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post #51 of 341
4/25/06 at 5:13pm
I've read that S4 will air in the Fall, so probably in September after Deadwood finishes up. I'd expect the S3 DVD to be released right before then.
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post #52 of 341
5/18/06 at 3:28am
Finally!


HBO has announced the street date of the Season 3 DVD, which probably means that the 4th season will be starting somewhere around Aug. 8

TVShowsonDVD.com has the details.

I actually prefered the other version of this cover with Stringer being in the reflection, but this one will do just fine as I love the shade of blue they have gone with.
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post #53 of 341
5/18/06 at 10:53am
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

S4 should be starting in September. S3 starts airing Sunday nights on HBO June 11, presumably up until S4 premieres (a la SOPRANOS), so you figure 12 episodes puts the season premiere the second or third Sunday in September.
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post #54 of 341
6/20/06 at 11:26pm
The quality is shit, but here's a S4 promo up on youtube:

Wire S4 Promo

Nothing that revealing, just shots of various characters.
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post #55 of 341
6/20/06 at 11:33pm
Thanks for that. Can't wait for the new season to begin.
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post #56 of 341
6/20/06 at 11:47pm
September can't come soon enough.
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post #57 of 341
6/21/06 at 12:08am
Was that Bunny Colvin with Prezbaluski? I hope Bunny makes it back this season and screws Burrell and Rawls. It's a shame that McNulty's not going to be back full time. His exploits always brought a smile to my face.
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post #58 of 341
6/21/06 at 8:20am
Yeah, it was Bunny.
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post #59 of 341
6/21/06 at 8:35pm
mother of fuck, it's been taken down. Anyone know where else this can be found at?
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post #60 of 341
6/21/06 at 8:50pm
I wouldn't worry too much about it. It just showed characters walking around and nothing more. The reminder that the best thing to ever be shown on television is coming soon is really the only thing it's good for.
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post #61 of 341
6/21/06 at 11:01pm
Wee-Bey's back - not our Wee-Bey, the real Wee-Bey (Sorry, Wee-Bey).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhQn...rch=the%20wire
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post #62 of 341
6/22/06 at 12:16pm
His son is going to be one of the featured kids this season with the whole educational school system theme they're going with.
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post #63 of 341
6/23/06 at 3:10pm
Sounds good. McNulty's wife is now a regular on Rescue Me (another terrific show) and probably wouldn't be back, I guess.
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post #64 of 341
6/23/06 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by Subotai
Wee-Bey's back - not our Wee-Bey, the real Wee-Bey (Sorry, Wee-Bey).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhQn...rch=the%20wire
LOL! That's good to hear though. I liked his character in the 1st season.

I thought the educational system plotline was a joke, but I guess it's not. This should be interesting.
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post #65 of 341
6/23/06 at 4:16pm
From what I've heard, and I may be way wrong, there's another murder investigation that's the spine of this season and the educational system stuff is hung on it, the same way they looked into U.S. industry in S2.
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post #66 of 341
6/23/06 at 6:33pm
Or law enforcement in season 1, or labor in season 2, or politics in season 3.
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post #67 of 341
6/23/06 at 10:43pm
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Originally Posted by Wee-Bey
I thought the educational system plotline was a joke, but I guess it's not. This should be interesting.
Well I believe Ed Burns, the shows #2 man, was a cop in the Baltimore area where he retired and became a teacher. After hearing about the educational school systems theme for season 4 I thought it was possible Bunny or, on a lesser level, Prez could become teachers. After seeing that little clip it looks like it could be possible. In it we see Bunny and Prez meeting Carver in what looks like a school setting.
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post #68 of 341
6/28/06 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by Desert_Squirrel
mother of fuck, it's been taken down. Anyone know where else this can be found at?
It's finally on HBO's site, but as usual they make you work to find it. Would it be that hard to put a direct link to it from The Wire's home page?

Go here and select the "Season 3 replay" video. When it opens in a new window, click on "2006 Long Lead Tease" from the sidebar.
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post #69 of 341
6/29/06 at 1:38am
Thanks, I really appreciate that.

The most interesting thing about that was there was no McNulty. I always felt he was the center of the show and that everything going on was still part of his world. As I said at the beginning of this thread though, if there's any show that I have faith in the writters knowing what they're doing, it's this one.
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post #70 of 341
6/30/06 at 6:21am
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Originally Posted by Wee-Bey
LOL! That's good to hear though. I liked his character in the 1st season.
He had a funny bit on Rescue Me. Hopefully he'll become a recurring character.
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post #71 of 341
6/30/06 at 8:29am
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Originally Posted by Subotai
He had a funny bit on Rescue Me. Hopefully he'll become a recurring character.
When was this?
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post #72 of 341
6/30/06 at 9:54am
Just a couple of days ago, episode 5 IIRC. He was Uncle Teddy's cellmate or buddy, helping him choose which woman from the long list of prison correspondents Uncle Teddy should choose for a conjugal visit.
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post #73 of 341
7/11/06 at 7:21pm
HBO has a short behind the scenes video on S4 up on their website with some clips from the new season.

