The Wire

[DomesticG0ddess]

My husband and I discovered this at Xmas after getting Season 1 DVD from his elderly uncle (how cool is said elderly uncle) and we are completely addicted. We're on Season 4 now - anyone else addicted too?

We watched this quite a while ago and DH developed a quite embaressing Baltimore patois for a while.
He'd say 'you feel me?'
and call everyone he liked 'natural police'
There were more, I'll have to have a think

nice assumethepostion nice

Pfft, I thought it was Prop Joe's superior drugs that they gave up the corners for.

Natural police. That was a good phrase. That and sssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeee

I loved Kima too. When she was arguing with the missus and Daniels was too and they showed them in parallel. Liked Ronnie too. D'Angelo was a great character too. Herc and Carv when they were the jokers. I miss it.

It is ACE.

Prop Jo made me laugh too. In fact it was littered with so many good characters, it was hard to keep track. I liked Carcetti's right hand man - not for looks though.

"that will teach you to give a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck." classic

Come on Mehdi, you've learned it by heart.

What's that Omar bit about looking for the king?

"When you come at the king, you'd best not miss"

is my particular favourite. I use it with DS1!

DB loves this programme - ive just ordered The Corner for him - not sure if its the same writer but its a mini series which he says is as good as The Wire.

here but don't click on it if you haven't seen the whole thing as contains lots of spoilers.

'You taking notes in a criminal fucking conspiracy?'

I found 'Homicide - A Year on the Streets' which is the true life story of a year in the Baltimore homicide squad....written by David Simon, creator of the Wire. It was what the whole series is based on. I got it for 50p in Oxfam!

Also, OP - I take your elderly uncle and raise you my elderly parents (70s) who finished all 5 series before we did! The standing joke in our family is that my DBIL (27) needed to use the subtitles and my parents didn't!

assumetheposition - Avon/Stringer were already in the co-op getting druge from Prop Joe, They both approach Marlo several times to get him to join. But he isn't interested and has power because his supply is better.

method man was in the series too!

Oh this thread has made my day

I'm so desperate to talk about The Wire and dh is actually getting a bit fed up of me .
I also live in Italy now, where no one really has ever heard of it, so you can imagine my frustration. And my total inability of even remotely resembling a B'more accent.
Ya feel me?

Anyway, I do have a crush on Omar. I'm actually desperate to make a list.
Shall we make lists?

Method man is cheese, Prop Joe's nephew. Cheese is also said to be Randy's father.

And I recommend to read the Guardian the wire re-up (though it's full of spoilers)

What was that great line where Omar just answers "indeed" to some long spiel - it was perfect, but I can't remember the details. And wasn't Marlo just the coldest most heartless character, yet somewhere on the Extras there is an interview with the actor - who's the sweetest man, and does work with needy children to stop them going down the Marlo path!

Yes, I'll make lists with you, but am just on Season 4.

notyummy, your elderly are v cool

mrsrufallo, that is v funny

One of my fave lines was "What up, Bird?" - 10 points to the person who tells me the context.

That is when Omar greets Bird in court, just before he lies to get him put away for a crime he didn't do (one of the few)

right a list, on what?

Sickofsocalledexperts, yes, the actor playing Marlo appears to be very sweet, as does the actor who plays Chris Partlow (I do have a crush on him too!)

Lists of funniest scenes, moving scenes, fav characters, sexy men, meaniest mothers, fav series etc etc.

Though I do realize there are spoilers.... mmmmmmm