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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:29 am

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Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

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Brick

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:08 am

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SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:25 am

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Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

It's true that McNulty is especially annoying in Season 5, but that is in keeping with the way his character is developed. People seem to dislike Season 5 quite a bit, but I personally like it a lot and appreciate the way the show prepares its audience for McNulty's turn beginning in Season 1.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:41 am

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Pretty easily the best season of TV ever made

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:36 am

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Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

I like season 4 better for the school storyline. Really does a great job of world building that season 3 (which is also excellent) doesn’t have.

I also view Seasons 3-4 as one big storyline.

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Brick

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:38 am

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SpiralStairs wrote:

Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

I like season 4 better for the school storyline. Really does a great job of world building that season 3 (which is also excellent) doesn’t have.

I also view Seasons 3-4 as one big storyline.

That's fair. I don't think you are wrong.

I just wish they could have found a way to bring Stringer Bell back for season 4.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:55 am

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Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

I like season 4 better for the school storyline. Really does a great job of world building that season 3 (which is also excellent) doesn’t have.

I also view Seasons 3-4 as one big storyline.

That's fair. I don't think you are wrong.

I just wish they could have found a way to bring Stringer Bell back for season 4.

Maybe Chris should have made him a zombie like he was doing with all those other bodies in the vacants.

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Brick

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:59 am

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I was thinking more like he comes back like a Star Wars Force Ghost to help train Marlo.

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FavreFan wrote:

Pretty easily the best season of TV ever made

Better than season 5 of Breaking Bad?

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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:22 pm

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all in the family was better than breaking bad

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OscarTangoEcho

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:35 pm

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Gonna start watching the series with my wife...I believe I saw a lot of the first two seasons in and out...thoughts on whether we need to start at S1?...heard S2 or 3 was better

and now looking above it may be S4...thought it wasn't season to season development

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RFDC

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:09 pm

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Always start at the beginning.

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Phil Leotardo

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

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Season 4 was a shit show.

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MongoMuller

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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:51 pm

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I can't think of a worse character on a good show than Ziggy.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:39 am

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Scott Templeton by a country mile.

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Brick

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:13 am

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Watch it in reverse order from the last episode of Season 5.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:37 am

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Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Brick wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Stands firmly as 1b of best singular season of TV just behind season one of True Detective.

I'm not saying you are wrong but why not season 3?

SpiralStairs wrote:

The more I watch The Wire the worse McNulty gets

Just wait until you finally get to season 5! Season 4 McNulty is great compared to Season 5 McNulty.

I like season 4 better for the school storyline. Really does a great job of world building that season 3 (which is also excellent) doesn’t have.

I also view Seasons 3-4 as one big storyline.

That's fair. I don't think you are wrong.

I just wish they could have found a way to bring Stringer Bell back for season 4.

You want it to be one way. But its the other way.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:53 am

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MongoMuller wrote:

I can't think of a worse character on a good show than Ziggy.

Ziggy was utterly useless, he's a good actor in other roles..the writing was bad. Gabe on the office was equally useless.

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RFDC

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:25 am

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MongoMuller wrote:

I can't think of a worse character on a good show than Ziggy.

Been rewatching this lately. Season 1 is really good. I am a few episodes into season 2 and I forgot how much I disliked it and Ziggy is a big part of that.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:48 pm

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season 2 is slept on. i look forward to it on rewatches. it is funny that BET basically wiped the entire dock story when they aired the show

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My favorite from the Wire is Season 2.

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RFDC

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:17 pm

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BigW72 wrote:

My favorite from the Wire is Season 2.

Seriously? Help me see the error of my ways.

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Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

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RFDC wrote:

BigW72 wrote:

My favorite from the Wire is Season 2.

Seriously? Help me see the error of my ways.

Loved the whole series....I just really enjoyed Tonka-land on the loading docks. :lol:

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RFDC

Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire

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i will say season 2 contains one of my all time favorite scenes. Omar in the courtroom testifying. Great stuff

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RFDC wrote:

i will say season 2 contains one of my all time favorite scenes. Omar in the courtroom testifying. Great stuff

Bird covet them shiny little pistols. The boy too triflin' to throw it off even after a daytime murder

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MongoMuller

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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:18 am

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I thought Season 2 was fine despite Ziggy. I wondered if he was an attempt at a self-insert by Simon because the character didn't work but they kept him in. He's kind of similar to the Steve Zahn character in Treme another Simon show.

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