The Wire

[johnmaff36]

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

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

[boxingbantz]

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.

[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.

Ha ha. My missus used to absolutely crease up laughing everytime she came on the screen. She even had that lip-thing going on that Cosby does

[boxingbantz]

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.

Ha ha. My missus used to absolutely crease up laughing everytime she came on the screen. She even had that lip-thing going on that Cosby does

Let's be clear here though - The Shield isn't on The Wire's level.

I'd take Freamon over Vic any day. (Not in a sexual way).

[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.

Ha ha. My missus used to absolutely crease up laughing everytime she came on the screen. She even had that lip-thing going on that Cosby does

Let's be clear here though - The Shield isn't on The Wire's level.

I'd take Freamon over Vic any day. (Not in a sexual way).

I dont know bout that. 'The Wire' is/was a great show no question, but i personally think its getting all the biggest plaudits because its still fresh in the mind to most people unlike,say, 'The Sopranoes' which IMO is the best HBO show ever. 'The Shield' is every bit as good as 'The Wire' again IMO, and can hold its own against any of the top shows in recent years. Freamons a great character but Vic Mackey has it all. After all the series ive watched, i still cant figure out if hes just a c**t, a likeable c**t or just an out-and-out c**t

[boxingbantz]

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.

Ha ha. My missus used to absolutely crease up laughing everytime she came on the screen. She even had that lip-thing going on that Cosby does

Let's be clear here though - The Shield isn't on The Wire's level.

I'd take Freamon over Vic any day. (Not in a sexual way).

I dont know bout that. 'The Wire' is/was a great show no question, but i personally think its getting all the biggest plaudits because its still fresh in the mind to most people unlike,say, 'The Sopranoes' which IMO is the best HBO show ever. 'The Shield' is every bit as good as 'The Wire' again IMO, and can hold its own against any of the top shows in recent years. Freamons a great character but Vic Mackey has it all. After all the series ive watched, i still cant figure out if hes just a c**t, a likeable c**t or just an out-and-out c**t

Each to their own.

[boxingbantz]

Jamie Hector (Marlo) originally auditioned to play the part of Cutty Wise but they were that impressed with him, they cast him as Marlo Stanfield instead. This has been confirmed by Jamie Hector on twitter.