The Wire (beware of spoilers)

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  1. TheChatch

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  2. EdNigma

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    <3 that scene

    also i liked mcnulty talking about community policing in season 1. i just wrote a 12 page paper on community policing :smug:

    dantonio polices his team with an iron fist
     
  3. TheChatch

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    Re: The Wire

    also

    "I wasn't made to play the son"

    coldhearted
     
  5. TheChatch

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    Yeah, the look in Marlo's eyes as that episode closed was like a fucking shark's. As cold as a motherfucker will ever be.
     
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    This thread is great. I just finished watching this show a couple months ago (took me under 3 wks to watch all 60 eps) and I already want to watch again after reading this shit.

    I think we can quit with the spoilers though.

    McNulty's wake needs to be brought up as well. Fucking amazing way to end.
     
  8. Verbal Kint

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    THat makes the show look a lot more violent than it was
     
  9. Lorne Malvo

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    Watching the show again is so damn rewarding.
     
  10. EdNigma

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    looking back on this scene. you could see kennard was going to end being the one *spoiler below*































    to kill omar

    The Wire- Omar Visits Michael

    dantonio hopes to one day help inner city kids from a life of drug dealing
     
  11. Hank Hill

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    Just finished watching season 5, like most in a little over 3 weeks on the weekends and after studying/work. I almost feel like I watched it too fast and wasn't able to digest and enjoy every episode, since I watched several back to back. I'm definitely looking forward to watching the entire season over again. I wonder if the DVD series has special voice overs and features - I would definitely drop dough for it.

    goat show.
     
  12. Lorne Malvo

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    it does have commentaries and behind the scenes stuff fwiw. Ebay always the box set cheap as hell, was where I bought my set.
     
  13. Hank Hill

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    Thanks.

    Oh and also my two favorites where Michael and Omar.
     
  14. BleedinGreen

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    Box set is one of the best purchases I've ever made.

    GOAT show but that's kinda obvious...good to see Bubbles getting some work on Fringe tonight.
     
  15. The Blackfish

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    It took me about over a year to watch all 5 seasons thanks to my work load throughout college, but I finally finished it about a month or so ago and it is easily the best show I have ever seen. Unfortunately right now I am :drunk: do I can't post exactly what I want to but thats ok because most of it is already posted. Best show ever, and it sucks that I now know that no show will ever live up to what I have already seen.
     
  16. dathalfnukkahd

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    greatest tv series ever
     
  17. Hank Scorpio

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    Just put in Season 1 Episode 1 for my second go around. Feels like Christmas day
     
  18. Virgil Caine

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    Just copped the box set on ebay for $82 plus $20 shipping/handling.

    Good deal?

    I've already watched the series but felt like I needed the box set to fully appreciate it.
     
  19. ths

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    one of the only things that i would ever consider actually buying instead of downloading, just for the bonus features, etc.
     
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  22. Teflon Queen

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    just finished season 3...holy shit
     
  23. Andy Reocho

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    4 is greatness
     
  24. Teflon Queen

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    i don't know how it could be better than season 3, but i can't wait to pick it up
     
  25. The Blackfish

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    4 is my favorite
     
  26. bogies

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  27. Andy Reocho

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    it just is
     
  28. bogies

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    2 is the best IMO
     
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  30. Menelaus

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    Just downloaded season 1. Should I expect to be captivated right from the start?
     
  31. 49ers169

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    Same with me starting it up tonight.
     
  32. Teflon Queen

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    shouldn't take long to get captivated
     
  33. Verbal Kint

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    I'd say about 75% of people who've seen the show think 4 is the greatest. Personally I think Season 4 is the best season of television I've ever seen. Its also the most invested I've ever been in a show and also the most emotional.
     
  34. Teflon Queen

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    can't wait to start it
     
  35. The Blackfish

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    I wasn't hooked until episode 3 I think. Once you start to connect with the characters and get into the case you are hooked.
     
  36. infected donkey

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    Yea the characters had to develop a little before I could really connect. Once you do just be prepared for a non-stop marathon of nothing but watching.
     
  37. Teflon Queen

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    ive already rewatched season three two more times...netflix better hurry the fuck up
     
  38. Verbal Kint

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    NO! Honestly don't start it expecting to love it right away. It may honestly take up until halfway through the first season before you get hooked. The show moves very slowly and takes its time and its so different from the pace of other shows that you may not feel it right away but once the storys start unraveling and you really learn the characters then you'll really get into it. Also remember this once you start Season 2.
     
  39. bogies

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    So true. Once you get invested it makes it so much more incredible
     
  40. Menelaus

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    Thanks fellas. Really looking forward to taking gravs and watching this show.
     
  41. Teflon Queen

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    crunchy
     
  42. Menelaus

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    Shut up you tuberculosis infested lawnboy
     
  43. Teflon Queen

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    24-0
     
  44. Andy Reocho

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    Season 2 is better than everyone thinks.
     
  45. Menelaus

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  46. Teflon Queen

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  47. ths

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    It definitely unfolds like a well written novel, takes time to develop a connection to the characters.
     
  48. 49ers169

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    Still the best show I have seen, although from what I hear The Wire probably supplants it.
     
  49. The Blackfish

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    Hard to compare the two, they are both genius though.
     
  50. jaygabriel

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    Just got done re-watching the first two seasons; forgot how underrated Season 2 was.

    Season 4 still my favorite.