Go here and select the "Season 3 replay" video. When it opens in a new window, click on "Behind The Scenes" from the sidebar.
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post #74 of 341
7/13/06 at 7:26pm
Variety has an article out today where it discusses the upcoming slate of HBO shows. It has a little snippet about a possible 5th season of the wire.

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As for "The Wire," a critically acclaimed but ratings-challenged crime drama, Albrecht isn't counting out a possible fifth season beyond the upcoming fourth.

He said all creator David Simon had to do to convince the network to order a fourth season "was to show me the scripts. I've seen all of the new episodes and it's fantastic."
The rest of the article is here.
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post #75 of 341
7/13/06 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by Hewlett
HBO has a short behind the scenes video on S4 up on their website with some clips from the new season.

Go here and select the "Season 3 replay" video. When it opens in a new window, click on "Behind The Scenes" from the sidebar.
I see the Long Lead tease still, but not a behind the scenes clip. Has it been taken down?
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post #76 of 341
7/13/06 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Desert_Squirrel
I see the Long Lead tease still, but not a behind the scenes clip. Has it been taken down?
Yeah, now it's gone for some reason.
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post #77 of 341
7/15/06 at 5:54pm
Good news for people with HBO On Demand - we'll be able to preview new episodes of The Wire almost a week before they air in their regular HBO timeslot.

HBO to Preview Series on-Demand
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post #78 of 341
7/21/06 at 4:39pm
The first entry in a series of Behind the Scenes features on S4 is up at HBO:

http://www.hbo.com/thewire/behindthescenes/ontheset/
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post #79 of 341
7/21/06 at 5:00pm
Fantastic! Thanks for linking (esp. before it's taken down =P)
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post #80 of 341
7/23/06 at 7:50am
It's sad to see no McNulty in that trailer. Seeing as each Season, it's him that kicks off all the investigations more or less. I'm betting it'll probably be the same for Season 4 but for all intents and purposes, McNulty's arc has come to a close. I think I mentioned earlier in the thread that Season 3 is all about McNulty constantly getting fucked over until he realises that he has no life. Then they offer that glimmer of hope at the end and we get to see McNulty actually looking happy for once.
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post #81 of 341
7/23/06 at 10:29am
McNulty's storyline was deeply entrenched in the Barksdale case. It's only fitting that his story comes to an end when the Barksdale story comes to an end. Hopefully they'll still find room for a cameo though (with Beatrice Russel at his side *fingers crossed*)
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post #82 of 341
7/23/06 at 4:12pm
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Originally Posted by Desert_Squirrel
Hopefully they'll still find room for a cameo though (with Beatrice Russel at his side *fingers crossed*)
He'll make a few apearances. Dominic West filmed all his scenes for this season at one time.

EDIT: Here's another link to that HBO video. Hopefully it lasts longer than a day. The Buzz
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post #83 of 341
8/4/06 at 1:07pm
back to 13 episodes!

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For Immediate Release

Aug. 3, 2006

ACCLAIMED PEABODY-WINNING DRAMA SERIES THE WIRE KICKS OFF FOURTH SEASON SEPT. 10, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO

The Peabody Award-winning drama series THE WIRE kicks off its 13-episode fourth season SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Season four of THE WIRE centers on the lives of four young boys as they traverse adolescence in the drug-saturated streets of West Baltimore. The new episodes of the series examine their world through the theme of education, asking viewers to consider the world that awaits these boys, and to consider further the American commitment to equal opportunity.

"The American obsession with police procedural and crime drama usually only allows for villains - in large part, black and brown - who exist as foils, to be pursued and destroyed by cop heroes," says series creator and executive producer David Simon. "We're addressing ourselves to where the 'villains' actually come from, and whether we have any right to regard them as somehow less human than the rest of us."

This season of THE WIRE is based in large part on the experiences of writer and producer Edward Burns, who taught social studies for seven years in the Baltimore school system after serving 20 years as a city police detective.

"If anything," says Burns, "our depiction of an inner-city school system, its problems and its unwillingness to fully address those problems, is a very generous one."

