This is probably one of the best shows I've ever followed. If you haven't checked this out, you should...season 4 is coming out on DVD soon.
Season 5 will be the last - no long, drawn out ending, no weakening of the plot...
Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
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Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
King Crimson wrote:anytime you have a smoke tunnel and it's not Judas Priest in the mid 80's....watch out.
mvscal wrote:France totally kicks ass.
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my dad and his wife have been wire junkees for a while. before the TV links guy got busted i was stoked to start from the beginning....and make a few weeks of it....but.
""On a lonely planet spinning its way toward damnation amid the fear and despair of a broken human race, who is left to fight for all that is good and pure and gets you smashed for under a fiver? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar!"
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Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
the season premier was fucking outstanding. my favorite quote, from culver at the beginning of his first meeting:
"You all can sit the fuck down and quit pretending to respect the rank."
"You all can sit the fuck down and quit pretending to respect the rank."
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Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
The Wire is so much better than anything else on TV it isn't even funny.
Fav moment from the opener was the opening sequence with Bunk toying with that kid, culminating in the "lie detector" moment. Classic Wire moment.
Fav moment from the opener was the opening sequence with Bunk toying with that kid, culminating in the "lie detector" moment. Classic Wire moment.
"Our staff is going to ensure that anyone who attends this University and wears the Indiana uniform will make this privilege among their highest priorities and not treat the opportunity as an entitlement,'' Crean said in a statement. "We fully expect our student-athletes to accept the responsibilities academically, athletically and socially that come with representing one of the top programs in college basketball history."
Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
They've definitely done a good job building up the Marlow crew.
King Crimson wrote:anytime you have a smoke tunnel and it's not Judas Priest in the mid 80's....watch out.
mvscal wrote:France totally kicks ass.
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Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
i'm up through epi 4 of season 5 at this point, and the other skillful thing they do is switch the "institutional" setting of the show in each season. to the docks, to the school, to the mayor's office, to (i guess) the newspaper (media). and, minus season 2 to an extent, is not get too bogged down in reproducing the original gimmick--the surveillance wire--as the primary plot feature. that being said, they are doing a nice job of coming full circle in bringing back the Greeks and (most likely) bringing back the wire for the win (or near miss?).PSUFAN wrote:They've definitely done a good job building up the Marlow crew.
great show.
Clay Davis: "Sheeeeeeeeeyyyiiitttt".
""On a lonely planet spinning its way toward damnation amid the fear and despair of a broken human race, who is left to fight for all that is good and pure and gets you smashed for under a fiver? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar!"
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This might be the ONLY time I regret not having the pay movie channels for DirecTV. I'll have to wait a year and some change to catch up on the last season of The Wire.
Rack Clay Davis. When he scammed Stringer Bell for thousands of dollars when B and B wanted those building permits, I laughed hard. When he scammed Carcetti for a similar amount of money, backed Royce, and then came back to Carcetti after he had won to smooth shit over, I was blown away. Dude has enormous stones.
Best cop drama since Miami Vice.
WAR FUZZY DUNLOP
Rack Clay Davis. When he scammed Stringer Bell for thousands of dollars when B and B wanted those building permits, I laughed hard. When he scammed Carcetti for a similar amount of money, backed Royce, and then came back to Carcetti after he had won to smooth shit over, I was blown away. Dude has enormous stones.
Best cop drama since Miami Vice.
WAR FUZZY DUNLOP
Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
I won't give anything away but let me just say that Clay just might have his finest moment in Season 5.Invictus wrote:Dude has enormous stones.
"Our staff is going to ensure that anyone who attends this University and wears the Indiana uniform will make this privilege among their highest priorities and not treat the opportunity as an entitlement,'' Crean said in a statement. "We fully expect our student-athletes to accept the responsibilities academically, athletically and socially that come with representing one of the top programs in college basketball history."
Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
sheeeeeiiiit.
King Crimson wrote:anytime you have a smoke tunnel and it's not Judas Priest in the mid 80's....watch out.
mvscal wrote:France totally kicks ass.
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Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
I've been avoiding this season so far because between work, daughter, poker, wrestling camps, and volunteer coaching for the new local USSA swim club it's difficult to catch episodes of anything. Either going to have to find them on the net or wait for the DVD release. I already own the previous 4 seasons so I have been rewatching that and The first season of "Heroes" which a girl I dated for a little bit and am now friends with bought for me and made me watch and turned out to be pretty damn good without the commercials in it. It's become my second favorite series behind "The Wire" on television.
Just wish I had time to watch a little bit of TV occassionally.
Just wish I had time to watch a little bit of TV occassionally.
BSmack wrote:I can certainly infer from that blurb alone that you are self righteous, bible believing, likely a Baptist or Presbyterian...
Miryam wrote:but other than that, it's cool, man. you're a christer.
LTS TRN 2 wrote:Okay, Sunny, yer cards are on table as a flat-out Christer.
Re: Final season of The Wire begins Jan 6
So, I couldn't help it - I watched episode 58 early from On Demand. I guess that frees me up for tonight.
King Crimson wrote:anytime you have a smoke tunnel and it's not Judas Priest in the mid 80's....watch out.
mvscal wrote:France totally kicks ass.
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runnin a little behind, but Clay Davis with Aeschylus (err...i mean "Assillius").
classic.
classic.
""On a lonely planet spinning its way toward damnation amid the fear and despair of a broken human race, who is left to fight for all that is good and pure and gets you smashed for under a fiver? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar!"
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Well...that was one hell of a series.
King Crimson wrote:anytime you have a smoke tunnel and it's not Judas Priest in the mid 80's....watch out.
mvscal wrote:France totally kicks ass.
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i'm in with that.PSUFAN wrote:Well...that was one hell of a series.
""On a lonely planet spinning its way toward damnation amid the fear and despair of a broken human race, who is left to fight for all that is good and pure and gets you smashed for under a fiver? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar!"
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