The Wire....
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Saw episodes1 & 2 on HBO OnDemand, looks like another great season. The scene with Mayor Royce getting blown is priceless. And so far not alot of McNulty but its got such a rich cast of characters that you hardly miss him. Funny thing I was watching Ian McKellens take of Richard 3rd the other night, and West played Richmond in that film.
BTW does anyone have an idea what the closing music is from.
BTW does anyone have an idea what the closing music is from.
Cell phone ringtone
If anyone is interested I trimmed a few seconds off The Fall brought the bitrate down and converted to mono for a ringtone. File at http://www.savefile.com/files/62905
Or in a higher bitrate and stereo if your cell supports it at http://www.savefile.com/files/62899
If anyone is interested I trimmed a few seconds off The Fall brought the bitrate down and converted to mono for a ringtone. File at http://www.savefile.com/files/62905
Or in a higher bitrate and stereo if your cell supports it at http://www.savefile.com/files/62899
Love it, love it, love it.
If you have HBO On Demand, the "making of" (or whatever) extra is interesting and worth waching (actually there are 2 and I saw 1 of em). If you couldnt tell, I'm TOTALLY PSYCHED THAT IT STARTED UP AGAIN!!!
nb: IIRC, wasn't the first season supposed to be a mini-series only?
R1
If you have HBO On Demand, the "making of" (or whatever) extra is interesting and worth waching (actually there are 2 and I saw 1 of em). If you couldnt tell, I'm TOTALLY PSYCHED THAT IT STARTED UP AGAIN!!!
nb: IIRC, wasn't the first season supposed to be a mini-series only?
R1
From a preview at the end of the 2nd episode Omar makes a apperance in 3. Agree that hes a great character not many gay black hitman/robbers with a soft spot. The Marlo character looks like a good pickup from Barksdale and Stringer Bell. Look at the cast of kids they have now, there's one scene where their talking about going back to school and the girls they want to hook up with, I was pissing myself I laughed so hard.
Dont know if it was going to be a miniseries at first but I'm glad it wasn't. Truly a great show and I was glad HBO gave them yet another season.
Dont know if it was going to be a miniseries at first but I'm glad it wasn't. Truly a great show and I was glad HBO gave them yet another season.
I agree that this is probably the best show on TV and close to the quality of the first several years of the Sopranos. I may not have this exactly right, and I will watch again to get it down exactly, but the quote of the day in the NY Times should be "You have strong dick , Mr. Mayor, and you use it well."
Quality wins for a change.
Balancing small audiences again critical acclaim, HBO has picked up a fifth season of drama The Wire. The network will commission an additional 13 episodes of the amazingly gritty "police versus drug dealers" drama, but the expected air date could not be learned.
The decision came just two days after the debut of the fourth season, which drew only 1.5 million viewers. That was up a bit from the premiere of the previous season, but just a fraction of the four million viewers averaged by a new episode of Deadwood or the 9 million drawn by an episode of The Sopranos. All those numbers increase through repeat viewing on the network and—importantly—through video-on-demand services, but cable operators won't make VOD numbers available for nearly a month.
Created by former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, of Homicide fame, The Wire paints an intensely bleak and textured portrait of urban Baltimore, with its internecine battles among cops, politicos and drug dealers. The show takes its largely black cast on a dozen parallel plotlines, demanding a far greater level of commitment and attention from its audience than standard escapist police procedurals, which limits its audience appeal.
The current season dives into the public-school system, putting a harsh spotlight on teachers trying to cope with educating drug-dealing "corner boys." In a recent interview, Simon said he pitched HBO execs about taking the next season into the media, focusing on how local newspapers and TV stations play uncomfortable roles in the twisted politics of big cities.
Source http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6371196.html?display=Search+Results&text=the+wire
Balancing small audiences again critical acclaim, HBO has picked up a fifth season of drama The Wire. The network will commission an additional 13 episodes of the amazingly gritty "police versus drug dealers" drama, but the expected air date could not be learned.
The decision came just two days after the debut of the fourth season, which drew only 1.5 million viewers. That was up a bit from the premiere of the previous season, but just a fraction of the four million viewers averaged by a new episode of Deadwood or the 9 million drawn by an episode of The Sopranos. All those numbers increase through repeat viewing on the network and—importantly—through video-on-demand services, but cable operators won't make VOD numbers available for nearly a month.
Created by former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, of Homicide fame, The Wire paints an intensely bleak and textured portrait of urban Baltimore, with its internecine battles among cops, politicos and drug dealers. The show takes its largely black cast on a dozen parallel plotlines, demanding a far greater level of commitment and attention from its audience than standard escapist police procedurals, which limits its audience appeal.
The current season dives into the public-school system, putting a harsh spotlight on teachers trying to cope with educating drug-dealing "corner boys." In a recent interview, Simon said he pitched HBO execs about taking the next season into the media, focusing on how local newspapers and TV stations play uncomfortable roles in the twisted politics of big cities.
Source http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6371196.html?display=Search+Results&text=the+wire
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