The Wire

[Snoogans]

The complete Series Box Set, still $249 at HBO.com, was a steal at BestBuy for the last two weeks at $135. Now it's on backorder for a week or two, but if you're willing to wait it can be yours for $89.99!

The Wire Complete Series at BestBuy.com for $89.99 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9124716&st=the+wire&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1914343)

i got mine for 0.00 and didnt go out

[Crippler]

i got mine for 0.00 and didnt go out

THIEF, PIRATE, CROOK, CRIMINAL!!

Actually, I did too when I was first catching up on the series, but with shows I really like I tend to pay for them legit later on.

[hammersavage]

The complete Series Box Set, still $249 at HBO.com, was a steal at BestBuy for the last two weeks at $135. Now it's on backorder for a week or two, but if you're willing to wait it can be yours for $89.99!

The Wire Complete Series at BestBuy.com for $89.99 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9124716&st=the+wire&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1914343)

I still don't own season's 4 and 5. I just have them on my computer. I may as well and just give away season's 1-3.

I'm rewatching the series again from the beginning for the 8th time.

[Snoogans]

I still don't own season's 4 and 5. I just have them on my computer. I may as well and just give away season's 1-3.

I'm rewatching the series again from the beginning for the 8th time.

Ive watched it enough times that what im gonna do is start from season 1 and watch 1 episode every Sunday night at 10 pm

[hammersavage]

My brother had never seen it and started watching it 2 weeks ago. Now he is almost done with season 3. All the talking about it made me want to watch again.

[Friday]

i am on Season II and loving this series.
sometimes i think catching up on a series late is almost better because you get the added benefit of watching all of the episodes in a row... no hiatus, no holiday breaks...

[hammersavage]

I agree. It's how I got into Lost. Now I hate waiting a week.

Wait til season 4, Friday

[Friday]

I agree. It's how I got into Lost. Now I hate waiting a week.

Wait til season 4, Friday

haha
that is exactly how i got into Lost too!

oooh.... anticipation! now i have to watch these dvd's faster! :D

[JimBeam]

I couldn't get the pic to show so here's he link :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71295146@N00/3146045588/

Guess these are for the next election.

[TheMojoPin]

That's amazing.

[biggestmexi]

so far not a fan.

To daytimey for me so far. like all other cop shows.

could i skip some season and just go to the last one.

[Freakshow]

so far not a fan.

To daytimey for me so far. like all other cop shows.

could i skip some season and just go to the last one.

no. don't skip a thing.

[biggestmexi]

no. don't skip a thing.

BUT I WWAAAANNNNAAAAA.

seriously this started in 02 and they are using typewriters.

[Freakshow]

BUT I WWAAAANNNNAAAAA.

seriously this started in 02 and they are using typewriters.

it's Baltimore, hon, possibly the most mismanaged city in the country, financially. They might still be using typewriters...

Don't make me sic Mojo on ya.

[biggestmexi]

dex=more gooder

[Knowledged_one]

Dex does not belong being mentioned in the same breath as the wire

[Freakshow]

Hey KO. How's the job search? Are you back east now?

[Knowledged_one]

Hey KO. How's the job search? Are you back east now?

still searching my friend hopefully with the new year and people back to work now i will hear something soon

[biggestmexi]

Dex does not belong being mentioned in the same breath as the wire

id say much better.

the wire reminds me of law and order so far.

[hammersavage]

I'm not gonna run down Dexter by any means, but it doesn't even approach the Wire.

[Snoogans]

id say much better.

the wire reminds me of law and order so far.

that might be the most insane thing ive ever read

[biggestmexi]

that might be the most insane thing ive ever read

how bout murder she wrote then :happy:

but seriously. you guys like it that much.

I think i am 6 or more episodes in. not so much. the usual cop tv show.

[Snoogans]

how bout murder she wrote then :happy:

but seriously. you guys like it that much.

I think i am 6 or more episodes in. not so much. the usual cop tv show.

then you obviously havent paid as much attention as you should, and you are going to miss ALOT of things later. It's so much more in depth and involved than any of those network cop shows

[biggestmexi]

then you obviously havent paid as much attention as you should, and you are going to miss ALOT of things later. It's so much more in depth and involved than any of those network cop shows

if you say so.

theres not much there to look into though. Its all pretty well layed out.

[Friday]

how bout murder she wrote then :happy:

but seriously. you guys like it that much.

I think i am 6 or more episodes in. not so much. the usual cop tv show.

OMG
please stop watching immediately.

the goodness of this program is being wasted on you.

[Knowledged_one]

The usual cop show doesnt have this much depth in all of their characters nor do they focus on the criminals like the wire does

[Knowledged_one]

if you say so.

theres not much there to look into though. Its all pretty well layed out.

here is to hoping the last thing you hear is someone whistling the farmer in the dell

[biggestmexi]

The usual cop show doesnt have this much depth in all of their characters nor do they focus on the criminals like the wire does

yeah i get that. I didnt think it was that "groundbreaking" to get wet over.

here is to hoping the last thing you hear is someone whistling the farmer in the dell

that part was pretty awful

[hammersavage]

if you say so.

theres not much there to look into though. Its all pretty well layed out.

That might be the exact opposite way of describing the show. Congratulations.

[Marc with a c]

That might be the exact opposite way of describing the show. Congratulations.

time out

today's opposite day.

time in

[KingModem]

I started watching this show with my girlfriend.

She asks too many questions.

It is driving me insane.

[TheMojoPin]

yeah i get that. I didnt think it was that "groundbreaking" to get wet over.



that part was pretty awful

You're killin' me, Smalls.

There's nothing typical about this show, compared to other cop shows or other dramas in particular.

At least finish the first season. If it still hasn't sold you then, there's no hope for you.

[Friday]

I started watching this show with my girlfriend.

She asks too many questions.

It is driving me insane.

haha

send here HERE (http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season1/episode01.shtml)and tell her to read. :)

[yojimbo7248]

I started watching this show with my girlfriend.

She asks too many questions.

It is driving me insane.

same thing with my wife. it is my favorite show of all time yet she doesn't have the patience and it annoys her too much that she doesn't understand every word. It's odd because she is patient when it comes to reading novels but needed an immediate payoff with the Wire. her loss.

[ANC]

I watched all 5 seasons over the past 2 weeks. Servo told me to check it out. Fuckin' brilliant show. :clap:

[yojimbo7248]

I watched all 5 seasons over the past 2 weeks. Servo told me to check it out. Fuckin' brilliant show. :clap:

favorite show of all time. I seriously think season 4 is the best thing ever put on t.v.

[Knowledged_one]

favorite show of all time. I seriously think season 4 is the best thing ever put on t.v.

i think season two is my favorite

[yojimbo7248]

i think season two is my favorite

I think that is the most underrated season. I still liked it a hell of a lot. I still have to pick season 4 as my favorite. seeing the Wire tell the story of inner city schools made me realize how cliche-ridden other movies, books, and t.v. shows are when they have a white teacher and black inner city students.

[ANC]

i think season two is my favorite

Not sure which season I can call a favorite... Season 2 deals with stuff I see and deal with everyday (as far as the enviornment) so I really got into that.

