"The Wire" on HBO

oh wait if she hasn't seen it yet i'm not mad at her anymore. just forks.

The Wire and Generation Kill are so great, I don't know why I can't make myself give Treme a shot

Treme just made me: 1. wish that there were more Wire episodes and 2. wish that there was a show that was just "Kickin' it w/Wendell Pierce"

I got over the wire by watching the shield and realizing I liked it like x19 times better.

forks i say this with love, shut the heck up and just watch it again

I can't wait until everyone is "over" Breaking Bad in four years.

Watching The Wire is just as much a treat the second time 'round. But you could not pay me to watch it (or engage in similar activities) with someone who was hung up on whether watching it was cool or not. SHEESH, that sounds like a big ol' barrel of NOT FUN.

I actually did not get into the show on my rewatch, save for the second season.

you didn't like it the first time?

I can't wait until everyone is "over" Breaking Bad in four years.

― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, March 8, 2012 11:28 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Same here

I loved everything the first time except for season 5!

well into s4 on my first rewatch, w/ my roommate, who has never seen it. fun to watch him make totally faulty predictions and appreciate all the smart little bits of writing and plot/character beats.

lol u guys are fast to the fuckin guns
the main reason we are not watching the wire is cause we are finding better ways to spend our time

it's called DEEP SPACE NINE MOTHERFUCKERS

It's true. The scene where they throw piss-filled balloons in The Wire is merely a retread of when Jake Sisco and that Young Ferengi got totally pwned when they tipped over Odo's bucket and found out it was just oatmeal.

i heart you for DS9, Sisko is hot as fuck but never forget that Omar owns your as

*ass

Come at the Emissary, you best not miss.

!!!!

Leee, you're a genius

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/gallery/images/340/ds9sisko01.jpg

<3

OMAR signing up to play ODB is pretty much whiney's d-day isn't it

lol

http://meadowparty.com/blog/?p=2190

thoughts from baseball writer keith law going through the series for the first time. some of the ILB crew probably recognize him

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/interview-david-simon-doesnt-want-to-tell-you-how-to-watch-the-wire

Simon doesn't mention that the Grantland-bracket article features Obama:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7646862/smacketology-

The Grantland bracket is horrible but when Simmons was writing about the Wire a few years ago, he always seemed to have a take on it that did revolve around the issues Simon wanted to deal with and the show's quality as drama, rather than "man, Omar was cooler than Stringer!!!!"

tbf, omar was cooler than stringer

Simon starts bloggin':

www.davidsimon.com

Friday, May 11, 2012               8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Battle of the Bands, The Wire v. Treme at Tipitina’s on Napolean Avenue in Uptown New Orleans.  From Baltimore and Washington, Lafayette Gilchrist and Anwon Glover and the Backyard square off against New Orleans’ Galactic and the Stooges Brass Band.  Hosted by Wendell Pierce and Michael K. Williams, with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the Tipitina’s Foundation and the Roots of Music.   TIckets available online.

simon apparently is a huge buffy fan, so that's awesome

he knows what's up

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/414fa4b226/the-wire-the-musical-with-michael-kenneth-williams?playlist=featured_videos

omg

holy shit that is amazing. Snoop in a dress!

Is the oral history in Maxim awesome enough to justify paying for Maxim magazine?

http://www.maxim.com/tv/maxim-interrogates-the-makers-and-stars-of-the-wire

Hah thanks, I wasn't about to bring up their site while at work. I'll read that tonight.

:)came to post it to this thread anyway

Outtakes from the musical, worth it for the last ten seconds. Oh, Snoop. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/84acf44e7a/additional-scenes-the-wire-musical-with-michael-kenneth-williams

Michael B. Jordan (Wallace, Barksdale gang dealer): This is some real shit. It was real to the point where crackheads would come up and try to cop. I had fake money, and they would come over, and an exchange would go down. I would think they were part of the crew, and I’d make the exchange. Then security would come around and be like, “No! No! No!” and break it up. I was like, “Oh, shit! That’s really a crack-head! I’m sorry! I’m not really a drug dealer!”

if i had a nickle

would be funnier if it was kenneth williams rather than michael kenneth williams

omg "chess is a metaphor" song

^

he has a great voice!

Gilliard studied classical music at Baltimore School for the Arts and Juilliard School but decided to pursue acting instead.

Domenic West:

Domonic West:

Dominic West:

At least they avoided Demonic West

dolemite west