Sir Stewart Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Season 2 is the whitey season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Season 2 is the whitey season. yeah, man. Never thought of it like that, but it totally is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just finished the last episode of Season 5. Did it all via Netflix, in exactly two months. Holy shit that was a good show. I want to watch it all again with commentary now. I resisted looking up anything about the actors, or anything about the show, or even reading this thread until I was done. I'm looking forward to exploring interviews and press and such now that I'm finished. (I just watched the Kenard/Omar clip. I had no idea!) You know what else? I had Dominic West pegged as not American right away (bless his accent's heart) but had no idea until I looked them up a few weeks ago that Idris Elba (Stringer Bell) AND Aiden Gillen (freakin' Carcetti) aren't American either. Whoa. A couple of friends have a fantastic Wire-related story that I should share here. I didn't appreciate it properly when it happened a couple years ago because I'd never seen the show, but I recently made my friend report it to me again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I have netflix one-at-a-time, and did that for the first two seasons, then I asked myself why I wasn't checking out whole seasons from the library!!! Much more efficient. I should have season 3 in the next day or two, and I'm third in line for season 4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 How in the hell am I supposed to manage to finish season 1, watch the Final Four and opening day for the Tigers all in the same 3 day period? I need two more televisions. I think that's a righteous abuse of a living space. Anyone need a pretty girl and a Brittany Spaniel, as I assume they will be moving out when I try and pull this off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Holy crap, Bridget, I never even thought of the library. I had Netflix one at a time, but then upgraded to 2 at a time a month ago to expedite the viewing. Thanks for the reminder to switch back to one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 A couple of friends have a fantastic Wire-related story that I should share here. I didn't appreciate it properly when it happened a couple years ago because I'd never seen the show, but I recently made my friend report it to me again. do tell... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Said friend lives in D.C. (Hodie, for those of you who may know her). Story takes place in Baltimore. Here it is: We were planning to go to an afghan restaurant that had been getting great reviews, but on the way over it started pouring. Monsoon conditions. We realized we looked just too awful to be going to that nice white tablecloth place, so we went to Ride Aid and bought a roll of paper towels and ducked into the nearest bar. It was a Baltimore brewpub, pretty cool, with many kinds of beer. We found a tiny table in a corner and ordered some bar food and some beers and sat there drying ourselves off with paper towels. Really. We were in the bar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Holy crap, Bridget, I never even thought of the library. I had Netflix one at a time, but then upgraded to 2 at a time a month ago to expedite the viewing. Thanks for the reminder to switch back to one. I'm just mad that it took me two seasons to remember the wonderful library!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Said friend lives in D.C. (Hodie, for those of you who may know her). Story takes place in Baltimore. Here it is: We were planning to go to an afghan restaurant that had been getting great reviews, but on the way over it started pouring. Monsoon conditions. We realized we looked just too awful to be going to that nice white tablecloth place, so we went to Ride Aid and bought a roll of paper towels and ducked into the nearest bar. It was a Baltimore brewpub, pretty cool, with many kinds of beer. We found a tiny table in a corner and ordered some bar food and some beers and sat there drying ourselves off with paper towels. Really. We were in the bar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Cool story. I would have had McNulty pour me a Jamesons. I like how on the show they go outside to hurl, then go back in and get the taste out of there mouth with another shot. I get to the point of hurling, I'm done for the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Said friend lives in D.C. (Hodie, for those of you who may know her). Story takes place in Baltimore. Here it is: We were planning to go to an afghan restaurant that had been getting great reviews, but on the way over it started pouring. Monsoon conditions. We realized we looked just too awful to be going to that nice white tablecloth place, so we went to Ride Aid and bought a roll of paper towels and ducked into the nearest bar. It was a Baltimore brewpub, pretty cool, with many kinds of beer. We found a tiny table in a corner and ordered some bar food and some beers and sat there drying ourselves off with paper towels. Really. We were in the bar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi Hodie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Season 2 starts tonight! You have all made me nervous. I really don't know what to expect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Season 2 starts tonight! You have all made me nervous. I really don't know what to expect.I just finished Season 2 and really liked it.I'm hoping HBO starts Season 3 on demand this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I just read about President Obama's tv watching habits. The Wire made his list. And Omar was his favorite character. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azzurri Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 i just finished season 1 and am stunned at the brilliance of this show. all those network crime shows - CSI, Law & Order, etc - are cartoons in comparison. one thing is for certain is that it demands close attention or else you would be totally lost. season 2 is up next, and i can't wait Omar is my favorite character too. i also think all of the characters in the west side crew were great - D'Angelo, Avon, Stringer, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I just watched the final episode of season 5. Fuuuuuuuuuuck. The cadillac stood by the houseAnd the yanks they were withinAnd the tinker boys they hissed advice'Hot-wire her with a pin'Then we turned and shook as we had a lookIn the room where the dead man laySo big Jim Dwyer made his last tripTo the shores where his fathers lay But fifteen minutes laterWe had our first taste of whiskeyThere was uncles giving lecturesOn ancient Irish historyThe men all started telling jokesAnd the women they got friskyBy five o'clock in the eveningEvery bastard there was piskey Fare thee well gone awayThere's nothing left to sayFarewell to New York City boysTo Boston and PAHe took them outWith a well-aimed cloutand they often heard him sayI'm a free born man of the USA He fought the champ in PittsburghAnd he slashed him to the groundHe took on Tiny TartanellaAnd it only went one roundHe never had no time for redsFor drink or dice or whoresBut he never threw a fightWhen the fight was rightSo they sent him to the war Fare thee well gone awayThere's nothing left to sayWith a sl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I just watched the final episode of season 5. Fuuuuuuuuuuck. Welcome to the after-Wire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Welcome to the after-Wire. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!I'm coping by watching The Corner. It ain't at as strong as that old shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'm coping by watching The Corner. It ain't at as strong as that old shit. It's like WMD to The Wire's Pandemic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 My head's kind of spinning after the first few episodes of season 2. Its kind of an explosion of story lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redpillbox Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Every morning I take the cereal down from the top of the fridge and say to myself, "We got to get some Honey Nut up in here, YO!!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burns3 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/ Scroll down to and click on "The Wire" and then click on "The Wire - Bible" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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