[JPMNICK]

I think that is the most underrated season. I still liked it a hell of a lot. I still have to pick season 4 as my favorite. seeing the Wire tell the story of inner city schools made me realize how cliche-ridden other movies, books, and t.v. shows are when they have a white teacher and black inner city students.

my mom works in the innner city, and that season was a great represention. My whole family also works at the Port, so season II i also thought was awesome. season 3 kind of sucked, and i can not bring myself to watch 5 because I know it ends after that

[ANC]

My whole family also works at the Port, so season II i also thought was awesome.

Checkers? Drivers? I probably know a few of them.

[JPMNICK]

Checkers? Drivers? I probably know a few of them.

checkers, longshoreman, and mechanics. Also an old hiring manager

[ANC]

checkers, longshoreman, and mechanics. Also an old hiring manager

You know which pier they're at? I understand if you don't want to post it though.

[Mullenax]

Show's great, but I didn't really get hooked hooked until the third season... stick around, it gets crazy better. That "Bodymore Murdaland" view of the Domino factory is so gone though, just like in the show they developed condos so you can't enjoy the view anymore (at least not from the Visionary Museum).

[ANC]

Show's great, but I didn't really get hooked hooked until the third season... stick around, it gets crazy better. That "Bodymore Murdaland" view of the Domino factory is so gone though, just like in the show they developed condos so you can't enjoy the view anymore (at least not from the Visionary Museum).

Off topic - I recently had a cold and kept referring to my meds as Mullenex (Mucinex).

[Mullenax]

Off topic - I recently had a cold and kept referring to my meds as Mullenex (Mucinex).

I met a friend of a friend at a bachelorette party, she latched on to me I think because she liked slurring my name (Hey McGillinax, Hey Matlocksinax, Hey Melanax... )<p>
More importantly, were you cured? I could use an endorsement.

[ANC]

I met a friend of a friend at a bachelorette party, she latched on to me I think because she liked slurring my name (Hey McGillinax, Hey Matlocksinax, Hey Melanax... )
More importantly, were you cured? I could use an endorsement.

:laugh:

Yup I'm all straightened out

[Mullenax]

:laugh:

Yup I'm all straightened out

:happy: Fantastic!

[psycho]

I'm starting this show today, hopefully it's as good as Lost. :happy:

[KingModem]

I'm starting this show today, hopefully it's as good as Lost. :happy:

Better than Lost, but not quite as good as Gilligan.

[hammersavage]

I'm starting this show today, hopefully it's as good as Lost. :happy:

For as enjoyable and enthralling Lost is, the scope and profoundness of the narrative in the Wire cannot be equaled.

[biggestmexi]

I'm starting this show today, hopefully it's as good as Lost. :happy:

Its a night time soap-opera with a cop theme. All the love interest and drama like one.

[Freakshow]

Its a night time soap-opera with a cop theme. All the love interest and drama like one.

There's drama on a TV drama? WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?

[Servo]

Its a night time soap-opera with a cop theme.

:ohmy:

I'm sorry, I thought this was a thread about The Wire. You've clearly posted in the wrong place.

[jauble]

I love the show, mex it sounds like its just not for you. Dont make you a bad person though.

[FunkyDrummer]

Photos from the Abandoned Soundstage of HBO’s The Wire (http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/1510134.html)

[hammersavage]

I love the show, mex it sounds like its just not for you. Dont make you a bad person though.

I disagree...

[PD]

i think season two is my favorite

I never watched this show - so now I'm catching up via dvd.

finished season 1 a few weeks ago, now in middle of season 2.

[Snoogans]

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[Freakshow]

I disagree...

disagreeing don't make you a bad person...

[FunkyDrummer]

Rap wrap up, only for those who have seen the entire 5 seasons (contains many spoilers)

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[yojimbo7248]

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I love that scene. I am going to have to go back and rewatch the first couple of seasons.

[Furtherman]

FunkyDrummer, That. Was. Awesome.

[FunkyDrummer]

FunkyDrummer, That. Was. Awesome.

Glad you enjoyed it. I loved it as well.

[hammersavage]

Awesome funky. Thanks!

[Friday]

I never watched this show - so now I'm catching up via dvd.

finished season 1 a few weeks ago, now in middle of season 2.

ahhhhh someone who is at my pace!
i just finished season 2... season 3 will be arriving by the weekend! w00t!

[Furtherman]

The abandoned soundstages of The Wire are set to be demolished.

So this Baltimore resident snuck in and took pictures. Pretty cool.

Abandoned HBO Soundstage for "The Wire" (http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/1510134.html)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2851791887_167232d1dd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/2851792067_1fd46c4c67_o.jpg

[FunkyDrummer]

The Wire Is Gone, But Not Forgotten at the MAE Awards (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1859474.htm)

[pittphantoms]

I recently got the Sopranos complete box set for xmas - so while rewatching it - it is AMAZING how many people from the wire got their start on the Sopranos. I started clapping like an idiot when Omar showed up in season three as the guy in the projects who was housing Jackie Aprille after the card game bustout went bad...

There was also a Perez Hilton sighting during a robbery of some concert venue (again by Jackie Aprille)...

The Sopranos was great - but I still love the Wire more.

[FunkyDrummer]

http://www.jamati.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/idris_elba_blackprwire.jpg

Stringer Bell gets 'Office' space (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998589.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)

[ANC]

http://www.jamati.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/idris_elba_blackprwire.jpg

Stringer Bell gets 'Office' space (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998589.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)

:clap: curious to see the comedic side of Stringer..

[hammersavage]

He might be the greatest actor of all time, but everytime I see him on anything else for the rest of his life, he is Russell Bell to me.

[Snoogans]

He might be the greatest actor of all time, but everytime I see him on anything else for the rest of his life, he is Russell Bell to me.

It depends. If he uses his british accent, he isnt. but any time he talks without it, its just String

[FunkyDrummer]

Ya'll be glad to know that Avon is in a movie as well.

Not Easily Broken (http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/noteasilybroken/site/)

[ANC]

I know Marlow Stanfield has his recurring role on Heroes..

Bubbles had a one episode appearance on Heroes as well.

[FunkyDrummer]

I know Marlow Stanfield has his recurring role on Heroes..

Bubbles had a one episode appearance on Heroes as well.

Yeah, Marlo is Knox on Heroes. Even though he has super powers, he is still far scarier on The Wire.

And Michael is on 90210:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_04/90210NEW1405_800x724.jpg

[The Greek]

wow whos the super hot girl, second to the left. wire, great show.

[hammersavage]

Shenae Grimes. Plays Annie Wilson on 90210.

[Friday]

on Season 3, Episode 2

dog fighting makes me sad. :glurps:

[FunkyDrummer]

on Season 3, Episode 2

dog fighting makes me sad. :glurps:

http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/wire-method-man7.jpg

[Snoogans]

This for you epo:
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[hammersavage]

Eat my shit you downtown white whore.

[FunkyDrummer]

Where they at?


"The Wire" -- Where are they now?