The stories of Michael, Namond, DuQuan and Randy take place against the rise of a new narcotics empire in West Baltimore - replacing the fallen Barksdale organization - and the resulting struggle by Baltimore detectives to mount an investigation against this new power.

Returning cast regulars from the first three seasons of THE WIRE include Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Wendell Pierce, Robert Wisdom, Deirdre Lovejoy, Clarke Peters, Domenick Lombardozzi, Seth Gilliam, Jim True-Frost, Aidan Gillen, Jamie Hector, Chad L. Coleman, Michael K. Williams, John Doman, Frankie R. Faison, Andre Royo, Isiah Witlock, JD Williams, Glynn Turman and Corey Parker-Robinson.

New cast regulars this season include Reg E. Cathey (HBO's "Everyday People") as Norman Wilson, Councilman Carcetti's advisor; Gbenga Akinnagbe as Chris Partlow, a ruthless assassin for drug lord Marlo Stanfield; and, playing the four friends who are classmates at Edward J. Tilghman Middle School, Jermaine Crawford ("A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C.) as Duquan "Dukie" Weems, Maestro Harrell ("Ali") as Randy Wagstaff, Julito McCullum ("Akeelah and the Bee") as Namond Brice and Tristan Wilds (Spike Lee's "Miracle Boys") as Michael Lee.

Among the directors this season are series veterans Dan Attias, Brad Anderson, Joe Chappelle, Ernest Dickerson, Agnieszka Holland, Christine Moore and Alex Zakrzewski. New directors this season include Jim McKay (HBO's "Everyday People"), Seith Mann ("Grey's Anatomy"), David Platt ("Law & Order") and Anthony Hemingway ("CSI: New York").

The writing staff of THE WIRE includes David Simon, who penned two books of narrative nonfiction, "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," which inspired the hit series "Homicide: Life on the Street," and "The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood," which inspired the Emmy(r)-winning HBO miniseries "The Corner"; Ed Burns, a former Baltimore police detective and Baltimore city public school teacher who coauthored "The Corner" with Simon; Eric Overmeyer, a noted playwright ("On the Verge") and veteran TV writer for such dramas as "St. Elsewhere" and "Homicide: Life on the Street"; Bill Zorzi, a former political writer and editor for the Baltimore Sun; and David Mills, who was one of the writers on "The Corner," as well as a writer for "NYPD Blue" and "Homicide: Life on the Street." Also writing for the series this season are novelists Dennis Lehane ("Shutter Island," "Mystic River"), George Pelecanos ("Hard Revolution," "Right as Rain") and Richard Price ("Clockers," "Samaritan"), and playwright Kia Corthron ("Breath, Boom").

Beginning Sept. 4 with the season premiere, each weekly episode of THE WIRE will be available on HBO On Demand the Monday prior to its Sunday debut on the main HBO channel. The HBO On Demand debuts will continue for the entire 13-episode season.

September's episodes:
Episode #38: "Boys of Summer"
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 12 (11:30 p.m.), 13 (midnight), 15 (10:00 p.m.), 16 (11:00 p.m.) and 29 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Sept. 10 (11:00 p.m.) and 11 (9:00 p.m.)
Four boys from West Baltimore - Michael (Tristan Wilds), Namond (Julito McCullum), Randy (Maestro Harrell) and Dukie (Jermaine Crawford) - play out their summer vacation in the streets as the fall school semester approaches. Having failed to capture a potentially valuable homing pigeon, the boys are stirred to action when Dukie is beaten up, and Randy concocts a retaliation plan against the rival gang. The action is slower at Bodie's (JD Williams) corner, giving young Namond an excuse to take off early from his "summer job" as a runner. Meanwhile, Marlo (Jamie Hector) has solved the problem that baffled Stringer Bell: how to maintain discipline (i.e., murders) without bringing police attention. At the detail office, Freamon (Clarke Peters) and Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson) press Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy) to issue City Hall subpoenas, while Daniels' (Lance Reddick) replacement, James Asher (Gene Terinoni), surveys the blueprints to his dream house. With the mayoral race heading into its final weeks, Mayor Royce (Glynn Turman) and his primary challenger, Tommy Carcetti (Aidan Gillen), hit decidedly different campaign trails. Carcetti's deputy campaign manager, Norman Wilson (Reg. E. Cathey), and his campaign guru, Theresa D'Agostino (Brandy Burre), try to keep their candidate focused, despite the odds. Prez (Jim True-Frost) preps for a new career in higher education, while McNulty (Dominic West) turns down a promotion.
Teleplay by David Simon; story by David Simon & Ed Burns; directed by Joe Chappelle.

