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I didn't have HBO when The Wire started showing, so I completely missed this series. I picked up Season 1 on iTunes to watch while on long flights to a tropical island, and all I can say is awesome. I also catch myself wanting to swear a lot. The actors in this are amazing (Bubbles especially). HBO: The WireWikipediaIMDBSomeone linked to a (NSFW) YouTube excerpt of the show in the Big TV Thread(tm) awhile ago, so I've had it on my list for awhile. 7 minute recap of the 1st Season here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed0UxGLay_gRecommended. But not for kids. Or anyone else prone to picking up swearing if heard 100s of times an hour. |
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Abagadro
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Sheeeeeeeeeeet.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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I think The Wire is the best thing I've ever watched on TV, no question. I envy you having it all infront of you, fresh :) I particularly love the way that it goes from being a show about drugs to a show about how everthing works. Amazing stuff.
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Miasma
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Yeah this was a fantastic show that never got the viewers it should have. It's one of those shows that require a little investment, you really have to watch at least two episodes to understand just how deep and good it is. I didn't really love the fourth season but it was still much better than anything else on TV. Sheeeeeeeeeeet.
That should be a more common catch phrase damn it! If only the show had been more popular. |
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Brogarn
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Ranks up there as one of the best TV shows ever. The wife and I watched all 5 seasons from our Netflix account earlier this year.
And since we're quoting catch phrases: "The fuck did I do?"
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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One of the greatest media masterpieces of our time.
I bought season one for my parents, but they couldn't "follow the dialog". I was pissed.
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Hayduke
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Best show ever imo. A lot of people thought season 2 was the weakest but I'm not sure I agree. Really all the seasons tie in well together.
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Abagadro
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Miasma, I hope you meant the fifth season (the somewhat truncated final season focused on the press) instead of the fourth (focused on the school kids). I think the fourth season is a masterwork.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Still haven't seen Season 5 but, yeah, one of the best shows I have ever watched. I checked it out after 1)Hearing good things about it here and 2)Hearing it get pimped while listening to some BBC radio review that explained some of the history behind the show's creators and what it tries to do. I don't know if Season 5 DVDs have been released in the UK yet but I really wanna know how all this ends.
Definitely some of the strongest character writing I've seen and some really awesome but never unbelievable ones too. Omar rocks my world. Also it surprised me how many people on the show are British/have British connections after watching one of the episodes with commentary. Is McNulty's accent as believable for Americans as I found it?
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Hayduke
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I love that season five was just a giant fuck you to Simon's old job.
And yeah most people I've talked to didn't realize McNulty wasn't American. Omar is awesome, but Bunk was always my favorite character throughout the show.
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Miasma
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Miasma, I hope you meant the fifth season (the somewhat truncated final season focused on the press) instead of the fourth (focused on the school kids). I think the fourth season is a masterwork.
Season four was very good but it depressed me too much, I couldn't watch it on Sunday night because it would destroy any relaxation I got over the weekend and I would start on Monday in a terrible mood. I usually recorded it and watched it during the week. |
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McNulty isn't American? Best American accent ever! (even better than Hugh Laurie's)
The only problem is I thought he had a terrible British accent in 300, at the time I thought he must not be any good at faking foreign accents.
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He's in 300? Damn now I have to watch that again.
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Dominic West's accent slips a few times early in the series if you are looking for it, but he does do a very good job.
In 300, he's the sleezy Senator who bangs Leonidas' wife.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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And since we're quoting catch phrases: "The fuck did I do?"
"If it wasn't for sergei here you and your cousin both would be cadaverous mother fuckers!"  "cadaverous mother fuckers" |
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Best series of my lifetime.
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That scene in the first season where McNulty and Bunk investigate the crime scene and the dialogue is entirely composed of "fuck" is pure |
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Miasma
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That was one of the only scenes I thought was just stupid. I'm not sure what they were going for with that, maybe they were trying to break a record.
