[Closed] The Wire

I have watched 4x series on DVD.
Must buy no. 5

best thing I've seen since the Morse hey days 🙂

I've seen them all on boxsets, great stuff. I prefer Deadwood though!!

Just ordered seasons 1 and 2 from Amazon. Only ever caught the odd episode and it looked great, so I'm going to start from the beginning.

[i]best thing I've seen since the Morse hey days[/i]

Good old Morose, eh? Although I'm pretty sure [i]The Wire[/i] will never include anything as [i]magnificently[/i] strange as the Inspector Morse rave episode ([i]'Cherubin and Seraphim'[/i]).... 😯

Nearly finished the whole thing for the second time around. Just to prove that downloading is sometimes good - I got the whole thing off bit torrent and watched it, then liked it so much I bought all the DVDs.

grumm - exactly the same as me. I wathed the first 3 or 4 episodes on surfthechannel and then decided it was worth better quality so bought the series sets.

currently watching on bbc2. Religiously setting the video (remember then?) and recording, then watching the next day. Oh how I dream of sky + 😥

Best thing on TV at the moment and completely hooked! Can see the DVDs being bought soon

I'm about 5 episodes in but really struggling with some of the accents

Mrs North and i finally gave in at the start of the year to buying it on DVD to watch all the way through from the beginning.

We've had a bit of time off after hammering through seasons 1 and 2, and are now back into season 3 (which we've found harder going that 1 and 2). However, it's starting to look good again.

Looking forward to 4 & 5 soonest!

i'm a wire-a-holic. just been checking out teaser scenes from 'generation kill' a mini series made by wire people, looks v good.

i'm naming my cat 'omar' as well.

please no spoilers on this thread, i have already had a nasty surprise re: series 5

omar is a fantastic character.

And all of them so well acted.

I love the language in it. You really have to concentrate on it, a bit like a shakesperean play, but once you've got it it starts to sound quite straightforward.

"really struggling with some of the accents" lol!
Me too!
It's not just the accents, it's the whole language of the Baltimore projects I struggle with.
But I'm persevering, and it's well worth the effort.
As good as the critics claim.

[edit] still waiting for it to sound straightforward 😀 [/edit]

[i]You really have to concentrate on it, a bit like a shakesperean play[/i]

You is so street, stoner. 😀

Generation Kill is also very good.

Also worth watching is The Corner, a mini-series also set in Baltimore.

you should hear my rendition of baltimore street patois.

Its the verbal equivalent of watching your dad dance 🙂

EDIT: It took about 4 episodes, watched over two nights. When Mrs S joined me for the 5th I was quite proficient translating for the mofo 🙂

[i]you should hear my rendition...[/i]

On which note, props to both the [i]british[/i] Dominic West for his portrayal of the heroically flawed McNulty, and the [i]british[/i] Idris Elba, who plays the fearsome Stringer Bell. Boys done good!

[i]I was quite proficient translating for the mofo[/i]

Ah, cosy married life... 😀

McNulty's accent is a little bit dodgy at times I would say. Stringer Bell's and Carcetti's (played by Aiden Gillen who is Irish) are very good though imo.

I know what you mean.

I'm absolutely addicted.

About half way through Season 4 just now. Really excellent TV - Shakespearean/Greek Tragedy in its scope.

Has Season 2 started yet on Beeb2? My favourite so far.

that morse episode was directed by danny Boyle previous to trainspotting

Had heard a lot about The Wire, but assumed it was mainly hype.

Started watching it on BBC2 and was instantly hooked and got hold of series 1 & 2 as I couldn't wait for my nightly fix.

Have just spent yesterday and today watching the whole of series 2, absolutely the best TV series I have ever watched. I have never watched a whole series like that before as I usually get bored after a couple of episodes but this is like a good book that you just want to turn the page and find out what happens next.

Gonna have to be careful though as the next person to upset me may just get called a dumb ass mf. 😆

And just how do you spell alright without using any consonants?

Off out now to find series 3-5.

Season 1 finishes tonight, so Season 2 starts tomorrow on the Beeb?

When you finished the whole series, read The Corner & Homicide, then watch it all again. So much detail. For example, The Hole is name a little rat run between 2 streets & In The Hole is the brand name of the product knocked out by the crew that sling on that corner.

its 'i-ight'

the best programme ever made. but the first attempt buy the same team was "the corner" and that is very good also, but you must watch "the wire" then "the corner" never the other way around

my favourite characters so far (bbc shows only):

cop; Lester "he's good police"

robber; gotta be Omar - Ayo, lesson here, Bey. You come at the king, you best not miss. (edit!)

Omar: All in the game yo, all in the game.

Omar: How you expect to run wit the wolves at night when you spend all day sparring wit the puppies

still think Deadwood is better!