Contributed by Mike Murphy - Posted: February 10, 2009 12:06:10 PM

"The Wire," HBO's brilliant more-than-just-a-cop-show may be done, but it's nice to see the show's actors getting meaty roles elsewhere.

The third season of "Heroes" kicked off a few months ago, adding a pair of "Wire" alumni:

--Jamie Hector, formerly cold-as-ice drug kingpin Marlo Stansfield, became a super villain who fed off fear.

--Andre Royo, the junkie with a heart of gold, Bubbles, had a two-episode role as a misunderstood villain who could open cosmic vortexes.

Then "Fringe" premiered, featuring the ever calm and cool Lance Reddick, who went from oft-promoted police brass Cedric Daniels to Agent Olivia Dunham's boss at the FBI, who's fighting (or in on) a big conspiracy. Reddick has also has been seen lurking on "Lost," as the mysterious Matthew Abbaddon.

Now along comes "Damages," with three more (so far) "Wire" veterans:

-- John Doman, who was brilliantly detestable as the weasely Commander Rawls, is now the brilliantly detestable, weasely CEO Kendrick, who Patty Hewes has in her sights. He never really got his comeuppance on "The Wire," so I'd love to see Patty take down in the messiest way possible.

-- Clarke Peters went from the dapper Detective Lester Freamon to the mysterious Dave Pell, who may or may not be a bad guy. (Come on, Lester can't be a bad guy!) Peters has also been seen as the the captain on "Life on Mars" in a couple of flashbacks (or flashes forward, as the case may be).

-- David Constible is unrecognizable from role to role. He was the Sun's clueless managing editor, and is now the Bearded Cop (Ketchup Cop?) -- the detective who was on Frobisher's payroll who was responsible for the murder of Ellen's fiance last season, who's hired Wes to keep tabs on her this season. And in a complete change of character, he's also Mel's hapless husband, Doug, on "Flight of the Conchords."

And there's a few more "Wire" veterans floating around out there:

Idris Elba (the Barksdale gang's silky smooth money man, Stringer Bell) will guest star on an upcoming six-episode arc of "The Office" as Michael Scott's new nemesis.

Amy Ryan (Customs cop Beadie) is, of course, Michael's dorky love interest, Holly, on "The Office." Look for her to reappear in an upcoming episode or two.

Tristan Wilds (the heartbreaking Michael, a good kid turned very, very bad) is now far from West Baltimore, starring on the new "90210"

Larry Gilliard Jr. (tragic dealer-with-a-conscience D'Angelo Barksdale) has caught on with Patrick Swayze's "The Beast."

Paul Ben-Victor (Greek criminal mastermind Vondas) was seen last season on "Entourage" as Allen, the studio exec who literally screamed himself to death (at Ari).

James Ransome (as too-stupid-to-live Ziggy) redeemed himself as a foul-mouthed Marine (is there any other kind?) in last summer's HBO miniseries "Generation Kill."

Now if only Omar can hook up with a new show . . . .



LINK (http://blogs.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=2330245)

[hammersavage]

I haven't seen Freamon on Damages yet but Rawls plays another prick.

[Knowledged_one]

Cutty was a lab tech on csi miami and chris partlow and frank sobotka were both in an episode of fringe

[Snoogans]

Rhonda Peralman was on a few episodes of Law and Order

[Freakshow]

isn't Omar going to be in The Road? I would think a major motion picture is a better gig than a couple of tv show episodes?

[hammersavage]

He did Gone Baby Gone last year and I think he's got a pretty decent sized role in The Road (if it ever comes out already!).

[KingModem]

Stringer had a pretty significant role in RocknRolla, the newest Guy Ritchie film. Funny how he spoke in his native accent, since he is after all a Brit.

If you enjoyed Snatch, you will certainly enjoy RocknRolla.

[joeyballsack]

Omar had a small role in the Spike Lee war movie "Miracle At St. Anna" which I am trying to get through currently.

He plays a drastically different kind of role.

I also just recently saw him in an old episode of "The Sopranos", as the owner of an apartment that Jackie Jr. was hiding out in after he robbed a card game.

[FunkyDrummer]

http://www.hbo.com/thewire/img/castcrew/actor_season04/gbengaakinnagbe.jpg

Chris (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is going to be in "The Taking of Pelham 123" remake:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.blackvoices.com/blogs/media/2009/02/pelhamposter-1.jpg

[TheGameHHH]

So for the past few months I sat down and re-watched the entire series from the start. I did this because I wanted to introduce my roommate to the show as he had never seen it. Well tonight we finished the series finale and I gotta say I think I enjoyed the series even more the second time around. I have nothing of real substance to add, I just wanted to post in here and let people know what an amazing show this is.

Now we wanna start a new series, anybody got any suggestions?

[ANC]

So for the past few months I sat down and re-watched the entire series from the start. I did this because I wanted to introduce my roommate to the show as he had never seen it. Well tonight we finished the series finale and I gotta say I think I enjoyed the series even more the second time around. I have nothing of real substance to add, I just wanted to post in here and let people know what an amazing show this is.

Now we wanna start a new series, anybody got any suggestions?

Obviously different, but after me and my wife finished the Wire, we got caught up on Californication, and now we started watching Big Love from the beginning.

[pittphantoms]

I am constantly renting TV series' from Netflix.

I think Battlestar Galactica is worth a watch from the begining. If you watch the Pilot and then "33" - and dont like it - you can quit - but I havent met many who havent gone on.

I am watching Arrested Development for the first time ever right now. It may be the best sitcom I have seen since Sinefeld...

I also would recomend Rome - one of my favorite series ever...

[TheMojoPin]

So for the past few months I sat down and re-watched the entire series from the start. I did this because I wanted to introduce my roommate to the show as he had never seen it. Well tonight we finished the series finale and I gotta say I think I enjoyed the series even more the second time around. I have nothing of real substance to add, I just wanted to post in here and let people know what an amazing show this is.

Now we wanna start a new series, anybody got any suggestions?

Well, there's always the other David Simon-based on influenced series and miniseries if you haven't seen them yet, Homicide, Generation Kill and The Corner.

[FunkyDrummer]

A bunch of Wire alums showing in Simon's new one. Can't wait to check this one out:

Treme ready to roll

By R. Reese Fuller
Friday, February 13, 2009

The pilot for a new HBO television series, Treme, begins shooting in New Orleans on March 9. The series - written by David Simon (The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Street, Generation Kill) and Eric Overmyer (St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The Wire) - will be set in post-Katrina New Orleans and focus on the city's musicians.

The Hollywood Reporter says actor Steve Zahn (Riding in Cars with Boys, Reality Bites) is in negotiations to play the role of Davis Rogan.

Zahn would play a whip-smart street dancer, local radio DJ, band member and proud New Orleans native with anger issues. The role would showcase Zahn's musical talents as a singer-guitarist.

The real-life Davis Rogan, a New Orleans native and musician, says the fictional character will share his same first name but not his last and that the reference to a "a whip-smart street dancer" is a reference to the second line.

Kim Dickens (Deadwood) is set to co-star with Zahn as his on-again/off-again love interest, according to The Reporter. The cast of Treme already includes Clarke Peters (Lester Freamon in The Wire), Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland in The Wire) and Khandi Alexander (Doctor Alexx Woods on CSI: Miami). Shooting is expected to last through March.

