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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    What's it about?
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • culot4
    culot4 Posts: 775
    Just watched episode 2, Season 5 on that early On Demand thing they do. Won't say anything for those who haven't watched it yet, but the last 15 minutes are unbelievable. If you thought you've seen McNulty go a little too far before, wait until you see this.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • muppet
    muppet Posts: 980
    AmentsChick wrote:
    What's it about?

    It's about Baltimore and the law enforcement's fight against drugs in the city. It's much deeper than that and it does focus on other aspects of the city (like the media or school system) but don't be fooled into thinking its a normal cop show. Great characters, great writing, great acting.

    People have compared it to Shakespeare and stuff, which is a bit bollocks if you ask me. It's just an amazing show that requires a lot of time and investement - you can't really dip in and out of it. If you decide to check it out, stick with it. I thought it was too overwhelming at first because there seemed to be a ridclious amount of characters but it gets much more interesting as it progresses.

    It's probably the only TV show that I've seen that actually improves with each season, instead of declining. And considering that the first season is absoutely outstanding, that's quite an achievement.
  • rudiecantail
    rudiecantail Posts: 4
    It's not even funny how close Carcetti is to O'Malley (MD's governor.) It's insane.

    Btw my user name is supposed to be "rudiecantfail" but I fucked it up with a typo.
  • MasterFramer
    MasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    anyone see the preview for Sundays show? Someone is making an apperance and I can't wait to see it :)
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  • culot4
    culot4 Posts: 775
    rudiecantail wrote:
    It's not even funny how close Carcetti is to O'Malley (MD's governor.) It's insane.

    Btw my user name is supposed to be "rudiecantfail" but I fucked it up with a typo.

    An opportunistic calculating mayor who did jackshit for the city of Baltimore to run on the platform he would be able to help the city properly if he were governor? Yeah I'd say Chase pretty much nailed the Carcetti character to the boy governor. The whole show nails Baltimore. Its like watching the local news but there are faces behind all the murder.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • jordn6971
    jordn6971 Posts: 675
    I just started watching this show last week. I watched six straight episodes of season one on sunday, and I'm almost done with season 2. Great show.
    "There was a band playing in my head, and I felt like getting high"
  • ryan198
    ryan198 Posts: 1,015
    All I have to say is that this Sunday's episode may turn out to be the most devastating television show I have ever seen for me. Normally I've been watching it a week early then just over and over all week to make sure I don't miss anything (not like sit down but have it on in the background), but I don't think Season 5 episode 8 is something I will ever watch again.

    Oh well epi 9 comes out Sunday maybe I'll be over it by then. Anyway I live in downtown B'more, like a few blocks from city hall, and mercy hospital where they would close the streets for filming, and they get the city and the evils of capitalism right. From the platform Carcetti (O'Malley) has to run on, to the dickhead republican governor (played by ex-gov Erlich), crooked cops who have to be crooked cuz they don't get funded, crooked media who have to sensationalize stories for no reason, crooked gov officials who take our tax money and pocket it, and the results of what happens played out on the streets and in inner-city schools...just an awesome show showing how sold out the "little people" are in this country.
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    my scanner/printer/copier broke or died 2 days ago.

    watch, now I'll find my hard copy photo of "bubbles!"
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,594
    Only 2 episodes left?? Only 10 for the last season?? Nooooooooooooooo!
  • ryan198
    ryan198 Posts: 1,015
    pjl44 wrote:
    Only 2 episodes left?? Only 10 for the last season?? Nooooooooooooooo!
    2 is it and it's all about to blow up...so many loose ends (anyone see a "Wire" movie in our future?)...not sure it'd be good unless it touched 3 1/2 hours though.

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