duaneok66
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what he said . . .Any scene with Omar in it is
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Whew, I wasn't sure for a minute.
Rocky Dennis
Footballguy
Season 2 is a lot like Eyes Wide Shut. People either love it or hate it. I wasn't a fan at first but liked the season much better the second time I watched it. Now it's my 3rd favorite season.JetsWillWin said:Still getting through this show. I loved S1, but just finished S2 and...well I thought it was pretty lame.
culdeus
Footballguy
I realize it's fictional, but why don't they just get some dude to spot up with a .308 and a 10x scope and drop people at like a 1/4 mile. Seems like that would solve a lot of problems.
About halfway through the 3rd season and it seems to be fishtailing a bit. Not sure the direction this one is going.
About halfway through the 3rd season and it seems to be fishtailing a bit. Not sure the direction this one is going.
Carver
Footballguy
Who is "they"?
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
I like this analogy thing.Season 3= Rocky or Pulp Fiction. Everyone says it's fantastic and it ranks among the all time greats, but guys seem to like it more than girls for some reason.Season 4= The Godfather or Casablanca. Universally considered to be a stunning masterpiece, so good that sometimes when you're watching you just shake your head at its unfathomable greatness and wonder how the writers, directors and actors could have done something so perfect.Season 5= Jedi. A fitting, satisfying end, but lacking the knock-you-on-your-rear end awesomeness of the previous two.Season 2 is a lot like Eyes Wide Shut. People either love it or hate it. I wasn't a fan at first but liked the season much better the second time I watched it. Now it's my 3rd favorite season.Still getting through this show. I loved S1, but just finished S2 and...well I thought it was pretty lame.
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drummer
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I knew a couple of dudes who were just like Ziggy back in the day. Zig reminded me of one dude so much that I would remember some of the F'd up crap he used to pull. He even looked like Zig. I once told the dude to "F off" and never talk to me again. Years later, he came by out of the blue, and apologized for his crap. I gave him some $$ to go out and grab more beers, and told him to come straight back. He didn't. He would up dying hours after I sent him out, trying to pull out an engine part from an abandoned car that had no tires and was only propped up with an old fender jack, and got crushed to death.Season 2 is a lot like Eyes Wide Shut. People either love it or hate it. I wasn't a fan at first but liked the season much better the second time I watched it. Now it's my 3rd favorite season.Still getting through this show. I loved S1, but just finished S2 and...well I thought it was pretty lame.
culdeus
Footballguy
Anyone that wants to shoot someone on the street. Do it DC sniper style. Why risk getting shot or caught?
Who do you think these guys are, specialists trained by the Marines or street thugs?
culdeus
Footballguy
It's 100x easier to drop someone at 100yds with a scoped rifle than 20 feet with a 9mm semi-auto. Plus your chances are surviving are much higher. Anyone that's played a bunch of GTA will tell you that. I'm not 100% serious here, but the thought did cross my mind.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Probably the same reason the D.C. sniper never shot anyone from a rooftop in D.C., only in the suburbs. It's almost impossible to get away in a dense city. Why worry about bounding down many flights of steps, finding your vehicle, and evading the police or others on the scene when you can easily just pull up in a car and speed away when you are done? Not to mention how much easier it would be for cops to track a weapon like that through the chain of commerce.
The fact that it never happens in real life is sort of a clue that it's probably not practical.
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corpcow
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Agreed. THough, I think part of the unbelievability with the serial killer storyline was intended - to be read in the context that no one really cared enough to even question it, and each accepted the lie (politicians, newspapers, and cops) because it furthered their own agenda... that they never actually believed any of it, but used it as a vehicle to get other ####they wanted.
I thought the serial killer stuff was kind of funny.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
The scene with snoop in home depot is hilarious.I thought the serial killer stuff was kind of funny.
Johnny Detroit
Footballguy
alot of it is based on stuff the black preacher in the show really did. they did a special on him one time in regards to black gangsters. they gave him shot in the show for helping with keeping so much of the plot and story "real".
the stuff on the paper also had a lot to do with the <i believe> the guy who did the show and his issues while working for the baltimore papers. outside of the homeless story, but rather the behind the scenes etc.
the funniest is the whole white guy winning was real also. not being from that part of the country, i thought it was made up for the show.
guess real life is better than fiction.
the stuff on the paper also had a lot to do with the <i believe> the guy who did the show and his issues while working for the baltimore papers. outside of the homeless story, but rather the behind the scenes etc.
the funniest is the whole white guy winning was real also. not being from that part of the country, i thought it was made up for the show.
guess real life is better than fiction.