[Mullenax]

I am constantly renting TV series' from Netflix.

I am watching Arrested Development for the first time ever right now. It may be the best sitcom I have seen since Sinefeld...
.

Arrested Development is so much easier to appreciate on DVD... like 30 rock, there are tons of great running gags that I think people didn't get when it was on tv. Interested in the movie... Kinda wish they'd make a Wire movie too.

[JPMNICK]

Arrested Development is so much easier to appreciate on DVD... like 30 rock, there are tons of great running gags that I think people didn't get when it was on tv. Interested in the movie... Kinda wish they'd make a Wire movie too.

when you watch arrested development on DVD you always have to check the dates the episodes aired. it makes it so much funnier

[Friday]

almost done with Season 4 and I have to say that with every episode I watch I get more and more annoyed that this show was not more widely recognized for it's achievements.

some of this writing, directing, and acting is just freaking superb.

[IamFogHat]

http://www.hbo.com/thewire/img/castcrew/actor_season04/gbengaakinnagbe.jpg

Chris (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is going to be in "The Taking of Pelham 123" remake:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.blackvoices.com/blogs/media/2009/02/pelhamposter-1.jpg

Is there nothing they won't remake?

[boonanas]

I just finished watching all 5 seasons. My only complaint about this wonderful show is the awful Lance Reddick playing Cedric Daniels. I just couldn't believe that a human being would walk with that awful swagger everywhere he goes. There was just too much acting, I felt like I was watching a broadway play everytime he was on screen. AND THEN the relationship with Rhonda seemed way too forced and I didn't feel they had a true chemistry.

Other than that, I love this show. Omar was awesome and every time he was on screen he captivated me. Also, I think the character from New York that was brought in to clear the streets at the end of Season 1 and then helped Omar do what he did in the Season 3 finale was a character that I wish was explored more. Oh well.

[Snoogans]

I find just he opposite. Daniels was one of my favorite characters

[JPMNICK]

I find just he opposite. Daniels was one of my favorite characters

i agree I think he was perfectly cast for this role. he has that miltary captain type look to him

[ANC]

I find just he opposite. Daniels was one of my favorite characters

i agree I think he was perfectly cast for this role. he has that miltary captain type look to him

x10!

Apparantly I was reading that Lance Riddick orignally auditioned to play the part of Bubbles...

[Marc with a c]

the daniels/pearlman thing rubbed me the wrong way a little.

"i see you dress to the left" that line bugged the hell out of me.

[Dougie Brootal]

"i see you dress to the left" that line bugged the hell out of me.

cuz they didnt show it?

[Chimee]

x10!

Apparantly I was reading that Lance Riddick orignally auditioned to play the part of Bubbles...

That would have been a terrible fit.

I think Lance Reddick would have been bad in any other role other than the one he played. He has a very commanding look to him and a role like Daniels or the role he plays on Fringe fit his look well because he looks like he'd be the guy running things.

[ANC]

That would have been a terrible fit.

I think Lance Reddick would have been bad in any other role other than the one he played. He has a very commanding look to him and a role like Daniels or the role he plays on Fringe fit his look well because he looks like he'd be the guy running things.

I agree, but after seeing him play the Daniels role,l I'm curious to see how he would've played in the Bubbles role.

[Snoogans]

I agree, but after seeing him play the Daniels role,l I'm curious to see how he would've played in the Bubbles role.

watch Oz then. He ended up being a dope fiend on there

[Snoogans]

the daniels/pearlman thing rubbed me the wrong way a little.

"i see you dress to the left" that line bugged the hell out of me.

I think that was to show Pearlman was just a whore.

Mostly that relationship seemed weird because it couldn't be public.

[ANC]

watch Oz then. He ended up being a dope fiend on there

I caught few episodes here and there, maybe I'll buckle down and watch the series...

Thanks!

[Snoogans]

I caught few episodes here and there, maybe I'll buckle down and watch the series...

Thanks!

np, he isnt really like Bubs though. he went in as an undercover and got fucked up

[hammersavage]

If rappers were characters from the Wire. Here (http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/02/if-rappers-were-characters-from-the-wire)

[Kevin]

Its nice to see that Cutty has found a place on The NY Knicks. He goes by the name of Chris Wilcox.

[Snoogans]

If rappers were characters from the Wire. Here (http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/02/if-rappers-were-characters-from-the-wire)

I love these type of things. If anyone can still find it, someone did an awesome one comparing rappers to various Division 1A football programs

[ANC]

I just went up to the executive floor to get coffee and there was a guy that looked exactly like Daniels sitting in there. :lol:

[Friday]

i picked tonight to watch the last few episodes of The Wire.

i had to comment on the GREAT cameo placement of Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch at the cops bar in "Took". that seriously brought me back.

ok... back to watching :)

[IamFogHat]

i picked tonight to watch the last few episodes of The Wire.

i had to comment on the GREAT cameo placement of Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch at the cops bar in "Took". that seriously brought me back.

ok... back to watching :)

Didn't he reveal on RBI that he has some dumb record for playing the same character in the most TV shows of all time or something? The man does well on everything from just fun shows like SVU to truly great ones like The Wire and Homocide. I think he's fucking ace.

[Friday]

Yep.
He has the world record for playing the same character on eight different tv shows.
I am actually watching the commentary on this episode and they mention that there was some debate over putting him in as an 'inside' appearance but I am glad they did end up with him in there. Good times throwback for Homicide fans and fans of the character.

here is an excerpt on Det. Munch:

Munch is the only fictional character played by a single actor to appear on eight different television shows. These shows were on four different networks: NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, the Law & Order shows), FOX (The X-Files, Arrested Development), UPN (The Beat), and HBO (The Wire).

[Freakshow]

crazy trivia: The Munch character was based on Jay Landsman, a real life Baltimore homicide detective. There is a character named Jay Landsman on the Wire (the Sergeant). Finally the actual Jay Landsman played Dennis Mello--a west side Lieutenant on The Wire...

[hammersavage]

Crazy.

[Freakshow]

When Carcetti goes to the mayor in Season 4, the Maryland State Trooper who lets him in to see the Governor was actual Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich...

[hammersavage]

Also crazy.

[Friday]

somebody has been watching with the director's commentary...... :happy:

[FunkyDrummer]

'90210' star joins 'Red Tails' film (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4514710454c3268ae3725dd7c2929b60)

'90210' star joins 'Red Tails' film
Tristan Wilds will play flyboy in World War II drama

By Jay A. Fernandez

March 19, 2009, 11:00 PM ET
Tristan Wilds has been cast in the World War II drama "Red Tails."

The film, written by John Ridley and directed by Anthony Hemingway, details the true story of the 332nd Fighter Group, an elite all-black unit of escort pilots known as the Red Tails. George Lucas is an executive producer, and Rick McCallum is producing.

Wilds will play Ray "Ray Gun" Knight, a flyboy nearly blinded over Nazi-occupied Italy who becomes the wingman of his friend and cohort, Marty. The two face the prejudice of the U.S. military as much as the overseas enemy but end up establishing an unprecedented record.

