The Wire - Greatest TV show of the decade

Been taking my time over this, but I'm on the last few episodes now. I've just seen the FBI profile of McNulty's serial killer. That's got to be one of the highlights of the whole series.

so, after watching this pretty hard, i've gotta say marlo stanfield is my favourite character in this without question. if only for this scene.

For those who are intrested, Rafael Alvarez's The Wire: Truth Be Told is a pretty interesting read. Worth getting out of the library.

It's half good. The episode synopses are really dull, just diluted descriptions adding barely any insight other than what you gleaned yourself. The essays, interviews and stuff are good though.

___________ wrote:so, after watching this pretty hard, i've gotta say marlo stanfield is my favourite character in this without question. if only for this scene.

I disliked Marlo for such a long time while watching the series. It wasn't because of his actions either, it was just that everyone had such great mannerisms and traits that made them stand out, whereas Marlo seemed so coldly removed from everything that I couldn't enjoy watching him onscreen, he seemed quite dull.

And then of course comes that scene you link to, and all is forgiven. It's only the smallest of reveals, but that (along with his part in the finale) did so much for his character, and now I greatly enjoy the role he plays.

That is like the only scene ,apart from his last, where he expresses any kind of emotion. He's pretty much the only character in the entire show who is a complete monster.

i love how cold and determined he is, he's so driven. in some character analysis i've read he's often described as a sociopath.

that line know, "WHAT THE strawberry float YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT I NEED ON MY MIND, mummy strawberry floater".

Just finished Hamsterdam.... great ep :lol:

Prototype wrote:Just finished Hamsterdam.... great ep

this scene from that episodes dope:

strawberry floating Love Film, sent me the first DVD of the third season and I have had nothing else since. I even marked it as a priority in my list. Screw them. I'm not adding anythign else new to my rental list until they deliver the other discs.

David Simon agrees to do Sixth Season of The Wire... if the US end the War on Drugs

For my money, The Wire is the best show to ever grace a television screen. I’ve watched I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, The Sopranos, and I still think the The Wire towers above them all. For five amazing seasons, series creator David Simon created an intense, detailed and eye-opening cross-section of Baltimore’s beating heart by focusing on law enforcement, the drug trade, politics, education, shipping and the press. Praise for the show is almost universal, save for the Emmy voters who never gave The Wire a single award. And though it ended in 2008, fans still dream about the unlikely possibility of the show returning.

Among those fans is Attorney General Eric Holder who, last week, demanded that Simon and co-creator Ed Burns make another season. Or at least a movie. Friday, Simon responded to Holder with a simple request. He’ll do it, but first the Department of Justice must “reconsider and address its continuing prosecution of our misguided, destructive and dehumanising drug prohibition.” Point, Simon. Read the full quotes after the break.

This all started last week when Holder invited several former cast members to Washington to take part in the announcement of an anti-drug public relations campaign he’s running through the Department of Justice. Here’s what he said about The Wire:

I want to speak directly to [Co-creator Ed] Burns and Mr. Simon: Do another season of The Wire. That’s actually at a minimum. … If you don’t do a season, do a movie. We’ve done HBO movies, this is a series that deserves a movie. I want another season or I want a movie. I have a lot of power Mr. Burns and Mr. Simon.

Of course, Holder’s statement was mostly a joke. But Simon, never one to give up the opportunity to tell people how he feels, released the following response:

The Attorney-General’s kind remarks are noted and appreciated. I’ve spoken to Ed Burns and we are prepared to go to work on season six of The Wire if the Department of Justice is equally ready to reconsider and address its continuing prosecution of our misguided, destructive and dehumanising drug prohibition.

Wait, so Simon wants the DoJ to stop fighting the war drugs? Basically, yes. One of the main points made with The Wire is that the war on drugs is unwinnable. There’s too much demand, too many people who make money and too many people willing to step into their places. It’s an unbeatable beast. That’s not to say David Simon wants everyone to shoot up and throw their life away either. He’d just like people to look at things a bit more outside of the box. Like Bunny Colvin does in Season 3.

In the end, Simon obviously doesn’t think this will happen because, if it actually did, he’d probably be more than happy to make a sixth season of The Wire.

http://www.slashfilm.com/david-simon-ag ... war-drugs/

It's clear the war on drugs must end now, for the good of television :shifty:

A win-win really. Not that it would ever happen.

Restarted watching this this week (from the start of season 4). So good. :wub:

How fit is that bird in Carcetti's campaign team? Dayyyyy.... Yum.

Edit - Terri:

Cute:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/sep/04/dominic-west-clarke-peters-interview-othello

Finished season three.

I've just started to re-watch this.

Still as awesome as I remember :wub:

I've been putting off watching the final episode because I didn't want it to end. Now is the time.

And now it's over. Forever.

I'm watching series 5 at the moment. One episode a night before bed. I feel it's a decent compromise in satisfying my need for more whilst holding off the end.

It's seriously screwed up my sleep though as several times I've got into bed telling myself that I'll only watch 15 or 30 minutes before going to sleep... End up watching the rest of of the episode. Every time.

Make sure you set time aside for the last episode - it's 90 minutes.

The Wire - Greatest TV show of the decade

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