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  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 624
    Also I may be off my rocker, but in the season focusing on the kids in school, did one of the kids in the at risk class say something like “ I want to me a marine biologist “ and then later Bunk is telling McNulty that his kid wants to be a marine biologist? Was that Bunk’s kid?
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited May 2020
    Bentleyspop said:
    The Juggler said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Ziggy sucks
    He's a tragic character now, as far as I am concerned. 
    An extraordinarily tragic character that you root for even though you know he's an ass.
    It's weird. First time through I liked Nick's character more. Now I realized Nick was more or less an asshole and Ziggy, while an annoying fuck, seemed to be more of a sympathetic figure in my eye. They're both victims of their surroundings and upbringings of course though. 
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    erebus said:
    Also I may be off my rocker, but in the season focusing on the kids in school, did one of the kids in the at risk class say something like “ I want to me a marine biologist “ and then later Bunk is telling McNulty that his kid wants to be a marine biologist? Was that Bunk’s kid?
    No that was George Costanza. 
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  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 624
    Ha ha, may have been neurosurgeon...
    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Midway through season 3. Hamsterdam is a rousing success at this point, well except for the old broad who refused to move. 
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    I live the Hamsterdam storyline.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    4 is so fucking good. I'm 3 deep into 5 right now. First time through I came away feeling that it was clearly the worst of all the season. I guess I wasn't paying attention to it as much as I should because the whole 'Mcnulty creating a serial killer" thing seemed  too far fetched to me. Makes more sense now though. The dude is just fed up and feels this is his only way of being able to work the Marlo case. This time I am trying to appreciate as much as I can. I am liking it more. 

    I think 5's biggest problem is that they did not introduce the newspaper crew in earlier season's. I guess they also did that with the dock works in 2, and the kids in 4 but those stories worked so much better. Carcetti was introduced in 3 and then he became a big story line in 4. Same thing with Bunny Colvin in 3 and 4. I wish they would've spent a little time with media stuff before making them such a huge feature in 5.

    It's a minor gripe on what is quite possibly the greatest show ever. A gripe none the less.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Coming to the end of my rewatch. Got a few episodes left. Kinda sad about finishing it again!


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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Scott Templeton BLOWS.

    Still think 5 is their weakest link by far but, yeah I definitely appreciated it a bit more during the rewatch. Loved the way they ended it.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I live the Hamsterdam storyline.
    I missed this earlier. Wow, man. I didn't realize you live in such a rough part of town!
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    The Juggler said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I live the Hamsterdam storyline.
    I missed this earlier. Wow, man. I didn't realize you live in such a rough part of town!
    Ha!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,676
    I'm getting ready to watch this.  I started S1 a few times and got distracted by other things.  I keep hearing how great it is so I'm going to stick with it.  The wife and I need something to watch.
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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    Omar coming!
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,617
    edited August 2021
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Omar coming!

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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    Just came across this thread... I (finally) started watching The Wire a couple of months ago while exercising, and have literally 30 minutes left of the final episode that I'll finish this evening. 

    This show lives up to the hype, and I will almost certainly re-watch at some point down the road. 
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    While this thread is active concurrently with The Sopranos thread, I feel it is my duty to simply bump this one higher than that one.

    That is all.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,676
    I rewatched the Sopranos a few months back.  Great show but not "the greatest".  I would put GOT and Breaking Bad ahead of it.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I still need to watch more than just the first season of Breaking Bad.

    Game of Thrones was just not my thing. I watched every episode, and if you were to ask me what it was about (or even what happened), I don't think I'd be able to tell you anything beyond than misogyny and rape.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Breaking Bad comes in just behind The Wire and The Sopranos. Easily the three best ever though. 

    Game of Thrones can kick rocks. 
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,676
    dankind said:
    I still need to watch more than just the first season of Breaking Bad.

    Game of Thrones was just not my thing. I watched every episode, and if you were to ask me what it was about (or even what happened), I don't think I'd be able to tell you anything beyond than misogyny and rape.
    Yes definitely watch BB....great television


    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2

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