Episode #39: "Soft Eyes"
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 19 (11:30 p.m.), 20 (midnight), 22 (10:00 p.m.), 23 (1:00 a.m.) and 29 (9:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Sept. 18 (9:00 p.m.) and 21 (8:00 p.m.)
Herc's (Domenick Lombardozzi) soft-duty job with the mayor takes an unexpectedly hard turn. Despite the potential damage to her career, Pearlman provides Freamon (Clarke Peters) and Sydnor with subpoena ammunition for their "grizzly-bear" hunt in City Hall. Carcetti concentrates on games he can win; Namond gets some grooming advice from his father, Wee-Bey (Hassan Johnson); Marlo plays Robin Hood with the neighborhood kids, though Michael isn't taking; Bubbles (Andre Royo) brings an apprentice into his mobile-emporium business; Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) juggles his landscaping job with a volunteer gig as a boxing mentor, eyeing Michael as a pupil; Prez braces for his first day as a schoolteacher. At the televised mayoral debate, Carcetti drops a bombshell on the mayor.
Teleplay by David Mills; story by Ed Burns & David Mills; directed by Christine Moore.

Episode #40: "Home Room"
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 26 (11:30 p.m.), 27 (midnight), 29 (10:00 p.m.) and 30 (11:15 p.m.)
HBO2 playdate: Sept. 25 (9:00 p.m.)
With his lead dwindling in the polls, Royce resorts to extreme measures to stall Carcetti's momentum. At Bodie's corner, Michael proves adept as a runner, with both Bodie and Marlo taking notice. A re-up bodega is put under surveillance by Omar (Michael K. Williams) and Greggs (Sonja Sohn), for different reasons. Rawls (John Doman) replaces Asher with a "company man," Charles Marimow (Boris McGiver), who pushes a new agenda on the detail, to Freamon and Greggs' dismay. A domesticated McNulty invites Bunk (Wendell Pierce) over for dinner, which ends with the two remembering the good old days at a familiar spot. Randy enjoys a productive first day of school, though Prez, the new teacher, isn't so fortunate. Herc reaps an unexpected benefit, courtesy of the mayor. Colvin (Robert Wisdom) contemplates trading his new job in the private sector for one that gets him back on the streets.
Teleplay by Richard Price; story by Ed Burns & Richard Price; directed by Seith Mann.

THE WIRE's third season, which concluded in Dec. 2004, sparked critical raves. The New York Times called it "one of the smartest, most ambitious shows on television..." Entertainment Weekly said, "Grade: A...TV's richest, most satisfying experience," while Daily Variety hailed the series as "brilliant...one of TV's premier hours...meticulously written, superbly acted...engrossing."

HBO Video will release the third season of THE WIRE on DVD Aug. 8.

THE WIRE was created by David Simon; executive producers, David Simon and Nina Kostroff Noble; co-executive producer, Joe Chappelle; producers, Edward Burns and Karen Thorson; consulting producer, Eric Overmyer.
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post #84 of 341
8/17/06 at 11:30pm
Here's a really good Q&A with David Simon:

http://members.aol.com/TheWireHBO/exclusive.html

He's pretty candid about why the show hasn't caught on with a wider audience, especially the idea that the show might be "too black" for many people.
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post #85 of 341
8/18/06 at 10:58am
Phew, talk about comprehensive. Thanks for posting.
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post #86 of 341
8/18/06 at 11:52am
Damn, Simon seems capable of being able to talk at great length on any number of topics that it's a shame this doesn't carry over to the DVD commentaries.
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post #87 of 341
8/18/06 at 2:30pm
Good to see McNulty'll be back, even if it's in a limited capacity. Between this and 300 he must be pretty busy.
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post #88 of 341
8/24/06 at 3:35pm
There's a new trailer called 'The Ball of Confusion' on the front page of The Wire's official site. It's fucking sweet. I'm pretty much salivating over Sept.10.
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post #89 of 341
8/24/06 at 6:03pm
nice, I'll check it out. I'm still waiting for my season 3 dvds to show up. My friend works on the set and I've been able to buy each season for 24 bones.
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post #90 of 341
8/26/06 at 2:29am
A damn good trailer (although the music took me a second to warm up to). I'm glad to see that they are still going to be keeping tabs on some of Barksdale's old crew (Slim Charles in paticular).
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post #91 of 341
8/27/06 at 10:10pm
Wow. Well, finally I was able to see Season 3. I got hooked on this show on DVD but was waiting for 3 to be on DVD. Best show I've ever seen, and I can't wait for Season 4. Couple things.

