i blocked so much of ziggy out of my mind xps
― marcos, Monday, 6 October 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
McNutty has a new show out soon (The Affair on Showtime)!
Doh right, that's the teaser I saw last night.
― cichleee suite (Leee), Monday, 6 October 2014 18:39 (nine years ago) link
early buzz is super positive
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Monday, 6 October 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
Y'all should check out the Andre Royo (aka Bubbles) interview with Marc Maron at www.wtfpod.com
Really good conversation.
― Hydroelectric New Deal Demiurge (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 24 October 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
http://davidsimon.com/the-wire-in-hd/
At the last, I’m satisfied what while this new version of The Wire is not, in some specific ways, the film we first made, it has sufficient merit to exist as an alternate version. There are scenes that clearly improve in HD and in the widescreen format. But there are things that are not improved. And even with our best resizing, touchups and maneuver, there are some things that are simply not as good. That’s the inevitability: This new version, after all, exists in an aspect ratio that simply wasn’t intended or serviced by the filmmakers.Still, being equally honest here, there can be no denying that an ever-greater portion of the television audience has HD widescreen televisions staring at them from across the living room, and that they feel notably oppressed if all of their entertainments do not advantage themselves of the new hardware. It vexes them in the same way that many with color television sets were long ago bothered by the anachronism of black-and-white films, even carefully conceived black-and-white films. For them, The Wire seems frustrating or inaccessible — even more so than we intended it. And, hey, we are always in it to tell people a story, first and foremost. If a new format brings a few more thirsty critters to the water’s edge, then so be it.
Still, being equally honest here, there can be no denying that an ever-greater portion of the television audience has HD widescreen televisions staring at them from across the living room, and that they feel notably oppressed if all of their entertainments do not advantage themselves of the new hardware. It vexes them in the same way that many with color television sets were long ago bothered by the anachronism of black-and-white films, even carefully conceived black-and-white films. For them, The Wire seems frustrating or inaccessible — even more so than we intended it. And, hey, we are always in it to tell people a story, first and foremost. If a new format brings a few more thirsty critters to the water’s edge, then so be it.
― Number None, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:05 (nine years ago) link
This time Wallace shoots first
― 18th Century Celebrity WS of Shame (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:16 (nine years ago) link
Proposition Jabba finally shown as David Simon intended him to look
― 18th Century Celebrity WS of Shame (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:18 (nine years ago) link
lol
― marcos, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
Freamon can distinguish between nails and rivets from 3 feet
― a million little treeshes (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 21:03 (nine years ago) link
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/way?mbid=social_tumblr
― TAKING SIDES: HUMANS VS. GUACAMOLEEE (Leee), Thursday, 11 December 2014 00:34 (nine years ago) link
This 16:9 transfer sounds like a disaster, but I haven't seen any of it yet. I'd prefer they just cleaned up a 4:3 version, but I guess even that's not really necessary for this show.
― Nhex, Monday, 29 December 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link
I just caught a bit of season 4 on HBOSG, which I don't get in HD so it's letterboxed. Didn't notice anything too bad with the framing.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Monday, 29 December 2014 18:24 (nine years ago) link
This is a very cool interview:http://www.avclub.com/article/jamie-hector-loving-wire-and-building-his-own-back-213516?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default
― man alive, Thursday, 8 January 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
Put in first episode of season 4 a few days back, it is still the pinnacle of the art form known as television. Am now on episode 6. Two things I notice due to recent other products of culture: 1) Serial. They do talk quite a lot about Leakin Park, Lester and Bunk go there to look for Lex, and Woodlawn is even mentioned in episode one. 2) Actress. I watched the doc with Brandy Burre, who plays Theresa D'Agostino. She explains that she was pregnant during season 4, and it's pretty imposible to not notice once you know. There's a running gag where she is always in those big ugly campaign sweaters, but in episode six, at the win celebration, she is in a smart black dress, and wow she's big.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 10 January 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
she was pretty great on the show.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Saturday, 10 January 2015 19:48 (nine years ago) link
What doc?
― Baruch Olbermann (Leee), Saturday, 10 January 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link
Actress.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 10 January 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
this show would be so much better if they kept the season 1 themesong throughout
― pursuit of happiness (art), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 00:26 (nine years ago) link
I like the Neville Brothers version
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 00:57 (nine years ago) link
― pursuit of happiness (art), Monday, January 12, 2015 7:26 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha i am not clear on why this would measurably improve anything but 4 minutes of each episode?
― marcos, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 01:28 (nine years ago) link
(assuming one agrees that the season 1 song is the best version, which i don't)
― marcos, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
The whole theme-sequence in season four is so amazingly great. As is every scene in Prez' classroom, once he gets a bit of hang of it. As is almost every damn second of season four.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 01:42 (nine years ago) link
xxp it is like im watching the very first scene and as it ends the little lead in starts to roll and it's like "oh yeah here it comes" then im immediately super disappointed
― pursuit of happiness (art), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 01:47 (nine years ago) link
If you don't think the waits version is the best, you are crazy and don't even like to fart
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 03:31 (nine years ago) link
Anyway I liked the conceit of changing the song each season, went well with the structure of the show.
