Hamsterdam (THE WIRE Discussion)

[Ed Hocken]

That whole subplot feels like a grindhouse movie I'd watch the shit out of.

[Matt]

Finished off episodes 10 and 11 of Season 4 last night.

thoughts:
- Omar's gonna fuck up Proposition Joe.
- Carcetti means well, but he's making promises and spending money a little too quickly. He just found out that there's a 52 million deficit in the education budget...I suspect that alot of the things started by Bunny are gonna get shitcanned.
- Nice to see McNulty back in action, even if it's in a minor way.
- Something tells me that Randy the kid is gonna have a bad death at the hands of Marlo.

This season is good but not the best. For me:
S1: A
S2: A+
S3: A+
S4: A-

[Martin]

Just wait. That A- will become A++.

[BillyG]

  Spoiler: SPOILZ SO SAD 

Randy :-(

[Matt]

Finished Season 4 last night and started Season 5

Thoughts:
- Season 4 ended exactly like I thought it would. Sorry, but no kleenex was necessary.
- Season 5 is off to an interesting start. It's good to see McNulty back in action, although I hate to see him in ASSHOLE mode again (drinking and womanizing).

[BillyG]

You weren't even a tiny bit choked up with Randy in the hospital pissed off? Monster.

Reading this right now.

http://www.amazon.com/Wire-Truth-Be-...9635387&sr=1-1

Really great book for fans. It claims to be a guide, but don't expect a typical episode summary. Each episode gets maybe half a page of a very brief recap. The rest is filled with amazing essays, interviews, anecdotes. My favorite stuff so far is all the real life counterparts to the fictional character.

[Matt]

Yeah, Randy deserved better. I didn't like seeing him get his ass kicked by the other boys, but I was kinda expecting it. Truth be told, I was more effected by Bodie's death than Randy's ass-kicking.

[BillyG]

Bodie's death was probably the saddest moment for me.

[Martin]

As much as Bodie's death was tough, it was Randy and piece-of-shit Herc that killed me. Fuck...

And Matt, no matter who says what, the finale was SUPERB.

[Martin]

You weren't even a tiny bit choked up with Randy in the hospital pissed off? Monster.

Reading this right now.

http://www.amazon.com/Wire-Truth-Be-...9635387&sr=1-1

Really great book for fans. It claims to be a guide, but don't expect a typical episode summary. Each episode gets maybe half a page of a very brief recap. The rest is filled with amazing essays, interviews, anecdotes. My favorite stuff so far is all the real life counterparts to the fictional character.

This is going on my wishlist!

[BillyG]

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairba...rviewed_mi.php

Interview with Michael K Williams in the local paper. INDEED!

[Matt]

Watched episodes 2 and 3 of Season 5 last night. OK, WTF is going on with McNulty? This serial killer shit that he's fabricating is going to blow up in his face in a MAJOR way.

[BillyG]

McNulty is sticking his head out the window and screaming "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore."

[Matt]

and he's APPARENTLY bringing Lester along with him. THAT surprised the hell out of me, as Lester has never been one to have the ends justify the means...

[Martin]

It wraps up well. At first I thought it went overboard, but it didn't. The ends justify the means. Even for Lester.