what...all other topics are more than 90 days old...ill challenge anyone to a wire conversation

5/10/2009 4:20:52 AM

i watched the first season minus the last episode...

I need to get on that.

5/10/2009 6:16:14 AM

baltimore really is that dirty

it's an amazing thing, really

5/10/2009 7:34:45 AM

jimmy fuckin' mcnulty

5/10/2009 7:42:09 AM

bubbs depot

5/10/2009 7:56:15 AM

Omar Little

5/10/2009 11:27:12 AM

i recently started watchin this show. at the beginning of season 4 now. definitely liking it though.

5/10/2009 11:29:21 AM

ya look good girl.

BAM.

5/10/2009 12:04:55 PM

you earned that bump like a mothafucka

5/10/2009 12:08:50 PM

i too, have watched the best show on tv.

5/10/2009 12:26:47 PM

WMD's!! GET YA WMD's!!

5/10/2009 12:43:09 PM

weebay: had a whole stable of boys down in Jessup
stringer: he a cocksucker?
weebay: yup
avon: ayo we doublin up on sweet lips-- $4000 on him, $6000 if i can get the chance to holla at him before he get got

5/10/2009 1:11:44 PM

President Obama too, loved the Wire.


He also thought Omar was one of the most interesting characters on tv.

5/10/2009 1:17:36 PM

I think The Wire was the best program every produced by HBO, even surpassing Band of Brothers and Sopranos. It was such a great story about every aspect of Baltimore, with a lot of it being partially based on true events.

"Got dat Big Yellow Bird"

Oh the hilarity in watching a bunch of 12 year old Hustlas naming their heroin after Sesame Street characters.

5/10/2009 7:07:22 PM

yeah, probably their best show ever

5/10/2009 7:21:59 PM

hahah my friend the other day said he was willing to bet that touts in baltimore were slangin some SWINE FLU testers

5/10/2009 10:13:16 PM

wasn't there some episode where some kid strung up a dog by his neck and then shot him? i vowed i wouldn't watch it after that

5/10/2009 10:20:52 PM

GOT THAT PANDEMIC

5/10/2009 10:43:47 PM

^^The scene your describing definitely takes place in the awesome movie Fresh. I don't think (hope it doesn't) happen in The Wire, but I haven't finished watching the series so I'm not certain.

[Edited on May 10, 2009 at 11:47 PM. Reason : ...]

5/10/2009 11:43:59 PM

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"wasn't there some episode where some kid strung up a dog by his neck and then shot him? i vowed i wouldn't watch it after that"

negative.

5/11/2009 1:00:50 AM

i STILL have not seen the series finale
my fucking DVR deleted it b/c my fucking dumb ass didnt set it to never delete
now i need to find an online version to either watch or download
im very sad that i still havent seen it.

5/11/2009 11:49:23 AM

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"wasn't there some episode where some kid strung up a dog by his neck and then shot him? i vowed i wouldn't watch it after that"

yeah that's definitely in Fresh like someone else said, there is a dog fighting storyline in season 3 but it was pretty minor

5/11/2009 12:16:06 PM

^^or you could spend 5 dollars adn rent the dvd

5/11/2009 12:37:31 PM

oh ok, my dad was watching it several years ago and said that's what it was. obviously he was mistaken

5/11/2009 2:34:01 PM

The Wire is fucking awesome. So glad I got to meet the cast, I was seriously star struck but i think i played it off semi-cool

5/11/2009 2:48:23 PM

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"baltimore really is that dirty"

5/11/2009 2:53:16 PM

^^Whoa! Very cool. How did you meet them?

5/13/2009 1:44:32 PM

I met them when they came to App State to campaign for Obama. Very down to earth. Very awesome.