Please See Mine
Footballguy
If you were a good distance away, wouldn't the need for a quick getaway be lessened?
The_Man
Footballguy
Just found out about this http://www.thebmi.org/index.cfm/cID/655/mp...emID/1075"</a>"]really cool "Wire" event next Thursday at Baltimore's Museum of Industry -- they're taking down the exhibit about filmmaking in Maryland, which focused on "The Wire." Going to see if my wife will go with me.
Join us for the closing of the exhibit: Local Scenes on the Silver Screen, featuring HBO's The Wire
An event and silent auction to support the Baltimore Museum of Industry & the Maryland Film Industry Coalition
Thursday, July 30th, 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway
Tickets: $45 at the door, $40 in advance, $35 for BMI members and film industry union & guild members. Tickets can be purchased through the museum at 410-727-4808 ext. 105 or ext. 129.
Menu of Events
Drinks on the Patio, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Silent Auction begins.
Mingle with film industry members including cast, crew and actors from The Wire; Nina K. Noble, Executive Producer; Actors Jermaine Crawford (Dukie), Anwan Glover (Slim Charles), Michael Kostroff (Lawyer Maury Levy), Corey Parker Robinson (Det. Leander Sydnor), Sonja Sohn (Det. Kima Greggs), Delaney Williams (Sgt. Jay Landsman), S. Robert Morgan (Blind Butchie), Greg Williams (Det. Michael Crutchfield) and more still being confirmed.
Keep the Cameras Rolling, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
From bustling Baltimore to the Bay and beyond, the film industry has long thrived in Maryland. Ed Norris, radio personality and former Wire actor, will moderate a discussion with industry insiders about the current challenge facing the film business in Maryland and what's in store for the future.
The Night is Still Young, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
• Go on crew-led tours of the exhibit Local Scenes on the Silver Screen
• Bid on auction items:
The Wire Season 4, Episode 1 Script Autographed by 24 actors!
Homicide: Life on the Street Props
Items from The Wire & other MD productions including Homicide: Life on the Street & Tuck Everlasting
A "Wire" set tour by Production Designer - Vince Peranio
Stringer Bells' Wardrobe from his murder scene
The Wire Season 4 Cast Autographed Poster
Set Dressing from The Wire
David Simon Autographed Copy of The Wire Boxed Set
John Water's Autographed Book of screenplays, including Hairspray & Female Trouble
"The Wire: Truth be Told", autographed by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez
David Simon Autographed copy of the book Homicide
Join us for the closing of the exhibit: Local Scenes on the Silver Screen, featuring HBO's The Wire
An event and silent auction to support the Baltimore Museum of Industry & the Maryland Film Industry Coalition
Thursday, July 30th, 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway
Tickets: $45 at the door, $40 in advance, $35 for BMI members and film industry union & guild members. Tickets can be purchased through the museum at 410-727-4808 ext. 105 or ext. 129.
Menu of Events
Drinks on the Patio, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Silent Auction begins.
Mingle with film industry members including cast, crew and actors from The Wire; Nina K. Noble, Executive Producer; Actors Jermaine Crawford (Dukie), Anwan Glover (Slim Charles), Michael Kostroff (Lawyer Maury Levy), Corey Parker Robinson (Det. Leander Sydnor), Sonja Sohn (Det. Kima Greggs), Delaney Williams (Sgt. Jay Landsman), S. Robert Morgan (Blind Butchie), Greg Williams (Det. Michael Crutchfield) and more still being confirmed.
Keep the Cameras Rolling, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
From bustling Baltimore to the Bay and beyond, the film industry has long thrived in Maryland. Ed Norris, radio personality and former Wire actor, will moderate a discussion with industry insiders about the current challenge facing the film business in Maryland and what's in store for the future.
The Night is Still Young, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
• Go on crew-led tours of the exhibit Local Scenes on the Silver Screen
• Bid on auction items:
The Wire Season 4, Episode 1 Script Autographed by 24 actors!
