the subtleties, all there. I can't see how it will ever be topped. The ones who know how good this show is will forever cherish it. I will never stop watching the wire. 'All the pieces matter...'
Jamie Broomstick Yes, yes, yes!
Jamie Broomhall true. The police bosses, the politicians, the education system etc.. shows the truth
Very timeless except the use of pay phones.
Jamie Broomhall Hard to argue with that statement Jamie. I was hooked thirty seconds into episode 1 way back when and have watched it at five times since. On thing; McNulty was a great cop but a horse shit human being. Favorite character? Too many to pick one but Bunky Bunk leads the pack I guess.
Salpsan life was better and more simple before smart phones. People were smarter too! We had to remember 50 phone numbers by heart, we went outside and lived life and learned lessons at a young age. Young people lack that, but I blame the parents!
Bodie was my favorite. Loyal to a fault.
Love Bodie. Definitely one of most interesting, nuanced, and badass characters on the show. Next to impossible not to root for him.
ScreenPrism His death made me cry. So vicious. He died for his corner.
His was the toughest. It was especially tough watching him and the rest of the Barksdale crew dwindle down to nothing in favor of Marlo and his crew.
Died like a chess pawn. Trying to shoot diagonally at a rooks coming towards him and eventually taken down by a knights L-move.
Knowing David Simon, that's probably how he wrote it.
I remember the time Littlefinger was the mayor of Baltimore.
Or burning heads with Bane
Actually,he did fly so good in The Wire.
or bumming young lads on Canal Street
Senior Woodz but then Sansa and Arya Stark put an end to that...
I remember when Begbie pissed on Littlefinger's legs and then made him put his dick back in his pants.
The scene where the FBI reading out a description of the serial killer that’s really Jimmy was sheer genius
No, it was lazy writing that pretended that forensic criminology isn't pseudoscience
@@gamecokben Works cited??
And the fact he agreed with the analysis was hilarious
The Wire was so underrated. While I've been clean for a long time now, I lived the life of an addict for a long time, and this was one of the only shows, books, movies, or media of any kind that got close to what the system's really like. It's really sad that a fictional story is closer to the truth than anything you'll see on the news. The Wire was both entertaining, and true to what life is really like for addicts, dealers, the many dirty cops, and the few who actually care about helping the community that employs them.
eric t dope. Thanks for the comment my brotha!
I was just saying to another friend how accurate they got it. It was great representation
Don’t blame the system for your drug addiction. It’s nobodies fault but your own. A former addict here too. We always like to pass blame when the blame is our own.
i feel like jimmy's ending is the most bittersweet of the entire series. yes, he has had a great personal victory, but ideologically, he has lost everything, as he tells that lying reporter "im just a big fucking joke." the system beat him, and i think that ending montage is him looking out at the city as it is: just the way it was when the series started (i.e. all the characters who take on the roles of previous characters, ex: michael becoming omar, dukie becoming bubbles."). all those betrayals, all that work he did, all the sacrifices he made in his own life, none of them stuck because the city doesn't allow the heroes to win. also i think carver, daniels, and rhonda all had pretty good endings like bubbles. carver made rank by being good police, and rhonda and daniels are able to do good work in the court system.
thanks for the great video! not enough youtubers talk about the wire.
that's exactly how I understood it as well.
while personal progress might be something that can be archieved, "the game stays the game" - as you correctly mentioned, just that the "positions" are now being occupied by someone else.
other parallels were sydnor becoming mcnulty, and carver was essentially the new Daniels, real police with a bad history that'll come back to bite him
also Michael became the new Omar and Dukey became the new Bubbles
The whole idea is Baltimore is the main protagonist and that’s the issue. Cities will always change the people in them and the ways systems work.
Was there a new Lester? No one mentions him and he’s the best police ever
And as a testament to its greatness, pretty much all the Wire alumni have gone on and prospered as actors.
The show was a masterclass in journeyman acting and natural acting within an epic narrative.
laggardly 💯✅
Still bummed J.D Williams haven't got anything eye catching. He was so good at Oz and The Wire as Bodie. I think he had the potential and talent to broke the type casting like Michael Kenneth Williams did in bigger and better roles than he's gotten.
@@aleksisuuronen9094 yes I've seen him in some music videos and a few crime shows for an episode at a time. Really underrated actor.
Love the description. But I'd say there is Broadway/Hollywood level acting here. It's an amazing to see a show that is more grounded or "real" I love this show for that reason. It's not a seasoned actor you need to emulate a addict, a dealer, a thug. Some big head crime boss. Stringer,Cheese, mouzone, bodie; and many many others. Either way I love the show.
