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On April 13 2012 07:50 jnsjr wrote:Here is a link to the scene with Snoop in the hardware store. Definitely one of my favorite scenes. There is so much at play in this short scene its amazing. Things to check out: the way the other store patrons stare at her and she walks through, the employee's eyes when she is talking about a .22 cal, the transaction, and her talking to Chris. I loved the way that she repeated everything the employee told her in one sentence to Chris. She got schooled. Snoop @ the hardware store.
You know, I had absolutely no idea that Snoop was female. I had to look it up, and you are right. I must say she has a pretty deep voice and carries herself very manly  . My mind is a little blown now.
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god this show is by far the best tv show out there. I watched the entire thing in a week for the first time a couple months ago and I was blown out the water. IF YOU HAVNT SEEN THIS SHOW GO WATCH IT NOW.
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Im watching Louis Theroux in Philly, and 5 minuts in, a cold chill down the spine. Everything these officers see, is pretty much excactly like the "the wire". Corner boys, "the game" all sound natural to me, and I know instantly what all the terms mean.
Even though they dont say it directly, the first units followed are doing the good ol' Rip'n Run.
If you wonna see just how real The Wire is, check out this docu. Atleast the beginning of it, which is where im at now.
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On April 29 2012 02:33 manloveman wrote:
Im watching Louis Theroux in Philly, and 5 minuts in, a cold chill down the spine. Everything these officers see, is pretty much excactly like the "the wire". Corner boys, "the game" all sound natural to me, and I know instantly what all the terms mean.
Even though they dont say it directly, the first units followed are doing the good ol' Rip'n Run.
If you wonna see just how real The Wire is, check out this docu. Atleast the beginning of it, which is where im at now.
Thats whats i love the most about the Wire. The had such huge background work to make it as realistical as possible. Gunna have to watch it again now thinking about it!
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This show is the best. I have friends who are refusing to watch it because it isn't in HD (and because they are assholes), any word on it ever getting released in HD or is that not possible?
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On April 29 2012 02:37 Zim23 wrote:
This show is the best. I have friends who are refusing to watch it because it isn't in HD (and because they are assholes), any word on it ever getting released in HD or is that not possible?
What.
How can they refuse to watch the best show that ever was just because it isnt in HD ?
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I just started watching this after 2 of my friends told me it was a disgrace I didn't know about it.
I feel like I'm scratching on the surface of something much, much bigger and more awesome than it already is.
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On April 29 2012 02:37 Zim23 wrote:
This show is the best. I have friends who are refusing to watch it because it isn't in HD (and because they are assholes), any word on it ever getting released in HD or is that not possible?
I have a friend who refuses to watch it because it's a "Cop Show" :/
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On September 05 2006 08:27 Hot_Bid wrote:
I just came off a binge 4 day marathon where I watched the entire first season... and in my opinion it's comparable to Lost, the Sopranos, etc. Such a great show.
Basically its about narcotics cops in Baltimore and a big case they do, but more than that it's got a lot of cool police politics and it also shows you the drug dealers perspectives. I don't normally like cop shows as I think they are so formulaic and boring, but this one was just wow. I had no fucking idea what was going to happen and every episode was just so good.
It's heavily continuity based so missing an episode fucks you, and I like this because it assumes the watcher is intelligent and capable, rather than dumbass network television geared to entertaining your ass for one episode at a time with little carryover.
Anyway enough with me gushing, anyone else love this show?
I can't believe Hot_Bid compared The Wire with Lost?!
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On April 13 2012 20:22 Maginor wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 07:50 jnsjr wrote:Here is a link to the scene with Snoop in the hardware store. Definitely one of my favorite scenes. There is so much at play in this short scene its amazing. Things to check out: the way the other store patrons stare at her and she walks through, the employee's eyes when she is talking about a .22 cal, the transaction, and her talking to Chris. I loved the way that she repeated everything the employee told her in one sentence to Chris. She got schooled. Snoop @ the hardware store. You know, I had absolutely no idea that Snoop was female. I had to look it up, and you are right. I must say she has a pretty deep voice and carries herself very manly . My mind is a little blown now.
