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Braavos36400 Posts
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?
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Sweden33719 Posts
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 ; )).
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i fking love the show, i was so noob back then but after the show i can slang with the best of them
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seriously though the acting is fantastic. hotbid did you watch it on indemand or from dvds, if dvd which seasons are out
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Braavos36400 Posts
i downloaded the entire first season, took me about a day. the first season dvds are out. my roommates and i just started watching the second season, i heard the third one is really good too and the fourth season is starting up very soon.
the actors feel so genuine, in just about every TV show you can pick out one or two actors who can't act, but this show everyone just hits their role so well.
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stop watching tv
eat apples
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Braavos36400 Posts
even though i called it that, HBO shows don't feel like TV
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Yea ive been meaning with watch this but waiting for DC++ when i go back to school.
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The wire is one of my favourite shows ever !
Great story, great actors, great direction, i remember when it was first broadcasted here, it was my only time of the week i would watch tv.
Sadly, they didn't broadcast season 2 and 3 in France (fools), i started to dowload them a few days ago, i'll be able to catch up.
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ima DL this asap
thx for tip! :D
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Downloading now. Thanks.
You also reminded me to get the CSI dvds from torrent :D
edit: did anyone else find the final season of the sopranos a little short?? :-(
I was kinda upset it finished so early but im also also v.glad they did another season TT
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Braavos36400 Posts
sorry to bump this thread but I didn't know where my post would go other than here:
yesterday one of the actors from The Wire: Season 2, james ransone, who played Ziggy Sobotka, came into the law office yesterday as the petitioner for an immigration case. despite his character being quite annoying on the show, he was quite a cool guy, totally unassuming. i got to talk to him for a little while when he was meeting with the lawyer that i'm a paralegal for.
for those that don't know, he was also in "Inside Man" by Spike Lee which also starred Denzel, Clive Owen, and a bunch of other big names.
after talking about the wire and how awesome it is and how it ruins all other shows (i find it hard to watch any other tv dramas because the dialogue sounds so unauthentic and forced), he started talking about working with Spike and Denzel...
james: denzel hates white people. seriously. he'll ask like this tiny white woman to carry his bags...
everyone else in office: [shocked] what?
james: yeah, you wouldn't think he's an asshole from seeing him in movies, but he is. spike lee isn't though, he's really awesome. spike would throw a party with his own money for the cast and crew every week, and is just all around a very loyal guy, having the same technical crew for the last five movies he's worked in. there are a lot of guys who aren't like that, who will work with you and just never speak to you again afterwards.
laywer: really? i'd never thought denzel was a jerk
james: there was this really bad tension whenever he's around, and everyone would visibly relax and mellow out after he left. the dude also had the biggest ass i'd ever seen.
everyone: [laughing]
james: like a fucking coffee table. [makes large ass gesture with hands]. there's a scene where i have to put a gun to denzel's head, and he's saying "dont put that gun near my head" and the director's obviously yelling "put the gun closer to his head!!"
his co-worker's brother or something also dated Naomi Watts for a little while, and he heard horrible things about her being a giant bitch.
anyway, thought you guys'd be interested, especially any Wire fans. what a cool guy.
yeah, spike lee is awesome,
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I actually got the first season of this on the reccomendation of this thread. I watched them all pretty fast. I pretty much loved every minute, I thought the 2nd season sort of meandered a little too long in the beginning and then wrapped up a little too fast by the end. But then I burned through the 3rd series like a fiend and now while I am watching season 4 I realize the true flaw in this show. It ends 
I took for granted being able to watch multiple episodes in one sitting
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Braavos36400 Posts
yeah, watching it weekly is so hard -_-
but the 4th season is shaping up to be the best yet, incredibly, and the show got re-upped (haha) for a 5th season, what Simon originally intended
it's really quite the hidden gem, as it doesnt get very good ratings at all
thoughts on the season 3 final episodes (DO NOT read if you haven't seen it):
+ Show Spoiler +i absoutely LOVE the way they ended the stringer bell arc, with him running up his real estate development. so much symbolism - he's trying to move up in society (running up the stairs) but he can't get past the upper level players, like clay davis (represented by brother mouzone and his shirt/tie etc), and stringer is still being haunted by his gangsta past (represented by omar) and the two finally close in on him
and also one of my favorite funny moments:
+ Show Spoiler +stringer bell yelling at the kid taking minutes during his meeting, "you're taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy!??"
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damn sux to hear about Denzel, i've always liked him as an actor. Can't believe hes such a dick ;/
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God, I am such a sucker for celebrity gossip.
Anyways, what other shows do you watch? You say this ruins all other TV, but is there any other show (including HBO originals) that you watch with any regularity?
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Deadwood was pretty awesome
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Braavos36400 Posts
i watch "the office" (american version) because it reminds me so much of the american corporate environment, the boss is so much like my boss, and its generally my type of humor... i have "Arrested Development" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" burned on DVD via Netflix
i usually only watch sports, but as for TV dramas, i watched "Lost" a little but stopped following it after season 1, i should catch up
HBO wise, i've seen a little bit of the Sopranos, and i have the rest of the Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and Deadwood all waiting to be watched
as of now though The Wire is among the best, if not THE best, i've seen so far... it honestly doesn't feel like TV, more like an extended movie or a graphic novel
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Geez, I'm gonna have to check out The Wire now.
"Arrested Development" and "Rescue Me" were the only two shows I watched with any regularity. I watched the first season of "Lost" but got pretty sick of it with season 2. "Sopranos" was great, but just seemed to go on for too long...
Obviously "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is incredible, though the American version of "The Office" is yet to grow on me.
Have you finished watching the entire series of "Arrested Development" yet? Genious.
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I had to subtitle both seasons (1 and 2) for a television I work for and I absolutely loved every minute of this show. Amazing acting, very plausible characters, superb script... An A+ show.
I too think that the 1st season was a tad better than the second, but I still loved the second season.
Drama and comedy moments perfectly intertwined... Super show, highly recommended !
It must have been cool talking to "Ziggy", HotBid. He played his role in the second season majestically and it was a difficult one. He was extremely expressive in illustrating his character's moral decline...
Enough said. Go rent the DVD's asap... You won't be sorry. Emmy material.
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