Homicide: Life on the Street Props
Items from The Wire & other MD productions including Homicide: Life on the Street & Tuck Everlasting
A "Wire" set tour by Production Designer - Vince Peranio
Stringer Bells' Wardrobe from his murder scene
The Wire Season 4 Cast Autographed Poster
Set Dressing from The Wire
David Simon Autographed Copy of The Wire Boxed Set
John Water's Autographed Book of screenplays, including Hairspray & Female Trouble
"The Wire: Truth be Told", autographed by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez
David Simon Autographed copy of the book Homicide
Please See Mine
Footballguy
Funniest Lines/Moments from the Wire?
Here are 2 for me:
Bernard sitting in booking while his gf #####es at him. "Man, I can't wait to go to jail."
Cheese from Season 4 before Omar bursts in to Prop Joe's place. "You know who got the fattest asses and the best #######? Midgets, #####."
Here are 2 for me:
Bernard sitting in booking while his gf #####es at him. "Man, I can't wait to go to jail."
Cheese from Season 4 before Omar bursts in to Prop Joe's place. "You know who got the fattest asses and the best #######? Midgets, #####."
fans of the show should check out tonight's episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel.
He goes to Baltimore and hangs out with Snoop and the original Jay Landsman from The Wire.
He goes to Baltimore and hangs out with Snoop and the original Jay Landsman from The Wire.
http://anthony-bourdain-blog.travelchannel...llent-adventure
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Please See Mine
Footballguy
nice one.
The_Man
Footballguy
Thanks for the heads-up. Will definitely be watching.As John Waters says, "Come to Baltimore and be appalled!"
That being said, things are getting a little out of hand around this summer.
Here's the news from last night:
culdeus
Footballguy
Finished season 3 and into 4 now. Found season 3 to be the weakest of the first 3. Seemed in many ways to suffer from the Sopranos issue of trying to get back to what made season 1 special, and in the process finding out that it was already played out.
It's going to be real hard for 4 to not top 3 even for all the major plot moments.
It's going to be real hard for 4 to not top 3 even for all the major plot moments.
Major
Footballguy
4 will top every season you've seen thus far
The Ref
Footballguy
Yeah - dont worry about a season 4 let down. It's not posible.
The Ref
Footballguy
Balt-more moves to Boston.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachus...s_a_connection/
To the casual viewer, “The Wire’’ - the gritty HBO crime series set on the tough streets of Baltimore - might not seem like the kind of program that would inspire self-improvement.It featured gun-toting drug dealers, heartless thugs who murdered anyone who got in their way, and hard-drinking, foul-mouthed police detectives who were often powerless to stop them. The storylines were typically bleak. The most beloved characters were usually doomed. But some say its grim premise may be exactly what many of the city’s most troubled young people need to explore in order to change their lives for the better. For almost a year, one of the show’s stars has been working with a Boston community activist to create a curriculum based on “The Wire’’. The program would gather a group of young people already involved in the criminal system or at risk of being drawn in, and for at least five hours a week for at least six weeks, show them episodes............
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachus...s_a_connection/
To the casual viewer, “The Wire’’ - the gritty HBO crime series set on the tough streets of Baltimore - might not seem like the kind of program that would inspire self-improvement.It featured gun-toting drug dealers, heartless thugs who murdered anyone who got in their way, and hard-drinking, foul-mouthed police detectives who were often powerless to stop them. The storylines were typically bleak. The most beloved characters were usually doomed. But some say its grim premise may be exactly what many of the city’s most troubled young people need to explore in order to change their lives for the better. For almost a year, one of the show’s stars has been working with a Boston community activist to create a curriculum based on “The Wire’’. The program would gather a group of young people already involved in the criminal system or at risk of being drawn in, and for at least five hours a week for at least six weeks, show them episodes............
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
Well, today (tonight) is a really sad day that I've been dreading for months.
Tonight is the night that my wife and I finished watching the show. We started watching this in Sept. after hearing so much about it and it not only lived up to the hype, but well surpassed it.
The good news is that this show was the best show/movie/fill in the blank that I, or the wife, has ever seen.
The bad news is that this show has totally and completely ruined every other thing, save for sports, that we watch on TV. I mean, ever since we started watching this a couple of months ago, we have realized just how horrible 99% of TV is. Well, I guess our cooking shows are safe, but just about everything else is just trash.
Just what a ####### great show that was. Wow.
Tonight is the night that my wife and I finished watching the show. We started watching this in Sept. after hearing so much about it and it not only lived up to the hype, but well surpassed it.
The good news is that this show was the best show/movie/fill in the blank that I, or the wife, has ever seen.
