Chris Moss Acid Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) well the hype was correct! im half way through season 1 (episode 9) and .....well the hype was right its fucking aamzing...but i dont know why? but it is.. it has everything that makes tv series good and more! im hooked. i have season 2 and 3 downloaded already! 3 episodes a day! awesome!!!!!!!! Edited April 8, 2009 by chris moss acid Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pantsonmyhead Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 best fucking hbo series period. maybe the best fucking series period. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grinningcat Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 excellent.. series 2 is even better the only bad thing about it is the title music Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I love the title music, especially since it changes (think "remix") every season. Season 1 - fucking awesome Season 2 - awesome Season 3 - sublime and beyond fucking awesome Season 4 - awesome with a dash of meh Season 5 - awesome with a dash of meh and WTF Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Moss Acid Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 at this rate i cant believe it can get better..... cant wait. also i cant believe the uk has just started to show this on tv.. but since lost went bonkers and lost interest this series is outrageous hits all the right buttons! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 chris moss acid said: at this rate i cant believe it can get better..... cant wait. also i cant believe the uk has just started to show this on tv.. but since lost went bonkers and lost interest this series is outrageous hits all the right buttons! Season 2 can really put people off the show, but don't let it. Just think of it as a nice 10 hour distraction while waiting for the sheer genius that is Season 3. After Season 3, there was simply no way in hell they could improve the show... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 having only seen the show in one more or less unbroken sequence on DVD, I didn't have any problem with season 2, in fact I felt it to be a really good season. I think the ending is as strong as that of any other season. I'm guessing people who had problems with it disliked it more for confounding their expectations (not hood enough) than for actually being bad. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 lumpenprol said: having only seen the show in one more or less unbroken sequence on DVD, I didn't have any problem with season 2, in fact I felt it to be a really good season. I think the ending is as strong as that of any other season. I'm guessing people who had problems with it disliked it more for confounding their expectations (not hood enough) than for actually being bad. 100% agreed (and I rather liked Season 2). Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idrn Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 nice one chris Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Moss Acid Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 nice 1 gilbs Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 all seasons are phenomenal. I was least into season 2 though... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « I just wasn't that interested with all those losers down at the docks. Every episode, I said to myself "god, I hope someone kills ziggy". I just missed the whole barksdale crew... A LOT! Season 5 definitely has some wtf moments but I was into the whole news thing. season 4 is also pretty dope with the whole school thing. this show made me cry about 4 or 5 times. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide J3FF3R00's signature Hide all signatures 666 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pantsonmyhead Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) jefferoo said: this show made me cry about 4 or 5 times. i def shed tears a few times in seasons 3, 4 & 5 the show builds momentum really well was truly sad to see it end season three is the truth though fucking epic Edited April 8, 2009 by pantsonmyhead Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) the only great season was 1. after that it was all just messing about. great show - real fan i hear the writer has a new show coming soon and stringer bell is a massive hollywood leading man now. although if his competition is clive owen then he shouldnt be too proud Edited April 8, 2009 by Benedict Cumberbatch Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Benedict Cumberbatch said: and stringer bell is a massive hollywood leading man now. he is? I kept thinking that as I watched it, that he had that potential. I think they should have drawn out his presence on the show, he's a phenomenal actor. Marlo was also very good, but not quite as engaging as Stringer Bell, not enough of a tragic/flawed figure. By the way, I hated that nation of islam gunman dude. The only time the show really seemed to stoop to caricature. I couldn't suspend my disbelief, it was like fucking star trek. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) lol what nonsense. season 3 is the best season of a television show ever. edit: at benedict Edited April 8, 2009 by zaphod Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 lumpenprol said: having only seen the show in one more or less unbroken sequence on DVD, I didn't have any problem with season 2, in fact I felt it to be a really good season. I think the ending is as strong as that of any other season. I'm guessing people who had problems with it disliked it more for confounding their expectations (not hood enough) than for actually being bad. ther's nothing wrong with season 2. making me take a break from some characters i like isnt "bad", it's challenging. fine. i like a challenge. it also sets up an expectation for the rest of the show, that basically you dont know wtf they are going to do next. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « plus it was way more realistic to actually have avon rot in jail for a while. the only way he could have been a main character in s2 is if he broke outta jail like in a michael bay movie or something series 5 is a total headfuck. my initial reaction when i realised what the main plot was going to be was was "wtf i'm watching se7en or some shit", then i decided that, no actually, the series 5 writers were just building on the previous 4 series worth of soul destroying frustrating shit being piled on top of these intelligent and creative characters, and saying "you see what happens?". when i saw it that way, i go right into it Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 lumpenprol said: By the way, I hated that nation of islam gunman dude. The only time the show really seemed to stoop to caricature. I couldn't suspend my disbelief, it was like fucking star trek. oh shit i forgot him. yeah its fucked when you're watching this ultra realistic show and then a fucking Tarantino character strolls on in. MAYBE there really are people like that walking around baltimore, but i doubt it he completely Phails to stop series 3 being the best series of TV ever tho Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pantsonmyhead Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 lumpenprol said: Benedict Cumberbatch said: and stringer bell is a massive hollywood leading man now. he is? I kept thinking that as I watched it, that he had that potential. I think they should have drawn out his presence on the show, he's a phenomenal actor. Marlo was also very good, but not quite as engaging as Stringer Bell, not enough of a tragic/flawed figure. By the way, I hated that nation of islam gunman dude. The only time the show really seemed to stoop to caricature. I couldn't suspend my disbelief, it was like fucking star trek. when they raided the black and muslim bakery here in oakland they found over 20 guns including a pair of ak-47's brother muzom (sp?) was pretty real to me Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 i quite liked season 5, i wasn't so into the newsroom shenanigans, or with some of the characters breaking character a bit, but I found the city hall politicking to be really well done. Given that I work in a corporate enviro with its own politics, I found that part of the show to be probably the most memorable. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) pantsonmyhead said: when they raided the black and muslim bakery here in oakland they found over 20 guns including a pair of ak-47's brother muzom (sp?) was pretty real to me yeah but are there guys at the bakery who wear hornrims and affect posh accents and pretend to be Malcolm X, along with the AK47s? edit: the wiki article says that maybe Mouzone is supposed to be an ex member of the Fruit of Islam Edited April 8, 2009 by analogue wings Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 lumpenprol said: Benedict Cumberbatch said: and stringer bell is a massive hollywood leading man now. he is? I kept thinking that as I watched it, that he had that potential. I'm totally going to see this shit because he's in it -> Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide J3FF3R00's signature Hide all signatures 666 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv_party Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) ya just started season 2. good show. I wouldn't say it's THE best thing I've ever seen but it's very engaging. still at the end of the day it's another crime drama in a saturated genre. stands well above most. and best series by hbo? what about six feet under? Edited April 8, 2009 by tv_party Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pantsonmyhead Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 analogue wings said: pantsonmyhead said: when they raided the black and muslim bakery here in oakland they found over 20 guns including a pair of ak-47's brother muzom (sp?) was pretty real to me yeah but are there guys at the bakery who wear hornrims and affect posh accents and pretend to be Malcolm X, along with the AK47s? acually yes not anymore of course (the bakery has been closed and the owners arrested for the murder of a journalist for the oakland tribune) not all in the same person but most definitely all of the afformentioned traits could be found not alot of black muslims out in New Zealand? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 also, stay the fuck away from wikipedia if you are still watching all the character entries have "Killed by: xyz in episode abc" right at the top :pinch: Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 pantsonmyhead said: acually yes not anymore of course (the bakery has been closed and the owners arrested for the murder of a journalist for the oakland tribune) not all in the same person but most definitely all of the afformentioned traits could be found not alot of black muslims out in New Zealand? well i did kind of think to myself - they wouldnt in a charcter this outlandish unless there was a real world basis for it, but then i decided i was being too much of an apologist lol if there are real Brother Mouzones out there then the wire is pretty much perfect yes, there are a LOT of black Muslims in my town, but they are all refugees from Somalia so they tend not to act like Brother Mouzone Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/44446-the-wire/#findComment-1005544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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