Snoop is not a character. Snoop is Snoop. She served time when she was 14 or so for murdering someone. so yeah she's hard.
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On April 29 2012 04:55 Everest9 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 05 2006 08:27 Hot_Bid wrote:
I just came off a binge 4 day marathon where I watched the entire first season... and in my opinion it's comparable to Lost, the Sopranos, etc. Such a great show.
Basically its about narcotics cops in Baltimore and a big case they do, but more than that it's got a lot of cool police politics and it also shows you the drug dealers perspectives. I don't normally like cop shows as I think they are so formulaic and boring, but this one was just wow. I had no fucking idea what was going to happen and every episode was just so good.
It's heavily continuity based so missing an episode fucks you, and I like this because it assumes the watcher is intelligent and capable, rather than dumbass network television geared to entertaining your ass for one episode at a time with little carryover.
Anyway enough with me gushing, anyone else love this show? I can't believe Hot_Bid compared The Wire with Lost?!
To be fair, the first season of Lost, to some extent the second season, are the best and only one's slightly comparable to The Wire. Those two seasons were out when Hot_Bid made the thread.
The Wire gets better in my opinion after the second season though that blows everything else out of the water.
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On September 05 2006 08:27 Hot_Bid wrote:
I just came off a binge 4 day marathon where I watched the entire first season... and in my opinion it's comparable to Lost, the Sopranos, etc. Such a great show.
comparable to uhh... Lost?
The amount of sheer powerful realism, overwhelming character development/scope and the absence of a full-on protagonist/antagonist which creates an aura to help any viewer to sympathize with any character he/she wants in this show makes Lost look like a bunch of marines /danceing in Novice Bel'shir Beach.
This show has been the all-around best 'visual production' including any movie or series for me.
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Heh after watching all of Breaking Bad I got an itch to watch the Wire through again for the third time. Truly the greatest show ever made nothing else has been able to touch it. Still pickin up stuff I missed even the third time trough. And season 2 is definelty better on subsequent watches.
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On April 29 2012 04:55 Everest9 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 05 2006 08:27 Hot_Bid wrote:
I just came off a binge 4 day marathon where I watched the entire first season... and in my opinion it's comparable to Lost, the Sopranos, etc. Such a great show.
Basically its about narcotics cops in Baltimore and a big case they do, but more than that it's got a lot of cool police politics and it also shows you the drug dealers perspectives. I don't normally like cop shows as I think they are so formulaic and boring, but this one was just wow. I had no fucking idea what was going to happen and every episode was just so good.
It's heavily continuity based so missing an episode fucks you, and I like this because it assumes the watcher is intelligent and capable, rather than dumbass network television geared to entertaining your ass for one episode at a time with little carryover.
Anyway enough with me gushing, anyone else love this show? I can't believe Hot_Bid compared The Wire with Lost?!
2006
2006!!!!!
edit: I hate Lost now btw
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I watched the first 3 seasons of this a while ago and forgot about it. I really liked them but I know how shows start to decline in quality towards the end. Are seasons 4 and 5 as good as 1-3?
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On May 02 2012 11:40 Absurdly wrote:
I watched the first 3 seasons of this a while ago and forgot about it. I really liked them but I know how shows start to decline in quality towards the end. Are seasons 4 and 5 as good as 1-3?
Yes! Seasons 4 and 5 are all about Marlo taking over. Snoop and Chris too, and the kids in those seasons are great.
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On May 02 2012 11:40 Absurdly wrote:
I watched the first 3 seasons of this a while ago and forgot about it. I really liked them but I know how shows start to decline in quality towards the end. Are seasons 4 and 5 as good as 1-3?
Season 4 is amazing.
Season 5 is kind of a decline.
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Oh sweet thanks for the info, will watch soon :D! Even if 5 is a decline, I'm sure I'll want to watch it if 4 is good.
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This was one of my favorite series. I highly recommend it.
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Lost doesnt compare to The Wire, especially after season 3 lost just declined very boring and static plot
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