Wilds, repped by J. Mitchell Management and Abrams Artists, stars on the CW's "90210" and appeared in the films "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Half Nelson." He also had a recurring role on HBO's "The Wire."

[Compost Heap]

I'm in the middle of season 2. Effin' Fantastic. :blink:

[Compost Heap]

Ever see a show called "Wire in the Blood" Check it out . From the UK.

[barjockey]

I'm in the middle of season 2. Effin' Fantastic. :blink:

:clap::clap:

[Misteriosa]

for anyone who is interested, Bill Moyers just did an interview with the creator of the Wire, David Simon for a full hour. Check it out...

Part 1:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch.html

Part 2:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch2.html

[KnoxHarrington]

for anyone who is interested, Bill Moyers just did an interview with the creator of the Wire, David Simon for a full hour. Check it out...

Part 1:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch.html

Part 2:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch2.html

I would love to get this quote out to all the "teabaggers" out there screaming about the unfairness of a new tax plan that will probably actually cut taxes for the vast majority of them:

You know, I'm fascinated by it. Because a lot of the people who end up voting for that kind of laissez-faire market policy are people who get creamed by it. And I think it's almost like a casino. You're looking at the guy winning, you're looking at the guy who pulled the lever and all the bells go off, when a guy wins, and all the coins are coming out of a one-armed bandit. You're thinking, "That could be me. I'll play by those rules." But actually, those are house rules. And you're going to lose. Most of you are going to lose.

[Misteriosa]

I would love to get this quote out to all the "teabaggers" out there screaming about the unfairness of a new tax plan that will probably actually cut taxes for the vast majority of them:

i thought the same thing when i heard Mr Simon say that...

[KnoxHarrington]

So I was perusing the website of the Baltimore City Police Department (they're hiring, by the way), and I found an organization chart.

So I found something really interesting looking at it. The last name of the guy who now holds the position of Deputy Police Commissioner, Operations Bureau (the job that Rawls held for most of the series)?

Barksdale.

http://www.baltimorepolice.org/images/pdfs/about-us/Organization-Chart.pdf

[FunkyDrummer]

The Wire Pitch (http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/The_Wire/The_Wire_-_Bible.pdf)

[TheMojoPin]

McArdle?

Stringy Bell?

Yikes.

[badorties]

Originally Posted by Compost Heap
I'm in the middle of season 2. Effin' Fantastic.

:clap::clap:

i'm half way through season 3, and waiting impatiently for 05/11 for the second half to appear on demand -- i'll be finished with season 3 on 05/13

god damn good show

[KnoxHarrington]

Started in on Season Five last night.

True, Season Five is a bit of a let-down from the previous four seasons, but still fucking brilliant.

[The Greek]

the movie is coming out in august 2010, mcnulty is in it, but it mostly follows carnetti

[KnoxHarrington]

Quick poll: rank the versions of "Down In the Hole" used for the opening theme by season.

Here's my list:

1. Season One, Blind Boys of Alabama
2. Season Three, The Neville Brothers
3. Season Four, DoMaJe
4. Season Two, Tom Waits (yeah, I know it's the original)
5. Season Five, Steve Earle

[Marc with a c]

i'm watching 'the savages' right now, and chris partlow is playing a nursing home attendant. i hate seeing the wire guys outside baltimore.

[TheMojoPin]

Quick poll: rank the versions of "Down In the Hole" used for the opening theme by season.

Here's my list:

1. Season One, Blind Boys of Alabama
2. Season Three, The Neville Brothers
3. Season Four, DoMaJe
4. Season Two, Tom Waits (yeah, I know it's the original)
5. Season Five, Steve Earle

I'd go:

Season 2
Season 4
Season 1
Season 3






Season 5

I was really let down by how bad Steve Earle's version was since I've enjoyed so much of his music over the years, plus he had provided the music for the best musical montage of the series at the end of season 2.

I think the season 2 and season 4 versions both perfectly fit the tone and themes of those seasons better than the others.

[El Mudo]

I'd go:

Season 2
Season 4
Season 1
Season 3






Season 5

I was really let down by how bad Steve Earle's version was since I've enjoyed so much of his music over the years, plus he had provided the music for the best musical montage of the series at the end of season 2.

I think the season 2 and season 4 versions both perfectly fit the tone and themes of those seasons better than the others.


That was a fantastic montage...there are times I will pop in Season 2 just to watch that ending scene

[FunkyDrummer]

Real-life characters speak up (http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=17966)

[TheMojoPin]

That was a fantastic montage...there are times I will pop in Season 2 just to watch that ending scene

To me it's the most depressing one. The others have their low points, but season 2's montage had the "biggest" messages. It's where they really drove home how big all of these problems are and how little anyone can do to stop them with th current enforcement mentalities.

[TheMojoPin]

Hmmmmmm, this (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.briefs190jun19,0,71608.story)sounds pretty familiar...

[Furtherman]

Snoop!

[Earlshog]

did they find a Yankee hat next to the remains?

[TheGameHHH]

Somebody better bring Marlo in for questioning

[Marc with a c]

that's why i know everything there is to know about fat joe and the morning show. just in case.

shake it jiggle it.

[MacVittie]

I started watching it this summer and am on Season 4 right now.

There's a really odd vibe going on between McNulty and Bunk.

[Furtherman]

Gunfight At The Wire Actor's Baby Shower
13 July 2009 6:26 PM, PDT


A teenager was shot dead on Sunday outside a New York baby shower hosted by The Wire actor Jamie Hector.

Hector, who played gangster Marlo Stanfield in the hit HBO series, threw the bash for his pregnant wife at their Brooklyn home.

New York cops are unsure how the party turned into a gun battle, with nearly 50 shots fired, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Linton Williams and the wounding of Andrew Filson and Walter Parker.

Filson was later shot at as he arrived at a nearby hospital. He was hit but survived.

Two guns were recovered, but no arrests have been made.

It is unknown if Hector was at the house when the shootings took place, at around 1.20 am on Sunday morning.

[TheMojoPin]

I blame the Russian.

[Friday]

who has a baby shower at 1am?

[TheMojoPin]

Cool people.

[ANC]

I blame the Russian.

I blame the Greek.

I don't remember the Russian.

[Marc with a c]

who has a baby shower at 1am?

casey and dave.

[KnoxHarrington]

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://handthatbites.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/wire-street.jpg&usg=AFQjCNEUXK2SmnM5d5oIcA9Mt5y0coaIwA

He's just trying to finish what he started.

[Freakshow]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/3721205309_49a60abb4f.jpg

so you can see the skyline...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/3722019994_bde3432fd2.jpg

[hammersavage]

Snoop on No Reservations tonight. Should be good.

[badorties]

I blame the Greek.

I don't remember the Russian.

serge "don't call me boris" malatov

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/The_Wire_Serge.jpg

[KnoxHarrington]

Snoop on No Reservations tonight. Should be good.

Not only Snoop, but the real Jay Landsman as well.

If you haven't yet, you must David Simon's book "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets". Just an incredible book, that spawned two of the best TV series in history.

