The Wire

holdyoualways · 02-20-2008, 11:09 AM

ive heard the wire is an absolutely awesome show
isnt it on bet too?
i should check it out
i used to love 24 a lot more than i do now
i think its mainly keifer sutherland that bothers me
i just dont like how he acts in his old age
plus it can get a bit boring after a while

jackhammer · 07-10-2009, 02:00 PM

Iam half way through Season 3 now and this programme is the absolute bollocks. I also love the fact that each season has a different band/artist interpreting the song 'Down In The Hole':

1. Blind Boys Of Alabama
2. Tom Waits
3. Neville Brothers
4. DoMaJe
5. Steve Earle

No 5 is probably the most mundane but the other four are bloody great.

Mr Sensitive · 07-13-2009, 01:38 AM

I can't get over how utterly brilliant the Wire is, Omar is coolest television character ever.

Sparky · 07-13-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Iam half way through Season 3 now and this programme is the absolute bollocks. I also love the fact that each season has a different band/artist interpreting the song 'Down In The Hole':

No 5 is probably the most mundane but the other four are bloody great.

Hey, im glad you finally got into it.
Besides a going downhill slightly in the second season, i think the Wire is almost perfect.

Vote With A Bullet · 07-13-2009, 08:37 PM

It never went downhill during the second season, what is everyone's problem with the second season? It's perfectly fine, not weak and yet not particularly outstanding. It was a decent season, I personally loved the workers arc.

jackhammer · 07-14-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Vote With A Bullet

It never went downhill during the second season, what is everyone's problem with the second season? It's perfectly fine, not weak and yet not particularly outstanding. It was a decent season, I personally loved the workers arc.

I thought that season 2 picked up brilliantly in the second half.

Mojo · 07-15-2009, 03:11 PM

I've been told to watch this show so many times yet I haven't gotten round to it yet. I'm sure I will at some point, i'm expecting big things.

24 is getting a bit of a bashing in here but I still love it. I understand why people started to trail off with it and it was never quite the same after season 3 admittedly but it's still worthy of a watch.

Mr Sensitive · 07-15-2009, 04:10 PM

Does anyone know where I can watch the last episode of the fourth series online? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

LoathsomePete · 07-19-2010, 11:30 AM

So I started watching this show last week and now I'm on the last episode of season 1. All I have to say is holy crap! This show is absolutely amazing! All the characters are well acted, well scripted, well written, and they all feel important to the story. Even the minor characters who don't get a lot of screen time are given scenes to shine. One character's death was incredibly disturbing and I can't wait to see how they focus on the killer's guilt in the latter seasons.

I've always heard great things about this show but never bothered to look it up, writing it off as yet another cop procedural with little in the sense of realism and nothing but altruistic cops and their crusade against crime. How wrong I was...

Freebase Dali · 07-20-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

So I started watching this show last week and now I'm on the last episode of season 1. All I have to say is holy crap! This show is absolutely amazing! All the characters are well acted, well scripted, well written, and they all feel important to the story. Even the minor characters who don't get a lot of screen time are given scenes to shine. One character's death was incredibly disturbing and I can't wait to see how they focus on the killer's guilt in the latter seasons.

I've always heard great things about this show but never bothered to look it up, writing it off as yet another cop procedural with little in the sense of realism and nothing but altruistic cops and their crusade against crime. How wrong I was...

Yea man it's awesome. I watched all the seasons not too long ago for the first time and I was pretty sad that it had to end.

Freakin' McNulty... "What did I do???" Haha... the guy's a character for sure.

02-20-2008, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
holdyoualways Elevator to the moon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Snowy, cold, miserable Pennsylvania Posts: 1,148	ive heard the wire is an absolutely awesome show isnt it on bet too? i should check it out i used to love 24 a lot more than i do now i think its mainly keifer sutherland that bothers me i just dont like how he acts in his old age plus it can get a bit boring after a while __________________ You're my satellite <3

07-10-2009, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Iam half way through Season 3 now and this programme is the absolute bollocks. I also love the fact that each season has a different band/artist interpreting the song 'Down In The Hole': 1. Blind Boys Of Alabama 2. Tom Waits 3. Neville Brothers 4. DoMaJe 5. Steve Earle No 5 is probably the most mundane but the other four are bloody great. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-13-2009, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 789	I can't get over how utterly brilliant the Wire is, Omar is coolest television character ever. __________________

07-13-2009, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vote With A Bullet Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 31	It never went downhill during the second season, what is everyone's problem with the second season? It's perfectly fine, not weak and yet not particularly outstanding. It was a decent season, I personally loved the workers arc. __________________ The piano has been drinking, not me.

07-15-2009, 03:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I've been told to watch this show so many times yet I haven't gotten round to it yet. I'm sure I will at some point, i'm expecting big things. 24 is getting a bit of a bashing in here but I still love it. I understand why people started to trail off with it and it was never quite the same after season 3 admittedly but it's still worthy of a watch. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

07-15-2009, 04:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 789	Does anyone know where I can watch the last episode of the fourth series online? I can't seem to find it anywhere. __________________

07-19-2010, 11:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	So I started watching this show last week and now I'm on the last episode of season 1. All I have to say is holy crap! This show is absolutely amazing! All the characters are well acted, well scripted, well written, and they all feel important to the story. Even the minor characters who don't get a lot of screen time are given scenes to shine. One character's death was incredibly disturbing and I can't wait to see how they focus on the killer's guilt in the latter seasons. I've always heard great things about this show but never bothered to look it up, writing it off as yet another cop procedural with little in the sense of realism and nothing but altruistic cops and their crusade against crime. How wrong I was... __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too