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― am0n, Monday, 17 January 2011 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
*damn* eyes
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
every thread now, guys?
― u aint messin w/ my dengue (gr8080), Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:35 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark
― gr8080, Monday, 17 January 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
hi gr80 were discussing the wire
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah we're at least still on topic...FOR NOW
― Alex Da Dad (some dude), Monday, 17 January 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
im not even sure were beefing abt anything at the moment
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
ok just making sure you guys stay in line
― gr8080, Monday, 17 January 2011 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i like Chris.
― got electrolytes (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 17 January 2011 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
This scene is the besthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycWx9ni6dZE
― Number None, Monday, 17 January 2011 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Aw, I like Namond's mom as a character - granted she is also a horrible person
― sarahel, Monday, 17 January 2011 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
She isn't likeable, but I like watching her - I feel the same way about Rawls - they take such joy in being assholes
― sarahel, Monday, 17 January 2011 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i think "thin line 'tween heaven and here" was said by bubbles several SEASONS later, actually
and i agree with some dude that it's one of the times i actually agree is an overwritten line
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
seriously? im really confused about whats 'overwritten' about it -- feels totally believable & like the kind of thing u can totally imagine someone saying -- pretty sure junkies have said similar profundities to me while begging for change iirc -- seems like pretty natural kind of thing from anyone who may have spent time being raised in the church
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:39 (thirteen years ago) link
(& who lives in the slums)
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
my top 5 chars (at this exact moment):
vondasomarbubblesmcnultyand i have a soft spot for bodie
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 17 January 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
it's not that i couldn't imagine anyone saying it, just seemed forced from bubs in that particular scene
you've seen the show, right?
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah bodie is up there for me too
you're all forgetting Stringer Bell
― horseshoe, Monday, 17 January 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
tgheres only room for 5!!!!!!!!!!!!
maybe i'd bump omar off for string, he gets enough love anyway
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 17 January 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Bodie is the goods, but I can't get him into my 5
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 17 January 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, January 17, 2011 3:50 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
kev i was responding to
if a real life street dude said "thin line 'tween heaven and here" i'd roll my eyes at him too― Alex Da Dad (some dude), Monday, January 17, 2011 12:20 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Alex Da Dad (some dude), Monday, January 17, 2011 12:20 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
idg how you guys are still talking about that line, lol
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah - deej pretty otm here - there are scenes and exchanges that might feel heavy-handed, but to argue that street dudes and drug dealers couldn't possibly articulate such pithy truths _is_ definitely condescending and patronizing.
― sarahel, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
and if i had to pick a Top 5 favorite characters:
BunkBunny ColvinKimmyBrianna BarksdaleNorman
― sarahel, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Bunny's been a semi-regular on Burn Notice as a bad guy, everytime I see him I miss Bunny so much lol
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
bunny & snoop were both on my shortlist
― Princess TamTam, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Tray Chaney aka "Poot" has a music career nowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL6Fu2rO-Dw
― gr8080, Monday, 17 January 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
bunk is absolutely #1 for me ... ummm past that i guess mcnulty, freamon, bodie, omar (duh)
― *gets the power* (deej), Monday, 17 January 2011 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Tray Chaney aka "Poot" has a music career nowhttp://www.youtube.com/v/HL6Fu2rO-Dw&fs=1&hl=en
― gr8080, Monday, January 17, 2011 4:12 PM (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
highly disappointed he doesnt still go by 'poot'
kimmy really
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, 17 January 2011 22:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Slim Charles.
― got electrolytes (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 17 January 2011 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
SlimBunkFrank SobotkaBodieLester
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Monday, 17 January 2011 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
bunk #1
― am0n, Monday, 17 January 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, January 17, 2011 4:34 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
nah it was in episode 4 of the first season, 3 episodes after Snot Boogie
― some dude, Monday, 17 January 2011 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
hm yeah you're right, think i'm conflating a couple scenes
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, 17 January 2011 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
lol my problem w/ the opening scene isn't the corner kid - it's mcnulty's line, like "mother went through the trouble of christenin him omar isiah betts" & also tryin to imagine how he got the name "snot boogie"
& also the setup of white police detective gets surprised by how they ~do things~ in the slums
― dayo, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:02 (thirteen years ago) link
im w/ you on his delivery on the 1st line but its just sorta awkward delivery -- imo it could have been solddef dont understand the 2nd part though, thats sorta the context of the quote in the book too -- the white cops are all sorta like ~mind blown~ by the 'thats the american way'-ness of it .... like you can live outside the law but still feel like you're still playing by parallel rules (sorta one major subtheme of the entire series)
― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
well yeah, I mean it's exactly the type of story that a cop would tell over a drink to a reporter in a bar, as an example of some kind of "this was the point when I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore" dividing line. like narratively you can see very clearly exactly what point it's trying to make and how it sets that point up, which is sort of what I meant by writerly - idk how it went down in real life but in the retelling it seems like the experience was made to fit this neat narrative package.
― dayo, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
"Thin line 'tween" etc. actually gets said twice, once in Season 1 where McNutty takes Bubs to his kids' soccer practice/game, then another time in season 3 re: Hamsterdam.
― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:08 (thirteen years ago) link
ha ok that explains why i was having trouble pinning that down
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:10 (thirteen years ago) link
ahhh yeah forgot about the 2nd once
― some dude, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, the idea that Bubbles shouldn't be capable of profundity kind of ignores all his characterization, i.e. an imminently resourceful guy who is clearly intelligent and knowledgeable and perceptive and capable, and who also happens to be a homeless junkie. I think it helps to know or keep in mind that he's the Wire analogue of Gary McCullough, who was a middle class professional before he became an addict.
― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Like, Bubble schooling McNutty on how to properly tie up boats ("it's a Balmer knot") kind of suggests that he's not yer average fiend.
― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Anyway, my 5, no partic order:
Carver (really ♥ him after second viewing)BunnySlim CharlesMcNuttyBunk
Chris has this weird equanimity about him, too, that makes him very compelling to watch.
Love Rawls as the inflamed hemorrhoid of an a-hole, and his sentimental foil in Landsman.
― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:22 (thirteen years ago) link
― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Monday, January 17, 2011 11:15 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
fwiw my problem with the line is with the line and not with how plausible it is coming from the character saying it
― some dude, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:29 (thirteen years ago) link
the scenes with rawls chewing out mcnulty in those early seasons were some of my faves
and i remember getting a goofy rush as s2 got rolling and the crew started reassembling like a long drawn out act 1 of a heist movie where they 'assemble the old gang' and it was like awwwwwwww yeah
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah that was awes
― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:33 (thirteen years ago) link
― some dude, Monday, January 17, 2011 10:29 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
whats the problem, tho
― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link
it is, how you say, teh corny
― ex-heroin addict tricycle (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:53 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:56 (thirteen years ago) link