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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:16 pm
by drizzle
Dids wrote:S2 is only a departure if you fundamentally misunderstand the story Simon is trying to tell.
no he has a point.
at the time of airing, the big picture wasn't evident yet. all you had was a very good cop show essentially focused on how cops work within the hood (this is a gross oversimplification too). season 2 was where you first got the sense of where show was going in the long run - after showing you where the drugs end up, we saw where they come from.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:34 pm
by Employee
Dids wrote:S2 is only a departure if you fundamentally misunderstand the story Simon is trying to tell.
I'm sorry that I don't possess your level of insight and intellect.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:28 pm
by Moolah
drizzle wrote:i dare any of the detractors find any faults with season 2 on the level of plotting, acting, characterization, or how it fits overall into the larger picture that the show creates
Ziggy.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:30 pm
by drizzle
ziggy is one of the best characters in the whole show in pretty much every way. complex, compelling, well realized, incredibly acted
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:38 pm
by Dids
drizzle- fair point. I caught up through season 3 after already having read recaps and what not online so I had more context for season 2. I can understand it being jarring at the time, but once somebody's seen all 5, I'm not sure how valid that criticism is.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:03 pm
by an-also
Philaflava wrote:i wish i was a wire virgin again.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:08 am
by Moolah
drizzle wrote:ziggy is one of the best characters in the whole show in pretty much every way. complex, compelling, well realized, incredibly acted, huge meat
Agree to disagree.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:38 am
by DLG
ziggy is awesome.
I was late to the party but have since watched the whole series 3 times.
I don't rank 4 as high as others, maybe I just don't like kids (reverse dids)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:48 am
by PopeyeJones
DLG wrote:ziggy is awesome.
I was late to the party but have since watched the whole series 3 times.
I don't rank 4 as high as others, maybe I just don't like kids (reverse dids)
Dunno. I used to teach high school, and season 4 is the closet thing I've ever seen to an accurate portrayal of an under serviced high school or teaching high school in film or television. That's really not saying much, but it's worth something. Having one moderate success story that you didn't have very much to do with out of a "resource" class of 40 kids is more similar to what the job is like than anything else out there.
Re: I have not seen an episode of the wire
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:49 am
by vermillion
Moolah wrote:
Season 4 > 1 > 3 > (2 = 5)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:50 am
by DLG
PopeyeJones wrote:DLG wrote:ziggy is awesome.
I was late to the party but have since watched the whole series 3 times.
I don't rank 4 as high as others, maybe I just don't like kids (reverse dids)
Dunno. I used to teach high school, and season 4 is the closet thing I've ever seen to an accurate portrayal of an under serviced high school or teaching high school in film or television. That's really not saying much, but it's worth something. Having one moderate success story that you didn't have very much to do with out of a "resource" class of 40 kids is more similar to what the job is like than anything else out there.
maybe I like 5 a lot more than other people because I have newsroom experience.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:01 am
by manwhore
cheers guys.
i'm halfway through the first season and loving this shit already.
so many dope characters.
how much of an arsehole is RAWLS!?
i want that fucker dead.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:09 am
by DLG
please, no one spoil rawls for him
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:58 am
by jamrage
Employee wrote:I Drive A Lexus wrote:
The Wire has been totally ruined for me by over enthusiastic newjacks trying to tell me - ME! - about it, though.
Season two diehards are worse than the noobz you're referring to. It's not a bad season, but it was a huge departure. Watching it now is far more enjoyable than when it aired originally.
McNulty's nautical mapping stunt >>>>>> A lot of shit.
Very much on point.
There's nothing wrong with Season 2 from a technical standpoint, I just found myself wanting more of what I loved about season 1.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:15 pm
by Kid That's Lifeless
DLG wrote:please, no one spoil rawls for him
Really wish something would have happened with this.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:23 pm
by Thun
If you don't like season 2, you're a brain dead mudshark. Period.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:26 pm
by Icesickle
Thun wrote:If you don't like season 2, you're a brain dead mudshark. Period.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:38 pm
by del4sel
Has anybody found a way to watch this online via megavideo or some shit?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:46 pm
by Gregg Popabitch
damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:48 pm
by Employee
Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:49 pm
by Employee
Moolah wrote:drizzle wrote:ziggy is one of the best characters in the whole show in pretty much every way. complex, compelling, well realized, incredibly acted, huge meat
Agree to disagree.
Borkology.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:58 pm
by Gregg Popabitch
Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Firstly, I didn't set trends with anyone. I could give a fuck about that.
Secondly, I did read the whole thread before i posted originally. Did you want me to sympathize because people didn't appreciate each season as seperate entities?
Ok.
I feel bad for you faggots.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:18 pm
by Employee
Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Firstly, I didn't set trends with anyone. I could give a fuck about that.
Secondly, I did read the whole thread before i posted originally. Did you want me to sympathize because people didn't appreciate each season as seperate entities?
Ok.
I feel bad for you faggots.
Powerful Analyses from a Trendsetta by Gilberts A. Penis w/ new foreword by Ithe Ruggerio
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:22 pm
by Gregg Popabitch
Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Firstly, I didn't set trends with anyone. I could give a fuck about that.
Secondly, I did read the whole thread before i posted originally. Did you want me to sympathize because people didn't appreciate each season as seperate entities?
Ok.
I feel bad for you faggots.
Powerful Analyses from a Trendsetta by Gilberts A. Penis w/ new foreword by Ithe Ruggerio
I don't want a foreword by Icesickle. I watch movies that have been made before 1970.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:29 pm
by Employee
Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:damn yo
when the wire discussions first started taking place, everyone hated season 2 except for a couple people (All I remember was me and Ice liking it....no offense to others who didn't). Now everyone loves it, eh?
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Firstly, I didn't set trends with anyone. I could give a fuck about that.
Secondly, I did read the whole thread before i posted originally. Did you want me to sympathize because people didn't appreciate each season as seperate entities?
Ok.
I feel bad for you faggots.
Powerful Analyses from a Trendsetta by Gilberts A. Penis w/ new foreword by Ithe Ruggerio
I don't want a foreword by Icesickle. I watch movies that have been made before 1970.
When was "Badlands" made?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:35 pm
by Gregg Popabitch
Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:Gilbert Subpoenas wrote:Employee wrote:
Yes, you set trends with Ithe. Read the thread.
Firstly, I didn't set trends with anyone. I could give a fuck about that.
Secondly, I did read the whole thread before i posted originally. Did you want me to sympathize because people didn't appreciate each season as seperate entities?
Ok.
I feel bad for you faggots.
Powerful Analyses from a Trendsetta by Gilberts A. Penis w/ new foreword by Ithe Ruggerio
I don't want a foreword by Icesickle. I watch movies that have been made before 1970.
When was "Badlands" made?
Never seen it.
but upon Googling it, 1973.
Might have to add that to my queue.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:56 pm
by GLUS
Philaflava wrote:i wish i was a wire virgin again.
i finished watching with my girlfriend who was a wire virgin not too long ago...almost brought me back to it.
34125 for me
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:29 am
by Moolah
Thun wrote:If you don't like season 2, you're a brain dead mudshark. Period.
I don't know of anybody that dislikes it. It's just not preferable to the others.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:09 am
by bent
I'm on season 3.
Fucking Eminem let out a huge spoiler on that Drop A Bomb On 'Em track. Rap made me smoke weed and skip school, now it's telling me who Keizer S
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:40 am
by Combo7
Yeah, if you don't want "The Wire" spoiled for you you should probably avoid all rap music recorded after 2003.