[Knowledged_one]

Not only Snoop, but the real Jay Landsman as well.

If you haven't yet, you must David Simon's book "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets". Just an incredible book, that spawned two of the best TV series in history.

dont forget that it led him to do a book from the perspective of the addicts and that gave us the underappreciated "The Corner" which was really good

[hammersavage]

I love that Bourdain called it 'the best series of all time'. Its great when people I think are geniuses like things I think are genius.

[FunkyDrummer]

Anthony Bourdain savors Baltimore TV stereotypes (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2009/07/anthony_bourdain_baltimore_no_2.html)

[mikeyboy]

Okay, I'm just getting caught up now so sorry this is such a late question. I'm watching season 3 now.

When they wanted to get hold of one of the disposable Trac phones from Barksdale's crew, they pulled a traffic stop on Bodi as he was headed to Hamsterdam and swapped his phone for one that looked the same. I don't recall it ever being mentioned that Bodi realized that his phone was swapped. As soon as he used it, he would have realized it, because as Prezbo figured out, they programmed all of the numbers of the rest of the crew's phones into the disposable phones. Therefore, as soon as he tried to call someone, he would have realized that he had the wrong phone because the numbers weren't programmed in.

This, it seems to me, would be a tip off that the cops were working an angle with the disposable phones, which would have likely made them change their course, or at least discuss the fact that cops were working some new leads. At the very least, they would have dumped the latest group of phones immediately and pick up some new ones. As far as I recall, there was nothing like that. Were we to believe that Bodi never figured out that they swapped out his phone, or were they so cocky that their disposable phone gimmick was working that they didn't do anything? Can someone explain this, or was it just a plot hole?

[Snoogans]

Okay, I'm just getting caught up now so sorry this is such a late question. I'm watching season 3 now.

When they wanted to get hold of one of the disposable Trac phones from Barksdale's crew, they pulled a traffic stop on Bodi as he was headed to Hamsterdam and swapped his phone for one that looked the same. I don't recall it ever being mentioned that Bodi realized that his phone was swapped. As soon as he used it, he would have realized it, because as Prezbo figured out, they programmed all of the numbers of the rest of the crew's phones into the disposable phones. Therefore, as soon as he tried to call someone, he would have realized that he had the wrong phone because the numbers weren't programmed in.

This, it seems to me, would be a tip off that the cops were working an angle with the disposable phones, which would have likely made them change their course, or at least discuss the fact that cops were working some new leads. At the very least, they would have dumped the latest group of phones immediately and pick up some new ones. As far as I recall, there was nothing like that. Were we to believe that Bodi never figured out that they swapped out his phone, or were they so cocky that their disposable phone gimmick was working that they didn't do anything? Can someone explain this, or was it just a plot hole?

well the whole show was based on shit that actually happened. Being that they knew everyone's numbers and stuff, maybe they preprogrammed the one that they swapped

[mikeyboy]

well the whole show was based on shit that actually happened. Being that they knew everyone's numbers and stuff, maybe they preprogrammed the one that they swapped

But they didn't know the numbers. That was the point of the disposable phones. If you don't know the numbers, you can't set up a wiretap. Also, they didn't know that the crew programmed numbers into their phones until after they lifted Bodi's.

[Snoogans]

But they didn't know the numbers. That was the point of the disposable phones. If you don't know the numbers, you can't set up a wiretap. Also, they didn't know that the crew programmed numbers into their phones until after they lifted Bodi's.

aight man i dont know. It should be a good sign that it took you 3 seasons to get caugth up on something. Maybe they just fucked up. Maybe Bodie is that stupid

[TheMojoPin]

I can only guess that they lucked out and switched the phones before he programmed in the numbers.

[mikeyboy]

I can only guess that they lucked out and switched the phones before he programmed in the numbers.

The numbers were definitely already programmed in. The only reason they knew that Barksdale's crew programmed in the numbers is because Prezbo found the numbers when playing around with Bodies phone.

[Willmore]

The numbers were definitely already programmed in. The only reason they knew that Barksdale's crew programmed in the numbers is because Prezbo found the numbers when playing around with Bodies phone.

Dare you question David Simon?!?!?!?!?!

For shame!!!!

[TheMojoPin]

Sounds like a mistake to me. I'd have to re-watch the season again.

[FunkyDrummer]

McNulty is getting married

Stars of The Wire set for Limerick wedding

Published Date: 10 October 2009
By Norma Prendiville
SOME of the best-known faces from The Wire, the American television drama series that has taken the world by storm, are expected in Glin next year when one of the series' stars, Dominic West, marries Catherine FitzGerald, daughter of the Knight of Glin and his wife, Olda.
Madam Olda FitzGerald confirmed this week that the wedding will take place in Glin Castle next year. And, she added, cast members of The Wire will be on the invitation list.

The couple were engaged in 2007, having previously dated as students and
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have a young family.

But Madam FitzGerald dismissed inaccurate newspaper reports that the couple's 15-month-old son Senan is in line for the title.

"It has never even come into anybody's head. Nobody has even suggested it," she said.

And she pointed out that the title had never passed through the female line in 29 generations.

She also rebutted the suggestion that the castle has closed its doors as a venue, and confirmed that it was open for weddings and other group functions.

"It's a lovely, pretty place for a wedding," she said, adding that several weddings had already been booked for next year, including of course, that of Catherine and Dominic, which takes place on June 26.

Dominic West plays police officer Jimmy McNulty in The Wire.

Born in Sheffield, he began acting in community theatre at the age of nine and continued his interest in drama while at school in Eton. His family has Irish links and he is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

In one interview, Mr West said he left England for the US to get away from costume dramas and being cast in "posh" roles.

He will be marrying into a family with a long history and tradition – the story of which will shortly be published in a new book, The Knights of Glin – Seven Centuries of Change, which will be launched in Dublin, Limerick and Glin Castle next month.

[boobieman]

McNulty is getting married

He also played Jigsaw in the horrible Punisher War Zone movie...he will make more off his wedding then that movie.

The Wire is great. After O&A talked about it, I bought the box set from amazon. The show fuckin rules.

88

[Marc with a c]

The numbers were definitely already programmed in. The only reason they knew that Barksdale's crew programmed in the numbers is because Prezbo found the numbers when playing around with Bodies phone.

i don't remember exactly the goings on in the scene, but the numbers might not have been programmed in, prezbo might've seen the same two or three numbers over and over again in the call log and surmised them to be part of the crew's leaders. also i recall when stringer gave bodie and d'angelo the phones he also gave them a piece of paper with the numbers for re-ups, muscle and stringer himself written on them and instructed them to "memorize them shits and throw that out."

[mikeyboy]

i don't remember exactly the goings on in the scene, but the numbers might not have been programmed in, prezbo might've seen the same two or three numbers over and over again in the call log and surmised them to be part of the crew's leaders.

They pretty clearly made it out that the rest of the crew's numbers were programmed into the phone

he also gave them a piece of paper with the numbers for re-ups, muscle and stringer himself written on them and instructed them to "memorize them shits and throw that out."

That was season 1 when they were using pagers.