Thank you for doing an episode on The Wire, it's a shame that it remains widely unseen.
word of mouth has gotten it more traction than any marketing ever could. I dont know anyone who watched it while it aired but right now, most people have heard of it and it's probably the most quotable show ever.
Kevin McLaughlin I don't know where you are from but for some reason The Wire became massive here in Ireland. Most people I know have either watched the whole thing or gave up too early. But it certainly is popular here...
I am from Mexico and I have not met anyone who has seen the series. And it is a show from which hundreds of reasons can be given to see it.
This is the one series I just can not get people to watch no matter how much I recommend it.
@@GerryBolger I know this much much later but didn't TG4 air it? Or was RTE?
Damn it, now I need to watch The Wire for the fourth time.
Lol.
Fourth time? I am on my seventh.
seventh? good lord, i know the wire is addictive but still
samuel muiruri I've probably watched the whole thing maybe 4 times
same
David Simon has offered to make a 6th season in exchange for ending the War on Drugs. Seems fair.
@@StufiBuy nah
@@StufiBuy Like everything you said was wrong or dumb. Simon was talking about human trafficking before anyone else, and it was riveting television.
@@StufiBuy you seem like a piece of shit lmao
@@StufiBuy "Nearly every entertainment journalist and fan consistently rates season two as the worst" no they don't lol. Literally everyone knows season 5 is the worst. Season 2 was probably my favorite, but that's beside the point. Season 5 is by far the most hated one.
@@StufiBuy u are super cringy and a huge piece of human garbage 😬
"You come at the king you best not Miss." - Omar
I wasn’t torn one bit when Jimmy told D’Angelo’s mother that essentially killed her own son.
Bubbles anniversary speech and the final scene he appears in - sharing a supper with his sister..
Still makes me cry.
I don't believe this show can ever be surpassed.
I'm mad he didn't get clip
Actually the moment where McNulty lays it on Deon's mom was one of my favorites. I was like "eat that. You deserve that."
DeAngelo*
Best series I've ever seen
S'all about The Wire, and The Leftovers.
You obviously never watched The Sopranos
@@scottinbristol Comparing The wire with Sopranos is blasphemy. The wire is far more superior.
@@scottinbristol sopranos is boring
@@jayharris404 Maybe youve got a short attention span
Shiiieettt.. about time.
Lol, can never forget that famous line of Gov. Davis' slimy character
"They come talking to me about money laundering? IN WEST BALTIMORE? Shiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet"
+ScreenPrism Can you do one about Marlo Stanfield and Omar
Can you do one on Marlo Stanfield please.
Brother
MCNUTTY!
Bar San MoppyTop
My mainest man!
Bubbles was killin it lol!!
sounds like Bubble's favourite cereal bar
McNutty
Fuck did I do?
Mcnaulty is one of the greatest, most muti- dimensional characters in television history....he’s the Everyman who happens to be great person o eeo
Watching The Wire was life changing. I felt like I was watching myself as a cop when McNulty was on scene.
Season 4 I never realized how much I missed jimmy. He’s the fire in this series
4 was the best
McNultty: im late for something
bubbles: what you late for?
McNultty: soccer
Bubbles: SUCK WHAT?!
lol always makes me lol
omars coming yo!
The Wire is still one of the greatest TV show of all times. And a certain contender for the top spot.
I don't see how anything can top it. Could potentially be an argument for Breaking Bad but that's only about a handful of main characters. The sheer scale of The Wire wins it for me, every aspect from casting, performances, writing, directing, realism and themes make it truly unmatched and will never be matched. To get every aspect right continually over 5 seasons makes it the number one that I'll probably ever watch.
@@bigsteve1664 I think The Sopranos come close especially since mafia is my favourite genre, but The Wire is still IMO the best media i've seen
This is probably a good cue for me. It's easily been a year since I last watched The Wire. Time to hear McNutty say "Snotboogie" again.
One of the few shows in TV history that will be timeless. This has aged so well and is still crazy relevant today
Yaaaas! Can't wait for the rest of this series, especially Stringer and the best character in TV history, OMAR!
+iinmediasres Stringer dies in S3E11, Omar dies in S5E8
*whistles farmer in the dell*
Omar's coming!!
scruffy farmdog what's your point? I'm sure everybody and anybody who's a fan of the wire is aware of when these two deaths took place...
scruffy farmdog, why the spoilers? You ruin it for those who have not seen it. Geez while your at it why not mention that McNulty is lying dead on a pool table in S5E10, or that Bunk gets killed in the same episode?
Literally u guys have no idea how much my eyes lit up when I saw this 😀😀😀😀 hands down my favorite show. A show that I could (and have) watch over n over again and see it in a new perceptive each time. That's what a GREAT show does. It never gets old. Thank u guys.
