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The fifth and final season of THE WIRE centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show.
Don't miss the Season 5 Premiere January 6!
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 12, 2008 5:29 PM
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There's nothing stupid at all about The Wire. Everything has it's place and I'm insulted by people saying otherwise. Season five might be the weakest season, but that being said this is still the most powerful, intriguing show of all time. I think it's sad people hold bs like Friends in such high regard when shows like this air. Hopefully HBO will air other shows like this again (think about OZ, Deadwood and others). Where's the new programming? I really want to keep my subscription but while Entourage is good it's not worth $13 a month. Please let there be something thought provoking in store for us. Please, please, please, please........
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 12, 2008 2:46 PM
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FYI: Check out The Atlantic's new video
video roundtable on the legacy of "The Wire" at http://www.theatlantic.com/movies/wire.mhtml . It features Mark Bowden, Jeff Goldberg,
and Ross Douthat and goes into everything from David Simon?s obsession with
Ikea to Snoop?s dying words. Mark Bowden got his start at the Baltimore Sun,
so there?s a particular emphasis on David Simon?s hatred of that paper and
of the newspaper industry in general.
We?ve divided the discussion into four parts (each part is about 10 minutes)
and posted the whole series here:
http://www.theatlantic.com/movies/wire.mhtml
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Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Mar 9, 2008 5:09 PM
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Terry Gross's program, Fresh Air on NPR, from WHYY in Philadelphia, has had a number of guests recently from The Wire. They've included David Simon, Richard Price, and Michael K. Williams. The interesting thing was that none of them considered The Wire simply as a way to showcase their talents, but they all felt it was a statement and education aimed at American viewers who have no idea what's going on in the neighborhoods that people are afraid to drive through.
I've loved every season of The Wire and I'll miss it tremendously. I think that this season, more than the others, shows that even though people in vastly different professions, who live in seemingly mutually exclusive worlds, have lives that are shackled together by issues and actions in the most incredible ways. So many of the characters fight relentlessly to have at least some control over their environment and destiny, but are finding out that their efforts are laid waste by the unexpected and uncontrollable. Omar's murder was the most shocking, pertinent, and saddest example of that.
I fear a very cynical, if not outright depressing, ending to the series. I haven't cared to see reruns of other programs, but I hope that HBO can rerun some seasons of The Wire so that we can fill in with hindsight some of its more salient qualities.
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 7, 2008 2:10 PM
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True, you have to be forty something or better to enjoy the simple pleasure of reading the newspaper every day, I've been doing it my whole life but the younger generation doesn't even know what a newspaper is, they get it all on their hand held devices instantly.
See the finale NOW !!
www.surfthechannel.com
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 7, 2008 11:33 AM
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In recognizing the overall loss of such a great show, I started seeking out any videos I could find about The Wire. I found a great one where David Simon talks about the affections he feels for Baltimore and how the city has influenced his work.
Check out the video
http://www.visitmybaltimore.com/video/449/
OR
See More Baltimore Videos at www.visitmybaltimore.com
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 6, 2008 12:25 AM
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Randy and Cheese have the same last name because they are married under Maryland's liberal man-boy same sex marriage laws. Glad I could be of help with this novel question ever left unasked.
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KBB
"Oh, man, m-my BREW!"
"History learned through knowledge shared."
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Mar 4, 2008 11:29 AM
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i got a question that may be stupid, but i noticed that randy and cheese both have the same last name...what up with that?
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 9:51 PM
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Help
With The Wire, Sopranos, Dead Wood, and Rome all over. Whats HBO going to have as far as series beside Entourage and Flight of the Concords
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 7:59 PM
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I MUST ADMIT I WAS DISSAPOINTED WHEN I SAW EPISODE 59 BUT IT ALL TIES IN TOGETHER WHETHER IF U LIKE IT OR NOT. THE ONLY GLIMMER OF HOPE COMIN FROM THE INNER CITY ARE RECOVERING ADDICTS LIKE BUBBLES. EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO BE FUCKED BUT THE CREATORS ARE GENIUSES. THIS IS AS CLOSE TO REAL LIFE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLE GET. IT'S NOT ALL GLITZ AND GLAMOUR
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 5:29 PM
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Wow i just watched Ep 59 and I think it was okay but to end the series off this way is a horrible way to end it.
