Movies and TV "The Wire" fans - Page 4

**noa** · 04-20-2009, 12:54 PM

I think my two favorite TV scenes of all time are that scene where Dee explains chess and the scene in Deadwood when Dan fights Captain Turner.

**Baby Lee** · 04-20-2009, 02:23 PM

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I think my two favorite TV scenes of all time are that scene where Dee explains chess and the scene in Deadwood when Dan fights Captain Turner.

Bullock beating the fock out of Alma's father.
Cy beating Veronica Mars cross-eyed.

**Buck** · 04-25-2009, 11:05 AM

This is possibly the best picture on the internet.

**Reaper16** · 04-25-2009, 11:26 AM

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This is possibly the best picture on the internet.

Yeah... that is immediately being used as my Facebook profile pic.

**Buck** · 04-25-2009, 11:29 AM

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Yeah... that is immediately being used as my Facebook profile pic.

I was gonna make it my avatar, but I don't feel like resizing it.

Ultra Peanut · 04-25-2009, 11:21 AM

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**Buck** · 04-25-2009, 11:23 AM

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Awesome

irishjayhawk · 04-25-2009, 11:24 AM

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irishjayhawk · 07-11-2009, 09:23 AM

Just finished the entire series. Epic is one word that comes to mind.

I'm not sure how to rank them just yet because I'm having a hard time with season 5. It just doesn't seem to fit the rest. The rest were realistic while 5 felt over the top. Yet, many of the ideas behind 5 are powerful. I'm gonna have to think about it.

My gut says: 4 & 1 (tie), 3 & 5 (tie), 2. But let's not pretend that says much. There's almost no distance between any of them, really.

Also, UP, you are correct when describing 10-12 hour days of The Wire. It is heaven.

**Buck** · 07-11-2009, 11:55 AM

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Just finished the entire series. Epic is one word that comes to mind.

I'm not sure how to rank them just yet because I'm having a hard time with season 5. It just doesn't seem to fit the rest. The rest were realistic while 5 felt over the top. Yet, many of the ideas behind 5 are powerful. I'm gonna have to think about it.

My gut says: 4 & 1 (tie), 3 & 5 (tie), 2. But let's not pretend that says much. There's almost no distance between any of them, really.

Also, UP, you are correct when describing 10-12 hour days of The Wire. It is heaven.

Awesome. Did you like season 2? I noticed its last on your list.

Rewatch and see if you like it better, thats the case with most people. I loved it the first time through.

I need to re-watch this show.

Thig Lyfe · 07-11-2009, 12:27 PM

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Awesome. Did you like season 2? I noticed its last on your list.

Rewatch and see if you like it better, thats the case with most people. I loved it the first time through.

I need to re-watch this show.

I thought season 2 was friggin' great despite being way different than the other seasons. Focusing on Sobotka rather than Barksdale was risky but paid off. The season was essentially filler to lend some realism to the Barksdale timeline (they couldn't just turn around and get Avon out of prison the next season), I think, but it was amazing, well-crafted, meaningful filler.

**Reaper16** · 07-11-2009, 12:22 PM

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I'm not sure how to rank them just yet because I'm having a hard time with season 5. It just doesn't seem to fit the rest. The rest were realistic while 5 felt over the top. Yet, many of the ideas behind 5 are powerful. I'm gonna have to think about it.

My gut says: 4 & 1 (tie), 3 & 5 (tie), 2. But let's not pretend that says much. There's almost no distance between any of them, really.

It is still literary fiction (in TV form), so Season 5's plot was working fine on an artistic level. I wouldn't say that the serial killer plot was any more unrealistic than the Hamsterdam plot or the entire Omar story arc.

Thig Lyfe · 07-11-2009, 12:24 PM

I'm on disc 3 of season 4. Amazed how they're able to come up with fresh storylines without abandoning what made the show great in the first place. I'd like to see more McNulty, though.

**Reaper16** · 07-11-2009, 12:26 PM

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I'm on disc 3 of season 4. Amazed how they're able to come up with fresh storylines without abandoning what made the show great in the first place. I'd like to see more McNulty, though.

It ain't about what you like, holmes. Its about what serves the story.

irishjayhawk · 07-11-2009, 12:42 PM

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Awesome. Did you like season 2? I noticed its last on your list.

Rewatch and see if you like it better, thats the case with most people. I loved it the first time through.

I need to re-watch this show.

Like I said, it's much like UP's simile: its like picking your favorite child.

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It is still literary fiction (in TV form), so Season 5's plot was working fine on an artistic level. I wouldn't say that the serial killer plot was any more unrealistic than the Hamsterdam plot or the entire Omar story arc.

While I found the fake serial killer plot to be somewhat unrealistic, comparatively (I don't see a problem with legalization - in fact that is one of the aspects that made Season 3 rank higher than 2. I loved the thought behind that decision. It made sense. As for Omar, I'm not sure what's unbelievable about his story arc.), it was more that the season seemed contrived. It was paced faster and written almost truncated. They knew they were ending and it's like they decided to race towards it. I LOVE the ideas behind all the arcs in the season, but they felt rushed and almost betrayed because of it. For example, while I understood Gus' plight with Templeton, it seemed emotionally unattatched. I mean I wanted Gus to win but the loss (the girl reporter) I felt was unemotional and a "who gives a shit" moment. I hated the managers of the paper - like you were supposed to - but I felt like they had a side of the story that wasn't completely told.

I'm half-tempted to rank them like so: 4 & 1, 3, 2, 5. But I don't think I can because there's much of 5 to like. And 2 seems like the black sheep in that many of it's storylines don't continue. Sure, the Greek comes back and has a job in the later seasons but aside from that, it didn't offer the overlapping storylines that made most of the seasons great.

Like I said though, it's a tough choice regardless because each has their own merits. I loved the dock setting, for example.

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irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	Just finished the entire series. Epic is one word that comes to mind. I'm not sure how to rank them just yet because I'm having a hard time with season 5. It just doesn't seem to fit the rest. The rest were realistic while 5 felt over the top. Yet, many of the ideas behind 5 are powerful. I'm gonna have to think about it. My gut says: 4 & 1 (tie), 3 & 5 (tie), 2. But let's not pretend that says much. There's almost no distance between any of them, really. Also, UP, you are correct when describing 10-12 hour days of The Wire. It is heaven. __________________ "Think about how stupid the average person is. Then remember that half the people in the world are stupider than that." --George Carlin
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