[Marc with a c]

They pretty clearly made it out that the rest of the crew's numbers were programmed into the phone

oh.

That was season 1 when they were using pagers.

oh yeah.


i so want to ruin the end of season three for you right now.

[mikeyboy]

oh.



oh yeah.


i so want to ruin the end of season three for you right now.

Please don't. I have one episode left and I'm not going to get the chance to watch it tonight.

[Snoogans]

Please don't. I have one episode left and I'm not going to get the chance to watch it tonight.

Avon was dead the whole series

[Marc with a c]

omar rapes prezbo.

[epo]

omar rapes prezbo.

I thought Prezbo blew McNulty?

[Snoogans]

I thought Prezbo blew McNulty?

that was Rawls

[epo]

that was Rawls

I thought he turned Kima on to men?

[Willmore]

I thought he turned Kima on to men?

You're thinking of the Greek.

[hammersavage]

The Wire will be taught at Harvard:

'THE Wire," HBO's gritty se ries about life in the Baltimore ghetto, is about to become a course at Harvard.

The announcement came at a panel discussion at the school featuring several of the show's stars, according to the Harvard student newspaper, The Crimson.

The class will be taught by sociology professor William J. Wilson, one of the best-known African American history professors in the country, who has made no secret of the fact that he is a huge fan of the show.

"I do not hesitate to say that it has done more to enhance our understanding of the challenges of urban life and the problems of urban inequality, more than any other media event or scholarly publication," Wilson told the audience before poking fun at himself, "including studies by social scientitsts."

Sonja Sohn, who played Det. Kima Gregs, Andre Royo (Bubbles) and Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar Little) were on the panel talking about the show's unusual impact.

The series ran for five seasons, starting in 2002. Each year, it took on a different aspect of urban life -- from drugs to schools to the news media.

Harvard will be not the first college course on "The Wire." Other students commented on The Crimson's site that courses on the TV show already exist at Duke University and Middlebury College.

[FunkyDrummer]

From WSJ:


November 5, 2009, 1:56 PM ET

Were Alleged Insider Traders Watching Too Much of ‘The Wire’

Were the accused in today’s insider trading doings watching too much of “The Wire,” or not enough?

We ask this question because according to the complaint laid out by the Feds, Zvi Goffer — who is accused of operating an “insider trading network” — is also said to have “provided coconspirators with prepaid cellular telephones so that they could communicate in a manner that reduced the chances of detection by law enforcement.”

This is highly reminiscent of season three of “The Wire,” in which the inner city Baltimore drug gang at the center of the critically acclaimed HBO series takes to using and then discarding pre-paid cellphones — called “burners” — in an effort to frustrate police surveillance efforts.

Still, anyone taking inspiration from “The Wire,” would likely know that the good guys in the show eventually figure out a way to deal with “burners.” According to the government’s complaint, the Feds built their case using a good, old fashioned wire-wearing witness, “CS-1″ in today’s complaint.

[yojimbo7248]

The actor that plays Omar was being interviewed on a stoop in my neighborhood a couple of days ago. I'm not an easily starstuck person but, damn, I wanted to talk to him. I wandered around the area for about an hour. Easily one of the greatest characters in t.v. or film.

[Knowledged_one]

The guy who played Wallace from Season 1 is now on Friday Night Lights as a RB for East Dillon

[Freakshow]

so, does that answer the 'where the fuck is wallace question,' then?

[Snoogans]

so, does that answer the 'where the fuck is wallace question,' then?

STRING.....STRING.......

[KnoxHarrington]

One of my favorite scenes in the history of The Wire is Lester's lone foray into undercover work, as that superfly con man selling that dumbass the bugged burners.

[Marc with a c]

he was kind of undercover as well when he slammed bird in the head with that bottle.

[TheMojoPin]

Fredro Starr was the greatest thespian that show ever knew.

[Marc with a c]

let the boys be boys!!

[Servo]

he was kind of undercover as well when he slammed bird in the head with that bottle.

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"Hey Shorty!"

[opie's twisted balls]

Try as I might I just can't get into it. I know the writing is great, I'm a huge fan of Homicide (the program, not the act itself) which is also by David Simon but just never jelled with The Wire.

[Knowledged_one]

Fredro Starr was the greatest thespian that show ever knew.

Yeyah right Redman in his non-speaking cameo role as a cameraman in the final season made the show

[boobieman]

The same producers and writers did a mini-series on HBO called Generation Kill. It is on demand now. Watched the first episode. Pretty good.

Just a recommend

SSEYAYYAAAAA

[FunkyDrummer]

:thumbup:

'The Wire' Makers Turn Attention to Music Industry for TV Drama

Posted on Nov 9th 2009 5:22AM by Stephen Dowling

The makers of hit HBO TV series 'The Wire'' have turned their attention from the death of the American dream to another institution fallen on hard times -- the music industry.

The show's makers have bought the rights to the book 'Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age,' a tome written by Rolling Stone journalist Steve Knopper which charts the industry's spectacular freefall in recent times.

The book looks at the last 30 years of the music industry, from the adoption of the CD to the boom times of the 80s and 90s, and the subsequent crash blamed on internet piracy and peer-to-peer filesharing.

"It's a rise and fall story of a once, very incredibly healthy, great, rich, throwing its weight and money around kind of industry, that is no longer quite as grand," explained the writer.

Knopper told BBC 6 Music he wanted the input of some musicians in the story. "Since the book came out I have heard from some musicians who have liked it and I would think, philosophically, hopefully many would want to be attached to a project like this.

"Of course, you never know. Some of these guys already have labels and don't want to burn any bridges. I criticise the record labels pretty harshly in my book," he said.

Playwright Victoria Stewart is reportedly already writing an adaptation of the book for HBO.

[TheMojoPin]

The 100 Greatest Quotes from The Wire. (http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-100-greatest-quotes-from-the-wire.php)

That picture of Omar is so sad:

http://www.pajiba.com/assets_c/2009/11/100_Greatest_Wire_Quotes-thumb-510x318-5797.jpg

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[Marc with a c]

"i got the shotgun, you got the briefcase."

best be number one. indeed.

[TheMojoPin]

"i got the shotgun, you got the briefcase."

best be number one. indeed.

It's in there, but I don't think these are in any kind of rank or order.

[TheMojoPin]

The 100 Greatest Quotes from The Wire. (http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-100-greatest-quotes-from-the-wire.php)

That picture of Omar is so sad:

http://www.pajiba.com/assets_c/2009/11/100_Greatest_Wire_Quotes-thumb-510x318-5797.jpg

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Goddamn new page.

[Marc with a c]

It's in there, but I don't think these are in any kind of rank or order.

no it isn't. awesome video.

MY NAME IS MY NAME

[TheMojoPin]

They shoulda had the bit where Cheese was saying that midgets had the best pussy.

Or when he gave us this: "Omar had this one chick pullin' guns out her pussy. That shit was unseemly, yo."

Cheese was the best.

Shit, I just realized...there's no Ziggy in that montage. That's wrong.

[GregoryJoseph]

This show is unwatchable tripe.

[TheMojoPin]

Look, it's Gvac, saying things.

[foodcourtdruide]

Look, it's Gvac, saying things.

