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 Post subject: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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?

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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
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Brick wrote:
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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?

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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
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Pretty easily the best season of TV ever made

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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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?

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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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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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Pretty easily the best season of TV ever made


Better than season 5 of Breaking Bad?

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all in the family was better than breaking bad

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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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Always start at the beginning.

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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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Season 4 was a shit show.


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


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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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Scott Templeton by a country mile.

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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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
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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.


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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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 Post subject: Re: Season 4 of The Wire
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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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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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My favorite from the Wire is Season 2.

Seriously? Help me see the error of my ways.

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

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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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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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