Glad to see Presbaluski as a teacher, I was hoping his storyline wouldn't end. Ditto Bunny. I'll miss McNulty, but this show has always had ebbs and flows for its characters, and largely, his arc is done. I'm hoping to see him with bea Russell and walking his beat.

I'll disagree with some sentiments in this thread that didn't like Marlo. Like Omar, just an amazing find of an actor. There's an unsettling stillness to the kid, an unknown quality that is just really disturbing. He's young, but then has the huge scar that says so much without saying anything at all. Loved him last season, and I definitely want to see him step in and fill the void left by Avon.

I'm interested to see the Mayor's race. Should be good. Carcetti's kind of an asshole, and I'd like to see them dig into his obvious female issues. This predatory glaze came over his eyes every time he saw a chick he was going after.

And I'm surprised no one has mentioned Deputy Commissioner Rawls in the gay bar. What a surprise! I sort of think that's all they intended it to be, a little mind-fuck, but it would be interesting if they explored it a little bit.

Glad to see Omar looks to be another major ingredient this season. Consistently one of the very best characters on the show. Oh, and Slim Charles. Really loved that guy last season too. Great voice, sort of a modern-day Tone-Loc. As I see it, he should be the man with all the other top guys in the Barksdale regime behind bars. Hope to see him around too.

Can. Not. Wait.
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post #92 of 341
8/28/06 at 11:38am
If any of you have Tivo or DVR, you should check out The Wire: The Game and The Wire: It's All Connected. They are two half hour specials that give you a behind the scenes preview of Season 4 and a look at the characters that will play a part in the upcoming season. This the best show on television in my opinion and I can't wait, especially after seeing these two specials.
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post #93 of 341
8/28/06 at 12:56pm
Man, I came across an episode of CSI Miami last week, guest-starring Andre Royo (Bubbles) and Lance Reddick (Daniels) - it was agony, watching those guys on that crap show.

And if they ever do adapt George Pelecanos' Derek Strange/Terry Quinn novels, Clarke Peters would make an excellent Derek Strange.
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post #94 of 341
8/28/06 at 12:59pm

Too soon!

I'm still mourning Stringer...
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post #95 of 341
8/28/06 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by cognizant
I'm still mourning Stringer...
He had to go, the show was pretty much building to it for the full three seasons. He went behind Avon's back and had D'Angelo killed, plus there was no way Omar gets over the torture and murder of Brandon. Elba was an amazing presence and a great character, but his arc was done. One of the best things about the show is that it knows exactly when to leave on a high note for its characters.
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post #96 of 341
8/28/06 at 1:18pm
I know, I sound like a female groupie, but I loved the actor and his performance. Hope he gets more work.

I've avoided any news or trailers about this new season, I like to go into shows and films I'm excited about completely unspoiled. Usually when a series is about to start a new season, I'd say something like "I hope this happens" or "I wish they'd do this this time" but with The Wire, there's nothing to say, no way I can think to improve it.
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post #97 of 341
8/28/06 at 6:18pm
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Originally Posted by Stew
He had to go, the show was pretty much building to it for the full three seasons. He went behind Avon's back and had D'Angelo killed, plus there was no way Omar gets over the torture and murder of Brandon. Elba was an amazing presence and a great character, but his arc was done. One of the best things about the show is that it knows exactly when to leave on a high note for its characters.
The other reason his death was important was because of the season's theme of reform. Stringer and Colvin were both trying to reform their respective organizations. Colvin was trying to fight the futility of the police department's war on drugs, and Stringer was trying to raise their drug trade above the muder and petty squabbles of the street through the co-op with Prop Joe. By the end of the season they both get ground up dragged down by beauracracy and pettiness.

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Originally Posted by Subotai
And if they ever do adapt George Pelecanos' Derek Strange/Terry Quinn novels, Clarke Peters would make an excellent Derek Strange.
That never occured to me before, but he'd be perfect for the role
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post #98 of 341
9/3/06 at 11:32pm
For those that aren't aware of it, you can watch Season 4 starting tomorrow if you have On Demand.
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post #99 of 341
9/4/06 at 11:00pm
Just caught the 1st episode of season 4. Good stuff.
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post #100 of 341
9/4/06 at 11:53pm
Yeah, it was a good start. It reminded me of S2 in the way it's branching off into a new direction with the story of the 4 boys the same way S2 focused on the union dock workers. This episode spent the majority of its time on Carcetti, the boys, and Marlo's enforcers, with the detail characters each only getting a scene or two. All four of the kids put in solid performances, so there's no doubt about their ability to carry the storyline all season long. I felt awful for the one kid (Dookie?) who got picked on constantly. Bunk, as always, was priceless in his scenes with Freamon and McNulty.
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