5/13/2009 1:54:10 PM

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/09/85-the-wire/

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" Though white people have a natural aversion to television, there are some exceptions. For white people to like a TV show it helps if it is: critically acclaimed, low-rated, shown on premium cable, and available as a DVD box set. The latter is important so that white people can order it from Netflix and tell their friends “they are really into <insert series> and I watched ten episodes in a row in the weekend. I’m almost caught up.” If you attempt to talk about an episode they have not seen yet, they will scream and cover their ears. In white culture, giving away information about a film or TV series is considered as rude as spitting on your mothers grave. It is an unforgivable offense. Recent series that have fallen into this category include The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and most recently The Wire. For the past three years, whenever you say “The Wire” white people are required to respond by saying “it’s the best show on television.” Try it the next time you see a white person! Though now they might say “it WAS the best show on television.” So why do they love it so much? It all comes down to authenticity. A long time ago, someone started a rumor that when The Wire is on TV, actual police wires go quiet because all the dealers are watching the show. Though this is not true, it seems plausible enough to white people and has imbued the show with the needed authenticity to be deemed acceptable. The popularity of this show among white people has create a unique opportunity for personal gain. If you need to impress a white person, tell them you are from Baltimore. They will immediately ask you about The Wire and how accurate it is. You should confirm that it is “like a documentary of the streets,” the white person will then slowly shake their head and say “man” or “wow.” You will be seen in an entirely new light. If you are not from Baltimore but the white person you are talking to is, they might start asking you a lot of questions. In this situation, you should just say you left when you were young but you still have a lot of cousins there but you don’t like to go back to visit. This will remove all doubts and they can go back to telling you about how John from Accounting needs to “stop snitching” about their two hour lunch breaks. "

5/13/2009 3:41:19 PM

I saw Bode and Snoop at Norma Jeans fine dancing establishment a few years ago.

5/13/2009 4:53:29 PM

Wire fans should check out the hbo miniseries "The Corner", which has several episode that the wire creator wrote. It predates the wire, coming out in 2000 and is about a real baltimore family caught up in drugs in the early 90s.

A bunch of the Corner cast also appeared in The Wire (below). Another piece of trivia: The real life fran boyd, the main character in The Corner, married some guy named Donnie Edwards, on whom the Omar character in The Wire is based.

Long story short: The wire owes a lot to the corner

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Family

Angel M. Wainwright plays Fran Boyd as a teenager in flashbacks in The Corner and plays Tywanda in the season 1 The Wire episode "The Pager". Khandi Alexander plays the character as an adult. The real Fran Boyd plays a detox clinic worker and appears as herself in non-fiction segments.
Maria Broom plays Bunchie Boyd in The Corner and Marla Daniels in The Wire.
Clayton LeBouef plays Stanley "Scoogie" Boyd in The Corner and Wendell "Orlando" Blocker in The Wire. The real Stanley Boyd plays Cherry in The Wire.
Cyrus Farmer plays Stevie Boyd in The Corner and Devar Manigault in The Wire.
J. Valenteen Gregg plays WM on The Corner and Moonshot on The Wire.
Antonio D. Charity plays Ricardo "Cardy" McCullough on The Corner and corrections officer Dwight Tilghman on The Wire.
Sheila Gaskins plays Aunt Jackie in The Corner and Mrs Anderson in The Wire.

Dope fiends

Clarke Peters plays Fat Curt in The Corner and Lester Freamon in The Wire.
Reg E. Cathey plays Scalio in The Corner and Norman Wilson in The Wire.
Donnell Rawlings plays Bread in The Corner and Damien Lavelle Price ("Day Day") in The Wire.
Duane Chandler Rawlings plays Hungry in The Corner and Hungry Man in The Wire.
Larry Hull plays Will in The Corner and William Gant in The Wire.
R. Emery Bright plays Doug in The Corner and Community Relations Sergeant Richardson in The Wire.
Lance Reddick plays Marvin in The Corner and Cedric Daniels in The Wire.
Benay Berger plays a recovering addict in The Corner and FBI Supervisor Amanda Reese in The Wire.
Bus Howard plays a recovering addict in The Corner and Vernon "Ott" Motley in The Wire.