We were torn about McNulty's reaction to DeAngelo's mother?! Nah haha I have never screamed YEAH BITCH so loudly in my life
She 100% deserved that
The GOAT TV show. I hate to say it, but better than “The Sopranos”. The Wire was so complex and grew from year to year into something so different than how it started. It touched on every aspect of modern urban life like no other show even came close.
Compared to other series the ending to The Wire was the most satisfying, they wrapped up main characters and set the future for others!
The greatest TV show ever!
omg I never expected there will be TH-cam videos talking about The Wire in these days because it's kind of an old series. But you guys did it! The Wire is the best TV series I have ever watched in my whole life. When I finished The Wire several years ago, it's hard to find analytic videos on internet. Really looking forward more character or plot analysis!!
Cherea Tsai the wire is more than life
I've been rewatching the wire for about the 10th time and it's still the greatest show ever made. It's everything game of thrones failed to be in its conclusion.
Thank you for the video! The wire is a masterpiece. You have to do an episode on Omar!
Books We Heart your wish has been granted
Oh indeed.
You dissect the character of "McNutty," I hit that subscribe button.
Hell yeah, thank you!
Love how The Wire made McNulty a great detective without also having to make him a perfect husband, father, friend, boyfriend, etc. Other shows would've made the main protagonist a perfect person outside the force.
even within police work, he is not a know it all character either.
@@sharan9993 Exactly, he's way more "down to earth" than most detective characters in other shows
@@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub yea much more relateable unlike a mary sue cough cough sherlock
My issue with mcnulty is that aside from police work he has no redeeming factors at all
OMG you mean you are gonna do MORE videos on The Wire?! This is amazing, so many channels like these seem to forget about the the greatest tv show ever made.
I'm addicted to the wire breakdowns that you guys do their phenomenal
After watching this video, I just realized my Dad is just like Jimmy and coincidentally, he's a retired police officer :) It's so strange how many parallels I find between them. My Dad would tell the truth, even when if it meant risking his job (which it did) and being denied promotions (which it did). He would say things to me like "I don't care if you like me, but you will respect me" and "If you're wrong, you're wrong. Don't expect me to lie just because we're friends". He drove me bonkers when I was a kid, but at the end of the day , I learned the importance of speaking your truth and standing up for what you believe in. Thanks Dad.
I like your dad
One of the finest channels on TH-cam - looking forward to more on The Wire
Appreciate that Redcap Productions!
I'm so glad you're doing this series! Love this show!
1:52 his british accent came out a little whoa!
Sounded like John Cena for a bit
UMANG PLAYS he looks a little like john cena too
@@ndot3886 same lol
What about Idris saying killer when he told Avon about D. That shit cracks me up
Super hyped for this new Wire study. Thanks SP!
More like "Natural Police"
poh-lice
They just had a season 1 marathon on HBO. I LOVED show, more videos PLEASE!!!
A Screenprism series? Count me in!
It was after McNulty's fuck ups in season 5 that mayor carcetti realized chaos can also be a pit.
I wish I could like this 1,000 times.
Thanks so much! Perhaps tell a few friends instead, lol!
I think at the end of the day, Jimmy wanted to be able to say he did everything he could, no matter what people thought of him in the end
This series is off to a great start. You guys have really hit on a great series idea.
I wish you would've done more of these. The Wire is just amazing.
Shiiieett what a great video, I hope you do one about Omar!
The Wire is what happens when you make a city's institutions the ultimate characters of a show instead of the characters themselves. That is the secret to it's brilliance beyond, "great acting and writing." :)
I want to see one of these videos on Bubbles. Omar was my favorite character, but I feel that Bubs was the heart and soul of the show.
Are we going to get more of "The Wire" series? I'm so looking forward to you going through Stringer and Avon's relationship
Never really knew McNaulty has a huge British Accent in real life!!
“Bunk Moreland says your natural PO lice” loved that season 1 line that Jimmy said to Freeman.
Youre wrong about jimmy. He absolutely is the best cop in the whole show.
sooooooo excited about this series!
wish u guys kept up with this series on the wire...lots of people rewatching or watching for the first time right now...please do more!
You really need to do an episode on all the characters! The show is THAT good.
So ready for the stringer bell video.
1:54 this video really exposes Jimmy's English accent that I didn't hear before.
Best Drama Ever - The Wire. Period.
I can't wait for you guys to do bubbles. His story made me cry so many times. Great character and amazing acting.
I'm really looking for to the rest of this series. Subscribed.
Just when I thought I couldn't love this channel even more. You release a video on 'The Wire'. You absolute beauty.
You're gonna dissect most or all of The Wire's major characters? Here, have my subscription.
*Please* do keep making these videos on The Wire. I've been on TH-cam since before Google bought it and this is the first channel I'll subscribe to.
