and Wendell Pierce ;_; (also a thread)
The depth of my love for this brother, can only be matched by the depth of my pain learning of his loss. A immensely talented man with the ability to give voice to the human condition portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom elevated until he sings their truth. pic.twitter.com/EvrESGSK8O— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) September 6, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
the idea of paul reubens sending mkw a valentine every year is just breaking my heart into little pieces
― Clay, Monday, 6 September 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
right?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
sorry for multi postsgreat clip of MKW talking about playing Omar
Omar Little meant just as much to Michael as this character did to us pic.twitter.com/isb8pashM3— certified lover kar (@karlogan_) September 6, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 23:15 (two years ago) link
he really gave his roles full gas, nothing felt like him ~trying~ to give you the character. and when he cried on camera, you felt it. so good in closeup. he was 100% in it
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 23:19 (two years ago) link
He was good in other things, but Omar is one of those indelible performances. One of the best characters on one of the best shows ever. R.I.P.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
For me, this scene of Michael K Williams as Dr. Marshall Kane is the most deep and intense scene from 'Community'. I've been replaying this scene. 😢 #MichaelKWilliams#legend https://t.co/WVPbmy2T2D— Anum Jamal (@AnumAJamal) September 7, 2021
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 00:50 (two years ago) link
forgot about him on Community. loved his character on that show.
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 00:51 (two years ago) link
he was great! and he could have came on and given like a 5 and blown everyone ,away but he’s fully giving a 10.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
This is it. The definitive Michael K Williams take pic.twitter.com/rzJ5zZ3VTV— Germinator (@johngermany) September 6, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
it’s wild to watch this now toohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpST8KE3vSI
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 04:34 (two years ago) link
Michael K. Williams talking to different versions of himself on getting typecast as a black man. pic.twitter.com/uRowCxU4Tf— chu (@chuuzus) September 6, 2021
― Left, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 08:31 (two years ago) link
last line really hurts now
― Left, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 08:33 (two years ago) link
Great clip, vg.
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 12:39 (two years ago) link
What is it VG, in UK I‘m getting:
Video unavailableThe uploader has not made this video available in your country.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 15:16 (two years ago) link
ugh ugh ugh
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 15:18 (two years ago) link
xpost chewshabadoo - HBO shortfilm “Typecast” - Michael K Williams as himself, and in character as Omar, Chalky & Montrose in conversation together talking about the question of typecasting & how/if it applies to him as an actor
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
wow, that video hits hard. what a great actor, what a loss.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 9 September 2021 14:49 (two years ago) link
David Simon essay on MKW in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/opinion/michael-k-williams-david-simon-the-wire.html
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 September 2021 15:23 (two years ago) link
I dunno, that felt a bit off to me somehow, can't put my finger on why.
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 12 September 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
it felt somewhat guarded, and if that is whats going on I am ok with that.like to me gnot knowing dick about him) this death is deeply personal and even though he is a writer by trade he’s maybe not willing to mine his own grief for us just yet (or ever)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 September 2021 23:20 (two years ago) link
maybe it felt a bit patronising? like isn't it great that a mere actor became concerned with the overall themes of the show?
― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 13 September 2021 00:55 (two years ago) link
Cut To Black podcast pays tribute
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81OGE1ZmE5OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/YmI4YzFmYzAtZjRkYS00ZThlLWIzMTItZDk4YTQ4ZTUxY2Mw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj469jp5fryAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 13 September 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link
Here's a public link for that (m4a)
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 13 September 2021 04:46 (two years ago) link
Wow, afaict it's rare that there's ever any follow-up on these things:
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/michael-k-williams-overdose-arrests-1235170332/
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 February 2022 13:36 (two years ago) link
do you think the hand-to-hands and controlled buys are going to get them up past the street level?
― sarahell, Thursday, 3 February 2022 18:35 (two years ago) link
David Simon does not approve
Please don’t @ me on this. I do not think Mike is honored or properly remembered by more incarceration in his name. Knowing him and his thoughts, I think he would be appalled at this. End the goddam drug war. https://t.co/IYZTSzgHEa— David Simon (@AoDespair) February 3, 2022
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 3 February 2022 18:41 (two years ago) link
I was going to post basically the same thing. One of the arrested is 70 years old
― rob, Thursday, 3 February 2022 18:55 (two years ago) link
wonder who their lawyer is
― sarahell, Thursday, 3 February 2022 19:03 (two years ago) link
just makes a sad thing even sadder arresting the dealers is just surface level bullshit, meanwhile fentanyl is basically a standard compnent in street heroin all over the country & no one w the power to do anything abt it seems to give a fuck
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 4 February 2022 02:29 (two years ago) link
Simon & Pelecanos back in Baltimore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tOz3dn3vuU
― Number None, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:42 (two years ago) link
whoaaaaaaaaaaa
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 16:46 (two years ago) link
Holy shit, Delaney Williams as Kevin Davis?
Other former Wire cast members include Jamie Hector, Tray Chaney, and Domenick Lombardozzi.
― peace, man, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:03 (two years ago) link
Jon Bernthal + Jamie Hector ? I am sold.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:07 (two years ago) link
honestly -- in retrospect, Jon Bernthal would have been a really good McNulty
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:08 (two years ago) link
Oh wow, this is a side note, but I went over the Wire subreddit to check for more information on this show. Instead found out that Benjamin Busch, the actor who played Colicchio (the asshole cop with the goatee), has been over in Ukraine giving some kind of combat instruction to Ukrainian volunteers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd5nOZeOYGc
― peace, man, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
looking forward to the new show, not the new war
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:57 (two years ago) link
cannot wait for new show, looks so good
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 18:39 (two years ago) link
Looks like a bit of penance from Simon for his overly-generous treatment of the Baltimore police.
― DJI, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 18:43 (two years ago) link
and we get josh charles too, baltimore’s own :D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 18:43 (two years ago) link
Love Jon Bernthal's repugnant bad guy face, "dough on the table" policing is kinda ripe for this exploration. Stoked
― Swanswans, Thursday, 24 March 2022 16:26 (two years ago) link
yeah bernthal is perfect for this
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 March 2022 18:26 (two years ago) link
Am I crazy or wasn’t he playing this character on The Shield?
― DJI, Thursday, 24 March 2022 18:49 (two years ago) link
Haven't all of his major roles been variations on a dirtbag?
― henry s, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
Bernthal was not in The Shield
― rob, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:08 (two years ago) link
I was thinking of Walton Goggins!
― DJI, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:18 (two years ago) link
I get Bernthal and Thomas Jane confused (not just because the we’re both the Punisher)
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:36 (two years ago) link
Oops typo. I am not in fact the Punisher
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
there's a dedicated thread for these fascinating revelations :)
― rob, Thursday, 24 March 2022 19:44 (two years ago) link
i am a fan of Bernthal, Thomas Jane and Walton Goggins ... my first Bernthal experience was as Shane in Walking Dead, kinda dirtbag, kinda hot tbh
― sarahell, Friday, 25 March 2022 16:03 (two years ago) link