I hate when you 2 fight.

[hammersavage]

I ain't your yo

[Marc with a c]

deserve aint got nothing to do with it.

[yojimbo7248]

This show is unwatchable tripe.

no way! ha, finally I find something that we completely, 100% disagree on. opposite side of the spectrum. best thing ever on t.v. one of the best things ever made even if you throw in films.

[GregoryJoseph]

no way! ha, finally I find something that we completely, 100% disagree on. opposite side of the spectrum. best thing ever on t.v. one of the best things ever made even if you throw in films.

Actually I've never seen it.

I just like annoying Mojo.

[yojimbo7248]

Actually I've never seen it.

I just like annoying Mojo.

HAHAHAHA

[TheMojoPin]

I'm kinda creeped out with how obsessed Gvac is over how he thinks I react to the posters here.

[Kevin]

I'm kinda creeped out with how obsessed Gvac is over how he thinks I react to the posters here.



When Vlad Mojo Lenin reacts, you know it.

[GregoryJoseph]

I'm kinda creeped out with how obsessed Gvac is over how he thinks I react to the posters here.

Stop lying.

You live for my acceptance.

[TheMojoPin]

Stop lying.

You live for my acceptance.

But you're a terrible human being.

[yojimbo7248]

Gregory Joseph and Mojo, have you guys ever even met? I always thought that Mojo was a burn victim who never leaves his Chicago apartment unless he wears a veil or sack like Chimp Woman or the Elephant Man

[GregoryJoseph]

Gregory Joseph and Mojo, have you guys ever even met? I always thought that Mojo was a burn victim who never leaves his Chicago apartment unless he wears a veil or sack like Chimp Woman or the Elephant Man

PRECISELY HOW I ALWAYS PICTURED HIM!!!

And no, we've never met.

Unless you count him dreams.

[TheMojoPin]

Gregory Joseph and Mojo, have you guys ever even met?

Thankfully, no, we have not.

[hammersavage]

Although it was a pretty dorky scene, during another boring NFL Sunday at the bar yesterday, a group of my buddies and I had a 'Wire Fantasy Draft'.

After much consternation of what the roster makeup should look like (3 cops, 2 hoppers, a politician?), we decided to make it simple: 6 blacks and 4 whites.

Round one went as follows: 1) Stringer Bell. 2) Jimmy McNulty 3) Omar 4) Marlo 5) Avon Barksdale


My roster looked pretty damn good:
Avon
Bunk
Michael Lee
Prezbo
Kima
Snoop
Templeton
Royce
Beadie Russell
Johnny (AIDS)

I thought I got great value in the 4th round with Prez and he leads my whites. And Johnny as Mr. Irrelevant is an absolute steal.

Personally, I would have taken Omar #1 overall.

[Marc with a c]

i think michael in the third round is a great pick, he might be a late first, early second for me in a five person draft. snoop is also a steal as well.

[Marc with a c]

i don't like your whites at all.

[hammersavage]

Look, there was a run on whites in the 2nd round after I picked. I coulda reached for a Valchek coming back but decided to wait.


I got Johnny last, that's value. But as my friend pointed out 'You're not the only one with AIDS', as I had forgotten that he drafted Waylon who also had the bug.

[Marc with a c]

waylon is a solid white. where did the greek and vondas go?

[hammersavage]

The Greek went 8th overall which received a pretty big laugh. That's a huge stretch. Vondas went in the 6th or 7th round. I think I'd rather have Vandas.

The steal of the draft was Prop Joe in the 4th for a team with Stinger, Lester, Herc, Prop Joe, Chris Partlow, Landsman, Sydnor, Butchie, Nicky Sobatka and Waylon. Pretty strong.

I tried to draft Nicky Sobatka's girlfriends tits in the 5th and 6th rounds respectively, but was overruled.

[PhishHead]

where did brother mouzone go?

[hammersavage]

Muzone went 5th round on a team with McNulty, WeeBay, Bubbles, Daniels, Muzone, Deangelo, Ziggy, Judge Phelan, Bunny and Theresa D'Agostino (the hot chick campaign fixer).

[Marc with a c]

Muzone went 5th round on a team with McNulty, WeeBay, Bubbles, Daniels, Muzone, Deangelo, Ziggy, Judge Phelan, Bunny and Theresa D'Agostino (the hot chick campaign fixer).

that's almost a perfect first half of a draft, followed by an awful second half.

[Marc with a c]

did white mike or frog first?

[hammersavage]

that's almost a perfect first half of a draft, followed by an awful second half.

When you have to take 4 whites, you have to reach at some point.

I think Prez is a top 5 white at least. Templeton was a worm but a huge part of the story, and Beadie was kinda cute. With my last white, I got the bug.

[hammersavage]

did white mike or frog first?

Undrafted.

I kicked myself for not remembering to take Fitzy. He pretty much set up the whole damn series, brother

[Marc with a c]

Undrafted.

I kicked myself for not remembering to take Fitzy. He pretty much set up the whole damn series, brother

i would've taken snot boogie with my first pick.

[PhishHead]

Bodie should be taken first

[hammersavage]

You know who didn't get taken? Snitchin' ass Randy

[mikeyboy]

I would have had a shitty draft because I wouldn't remember who everyone was. I would be like "who's that guy with the Malcom X glasses and the bowtie who was muscle from NY? I'll take him."

[joeyballsack]

Ziggy went kind of low as far as the whites..wasnt he one of the only whites to kill someone ?

Where did Cheese go ?

[Marc with a c]

i hated ziggy. he was the sailor of the wire.

[mikeyboy]

Did the duck get drafted?

[hammersavage]

Ziggy went kind of low as far as the whites..wasnt he one of the only whites to kill someone ?

Just his cock.

Cheese went 4th round.

[TheGameHHH]

Stringer #1 overall is the worst pick of the entire draft.

[KnoxHarrington]

I'm disappointed Lester Freamon didn't seem to go higher. He would probably be my first black pick, and maybe my first cop (if McNulty's not available.)

[KnoxHarrington]

I'd also have tried to draft both Jay Landsman and Dennis Mello.

And if you don't know why, get the hell out of this thread.

[TheMojoPin]

Boris should be the #1 white, easily.

Nick Sabotka's girlfriend is #2.

[Servo]

I'd put together an all-scrub team with Little Man, Polk and Mahone, Johnny Fifty, and pimpin-ass Orlando.

[KnoxHarrington]

I'd put together an all-scrub team with Little Man, Polk and Mahone, Johnny Fifty, and pimpin-ass Orlando.

Fucking love Polk and Mahone, especially the Gaelic joke you get if you say their names together.

If I became a cop, I'd probably end up like Mahone.

[TheMojoPin]

100 More Great Quotes from The Wire:

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[hammersavage]

I'm gonna restart the series again next week. Twice a year at least.

[Marc with a c]

im going to watch it at least three times a year.

[mikeyboy]

I'm going to watch season 4 one of these days.

[Dell]

just went through all of the seasons for my first viewing...started NetFlix and couldn't get them fast enough, so I would get two from Blockbuster and two from NetFlix...very good show and very addicting...