The bad news is that this show has totally and completely ruined every other thing, save for sports, that we watch on TV. I mean, ever since we started watching this a couple of months ago, we have realized just how horrible 99% of TV is. Well, I guess our cooking shows are safe, but just about everything else is just trash.
Just what a ####### great show that was. Wow.
Red Apples
Footballguy
How funny was it to see CSI promote their 3 series crossover, "A case so big it takes 3 episodes to solve"?
3 episodes?
After you've seen the wire you can't watch another cop show again.
3 episodes?
After you've seen the wire you can't watch another cop show again.
Deepster
Footballguy
I'm still in Wire hangover mode. It's been 6 months now and I haven't watched any TV other than sports and Entourage since. Tried to get into Weeds, tried Mad Men. Nothing. And the worst part is, I really don't want them to try and resurrect The Wire, or make a movie. It ended perfectly.
The Ref
Footballguy
Some things you just have to let go of. Just a great show.
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
Yeah, agreed. We're thinking of trying to some older shows that we never saw: Oz, Sopranos, Weeds, maybe Mad Men.I think we're the only couple who never saw any Sopranos...
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
Basically, anything on network TV is just utter garbage...it didn't used to be this way. For instance, the original CSI was solid. But any new shows (any CSI now, The Forgotten, V, hell, even Criminal Minds has tanked) are just unwatchable. I don't think, really, that it was The Wire that did us all in, I think it was the fact that the shows on network TV are poorly written and horribly acted that was the downfall. 
jamny
Footballguy
Check out Breaking Bad.Basically, anything on network TV is just utter garbage...it didn't used to be this way. For instance, the original CSI was solid. But any new shows (any CSI now, The Forgotten, V, hell, even Criminal Minds has tanked) are just unwatchable. I don't think, really, that it was The Wire that did us all in, I think it was the fact that the shows on network TV are poorly written and horribly acted that was the downfall.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
You must see Generation Kill. The Wire writer/creator David Simon wrote the miniseries, and I think it's practically the best thing ever made about war - and that includes Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket.While I think The Wire is the best drama that ever aired on TV, to a lesser extent, these HBO shows are all worth watching:RomeDeadwoodSix Feet UnderIn TreatmentThe SopranosThe Larry Sanders Show
mr. furley
Footballguy
Check out Breaking Bad.Basically, anything on network TV is just utter garbage...it didn't used to be this way. For instance, the original CSI was solid. But any new shows (any CSI now, The Forgotten, V, hell, even Criminal Minds has tanked) are just unwatchable. I don't think, really, that it was The Wire that did us all in, I think it was the fact that the shows on network TV are poorly written and horribly acted that was the downfall.
not quite The Wire but a pretty good show nonetheless
Eviloutsider
Footballguy
Just bought the entire set on DVD for the wife for Christmas for 64 bucks. She likes these kind of shows and this show has gotten such good reviews I owe it to myself to check it out.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
That is a great deal. It will give her something to watch while up with the baby at night.
Eviloutsider
Footballguy
Yeah, I was surprised at how cheap it was. I got it off Ebay so hopefully everything is kosher and Im sure it will be as the seller had a good rating.That is a great deal. It will give her something to watch while up with the baby at night.
daddo39
Footballguy
I'm in agreement with The Wire being the best show ever. I just finished season 5 and am going through withdraw now. Talking to a friend of mine about it he recommended Brotherhood, a Showtime series that lasted 3 seasons. Glad i listened to him. I'm about 3/4 of the way through season 1 and am impressed.If you haven't seen it check it out.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
The upside to watching Oz is you get to see Carver, Avon Barksdale and Bodie again.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
They had a full episode of this on the Dexter season 1 DVDs. It seemed kind of Sopranoish and it was kinda hard to follow along since it was a season 2 episode. Looked like it had potential though.
whitem0nkey
Footballguy
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
#####, is you taking notes on a criminal ####### conspiracy?One of the best lines in that show.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
"Do the chair know we gonna look like a bunch o' punk-### #####es out there?"
Please See Mine
Footballguy
It is definitely interesting and is clearly influenced by the Sopranos.I found Season 2 to get a little tiresome toward the end, but Season 3 was really good.The main character kind of reminds me of Carcetti, actually, and there is a lot of the kind of relative morality of the Wire (the ends may justify the means, "good" guys working with "bad" guys, "bad" guys doing very good things, "good" guys doing bad things etc.)
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