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05-01-2010, 02:41 PM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by Nameless

Trade the horse for 2 camels and it's all forgiven, they are easier to trade against women in Morocco.

Done:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WCAHIknlRz...00/2camels.jpg
05-01-2010, 05:53 PM
ICB

Re: The Wire

Seems like everyone's watched "The Wire" except me. To be honest American TV shows don't normally interest me. Except for the Sopranos because im a big fan of the gangster genre.
05-01-2010, 06:12 PM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by ICB

Seems like everyone's watched "The Wire" except me. To be honest American TV shows don't normally interest me. Except for the Sopranos because im a big fan of the gangster genre.

Honestly mate, get it watched. I can't emphasise enough just how good it is. You will thank us all later. I am contemplating having a lobotomy so I can watch it again with a clear and fresh (if not somewhat jaded) mind. It's THAT good.
05-03-2010, 06:13 PM
Zilla

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by koppas

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Originally Posted by Zilla

It was obvious something had happened to him from the sheer amount of rage he had as he bludgeoned him to death. Look at how he killed every single person in the abandoned houses. It was almost tender. Remember my man who had the store when Chris was promising him he wouldn't leave him where the rats would eat him. He said something like, "Don't worry about it; I'll take care of you."

Another interesting fact, Chris Partlow and Marlo were meant to be gay but, because of marlo already being gay, David Simon feared the show would be too homo erotic.

Interesting. If you add 'l' and rearrange the letters you can use Omar's name to spell Marlo's. Maybe that's why Marlo's and Chris' other lives weren't so well fleshed out. Just about everyone else had some sort of love life.
05-04-2010, 06:43 AM
Caine3078

Re: The Wire

The Wire has to be my favorite show of all time. I've watched every season at least twice. The only part I didn't really like was season two the whole docks thing, and Stringer Bell being killed. The man was trying to get out.
05-04-2010, 07:40 AM
X

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by Caine3078

The Wire has to be my favorite show of all time. I've watched every season at least twice. The only part I didn't really like was season two the whole docks thing, and Stringer Bell being killed. The man was trying to get out.

All the 'bad guys' had redeeming features, and all the 'good guys' had their dark side, thats why it was so good.
05-04-2010, 07:56 AM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by Caine3078

The Wire has to be my favorite show of all time. I've watched every season at least twice. The only part I didn't really like was season two the whole docks thing, and Stringer Bell being killed. The man was trying to get out.

Season 2 seems to be everyone's least favourite season but I really enjoyed it. Ziggy was a great character - played pretty much the same character in Generation Kill as well. Oh, and I actually felt sorry for Sobotka when he got killed by the Russian/Greeks. :(
05-04-2010, 01:12 PM
johnmaff36

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by koppas

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Originally Posted by Caine3078

The Wire has to be my favorite show of all time. I've watched every season at least twice. The only part I didn't really like was season two the whole docks thing, and Stringer Bell being killed. The man was trying to get out.

Season 2 seems to be everyone's least favourite season but I really enjoyed it. Ziggy was a great character - played pretty much the same character in Generation Kill as well. Oh, and I actually felt sorry for Sobotka when he got killed by the Russian/Greeks. :(

Sobotka was basically a decent guy who was trying to plug all the holes while the Dam was falling all around him. Everything was just a means to an end for him and keeping peoples jobs and shit was his main priority.
Clay Davis was a great character and could talk his way out of a tigers stomach
05-04-2010, 03:22 PM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by johnmaff36

Sobotka was basically a decent guy who was trying to plug all the holes while the Dam was falling all around him. Everything was just a means to an end for him and keeping peoples jobs and shit was his main priority.
Clay Davis was a great character and could talk his way out of a tigers stomach

"I will not fall alone! Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit!" ;D
05-04-2010, 08:00 PM
Zilla

Re: The Wire

I wonder if Clay ever thought about how close he came to being murdered. If Omar and Brother Mouzone hadn't gotten to Stringer first...
05-04-2010, 08:50 PM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by Zilla

I wonder if Clay ever thought about how close he came to being murdered. If Omar and Brother Mouzone hadn't gotten to Stringer first...

Interesting. I never thought of that although I did find it strange that he was, basically, nicking Stringer's money and nothing being done about it. Then again, didn't he tell Avon he wanted Clay Davis killed but Avon told him to forget about it as it would bring too much heat? Clay didn't even know how close he was to being 'got'. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit! :o
05-13-2010, 06:13 AM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

Anyone recognise this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DozVdtbMuM8

Never thought that I'd like a Greek song but, thanks to David Simon, I love this. ;D
05-19-2010, 08:51 PM
Steelie

Re: The Wire

Great thread. Epic series.

Soooo many good characters not yet mentioned; Bunk, Rawls, Prop Joe, Kima...even Carver and Herk (sp?) who become much better, more rounded characters than you think they might in Season one.

I've got to say though, I really hated them for making the final season so unbelievable...oh that and no one 'upstairs' knowing about Hamsterdam for ages.

The Shield is as good for different reasons - mainly it's ability to keep you hooked with 'how the eff are they gonna get out of this' type scenarios. Oh, and I tihnk the guy who plays Shane acts his socks off in the final season. Bloody brilliant.

I'd recommend Dexter as well. Again, a totally different animal but brilliant all the same :cool:
05-22-2010, 11:16 AM
johnmaff36

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by Steelie

Great thread. Epic series.

Soooo many good characters not yet mentioned; Bunk, Rawls, Prop Joe, Kima...even Carver and Herk (sp?) who become much better, more rounded characters than you think they might in Season one.

I've got to say though, I really hated them for making the final season so unbelievable...oh that and no one 'upstairs' knowing about Hamsterdam for ages.

The Shield is as good for different reasons - mainly it's ability to keep you hooked with 'how the eff are they gonna get out of this' type scenarios. Oh, and I tihnk the guy who plays Shane acts his socks off in the final season. Bloody brilliant.

I'd recommend Dexter as well. Again, a totally different animal but brilliant all the same :cool:

The Shield is great. The lady detective, think her real name is Cch Pounder, is the absolute spitting image of Bill Cosby
05-25-2010, 06:20 AM
boxingbantz

Re: The Wire

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Originally Posted by johnmaff36

The Shield is great. The lady detective, think her real name is Cch Pounder, is the absolute spitting image of Bill Cosby

That WAS Bill Cosby. In a wig. Cch Pounder was his alias.

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