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 03:32 (nine years ago) link
watching thru this again w/ a friend who's never seen it. we're in s2 and it's kind of a slog; none of the people she's interested in are given enough focus and she doesn't really like the sobotkas & greeks or the dead women plotline. we just got thru the ep where d'angelo gets killed in prison. the next day she texted me saying "I'm still so sad about D'angelo!" and she was already bummed about Wallace in s1. i tried to hint vaguely that there's more coming but it's not a death-y show like Sopranos was. her response: "If Stringer dies I'm out!"
― goole, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 05:38 (nine years ago) link
it took a little while for s2 to grow on me, i wasn't happy about shifting focus from s1 either
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 05:45 (nine years ago) link
ime by the time stringer dies you're too far in to be out
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 07:07 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I think you can get away with lying to her.
― Baruch Olbermann (Leee), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 07:42 (nine years ago) link
I was too far in to be out when Frank gets whacked. I love S02.
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 08:01 (nine years ago) link
s2 is the best imo
― Vote in the ILM EOY Poll! (seandalai), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 09:27 (nine years ago) link
my parents just finished watching the wire after me badgering them for years to give it a try. season two was a real sticking point for them too and it reminded me just how bold s2 is - sidelining characters the audience had only just gotten to know, introducing a whole new supporting cast, shifting the entire focus of the show, even changing the title music. it's almost like a challenge to the audience to stick with it.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:00 (nine years ago) link
actually, there aren't really supporting characters in this show, are there? i haven't watched the show since s5 finished airing, and i've only watched it through once, and i was amazed when talking to my parents about it that i could remember basically every character's name, motivations, and interactions with others in detail. there are very few other shows where that's the case.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:03 (nine years ago) link
The Wire is really fucking boring.
― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:38 (nine years ago) link
only seen s1 though.
― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:39 (nine years ago) link
http://img.pandawhale.com/post-30325-clay-Davis-cigar-gif-The-Wire-3Eja.gif
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 11:24 (nine years ago) link
I think season 2 might be the most important, in a way. It's through the patient groundwork done in that season, that the rest of the show can be as ambitious as it can. Season 1 breaks down all it builds up, with the Major Crimes unit shut down, and all the people involved scattered to the wind. Some sort of contrivance would be needed to get everyone back into the story again, and season 2 does that masterfully in the end, but it takes a hell of a lot of time. Then season 3 and 4 can hit the ground running, allowing for subplots like Carcetti, Cutty, Colvin and Tilghman Middle School, to be introduced without people thinking of how it impacts the main story. Which they often don't really do.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 12:49 (nine years ago) link
The Wire is really fucking boring.― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:38 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:38 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Someone's getting a bit too carried away with this 'freedom of speech' lark
― kinder, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
good reaction gif deploy
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
fwiw I feel like I'm the only wire fan who didn't much like frank sobotka as a character. Something a little too tropey working class hero about him. But w/e, it wasn't a huge complaint. 2 isn't my favorite season but 5 is the only one I really found disappointing.
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:09 (nine years ago) link
yea i wasn't hugely pulled to sobotka either
― marcos, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
season 2 is the one everybody suffers through. always surprised to find people on the internet who actually didn't hate it
― Nhex, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
ziggy is the most annoying character on the show no contest
― Nhex, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link
ziggy is sad
― j., Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
i love season 2 v much
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
it's why we get up in the morning
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
Season 2 doesn't have the elegant sweep of 3 and 4, which are masterpieces of multi-strand storytelling. 2 is more a new story, which can't quite leave the old Barksdale-people behind. That said, it's obviously a very very good season, better than almost everything done on tv ever. I haven't rewatched 5 ever, but I think I'll continue once I'm done with 4. Will start episode 10 right now.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
It was definitely crucial to David Simon's sort of "theory of everything" of Baltimore/post-industrial urban america. It wouldn't be the series it is without Season 2.
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
season 2 is great. i feel like the greek's pal vondas keeps drinking increasingly tiny cups of espresso throughout the season.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
I think my main issue with this show - for all of the things it admirably attempts - is that I never felt any real emotional investment in any of the characters. There are SO MANY, and the vast majority of them are not allowed enough time or opportunities to provide a lot of depth or shade or contradiction; vast swathes of the cast are one-dimensional. This is exacerbated by the way the stories are framed, this really tightly laid out, mechanistic method of storytelling - everybody is a piece on a board, a cog in a vast machine that must move from point A to point B for the narrative to maintain momentum. I am always highly conscious of how methodical everything is, the way the show is straining to get all its puzzle pieces aligned just so so that the viewer properly understands the scope of the inescapable trap, the overwhelming scale and force of the institutions that all the characters are enmeshed in. There are ridiculous caricatures - Ziggy, Omar, Marlo, McNulty, Brother Mouzon, that weaselly guy that runs for mayor - that I can't take seriously for a second, surrounded by all of these other essentially tragic figures who you just know are going to get fucked no matter what they do or how righteous their motivations are. Unlike the Sopranos or Mad Men, most of these characters don't show much more depth than the chess pieces they're treated as - they simply aren't on-screen enough, or given the opportunity to display a wider range of who they are. Overall it leaves me cold. I don't find any of the characters as fascinating as Tony or Janice or Peggy or Pete etc.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link