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Re: The Wire
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10/01/08 10:19 AM
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The Wire is my all-time favorite show. I just recently bought all 5 seasons on DVD for $200. thats seems like a real good price where did you get it ? i paid that much for 3 seasons
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Re: The Wire
[Re: geminitwin]
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10/02/08 02:28 PM
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thats seems like a real good price where did you get it ? i paid that much for 3 seasons ebay My favorite seasons in order... 1 4 2 5 3
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Yogi Barrabbas]
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10/05/08 12:44 PM
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without a doubt one of my all time favorite tv series. i would say my favorite seasons in order would be 2, 1, 3, 5, & 4 . really wish there was a season 6. got to love Bodymore, Murderland
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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12/01/08 01:41 AM
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Season 3 spoiler Haha don't read the next one Season 3 spoiler One more ![lol lol](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/lol.gif) Seriously guys, the next one is THE spoiler Season 3 spoiler Stringer gets killed!! OK, I warned you twice.
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Re: The Wire
[Re: svsg]
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12/01/08 03:11 AM
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Cucksocker, why'd I press one of those buttons??!!! ![mad mad](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/mad.gif) Blabblecakes has been trying to get me into this series for weeks, and I've actually been watching -- and enjoying -- it via Netflix. I'm almost through Season 2. I really liked Season 1 in the PJs a little more than Season 2, but it's still pretty damn cool. I look forward to catching up to the latest season eventually. ![cool cool](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/cool.gif)
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! ![tongue tongue](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/tongue.gif) lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: The Wire
[Re: J Geoff]
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12/01/08 11:07 AM
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![lol lol](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/lol.gif) I knew that was gonna happen
![](http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4340/universe.jpg) He - (Simón Bolívar) - was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finishing line. The rest was darkness. "Damn it," He sighed. "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" So what’s the labyrinth? That’s the mystery isn’t it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape - the world, or, the end of it?
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Re: The Wire
[Re: J Geoff]
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12/02/08 01:34 AM
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Blabblecakes has been trying to get me into this series... I'm almost through Season 2. I really liked Season 1 in the PJs a little more than Season 2, but it's still pretty damn cool. I'm glad you are enjoying it so far, Geoffypuddin'. Like I said before, and I think most here will agree that season two, while very good, is a little bit of a detour. At least in that it strays away from the inner city. But I just finished season three and it's my favorite. I can't wait to start 4 and 5. By the way, you said something about "catching up to the latest episode" but you know the series has ended right? 5 seasons total. There won't be any more. ![frown frown](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/frown.gif)
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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12/02/08 11:31 AM
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I'm glad you are enjoying it so far, Geoffypuddin'. Like I said before, and I think most here will agree that season two, while very good, is a little bit of a detour. At least in that it strays away from the inner city. I've seen it twice now. Felt the same as you on the first viewing, totally disagreed (with myself) on the second. I don't think it's a detour, because it's certainly necessary, if Simon and co. want to really paint a portrait of a city. It's not "inner city", sure, but the corruption and the bullshit politics of the core really does affect the periphery, too. Simon's not skirting around the edges; here we see the slow death of the working class as a result of corruption elsewhere. The stats game, the political compromises, the lack of self-honesty in favour of carreerism; all of that leading to the lack of funding, year after year, at the shipyards; and that lack of funding meaning the guys can't get the canals dredged, which means not enough ships are coming in in order to make a living; then you get guys like Ziggy and Nick turning to drugs for their money, and you get guys like Frank trying to keep things going but getting mixed up in horrible shit because their economic needs make them at the mercy of those in power. Bullshit runs downhill, and those at the bottom of the pile suffer most. Season four is the greatest thing I've seen this year.
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Capo de La Cosa Nostra]
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12/03/08 03:14 AM
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J Geoff
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Just finished Season 2 ... Can't wait for Season 3, but disappointed that there are only 5. ![ohwell ohwell](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/smirk.gif)
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! ![tongue tongue](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/tongue.gif) lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Capo de La Cosa Nostra]
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12/03/08 12:39 PM
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I've seen it twice now. Felt the same as you on the first viewing, totally disagreed (with myself) on the second.
I don't think it's a detour, because it's certainly necessary, if Simon and co. want to really paint a portrait of a city. It's not "inner city", sure, but the corruption and the bullshit politics of the core really does affect the periphery, too.
Simon's not skirting around the edges; here we see the slow death of the working class as a result of corruption elsewhere. The stats game, the political compromises, the lack of self-honesty in favour of carreerism; all of that leading to the lack of funding, year after year, at the shipyards; and that lack of funding meaning the guys can't get the canals dredged, which means not enough ships are coming in in order to make a living; then you get guys like Ziggy and Nick turning to drugs for their money, and you get guys like Frank trying to keep things going but getting mixed up in horrible shit because their economic needs make them at the mercy of those in power. Bullshit runs downhill, and those at the bottom of the pile suffer most. Great points. I guess it feels like a detour because, for the most part, the scenery, people, attitudes are different. Docks instead of the projects, mostly white union workers instead of black drug dealers, etc... The Wire really is about the city of Baltimore and it makes sense to show the legitimate working class turning to illegal activities as a result of the corruption higher up. The more I think about it the more I want to revisit season two. This show definitely deserves a second viewing and I'm not even done with it!
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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12/05/08 07:34 AM
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It deserves several viewings. Unfortuneately uptil now i have only been able to watch the first 2 series twice. I will get round to the last 3 for another viewing some day. This year, seeing the end of the Wire and the Sopranos? Very,very,very sad ![frown frown](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/frown.gif)
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Lilo]
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12/05/08 11:04 PM
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And the Horseface character looked like Clemenza's twin brother.. SEASON 2 SPOILERS: I love how he stole Valcheck's van and had it shipped to every port so the dock workers could take a picture to send back to him. I would start laughing every time Valcheck would sit at his desk and pick up the envelope. His reaction each time was hilarious!
Speaking of Valcheck, him getting punched by his son-in-law (Prez) cracked me up as well. I wasn't expecting that at all!
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: The Wire
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12/05/08 11:07 PM
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J Geoff, and anyone else, what are some of your favorite scenes and characters so far? Everyone remember to use season specific spoiler tags because not all of us have finished the show! For example see my last post above. Thanks ![smile smile](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/smile.gif)
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: The Wire
[Re: J Geoff]
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01/02/09 09:54 PM
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Just finished Season 2 ... Can't wait for Season 3, but disappointed that there are only 5. Any progress? Red tops, yo'. Two for five.
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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01/03/09 12:24 AM
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J Geoff, and anyone else, what are some of your favorite scenes and characters so far? Everyone remember to use season specific spoiler tags because not all of us have finished the show! For example see my last post above. Thanks And I'm still waiting for favorites.... favorite characters, scenes, etc.... I know Geoff made reference to "shorties" in the Gifts thread. That's the kind of stuff we need to talk about here!
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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01/03/09 04:15 AM
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Well, I started Season 3, and so far so good -- we're back in da hood! [GangSign] ...but no PJs now... gotta see how this will play out...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! ![tongue tongue](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/tongue.gif) lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: The Wire
[Re: Lilo]
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01/03/09 01:25 PM
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J Geoff
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I watched the first 2 discs, which I think were 4 episodes...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! ![tongue tongue](/threads/images/graemlins/classic/tongue.gif) lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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