Corner boys

Corey Parker Robinson plays R.C. in The Corner and Leander Sydnor in The Wire.
Neko Parham plays Dinky in The Corner and Troy Wiggins in The Wire.
Eugene R. Little plays Gee Money in The Corner and the landscaping crew chief in The Wire.
Thomas Fraser plays a drug dealer in The Corner and a hospital patient in The Wire.

Police

DeAndre McCullough plays a Officer Hurricane and appears as himself in a non-fiction segment in The Corner and plays Lamar on The Wire. DeAndre is played by Sean Nelson in The Corner.
Cleo Reginald Pizana plays Officer Stormin in The Corner and Chief of Staff Coleman Parker in The Wire.
Derren Fuentes plays Officer Tucker in The Corner and the SWAT team commander in The Wire.
Bobby J. Brown plays officer Ira Weiner on The Corner and officer Bob Brown in The Wire. Brian O'Neill plays an named Bob Brown in The Corner.
Perry Blackmon plays Officer Sanders in The Corner and Perry in The Wire.
Gary D'Addario plays a desk sergeant in The Corner and Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale on The Wire.
Jay Landsman plays himself in The Corner and Dennis Mello in The Wire.
Michael Ahl played a narcotics officer on both The Corner and The Wire.

Others

Fran Boyd played a detox clinic nurse and appears as herself in a non-fiction segment in The Corner and an AIDS clinic nurse on The Wire. Fran is played by Khandi Alexander in The Corner.
George "Blue" Epps plays a shelter worker and appears as himself in a non-fiction segment in The Corner and has a cameo as a patron in Butchie's bar in The Wire. Blue is played by Glenn Plummer in The Corner.
Tyreeka Freamon plays a cashier and appears as herself in a non-fiction segment in The Corner and plays a clerk and the school secretary in The Wire. Toy Connor plays Tyreeka Freamon in The Corner.
Stanley Boyd plays a neighbor in The Corner and Cherry in The Wire. Stanley Boyd is played by Clayton LeBoeuf in The Corner.
Mia Arnice Chambers plays Peaches in The Corner and Squeak in The Wire.
Tootsie Duvall plays Miss Mary in The Corner and Marcia Donnelly in The Wire.
Pete Burris plays a crab worker in The Corner and a judge in The Wire.
Robert F. Colesberry played a judge in The Corner and Detective Ray Cole in The Wire.
David Simon appears uncredited as a plainclothes officer in The Corner and again as a newspaper reporter in The Wire.
Tony Head plays a school principal in The Corner and IAD Major Bobby Reed in The Wire.
Shenia Hatchett plays Shanice in The Corner and guest stars in the fourth season of The Wire.
Robert F. Chew plays a footlocker salesman in The Corner and Proposition Joe in The Wire.
Frederick Strother plays a doctor in The Corner and Odell Watkins in The Wire.
Delaney Williams plays the scale guy in The Corner and Jay Landsman in The Wire.
Dave Trovato plays a construction foreman in The Corner and Lieutenant / Major Cantrell in The Wire.
De'Rodd Hearns plays Ronald on The Corner and Puddin on The Wire. Sylvester Lee Kirk plays De'Rodd in The Corner.
Denise Preddy plays Marzell in The Corner and Miss Ella in The Wire. Miss Ella is played by Tyra Ferrell in The Corner.
Harold Able, Sr. plays a car owner in The Corner and Chess in The Wire.
Dick Stilwell plays a steel worker in The Corner and police commissioner Warren Frazier in the season 1 The Wire episode "The Hunt".
Brian Anthony Wilson plays Lanny in The Corner and has a recurring role as homicide detective Vernon Holley in all 5 seasons of The Wire.
Norris Davis appears in The Corner and plays Vinson in The Wire.
Jeffrey Lorenzo played a child in The Corner and Karim Williams in The Wire.
Chuck Jeffreys played an A-rabber in The Corner and has done stunt work on The Wire.
John Bobby does background work on both series according to IMDb.
William Shipman appears uncredited as a gang member in The Corner and again as a police detective in The Wire.
Chris Clanton was an extra on The Corner (according to his resume) and plays Savino Bratton on The Wire.