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Yeah it was stupid but I thought the actors did a great job of communicating exactly what was going on without dialogue. You know exactly what they're finding and you know how the crime happened purely based on physical cues, I thought it showed just how much information is communicated without words. At least that's what I found to be about it. |
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That was one of the only scenes I thought was just stupid. I'm not sure what they were going for with that, maybe they were trying to break a record.
Ya, I'm glad they got away from that. I be there was some pressure to 'lighten up' from producers or some such. I'm glad they ditched the attempt and kept true to the spirit of the show. That's part of what made the show work so well. They stuck to their guns and made no apologies for showing realistic depictions of human atrocity. It is also probably the reason it was not 'well recieved' by media pundits. |
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Planes? Shit, I'm terrified to get in my car now!
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I thought it was a fantastic scene. Amazing bit of storytelling - really using the medium well. Reminded me of a Sopranos episode, where the FBI are trying to plant a bug in the Sopranos home and it played out with an alternating sound track and rapid cuts. Awesome television.
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I think the fourth season is a masterwork.
Totally agreed. Oddly, I just finished watching S5 last night... totally finished with the series now, sadly. |
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That was one of the only scenes I thought was just stupid. I'm not sure what they were going for with that, maybe they were trying to break a record.
It's based on Simon's observations of how homicide detective communicate. Read Homicide: Life on the Streets. The commentary on the DVD for that scene is also good. One of the best scenes ever filmed IMO. |
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Slayerik
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That was one of the only scenes I thought was just stupid. I'm not sure what they were going for with that, maybe they were trying to break a record.
It's based on Simon's observations of how homicide detective communicate. Read Homicide: Life on the Streets. The commentary on the DVD for that scene is also good. One of the best scenes ever filmed IMO. Agreed. Masterfully done IMO. |
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Brogarn
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That was one of the only scenes I thought was just stupid. I'm not sure what they were going for with that, maybe they were trying to break a record.
It's based on Simon's observations of how homicide detective communicate. Read Homicide: Life on the Streets. The commentary on the DVD for that scene is also good. One of the best scenes ever filmed IMO. Agreed. Masterfully done IMO. Agreed as well. Awesome scene. |
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Miasma
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David Simon was just on the Colbert report, I imagine it will be available on the internet soon.
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Having just finished the 5th season, I'd like to reiterate that this show is perhaps the finest I've ever seen.
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McNulty isn't American? Best American accent ever! (even better than Hugh Laurie's)
The only problem is I thought he had a terrible British accent in 300, at the time I thought he must not be any good at faking foreign accents.
I think you guys missed the in-joke when they used him as the "client" in the high class hooker bust (season 2). They had McNulty "pretend" to be English and learn all kinds of phrases an Englishman might use. So Dominic West used his own accent, but exaggerated it. The other actors were clearly finding it very funny, but they were acting as if their characters were laughing at McNulty pretending to be English. |
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I love that season five was just a giant fuck you to Simon's old job. And look what has happened to the owner of the Baltimore Sun. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/tribune-hires-bankruptcy-advisers/?emDisclosure: I'm front and centre in the death of newspapers - I'm a news journalist who jumped from print to online years ago and I've got very strong views on what's happening and who has fucked up what. The depiction of a fictional newsroom in Season 5 was the most accurate I've seen. |
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I just finished watching this series on netflix and i had to bump this for those who haven't watched the best television show ever made. Just... wow.
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I am the .00000001428%
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Just started watching it with the wife on Netflix. I am blown away with how good the writing is.
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Threash
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You are both in for a treat. I'm jealous of you getting to experience it for the first time.
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Best series of my lifetime.
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We're currently in season two. I don't know if it's the best series ever made, but we're definitely enjoying it.
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We're currently in season two. I don't know if it's the best series ever made, but we're definitely enjoying it.
Season two was my least favorite. Just takes way too long to get going. Still good, though. |
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