The Wire (beware of spoilers)

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  1. SC

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  2. Pelican

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    My niece is heading into her junior year of HS and wants to go to law school or work for the FBI or something like that (thanks, true crime podcasts). She started The Wire tonight and is going to be texting me her thoughts throughout. I am oddly excited.
     
  3. Pelican

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    we are off to a great start
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  4. TC

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    Fucks sakes
     
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  5. Pelican

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    Back on track.

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  6. Handcuffed

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  7. War Grundle

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    What is her thoughts on Snot Boogie?
     
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  8. Pelican

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    No deep thoughts on him really. Enjoyed the opening scene though.
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  9. War Grundle

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    What I wouldnt give for a first time watch of that show. I didnt see the first three seasons live because I didnt have HBO. I saw the first two episodes of Season 4 and loved it, so I started recording the show and then going to my local Blockbuster in 2007 and started renting the episodes four at a time to try and catch up as fast I could.
     
  10. Andy Reocho

    Andy Reocho Please don't get lost in the sauce
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    My first watch was my junior year of college, via Netflix when it was all DVD’s by mail.

    Those waits between DVD’s were brutal.
     
  11. Pelican

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    Here we go.
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  12. Tex

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    Soon

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  13. Hank Scorpio

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    She knows that he grows up to be Michael B. Jordan, right?

    I remember watching Creed when it first came out and thinking "man, where do I know this guy from?" before checking imdb.
     
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  14. poor paul

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    you missed everything he did between being Wallace and Creed?
     
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  15. Hank Scorpio

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    Pretty much
     
  16. TC

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    This kid's a genius. She spelled out Pryzbylewski
     
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  17. TLAU

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    MBJ didn't do much between Wallace and Creed..... going off IMDB it looks like Friday Night Lights and Fantastic 4.
     
  18. zeberdee

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    wasn't Fruitvale Station his major breakout?

    I know he was on Parenthood for a while, my wife loved that show.
     
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  20. Pelican

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    Her first experience is somewhat similar to how mine went.

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  21. slhorn

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    Spoken like a true fiend…
     
  22. Andy Reocho

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    Season 2 is one of my favorite seasons. So many top notch scenes. All Prologue may be my favorite episode.
     
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  23. Tex

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    Season 2 was not my favorite first time through but after several rewatches it went up the order. I feel I’ve seen that for a lot of people.
     
  24. BellottiBold

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    S2 was actually the season I started on (as it aired) and I was hooked pretty immediately. Only after getting through 2 did I go back and watch S1.
     
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    I enjoy season 2 outside of Ziggy scenes. I ffw through those in rewatches. The rest of the content in the season is great
     
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  26. southlick

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  27. poor paul

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    got one of these as a gift a few years back.
     
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    Have given these as gifts.
     
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  29. JGator1

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  30. Goose

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  31. War Grundle

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    I have one in my office at home.
     
  32. Fidelio

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    “Hey yo Omar all due respect, but this right here is a Barksdale joint”

    “Do tell”
     
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  34. TC

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    Has anyone read this? Starting it now.

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  35. AptosDuck

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    Surprised nobody has posted a Stan Valchek RIP
     
  36. JonathanCoachman

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    I watched Generation Kill (also a Simon/Burns collaboration) and then decided to get the book it was based on but gave up on because I felt like I wasn’t hearing anything new.
     
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  37. TC

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    This book is a little like that so far, but also seems like possible "book is better than the movie/show" territory. I can already tell there's a Bubbles, there's a Namond, etc but the book is able to go much deeper. You get a lot of what characters are thinking.
     
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  38. poor paul

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    prepare to be super depressed
     
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  39. poor paul

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    he was too good at depicting an absolute asshole.
     
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  40. bigjrock

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    ...like the last pierogi on the plate
     
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  41. Hank Scorpio

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    Him failing his way up to commissioner was infuriatingly hilarious.
     
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  43. hudson

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    I’m already super depressed, will I become super duper depressed?
     
  44. southlick

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  45. Hoss Bonaventure

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    Fuck. That’s really sad
     
  46. JonathanCoachman

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    He was shockingly RIP'd
     
  47. Craig Pettis

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    Goddamn it not Daniels :tebow:
     
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    This is bullshit
     
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  49. SC

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