I'm so thrilled this is gonna be a series! The Wire is unparalleled, could talk about it for hours. Crossing my fingers you'll do an entire video on my man Omar.
Man, I waited to watch these. I just finished the show today. We need some more Wire videos!
The Wire is my favorite show ever, and this is the best piece of content I've seen anybody make with it. Bravo.
Best Scene/dialogue of the entire series (Final Bar Scene - Jimmy's Wake):
Lansman: "He was... the black sheep. Permanent pariah. He asked no quarter of the bosses and none was given. He learned no lessons. He acknowledged no mistakes. He was as stubborn a mick as ever stumbled out of the northeast parishes to take a patrolman's shield. With no authority, he did what he wanted to do, he said what he wanted to say, and in the end, he gave you the clearances. He was Natural Police. Yes he was. And I don't say that about many people. Even when they're here on the felt... I don't give that one up unless it happens to be true. Natural Police.
Jesus Christ what an asshole!!! And I'm not talking about ordinary gaping orifice that all of us possess...I mean, an all encompassing, all consuming, out-of-proportion-to-every-other-facet of-his-humanity chasm! From, if I may quote Shakespeare, no traveler has ever returned.
Jimmy: "What the fuck did I do???"
Bunk: "Shut the fuck up! You're dead to us now!"
Lansman:"To conclude I say, he gave us 13 years on the line. Not enough for a pension, but enough for us to know he was, despite his negligible Irish ancestry, his defects of personality, and his inconstant sobriety and hygiene, a true murder police. Jimmy, I say this seriously, if I was laying dead on some Baltimore street corner I'd want it to be you standing over me catching the case. Because brother, when you were good you were the best we had."
Bunk: "If you were lying there dead on some corner, it was probably Jimmy that shot you."
Subbed because of this vid. Please do more of The Wire. I was so disappointed that you didn't have a playlist of a dozen videos on it. It's consistently #1 on people's top TV lists. Loving your deconstructions.
Thorough, relevant and well made analyses of Game of Thrones, Broad City and now The Wire?! Ok, I'm suscribing.
Awesome, thank you! Should be fun autumn and winter of content.
Sounds great, plus I have to catch up on your previous videos haha
McNulty's unwavering conviction is what made him a truly great character.
I'd watched your videos for a while but never hit subscribe for some reason. Today that changed
Woot! Glad to hear it, thank you for the continued support :)
ScreenPrism Thank you for consistent great content!
He was my favourite character of the show clearly. Not beacuse he was perfect or the best police of course not and that's one the reasons. Mcnulty is one of the complex character ever written he was unique, genius and relentless as police when he was in his bad devil person and when he was healthy he was just a good guy taking care for others and without ambition or obsession with the cases. Finally at the end you saw that he was a nature police after all... all his targets could seem sometimes imposible cause the corruption but for him it doesn't matter what the system try to stop or manipulate everybody, he is still risking all for the job. Just brilliant
Please cover 'The Deuce' as well once it's finished airing; it's really good! (Judging from the pilot)
Hope it's great!
I thought the season premiere was set to be aired on the 10th of september ?
Antoine Dario you can catch the first episode on their streaming service HBOGO...they're other means if you can't of course...
Sweet news, thanks man
King Wizard ♔ I've honestly lost count of how many times I've watched this show its easily well more than a dozen
The subtle parallels between McNulty/Greggs and Don/Peggy ; Lester and Sterling, are quite amazing!
Whose here cause of this pandemic and rewatching the wire for the 100th time! Greatest show ever made!
who ever narrates these videos is an angel.
Please do Omar next. He was one hell of a character
Amazing character.
There are very few TH-cam channels with analyses as consistently good as the ones I see on here. Every time I watch one I'm surprised how good it is.
Best show ever
I haven't watched the show since it was on, and I've forgotten a lot of it. But I've always remembered McNulty and his "wtf did I do?". Lol.
just now i finished watching "The Wire" and frankly such an amazing series , i cant stop thinking about it and seriously jimmy is such a character that everyone like him in the long run
"Like" just because it's talking about The Wire. Can you say something about The Wire that's not interesting ? The Wire is a damned master piece, for ever.
After Sopranos, Best HBO show in history!!!
These videos so good I genuinely like to rewatch them. I hope you make more The Wire videos
I saw this posted a few weeks ago and was already considering binging the series. I'm glad to have binged it, but I came back hoping for more analyses from the show to be up lol
I loved this show, it could still go on now in a season 10, but I honestly think the show had the best finale ever. They really conveyed the message that things work in cycles. I would have loved to see a season 6 but I love the way it ended
Slim was the most underrated character in the whole show, tactical soldier
Still waiting for the Bunny Colvin, Ellis Carver _The Wire_ video analysis.