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stays good all the way into Season 4.
I can't believe I never saw this show before.
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I've been meaning to watch this for a while. I will add it to my list after I finish Boardwalk Empire.
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What's it about?
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myxomatosis8 posted:
What's it about?
It's an HBO series that started in 2002 and ran for 5 seasons.
It's mostly about police chasing drug dealers in Baltimore, but it wanders around into city politics, the port, the schools, etc.
I'm only at the beginning of season 4 so there's no telling where it might end up. VERY well written and very smart. They let the story, dialogue and action allow you to figure out what's going on instead of having endless "exposition" dialogue so common nowadays that is obviously inserted to let the viewer know what's going on.
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Very solid show. Recommend.
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Cool, going to look into that, thanks.
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why did it stop?
lack of viewing? actors got tired? writers left?
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Looks like the writers decided it was over. They apparently put together a pretty wrap-it-all-up ending on season 5. I haven't looked at it any harder than that 'cause I'm still watching it through for the first time.
I can see how they would not want it to be just an endless series and get all crappy before getting itself cancelled, too.
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going out on top is always nice.
ppl remember it that way. always good.
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There's so many great shows I've never seen...the Wire is one.
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Defiantly an awesome show
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I like when shows have a timeline. Otherwise we end up with crap like LOST. 
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Grrr. All done with my 3-episode DVD and now have to wait for the next one from Netflix.
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I've heard good things, I'll put it on my list of things to see.
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is it true it's in 4:3 only?
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rabbitslayer posted:
is it true it's in 4:3 only?
Haven't even noticed. That's how good it is.
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It is the best TV show I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
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It's good, Hampsterdamn made me laugh out loud.
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billy_loomis1 posted:
It's good, Hampsterdamn made me laugh out loud.
and I love Bunk.
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after 28 minutes of trying to watch it, I had to stop and delete it... it was about as much fun as listening to two 12 year olds that just discovered the "F" word
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rabbitslayer posted:
after 28 minutes of trying to watch it, I had to stop and delete it... it was about as much fun as listening to two 12 year olds that just discovered the "F" word
Congratulations, your taste is so poor that you can't stand one of the most critically acclaimed and universally loved TV series.
I'm guessing you were missing a lot when you were watching the show. It's closer to a book story-telling pace than most series, some people are too ADD for that.
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season 5 was pretty decent not as good as some of the other seasons.
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after 28 minutes of trying to watch it, I had to stop and delete it... it was about as much fun as listening to two 12 year olds that just discovered the "F" word
Congratulations, your taste is so poor that you can't stand one of the most critically acclaimed and universally loved TV series.
I'm guessing you were missing a lot when you were watching the show. It's closer to a book story-telling pace than most series, some people are too ADD for that.
I could not care less what other people think about a show/movie/book/music I either like it or I don't...4.5 billion people liking something does not make it good... just popular, you like it, good for you, I never said it sucked, just that I didn't feel like hearing f*ck every 6.7 seconds...hell maybe I just don't like cop show
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Omar's come'n!!!!
Sheeeeeeieiieeeiieiiieieieeieieieieiieieeieieieiieieiieieeit.
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-TheHunt- posted:
Sheeeeeeieiieeeiieiiieieieeieieieieiieieeieieieiieieiieieeit.
Great line
Rabbit, it took me a bit to get over the street slang/jargon. But you should know they hired people out of prison for being drug dealers and gang members. So it's more accurate and realistic than your a typical drama-cop show. Hence the vocabulary.
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One of the better shows ever made. ever.
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only watched the first 3 or 4 episodes but it didn't do anything for me, seemed like every other cop and bad guys show
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I've tried watching this show twice. I was bored out of my mind with the first season.
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DunesVladHarkonnen posted:
Rabbit, it took me a bit to get over the street slang/jargon. But you should know they hired people out of prison for being drug dealers and gang members. So it's more accurate and realistic than your a typical drama-cop show. Hence the vocabulary.
My old ears and crappy TV speakers have to watch with the subtitles on to make sure I don't miss anything.
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The Wire is freaking brilliant. One of the best and one of the most underrated shows ever.
The first few episodes of a season can be slow, but it really picks up and the way they tie everything together is incredible.
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