The Wire

[mockney piers]

Fair enough Keef, my apologies. It's just having personally suffered from a wire spoiler on here that you dropped, I took a decision I regret, but I did feel a sense of urgency on that one. On reflection I should have replaced the offending word word with *spoiler deleted* ;-)

Just to be clear I almost never edit posts (barring the odd fix on a broken picture image) and will generally have a quiet word with someone once a month or so.

The forum is brilliantly self-policing so we all take a less is more stance.

And under instruction I never lounge unless the I am informed the admin is away.

[Keef]

If you're talking about the spoiler I think you are talking about (involving Greggs), then funnily enough, I didn't know I was spoiling. You assumed from something that I said that I was suggesting a plot line, and that plot line actually came true, but I'd not watched it yet! Weird huh?

Anyway, when drunk in the EDT once, you told me all about Bubbles, so we're square! ;-)

[Moos]

We've just started season 4 - thank you, dear Keef - and OMG how good is it?!

Loving it. Loving Bunk in particular, not really sure why.

[Jah Lush]

Bunk is the nuts. Probably my favourite character.

[Keef]

Bunk is great. H eand 2 or 3 other Wire actors popped up in the film "Ray" (about Ray Charles) that I watched the other night.

I think 3 & 4 were my 2 fave series, really liked the way 4 kind of starts again after the big finale to 3.

[mockney piers]

a young bunk in Hackers (1996)

 

[SeanMacGabhann]

The precursor to the wire, The Corner, is being shown on FX on Sky starting Monday

The Corner

[bon3yard]

So I noticed flicking through The Guide today. Not having Satellite may be a hinderance however. Is this series available on DVD or ought?

[Keef]

You can get hold of both the book and the DVD via Amazon.

[Huggers]

I got series One of The Wire from Father Christmas and have just started watching it at the rate of two episodes a night. Four to go. I am loving the way my perception of character is constantly changing. Would love to take someone up on their offer of a loan of series two in the next week or two.......

[SeanMacGabhann]

Huggers - that last post was weeks ago - you must be on to series 2 by now... And those last 4 episodes in series 1.. emotional or what?

[Keef]

I am ashamed to say I caught 10 minutes of the new 90210 last night, and I'm sure one of the main characters is Michael from The Wire! He's come up in the world! ;-)

[Huggers]

Oh Sean I havent got series 2 yet, and yes those last episodes were sweat drippingly emotional. We've got to finish watching 3 lovefilms dvds before we can join the queue for series 2. See, I can' even string a sentence together anymore. Happy to lend someone series 1, can anyone lend us series 2? Don't think we can hold...out ....much...longer. pleeeease. We're going through terrible cold nut roast.

[SeanMacGabhann]

my series 2 is already "out there" but if you still haven't got it by that time I'll get it around to you. Have I told you it gets better and better?

[Keef]

Have I told you it gets better and better?

Until the last series, where, whilst still good, it rather lets itself down, and dies like a fart in a concert hall.

My series 2 is also out there (Jah, if you speak to Steveo can you ask him for it back, as I think he's well and truly finished with it).

[Clazza]

Have just offered my season 2 by PM - also have season 5 not out on loan yet if anyone is in dire need?

[Huggers]

thankyou all! and Clazza you're a darling with a pm on its way to you.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I believe FX channel in the UK are showing all 5 series again starting with ep 1 series 1 on Monday night

[Jah Lush]

That's good news for people who have this obscure channel but not so good for people who don't. My advice is to get the boxset which is a much better way of watching this fanfuckingtastic series.

[Huggers]

thanks to Clazza and her wire-famine rescue mission we are about to embark on series 2.

[mightyroar]

Just finished the end of series 5.

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit that was good. I might start the whole thing again now with the extras where the writers chat about each episode.

but what to fill the void with?

am enjoying this series of Dexter as well though. a lot of sauce in there!

[SeanMacGabhann]

It's all about the Deadwood baby. Be prepared for 3 more hours of "what are they saying? I can't understand a thing!" tho. And the shock of Ian Lovejoy McShane swearing like a motherf*****

[Huggers]

BBC Breaking News-The Wire is to be shown on BBC2. whooo hooo!

[SeanMacGabhann]

ooohgood spot Huggers

Wire with no ads - come on you resistors - now is your chance

[Keef]

When???