I rank the Season this way=
1) 1
2) 4
3) 3
4) 5
5) 2
Cant beleave its gona end with a stupid season
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 1:19 PM
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> was it me or did it seem Leandor (Freamon's asst.)
> was gonna get shot before he pulled out his street
> map in his car?
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> oh yeah,
> Cheese is the worst. He stabbed his own family in the
> back.
> Let's not forget about that. it'll be interesting to
> see how Slim Charles ends up.
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> Edited by MoeGreenSpecialist at 02/23/2008 7:22 PM
When he pulled out the map I also thought something was going to happen to him. I thought as soon as he made the connection and pulled his phone out to make the call he was going to get wacked.
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 12:27 PM
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> Well everybody's entitled to their own opinion so
> here's mine... I've been a wire fan since DAY ONE..
> And over the season's I believe the wire shows how
> each market in life that suppose to protect us either
> fails us or is set up to fail us..... From the police
> (protect and serve), the docks (import and export),
> politics(corrupt), the school system(in which the
> kids don't learn shit and still pass) and finally the
> newspaper (false stories and lies to get the
> community up in arms) There was a person who says
> that season 5 sucked and corny and drawn out and like
> I said everyone has their own opinion but to me if
> you have to say that then you don't get it now and I
> hope you will later.... Wire focus on all outlets
> that's suppose to protect us from or learn from the
> drug game, murder game, or whatever criminal aspect
> that plague us these days.... The news people we see
> or read SOMETIMES are lies, bullshit, or just plan
> stupid (tired of hearing about spears or winehouse if
> those bitches wanna kill themselves go head I just
> don't wanna see it or hear about it every 30 mins
> fucking addicts) So in closing look closely at what
> happens on the wire try not to be one track minded
> and just pay attention to the action pay attention to
> everything in detail because the action may be good
> but the reason behind those actions is even GREATER
> and I'll bet you'll never say that this season sucks
> you will finally get it.. The Press are the ones that
> really SUCK
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> PS. Omar dies (so what) but rid of any interesting
> characters after him PLEASE what are you watching
> people from Chris to Freemon, Marlo to Rawls, Bunk
> down to Mike theirs more to keep me INTERESTED OTHER
> THAN OMAR shit Come to think about it I NEVER REALLY
> LIKED OMAR ANYWAY
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> --
> "If you with us, you with us.As we be with you all
> the way"
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> Edited by Play215 at 02/10/2008 6:08 PM
I completely agree with what you're saying about the institutions and various mechanisms that are supposed to serve and/or protect us but are oftentimes so corrupt or self-serving that they undermine their own principles. I liked Omar though. A gay, robin-hood, who's tougher than the rest of them and often works alone? He's like the Clint Eastwood of the wild west. Really unique character and a great actor besides.
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 11:42 AM
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> was it me or did it seem Leandor (Freamon's asst.)
> was gonna get shot before he pulled out his street
> map in his car?
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> oh yeah,
> Cheese is the worst. He stabbed his own family in the
> back.
> Let's not forget about that. it'll be interesting to
> see how Slim Charles ends up.
>
> --
> Edited by MoeGreenSpecialist at 02/23/2008 7:22 PM
I agree-- thought that Leandor was going to be shot for those few seconds.. especially when the camera was showing the side view, with the open car window behind him.
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 11:40 AM
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> was it me or did it seem Leandor (Freamon's asst.)
> was gonna get shot before he pulled out his street
> map in his car?
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> oh yeah,
> Cheese is the worst. He stabbed his own family in the
> back.
> Let's not forget about that. it'll be interesting to
> see how Slim Charles ends up.
>
> --
> Edited by MoeGreenSpecialist at 02/23/2008 7:22 PM
I agree-- thought that Leandor was going to be shot for those few seconds.. especially when the camera was showing the side view, with the open car window behind him.
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Re: Season 5: Read Between the Lines
Feb 25, 2008 10:44 AM
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no, the ME guy corrected the tags, putting omar's back on his body. the ME recognized omar and that's why he smiled. it was a sad scene though, as it just went to show that although omar was a hood legend for jooks, no one else really knew him or cared about him for anything else. see the scene with mcnulty's girlfriend telling him that no one was going to remember him for his police work, that only his family would care.
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