Movies and TV "The Wire" fans - Page 6

KCUnited · 07-11-2009, 01:24 PM

Plus Nick Sabatka's girlfriend had them tittay's!!!

**Buck** · 07-11-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KCUnited

Plus Nick Sabatka's girlfriend had them tittay's!!!

I forgot about that.

Thig Lyfe · 07-11-2009, 02:35 PM

I'm watching episode 10 of season 4 right now, and holy shit if McNulty's younger son doesn't look exactly like Ricky Rubio.

Thig Lyfe · 07-11-2009, 02:50 PM

Oh, ****! What happens at the end of that episode is the most brutal shit I've ever seen on television.

**Baby Lee** · 07-11-2009, 03:11 PM

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Oh, ****! What happens at the end of that episode is the most brutal shit I've ever seen on television.

Chris' beatdown of Bug's pops?

Did you ever see Cy Tolliver beat Veronica Mars cross-eyed and lumpy skulled on Deadwood?

Ultra Peanut · 07-12-2009, 05:36 AM

Randy went from sweet, promising kid with an honest-to-god shot at getting out to being an angry, hopeless lost cause. I don't really think they needed to wade much further into that.

irishjayhawk · 07-12-2009, 01:39 PM

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Randy went from sweet, promising kid with an honest-to-god shot at getting out to being an angry, hopeless lost cause. I don't really think they needed to wade much further into that.

See, I wanted to see more of that transformation as Randy was one of the four I really cared about. They did more for Neamon than Randy which I thought was sad because Neamon was more of a Colvin story than a Neamon story.

**Reaper16** · 07-12-2009, 01:51 PM

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See, I wanted to see more of that transformation as Randy was one of the four I really cared about. They did more for Neamon than Randy which I thought was sad because Neamon was more of a Colvin story than a Neamon story.

That'd just be fan service, though. As soon as Randy walked into that group home, you knew what his fate would be. His season 5 cameo simply confirmed it. Showing the transformation wouldn't say anything that wasn't already said.

irishjayhawk · 07-12-2009, 01:52 PM

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That'd just be fan service, though. As soon as Randy walked into that group home, you knew what his fate would be. His season 5 cameo simply confirmed it. Showing the transformation wouldn't say anything that wasn't already said.

True, I guess.

**Reaper16** · 07-12-2009, 01:55 PM

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True, I guess.

I'm telling you, I can think of many scenes that I would have loved to see. But if I take a critical lens to those desires, I come up with nothing that wouldn't simply be extraneous.

Instead of wishing that there was more of The Wire, these days I just lament that there aren't more shows as good as The Wire.

Basileus777 · 07-12-2009, 01:25 PM

All of the seasons were great. In terms of how I enjoyed them, I'd rank them: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5. But if I ranked them on how "good" they were, I'd put season 4 at the top. Season 5 is easily the worst season though.

Ultra Peanut · 07-12-2009, 07:40 PM

I wanted Omar to raise Stringer from the dead and for those two to become lovers, but we get what we need, not what we want.

**Reaper16** · 07-16-2009, 09:51 PM

So... I'm reading David Simon & Ed Burns' book The Corner, and I stumbled upon a small passage that may give some insight as to why The Wire's theme song is "Way Down in the Hole." From pgs. 38-93:

...In Baltimore, anyone can sell anywhere, so long as there are fiends willing to pay. Now, a drug corner is all about product and name recognition.

"Got orange tops."

"Big Whites. Big white bags."

"Reds. Red tops. Reds make you sparkle. Red tops."

And, as always, "In the Hole."

Black Beauty, a dark-skinned tout know for her hard look, is busy touting today for that crew, which sells heroin under a brand name that has its origin in local geography. Perfectly isolated, the back alley that runs between Mount and Vincent on the south side of Fayette has long been known as the Hole. In service of that brand, Black Beauty walks a tight circle on Mount Street, barking in mindless repetition, like a mating bird left lonesome in the spring.

"In the Hole. In the Hole. In the Hole."

**Buck** · 09-17-2009, 12:16 PM

Even just reading this thread brings a smile to my face.

I've seen most of season 1 3 times through, just waiting for my roommate to finish the Finale of Season 1 so I can get to season 2 again. The rest of the series I've only seen once.

I cannot wait til he gets there. Season 2 is this shit.

**Reaper16** · 09-17-2009, 01:03 PM

I was talking yesterday with my friend Stephen, who is the Midwest Region President of Sigma Tau Delta (the international honor society for students of English/Literature) and the two of us are going to organize and present a panel of scholarship on The Wire at next year's Sigma Tau Delta international convention.

07-11-2009, 01:24 PM	#1
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Ultra Peanut v^V^v^V^v^V^ Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Holland* Casino cash: $10005177	Randy went from sweet, promising kid with an honest-to-god shot at getting out to being an angry, hopeless lost cause. I don't really think they needed to wade much further into that. __________________
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Basileus777 MVP Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Casino cash: $5335958	All of the seasons were great. In terms of how I enjoyed them, I'd rank them: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5. But if I ranked them on how "good" they were, I'd put season 4 at the top. Season 5 is easily the worst season though.
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Ultra Peanut v^V^v^V^v^V^ Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Holland* Casino cash: $10005177	I wanted Omar to raise Stringer from the dead and for those two to become lovers, but we get what we need, not what we want. __________________
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Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8309900	Even just reading this thread brings a smile to my face. I've seen most of season 1 3 times through, just waiting for my roommate to finish the Finale of Season 1 so I can get to season 2 again. The rest of the series I've only seen once. I cannot wait til he gets there. Season 2 is this shit.
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