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The Wire (4 Viewers)
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Footballguy
Slow burns like this are often a tough sell. "Babe, you gotta wait til Season 3 when it really picks up." I'm not sure if a show like this could survive in today's age of instant gratification.
jwb
Footballguy
Yea, The Shield was great, and it was definitely easier to get into early.
True that. For this one, I think you have to give it until Lester proves himself. I think it's the McNulty/Bunk @#$% episode. 4 or 5. My wife bailed before that.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Woulda sworn he was a Bawlmer native, but was from PA.
mr. furley
Footballguy
is it Murralind, Murralyn or Murrelend?
GordonGekko
Footballguy
Direct Headline: 'THE WIRE' STAR LANCE REDDICK DEAD AT 60
TMZ 3/17/2023 11:47 AM PT
Lance Reddick, famous for his work on HBO's "The Wire" and the "John Wick" movie franchise has died ... TMZ has learned....Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lance's body was discovered at his Studio City home Friday morning around 9:30 AM. His cause of death is currently unclear, but our law enforcement sources say it appears to be natural....
....Lance had been doing a press tour for the fourth installment of the 'John Wick' franchise -- he plays Charon in the movie -- and had a guest appearance scheduled for next week on Kelly Clarkson's show....Lance posted a selfie video on social media Wednesday morning, appearing to be at home with his dogs instead of attending the 'Wick 4' premiere in New York City ... though he never mentioned why he wasn't going to the premiere.....
....Before his work on 'Wick,' Lance was best known for playing fictional Baltimore Police Department officer Cedrick Daniels on the hit HBO series "The Wire" ... with his character appearing in all five seasons....Lance also had recurring roles on a bunch of popular TV shows ... including "Fringe," "Bosch," "Oz" and "Lost."....Lance has some unreleased projects in the works ... he plays the Greek god Zeus in the upcoming Disney+ series, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."
....Born and raised in Baltimore, Lance earned a music degree from the University of Rochester and he got his MFA from Yale....Lance was 60.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/17/the-wire-star-lance-reddick-dead-dies/
"A very odd thing happened to my career when I got The Wire. My career was pretty much a steady climb; I didn't really flatline much. When I did The Wire, that's when I thought all the doors would open, but that's when things flatlined. I had a really hard time just getting seen for film, which was the next step."
- Lance Reddick
*******
“You show loyalty, they learn loyalty. You show them it’s about the work, it’ll be about the work. You show them it’s about some other kind of game, then that’s the game they’ll play.”
Rest in peace, Lt Daniels.
TMZ 3/17/2023 11:47 AM PT
Lance Reddick, famous for his work on HBO's "The Wire" and the "John Wick" movie franchise has died ... TMZ has learned....Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lance's body was discovered at his Studio City home Friday morning around 9:30 AM. His cause of death is currently unclear, but our law enforcement sources say it appears to be natural....
....Lance had been doing a press tour for the fourth installment of the 'John Wick' franchise -- he plays Charon in the movie -- and had a guest appearance scheduled for next week on Kelly Clarkson's show....Lance posted a selfie video on social media Wednesday morning, appearing to be at home with his dogs instead of attending the 'Wick 4' premiere in New York City ... though he never mentioned why he wasn't going to the premiere.....
....Before his work on 'Wick,' Lance was best known for playing fictional Baltimore Police Department officer Cedrick Daniels on the hit HBO series "The Wire" ... with his character appearing in all five seasons....Lance also had recurring roles on a bunch of popular TV shows ... including "Fringe," "Bosch," "Oz" and "Lost."....Lance has some unreleased projects in the works ... he plays the Greek god Zeus in the upcoming Disney+ series, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."
....Born and raised in Baltimore, Lance earned a music degree from the University of Rochester and he got his MFA from Yale....Lance was 60.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/17/the-wire-star-lance-reddick-dead-dies/
"A very odd thing happened to my career when I got The Wire. My career was pretty much a steady climb; I didn't really flatline much. When I did The Wire, that's when I thought all the doors would open, but that's when things flatlined. I had a really hard time just getting seen for film, which was the next step."
- Lance Reddick
*******
“You show loyalty, they learn loyalty. You show them it’s about the work, it’ll be about the work. You show them it’s about some other kind of game, then that’s the game they’ll play.”
Rest in peace, Lt Daniels.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
My life is broken into two calendar periods:
1) before seeing The Wire
2) after seeing The Wire
I wish that I could go back in time and watch it again as if for the first time, with fresh eyes.
I watched it for the first time in the last 6 months. Definitely worth the time.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
To each his own. I hadn't watched The Wire before, but after years of hearing SO MANY PEOPLE make it out to be the best show in the history of history and a life altering experience, when I finally watched it, it was so overhyped that it couldn't match my inflated expectations. I enjoyed it. It was a good to very good show IMO. But it's not in my pantheon of sacred, must watch, in the conversation for best shows ever. It's not a show I would recommend to people I know when they are looking for something to watch. (I know what they generally like, and I doubt they would like it.) I'm glad I finally got to watch it and now understand when people discuss it. Glad you think it's one of the best ever (if not the best). It just didn't strike me at that level.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
It barely survived in its own time. Anywhere other than HBO and it never would have had a chance
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Well, in fairness it isn’t as good as Cheers…..
Zow
Footballguy
Yeah I have two episodes left in like my fifth re-watch.
I'd pay some serious coin to have my memory of the show erased so that I could watch it fresh again. But, it remains very rewatchable for me.
Yenrub
Footballguy
This is how I feel about Breaking Bad
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Just started watching it……for the first time. It came out the year my twin kids were born. Missed the whole series.
The Gator
Footballguy
jealous
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