EPTI love the fact that it feels so real all the time.
[TV] The Wire - Page 8
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Teejing
Germany1360 Posts
I love the fact that it feels so real all the time. | ||
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Xiphiasar
United States78 Posts
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
I hope this show ages well so people can come back to it over the years or watch it for the first time. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
On August 19 2010 18:38 sharkeyanti wrote: Finished season 5 today, makes me wish I had HBO when this show aired. I hope this show ages well so people can come back to it over the years or watch it for the first time. I've already watched it 6 times through, I can't imagine how many times I will keep coming back to it over my lifetime. | ||
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Full
United Kingdom253 Posts
or is posting out of website links not allowed on this forum? | ||
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mistermetal
Canada76 Posts
On August 19 2010 19:20 Full wrote: Can anyone post a link to where i can watch this outside of america please? or is posting out of website links not allowed on this forum? Last i checked amazon had a complete box set 300 dollars on sale for 87.50 picked it up then. its worth every penny. there is no better drama. | ||
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samuraibael
Australia294 Posts
On September 05 2006 19:19 Liquid`Jinro wrote: Yeah, I used to watch it but they no longer send it -,.- I didn't like the 2nd season as much tho (maybe because they replaced the themesong with a cover of the old one ; )). That better be a joke Jinro | ||
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Brad
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ccou
United States681 Posts
On September 26 2006 10:02 Hot_Bid wrote: also, there's a racial factor. a large portion of the show is seen through perspectives of the drug and crime and corruption in baltimore, which is predominantly black (the population is mostly black too). there are a ton of black people on the show. the second season, which had a few more white people, had slightly better ratings. the creators and a ton of critics believe this may be a reason, whether white people subconsciously can't relate or don't want to and thus are disinterested. People have told me that they've been turned off by the show because they can't relate. The show touches so many human issues, the lingo barrier should be no problem. Anyways, The Wire is the best show ever made. I can still enjoy other shows, like LOST or Dexter, sort of. But, if I compare at all, I just can't help but think how contrived everything is on every other show. I think Breaking Bad and the latter parts of The Shield do pretty good jobs, but it's still nothing close to The Wire. It's just so fucking brilliant with every single characters. So many great scenes. Here's the scene that Honest Tea was talking about earlier. Even if you have no frame of reference and don't know the big underlying story in this scene, you should be identify and empathize with two childhood friends who have diverged in adulthood, but regress for a small moment to the friendship that was. And the big underlying story, huge, huge spoilers for the first 3 seasons: + Show Spoiler + Stringer and Avon are partners at the head of a large drug organization. Stringer has been playing the part of the businessman to varying degrees of success. Avon still clings to the street dreams of holding territory and obtaining glory. Both have made decisions which threatened the other's way of operating the drug organization. Both have decided to backstab the other. Stringer has informed on Avon to the police. Avon's question for Stringer's whereabouts the following day is so he can appease the fury of two very deadly hitmen who Stringer has crossed in the past. "It's just business." | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
EDIT: The Chess Scene: + Show Spoiler + This is from Season 1. Every one of these 3 "pawns" get capped by the end of the Season 5. The "king" gets trapped, and he loses, but new players emerge only to play the same game over the same board. The game never changes... brilliant. | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
season 4 was definitely the worst one. they took one of the weakest and least developed characters in the show (prezbyluski), and then turned half the show into being about a fuckin school. lol?!?! my preference was season 1 > season 3 > season season 2 > season 5 > season 4 but the whole series was pretty awesome | ||
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pvzvt
Israel2097 Posts
stupid show (lost ) that gives no answers and make people think it will all be over next season only to find out there are like 4 seasons more | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
On August 19 2010 20:36 CTStalker wrote: just to add my opinion into the mix: season 4 was definitely the worst one. they took one of the weakest and least developed characters in the show (prezbyluski), and then turned half the show into being about a fuckin school. lol?!?! my preference was season 1 > season 3 > season season 2 > season 5 > season 4 but the whole series was pretty awesome Are you serious? Season 4 was the culmination of the series and the pinnacle of television as a medium, IMO. I think it was like the damning conclusion of the thesis of the series. Season 1: "Cool damn show. Shit is kinda fucked, though." Season 2: "Damn, poor people are fucked. The police system is more messed up than I thought..." Season 3: "Okay, shit is fucked all over. Someone needs to fix this." Season 4: "Noone can fix this. We as a society don't have a chance. I wanna cry now." Season 5: "This season is kinda dumb." | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
i wish they added the greeks to season 5 a bit more and then they could have shown how the city affects things internationally, would've been cool because i thought season5 was kinda lacking compared to the rest. Still good though | ||
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On August 19 2010 20:55 snotboogie wrote: Are you serious? Season 4 was the culmination of the series and the pinnacle of television as a medium, IMO. I think it was like the damning conclusion of the thesis of the series. Season 1: "Cool damn show. Shit is kinda fucked, though." Season 2: "Damn, poor people are fucked. The police system is more messed up than I thought..." Season 3: "Okay, shit is fucked all over. Someone needs to fix this." Season 4: "Noone can fix this. We as a society don't have a chance. I wanna cry now." Season 5: "This season is kinda dumb." i don't really care about whatever sort of commentary on society they were going for, i'm talking about execution. the show went from incredibly compelling in the early seasons to verging on meandering (in season 4). | ||
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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Lord_of_Chaos
Sweden372 Posts
Then I saw the credits after the show: Dennis Lehane. No surprise this show was awesome. I could bet my apartment that Chris, Loob and their boss (forgot his name) was all his idea. Very typical of him. Love his books, and really like how his dark and gritty writing was present in this show. | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
 This series is seriously amazing | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36400 Posts
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