Hamsterdam (THE WIRE Discussion)

[Abraham Smashington]

I fucking hated when Herc showed up in Entourage. That's when the show went downhill for us.

[Captain Russ]

Imma agree, though the cracks were appearing in the hull of the ship for a while...

[Ed Hocken]

He appeared early in Entourage from what I remember.

Still, be on the lookout for the real Jay Landsman. Who looks nothing like his hefty counterpart.

[BillyG]

Herc does a pretty decent job of redeeming himself.

[Captain Russ]

RE Herc's redemption: He did it while remaining an oblivious prick.

Also: this might have permanently warped my perception of Lt. Daniels.

Make sure to click on the right when you get there. It. Is. Gold.

[Martin]

blanking totally...who was Herc in '24'?

Early in, the cop who beats Jack because he thought he was a cop-killer.

[Captain Russ]

Man...he sure is typecast as the mook fuck-up, isn't he?

[Matt]

Watched all of episode 12 and most of episode 13; we HAD to leave before the finale finished in order to make it to my sister's for Father's Day dinner.

Thoughts:
- I've got a bad feeling that D'Angelo is going to change his mind and screw over the closure that they were hoping to achieve with the case.
- LOVED how Avon and Stringer were laughing at the SWAT team as they got into position outside of Orlando's. 'May as well open the safe so that they don't ruin it'. 'Yeah, it's a good safe'. Laughed my ass off at that.
- LOVED how Freeman put the moves on Chardrine and (it's HINTED at) nailed her.
- Sad to see Wallis get killed off. I liked his character quite a bit, and I was hoping that they'd let him get out of the game and survive. I really liked his execution scene, though...Poot and Bodie were pretty badass about it.

We're gonna finish this off tonight and probably start on Season 2 right away.

[Ed Hocken]

What do you mean, hinted? He hit that and he hit it well.

Plus, I loved how dismayed he was when he asked if anyone had served in the military.

[Captain Russ]

Freamon hit it.

And then he whittled some furniture.

[Matt]

Yeah, Freamon is definitely my favorite character.

Also: Chardrine was one FINE looking woman.

[Captain Russ]

Freamon (and Clarke Peters in any capacity, really) is a huge boon to any scene he's in, whether it's a speaking part or not. It just feels good, man.

Started back on season 2.

Having the benefit of hindsight is a beautiful thing, and so far I am loving this season. Up to ep. 4.

(LOL @ Valchek.)

[Ed Hocken]

  Spoiler: SPOILER! 

The entire story of season 2 stems from a stupid argument over a stained glass window.

[Matt]

The entire story of season 2 stems from a stupid argument over a stained glass window.

STOP. Spoiler tag this shit, please.

[Ed Hocken]

Fixed it, even though I wouldn't even call it a spoiler. It shows up in the first couple of episodes.