[Edited on May 13, 2009 at 10:47 PM. Reason : /]

[Edited on May 13, 2009 at 10:50 PM. Reason : .]

5/13/2009 10:46:06 PM

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"wasn't there some episode where some kid strung up a dog by his neck and then shot him? i vowed i wouldn't watch it after that"

Yes that was Fresh

and yes you should judge something you have never seen and with no context whatsoever

Fresh is an OUTSTANDING movie, OUTSTANDING.

[Edited on May 13, 2009 at 11:05 PM. Reason : how many fucking movies do you watch where PEOPLE get shot??]

5/13/2009 11:05:29 PM

OK, so I've been watching the show after hearing so much good shit about it. I'm a little over halfway through Season 2. Ziggy has to be one of the dumbest motherfuckers ever. Seriously just about every episode so far in Season 2 he's done something incredibly stupid. The amazing thing is it's not really played up for laughs, he really seems to think these are all good ideas.

7/20/2009 8:07:59 PM

that actor who plays ziggy is really good in the hbo miniseries generation kill (teleplay by david simon). he plays a deceptively smart white trash kid.

7/20/2009 8:14:50 PM

agreed, i liked him a lot in GK

7/20/2009 8:33:52 PM

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"Long story short: The wire owes a lot to the corner"

...they're both produced written and directed by Simon and Burns

and they both really owe their creation to Simon's 1991 book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which spawned the 90's mini-series on NBC, Homicide: Life on the Street...

the book is excellent btw

7/21/2009 5:11:29 PM

Cool story until you admitting being seen at an Obama rally. Ouch.


A year or two from now people will be vehemently denying they voted for that zealot.

7/21/2009 5:24:48 PM

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"A long time ago, someone started a rumor that when The Wire is on TV, actual police wires go quiet because all the dealers are watching the show. Though this is not true, it seems plausible enough to white people and has imbued the show with the needed authenticity to be deemed acceptable."

yeah, it has nothing to do with the fact that its set in Baltimore, and that the two writers are a 30-year Baltimore police vet and a 30-year Baltimore Sun writer

thats one of the stupidest fucking things i've ever read, then again i'm not "ultra white"

7/21/2009 6:18:34 PM

not to mention the creators actually did get feedback from gang members. and they apparently really enjoyed the show.

7/21/2009 6:23:44 PM

the old man who plays the reverend or whoever tries to help Cutty get a job is some former heroin kingpin in Baltimore...can't remember his name, Agent 0 probably can

also Snoop used to bang in Bodymore

i'm sure others

7/21/2009 6:26:40 PM

the deacon was played by little melvin

and snoop spent six years in jessup

7/21/2009 6:59:35 PM

^yep

you should try and catch the BET American Gangster ep around him (Melvin Williams). he was like the frank lucas of balitmore for decades.

7/21/2009 8:41:11 PM

One of the best shows evar

7/21/2009 9:05:05 PM

^what's better?

7/21/2009 9:59:26 PM

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"I think The Wire was the best program every produced by HBO"

[Edited on July 21, 2009 at 10:35 PM. Reason : a]

7/21/2009 10:35:31 PM

^^^^i got the AVI but havent watched it

7/21/2009 11:24:55 PM

here's a poll: what was your favorite season?

me, probably season 4, although season 3 is a close runner-up for its ending.

7/22/2009 12:31:52 AM

i'd say 3 but its definitely a tough decision

on second thought, i would probably say season 1

7/22/2009 12:35:16 AM

I like season 2 the best, followed close by season 3.

The newspaper season was gay and forced, season 5 revived the series. Seriously, season 4 was gay

7/22/2009 2:04:29 AM

The newspaper shit was season 5(and the worst season, I agree). Season 4 was with the kids and Marlow(?)

7/22/2009 2:07:27 AM