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Old 09-12-06 | 03:58 AM
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meh.
At least with The Wire I know there won't be a cliff-hanger when the season ends.
Thats one of the things I do like about the Wire is that they do wrap up the season without any real cliffhangers which would allow it to be cancled and not leave any open ends to the show......Unlike some series (Carnivale) where HBO cancled the show pre maturely and left storylines open and major cliffhangers go un resolved
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Old 09-12-06 | 09:10 AM
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Thats one of the things I do like about the Wire is that they do wrap up the season without any real cliffhangers which would allow it to be cancled and not leave any open ends to the show(
And yet if it were cancelled after last season, we would have wondered why they were starting to introduce the character of Carcetti, who undoubtedly comes into his own in this season. Not a cliffhanger, but something I would've been disapointed if there weren't follow-ups to. I have a feeling the Carcetti storyline is going to get pretty interesting. (By the way - anyone else see Buddy Boy starring Aidan Gillen?)

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I can not wait for Snoop to go down. I hated her last season, and it looks like I will be subjected to her more this season.
I think Snoop is a pretty great evil character, Loved the opening scene, and near the end, the shot of her in the park was pretty eerie.
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Old 09-12-06 | 09:42 AM
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Is every episode going to be shown in advance this way? Do you think Sopranos will be available this way next year?
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Old 09-12-06 | 10:59 AM
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I really don't think they'll do this with the Sopranos. That show is much more of a mainsteam hit, so could you imagine the controversy when major spoilers are leaked about characters being whacked, days before they air on regular HBO? The only reason they're doing it for The Wire is to try to get more people to watch, by giving them an alternative (and they're probably tracking how many times you watch it On-Demand; even David Simon said at a recent book signing to play episodes On-Demand as many times as you can).
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Old 09-12-06 | 12:28 PM
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Just had a chance to watch the first episode and thought it was good. Not really sure what I think about the kids yet, but the Marlo and police stories look like they will still be great.

Is that Hamsterdam where Chris and Snoop are leaving the bodies?

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....98#post7287198
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Old 09-12-06 | 12:35 PM
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The Wire - "Soft Eyes" - 9/17/06 (and on Demand)
"Soft Eyes"
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Herc's soft-duty job with the mayor takes an unexpectedly hard turn. Despite the potential damage to her career, Pearlman provides Freamon and Sydnor with subpoena ammunition for their "grizzly-bear" hunt in City Hall. Carcetti concentrates on games he can win; Namond gets some grooming advice from his father, Wee-Bey; Marlo plays Robin Hood with the neighborhood kids, though Michael isn't taking; Bubbles brings an apprentice into his mobile-emporium business; Cutty juggles his landscaping job with a volunteer gig as a boxing mentor, eyeing Michael as a pupil; Prez braces for his first day as a schoolteacher. At the televised mayoral debate, Carcetti drops a bombshell on the mayor.


I figured I'd start this to keep anymore episode 2 talk out of the episode 1 thread
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Old 09-12-06 | 01:47 PM
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Is that Hamsterdam where Chris and Snoop are leaving the bodies?

Cant be. Hamsterdam was leveled.
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Old 09-12-06 | 06:47 PM
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Cool Lester Smooth. "Me? I'm just a police."
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Old 09-12-06 | 06:59 PM
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Did he look at you over his reading glasses like "I'm the father you never had"
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Old 09-13-06 | 03:49 AM
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That had me too. Then he did it AGAIN! So great.
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Old 09-13-06 | 09:03 AM
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I can not access this episode, it is there on my On-Demand but when I click to watch it I get a message that I am not authorized to view. I get this message on all my HBO In-Demand. I guess I will try again tonight.
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Old 09-13-06 | 10:21 PM
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I loved the little glance between Bubbles and Prez at the school.
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Old 09-14-06 | 06:52 AM
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Finally got a chance to watch the episode last night. Ah...it's good to have it back.
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Old 09-14-06 | 03:59 PM
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What's the deal with this not being in HD?
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Old 09-14-06 | 04:49 PM
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I can not access this episode, it is there on my On-Demand but when I click to watch it I get a message that I am not authorized to view. I get this message on all my HBO In-Demand. I guess I will try again tonight.
Do you pay for HBO?
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Old 09-17-06 | 11:42 PM
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I loved the little glance between Bubbles and Prez at the school.
Bubbles WHAT THE FUCK hand sign had me rolling.

Looks like Prez's Father-in-Law will be a good guy this year.

BTW the kid who wouldnt take Marlow's money, and the guy he was beefing with at the heavy bag LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE...jesus...theres 1000 characters on this show, you think casting could throw us a bone here?

Cutty from the Cut is a fucking cocksmith! WHeres his money coming from now, anyway?
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Old 09-18-06 | 02:02 AM
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What's the deal with this not being in HD?

The show looked great for 3 seasons without being in HD. Why the hell would the creators change it now?
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Old 09-18-06 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Lara Means
The show looked great for 3 seasons without being in HD. Why the hell would the creators change it now?
Well, considering that this and Scrubs are practically the only two "primetime" non-reality shows that aren't in HD, I think he asked a pretty fair question.

Really great episode, though.
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Old 09-18-06 | 08:52 AM
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Do you pay for HBO?
Yeah, but figured out the problem, they were doing "service" in my area.


Great episode, loved Cutty getting some love outside the game. Did Bubs and Prez ever meet?
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Old 09-18-06 | 06:58 PM
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BTW the kid who wouldnt take Marlow's money, and the guy he was beefing with at the heavy bag LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE...jesus...theres 1000 characters on this show, you think casting could throw us a bone here?
This thought is just screaming for a Jesse Jackson clone to jump in with the "So all black guys look the same to you? You're a racist!" argument.
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Old 09-18-06 | 08:18 PM
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The show looked great for 3 seasons without being in HD. Why the hell would the creators change it now?
There were great shows in Black and White, but I am glad they went color. Just seems like a natural step to me. Especially since it is on HBO.
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Old 09-18-06 | 11:03 PM
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THE WIRE 40: HOME ROOMS Episode 3
Started an episode 3 thread instead for those if us with OnDemand
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Old 09-18-06 | 11:06 PM
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This thought is just screaming for a Jesse Jackson clone to jump in with the "So all black guys look the same to you? You're a racist!" argument.
LOL!!!! I was thinking the same thing BUT...really they dont look a like....There are a lot of characters BUT some are not important are just one episode "walk ons" the main characters are what you need to keep focus on and usually you can tell if a character is going to come back with this show with suttle hints.....
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Old 09-18-06 | 11:18 PM
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The Wire Episode 40: 'Home Room' OnDemand Possible Spoilers
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Prez learns a difficult lesson during his first week at school; Bunny mulls an offer for a crime-research study; Rawls sabotages Freamon's unit; the mayor reacts to Carcetti's debate bombshell; Proposition Joe suggests reaching out to Marlo.


Episode 3 is now up please discuss, created this one so that there is no talk of this episode in the episode 2 thread.......
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