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Just finished watching the boxset

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  • 21-03-2012 11:19pm
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    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,262 ✭✭✭✭


    Watched series 1-5 in 3 weeks, not bad going !

    Loved it, but I must say was quite disapointed with Series 5, bar maybe the last 2 episodes. The whole
    "seriel killer" plot was pretty poor I thought.
    Anyone else feel the same?

    Still overall, excellent show :)


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    Penn
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    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Watched series 1-5 in 3 weeks, not bad going !

    Loved it, but I must say was quite disapointed with Series 5, bar maybe the last 2 episodes. The whole
    "seriel killer" plot was pretty poor I thought.
    Anyone else feel the same?

    Still overall, excellent show :)

    Yeah, for a show with such a realistic feel to it, the
    serial killer
    thing was a bit OTT. I think Season 5 was the worst season, but each time I watch it I like it a little bit more. Maybe just because I think Gus is one of the most underrated characters on the show.

    I think Season 5 mostly suffered from being the season after Season 4, which was just incredible and set one hell of a standard to meet.


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    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Just finished series 5 and i agree.....the paper storylines left me cold and i also concur re the spoiler above . Overall it is excellent tv even the Mrs got in on it in season 2 and followed it all tru. Oar probably best character for me but overall brilliant stuff


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    A Primal Nut
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    Just finished watching all 5 also. Season 3 is my favourite...whole storyline and the ending in the last episodes was amazing!

    I liked Season 5...
    admittedly more unrealistic than others and I didn't like the serial killer storyline at first, but as it went on it drew me in, and had a brilliant ending to the whole show!


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    dahamsta
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    I seem to have the opposite opinion to most people on this, I thought season 5 was just fine, but season 4 a bit dragged out. Definitely one of the best series I've seen for fairly consistent quality though, very enjoyable.


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    expectationlost
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    just finished a rewatch myself, they kept saying in the audio commentaries that because they only had 10 episodes in the last season as opposed to 13, they couldn't develope the characters as carefully as they wanted too. it shows the guy starts making stuff up very quickly. but the serial killer thing, it has to be a big lie, otherwise they wouldn't have tried to cover it all up at the end.


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    talkingpj
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    Wud love a 6th series 10 years on or something best show ever.


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    misterdarkness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭misterdarkness


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Watched series 1-5 in 3 weeks, not bad going !

    Loved it, but I must say was quite disapointed with Series 5, bar maybe the last 2 episodes. The whole
    "seriel killer" plot was pretty poor I thought.
    Anyone else feel the same?

    Still overall, excellent show :)

    disagree about season 5 i thought that was one of the best and for someone who works in the police i can see stuff like this happening lol not saying it does but the guards have characters like this.

    but as police i can honestly say this is the most true real to life police show you will ever see


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    CUPimus
    Site Banned Posts: 152 ✭✭CUPimus


    I need a new show to get into, whats the wire about? Is it any good?


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    TrueDub
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,638 Mod ✭✭✭✭TrueDub


    CUPimus wrote: »
    I need a new show to get into, whats the wire about? Is it any good?

    On the surface it's about police in Baltimore, Maryland. It's actually about screwed-up institutions in that city.

    It's an amazing series, but it's slow, and complicated, and many people find it's difficult to get into. It's well worth the effort though.


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    dahamsta
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    Honest to god, have people forgotten how to use the internet?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    yeah i know when I'm wondering if I oughta watch a show or not I go straight to wikipedia to have it completely spoiled on me in 5 minutes


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    godtabh
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    I think the plot of S5 was meant to be OTT. I think it shoes how detached from reality McNulty had gotten to finally put the case to bed. It was an act of pure desperation that just snow balled completely out of control.


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    Tombo2001
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    theoneeyedman wrote: »
    Just finished series 5 and i agree.....the paper storylines left me cold and i also concur re the spoiler above . Overall it is excellent tv even the Mrs got in on it in season 2 and followed it all tru. Oar probably best character for me but overall brilliant stuff


    I think you cant look at the serial killer thing in isolation.....it wasnt there to make a point about serial killers, it was there to make a point about newspapers. About how newspapers are more interested in headlines that news, and how in turn that can affect policy.

    As such, I think it was important for the script, but was just a bit laboured and silly and far fetched in itself.


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    Tombo2001
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    godtabh wrote: »
    I think the plot of S5 was meant to be OTT. I think it shoes how detached from reality McNulty had gotten to finally put the case to bed. It was an act of pure desperation that just snow balled completely out of control.


    No I wouldnt agree, I think it was just there to facilitate the newspaper story, as mentioned above.

    One point about series 5......I thought the Chris character was a bit too likeable for a hitman who killed about 40 people.....didnt add up.

    Snoop was a bit more believable.


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    Tombo2001
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    Penn wrote: »
    I think Season 5 mostly suffered from being the season after Season 4, which was just incredible and set one hell of a standard to meet.


    When I look back, I would say the "you've got my back" moment in Season 4 was the high point of the entire 5 series of it.......


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    Mardy Bum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Mardy Bum


    Tombo2001 wrote: »
    When I look back, I would say the "you've got my back" moment in Season 4 was the high point of the entire 5 series of it.......

    It really is a chilling scene. So very true to life also.


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    gaius c
    Registered Users Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭gaius c


    Just finished watching the box set for the first time last night.
    Damn. The next time I watch it, it won't for the first time.


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    repsol
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    gaius c wrote: »
    Just finished watching the box set for the first time last night.
    Damn. The next time I watch it, it won't for the first time.

    Have you seen "The Shield"?. Its brilliant!


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    Will23
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭Will23


    gaius c wrote: »
    Just finished watching the box set for the first time last night.
    Damn. The next time I watch it, it won't for the first time.

    It's an awful feeling alright, but when you watch it the second time you'll pick up on lots of stuff you missed the first time round! Leave it 6months maybe, it's still worth it second time out!


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    gaius c
    Registered Users Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭gaius c


    Will23 wrote: »
    It's an awful feeling alright, but when you watch it the second time you'll pick up on lots of stuff you missed the first time round! Leave it 6months maybe, it's still worth it second time out!

    Ah we've lots to catch up on in the meantime and GoT will be along in a few months too.


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    iMuse
    Registered Users Posts: 3,975 ✭✭✭iMuse


    Finished watching this at the weekend. Great show and I think it will need a rewatch due to the amount of stuff I missed.


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