WHEN DOES THE NEW SEASON OF WIRE START?
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OK, now that America's intellectual elite are paying attention to this show, there's more articles than you can shake a stick at:
David Simon interviewed in the New Yorker
I haven't read this one yet, I'm saving it for reading in the actual print edition and I'm chronically behind in my New Yorker reading, although this issue is getting bumped to the front of the cue. Will season five live up to the hype? Well, season three was easily the best thing I had ever seen on television when it aired and season four easily topped that one. I'm optimistic about season five.
RIP Snot Boogie
David Simon interviewed in the New Yorker
I haven't read this one yet, I'm saving it for reading in the actual print edition and I'm chronically behind in my New Yorker reading, although this issue is getting bumped to the front of the cue. Will season five live up to the hype? Well, season three was easily the best thing I had ever seen on television when it aired and season four easily topped that one. I'm optimistic about season five.
RIP Snot Boogie
I loved season 2 both times I watched it. I think they will focus on a certain aspect in five but they won't ignore the rest of the build up they created in the first 4. I expect it to be a well rounded season.To some degree, I think the new season, since it focuses heavily on the Sun, might turn off some fans for the same reason they didn't like season No. 2, i.e. ...
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I loved season 2 both times I watched it. I think they will focus on a certain aspect in five but they won't ignore the rest of the build up they created in the first 4. I expect it to be a well rounded season.To some degree, I think the new season, since it focuses heavily on the Sun, might turn off some fans for the same reason they didn't like season No. 2, i.e. ...
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I totally agree. I liked No. 2 a lot. I was just saying that some people might not see it the same way. I don't think there's any way it would get hated on as much, especially because it's the last hurrah, but I could see a few folks wanting more drug dealer, less newspaper editor.
i just noticed last week that season 1 of the wire is on hbo on demand. i got a late start on this show and only caught seasons 3 and 4. i'm 4 deep into season 1 and its
i just finished season 1 myself. saw it has good viewership up here so i checked it out, pretty Frickin' good. not as addictive as sopranos but loving it.i just noticed last week that season 1 of the wire is on hbo on demand. i got a late start on this show and only caught seasons 3 and 4. i'm 4 deep into season 1 and its
And he with us. Man saw the last episode before me and it being The Wire, I asked "Who dies?" and he wouldn't tell me. "Someone we like?" and he said "Yea, someone we saw come up." - and I thought it would be either Pres or Bodie. Glad we got that scene with him and McNulty still.
This will probably be too late for most of you, but through today (Saturday) Best Buy has all three seasons of the Wire plus pre-orders for season 4 half price. I think you can get the price online though, so if you've been chafing at the $60 price tag, perhaps you can still pull the trigger tonight.
I just wanted tothank the strut for putting me onto this show a while back
Afetr catching some of season 1 on tv-links (RIP) i went on to binge-out and rent season one...(7 episodes a night steez) and bought season 2 (loved the new take)
my little sister also got hooked and blessed me with season 3 on chinatown bootleg DVD but that was awful since the last episode was broken
the thing that attracted me in the first place was your talks on the educational system side of the scenario (season 4 i guess) so i have to watch the rest
Thanks again
BEST SHOW EVAR...
Afetr catching some of season 1 on tv-links (RIP) i went on to binge-out and rent season one...(7 episodes a night steez) and bought season 2 (loved the new take)
my little sister also got hooked and blessed me with season 3 on chinatown bootleg DVD but that was awful since the last episode was broken
the thing that attracted me in the first place was your talks on the educational system side of the scenario (season 4 i guess) so i have to watch the rest
Thanks again
BEST SHOW EVAR...
I finally convinced my wife to give the show a chance and we started from S1...it took about three episodes but once she was willing to get there, she was hooked. We blew through the first season in about a week or so (which is saying a lot given that we don't have a lot of free time).
We started watching S2 last week and this is the first time I've rewatched S2 since it first aired. That's how I got introduced to the show and it's been interesting watching it the second time around.
I agree with the general criticism that, of the four seasons, it's the most uneven, which is to say that it's still great...just not as great. I don't think it's the white-ness factor except to say that S2, to me, feels overly ambitious and introduces too many new players, with an entirely different subculture, and thus, feels overloaded as a result. I admire the ambition, I just don't think it executes as cleanly as S1 does. I also think Ziggy is a surprisingly bad character for the show insofar as 1) the actor's acting is truly bad and 2) his character is mad predictable in a way that I don't generally associate with the show, especially not a main character (for the season at least).
My friend pointed out though that even if Ziggy's weak in some ways, you still feel bad for his character and the fact that he can still generate that kind of sympathy says something. (He, in contrast, thinks Snoop from S4 is a waste of space).
We started watching S2 last week and this is the first time I've rewatched S2 since it first aired. That's how I got introduced to the show and it's been interesting watching it the second time around.
I agree with the general criticism that, of the four seasons, it's the most uneven, which is to say that it's still great...just not as great. I don't think it's the white-ness factor except to say that S2, to me, feels overly ambitious and introduces too many new players, with an entirely different subculture, and thus, feels overloaded as a result. I admire the ambition, I just don't think it executes as cleanly as S1 does. I also think Ziggy is a surprisingly bad character for the show insofar as 1) the actor's acting is truly bad and 2) his character is mad predictable in a way that I don't generally associate with the show, especially not a main character (for the season at least).
My friend pointed out though that even if Ziggy's weak in some ways, you still feel bad for his character and the fact that he can still generate that kind of sympathy says something. (He, in contrast, thinks Snoop from S4 is a waste of space).
