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"The Wire" on FX

starman100 · 2007-07-22 22:53:21

Just a quick heads up to say that FX are showing 'The Wire' from the beginning, Season 1 starting tomorrow (23rd) at 10 pm. Might be useful info for those of us with withdrawal symptoms from Tony and Co., this is supposed to be an excellent show (I have deliberately being waiting for an opportunity to see it from the…

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Just a quick heads up to say that FX are showing 'The Wire' from the beginning, Season 1 starting tomorrow (23rd) at 10 pm.

Might be useful info for those of us with withdrawal symptoms from Tony and Co., this is supposed to be an excellent show (I have deliberately being waiting for an opportunity to see it from the start).

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#2 23-07-2007 8:59am

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starman100 wrote:

Just a quick heads up to say that FX are showing 'The Wire' from the beginning, Season 1 starting tomorrow (23rd) at 10 pm.

Might be useful info for those of us with withdrawal symptoms from Tony and Co., this is supposed to be an excellent show (I have deliberately being waiting for an opportunity to see it from the start).

Its probably the best shown on tv. Ever!

It takes a while to get into it. Watch the full season and then decide if you like it or not.

Dont expect a "hollywood" ending either

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#3 23-07-2007 9:05am

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kearnsr wrote:

Its probably the best shown on tv. Ever![/URL]

QFT

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#4 23-07-2007 12:46pm

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starman100 wrote:

Just a quick heads up to say that FX are showing 'The Wire' from the beginning, Season 1 starting tomorrow (23rd) at 10 pm.

Might be useful info for those of us with withdrawal symptoms from Tony and Co., this is supposed to be an excellent show (I have deliberately being waiting for an opportunity to see it from the start).

I,ve seen the first 3 series,excellent show.

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#5 23-07-2007 12:51pm

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i believe the 5th and final series is on the way, the wire has to be one of the best series ive ever watched (havent seen soparanos yet, box sets are on their way to me as we speak though)
the wire is fantastic, enjoy it

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#6 23-07-2007 1:08pm

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They are meant to be shooting in the next few weeks.

A friend in Iceland told me that but he hasnt sent any links so dont know how reliable the source is

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#7 23-07-2007 1:28pm

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Deadly, I was meaning to start getting into this now that the Sopranos has finished. I hadn't even realised this was shown on TV over here so now I can watch it nice and legally too. Great news.

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#8 23-07-2007 1:32pm

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TG4 have been showing it for a few years.

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I thought they finished series 4 a few months ago. Series 5 is has been fimling since April. They are only doing a ten episode series though.

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#10 23-07-2007 3:37pm

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Is FX on NTL or sky

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#11 23-07-2007 3:48pm

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Definately on Sky. Don't know about ntl.

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#12 23-07-2007 4:42pm

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Great stuff, thanks for the heads up

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#13 23-07-2007 4:45pm

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oh sweet, thanks for the heads up... i`ve been waiting to see this from the start.

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#14 24-07-2007 8:10am

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eoinf wrote:

Is FX on NTL or sky

I think its on NTL but I'm not 100% sure

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#15 24-07-2007 5:15pm

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Brilliant stuff. I hadn't seen an episode before, but heard great reviews about it. You'd know straight off it was a HBO jobbie as the language was more real to life than other shows. Took a while before I could get over the language barrier though! Seriously, thoroughly enjoyed it and shall be watching the rest of the series now.

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#16 24-07-2007 8:01pm

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Haven't a Clue wrote:

Brilliant stuff. I hadn't seen an episode before, but heard great reviews about it. You'd know straight off it was a HBO jobbie as the language was more real to life than other shows. Took a while before I could get over the language barrier though! Seriously, thoroughly enjoyed it and shall be watching the rest of the series now.

The great thing is it only gets better from here. A lot better.

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#17 24-07-2007 8:50pm

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hardly. season 1 and 3 are great. 2 isn't that good, and the whole kids thing in season 4 is pretty cringeworthy and pointless. the barksdales make the show worthwhile.

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#18 24-07-2007 9:39pm

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every season has been brilliant in it's own right

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#19 24-07-2007 10:12pm

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ghostdancer wrote:

hardly. season 1 and 3 are great. 2 isn't that good, and the whole kids thing in season 4 is pretty cringeworthy and pointless. the barksdales make the show worthwhile.

What was cringeworthy about it and pointless? Does a show that's portraying the lives of people have to have a point - does your life? In actual fact it does have a point as well? I know mine doesn't, that it's a series of events strung together over time and I think 'The Wire' was focusing on these kids at a significant point in their life and letting us understand them:
showing the different paths of kids, the paths their choices can lead to, the foreshadowing of how what they do now will make them the people they become, how good doesn't always triumph but sometimes it can in small ways, that redemption is possible, that education can work and thinking outside the box can provide results, just as Colvin did with 'New Hamesterdam' in the third season, that... I could go on...

As to being cringeworthy? Not at all:
acting by the kids was great, there was a good spectrum of distinct personalities within their group, it was touching and heart breaking to see where they go, and was a microcosm of many of the people we've met in the adult group
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#20 25-07-2007 12:04am

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ghostdancer wrote:

hardly. season 1 and 3 are great. 2 isn't that good, and the whole kids thing in season 4 is pretty cringeworthy and pointless. the barksdales make the show worthwhile.

Your post makes baby Jeebus cry.

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I liked series 2 and thought it was on par with the other series. I liked the dock workers stories and was delighted to see Vondas return at the end of series 4.

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#22 25-07-2007 10:17am

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Season 4 was probably the best season IMO and the kids were amazing actors for people you had never heard of.

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#23 25-07-2007 3:36pm

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Oh for goodness sake where do you begin?
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/urmee_khan/2007/07/why_oh_wire.html

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#24 25-07-2007 3:57pm

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Rjd2 wrote:

Oh for goodness sake where do you begin?
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/urmee_khan/2007/07/why_oh_wire.html

What an awfully thought out piece and it's an article like that that puts me off reading "The Guardian". Thankfully, her idiocy is exposed in the many comments below it.

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#25 25-07-2007 4:24pm

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I think that is more a blog post than anything. The Guardian has been a massive fan of The Wire from day one. Just do a search on their site and it will bring up many articles. They are currently streaming the very first episode on their site.

The Guardian website is a great resource and they have some of the best writers around.

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#26 26-07-2007 3:01pm

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Currently watching Season 1 after buying the box set! Typical. First impressions? Slow starting few epsiodes building the characters but halfway through now and really enjoying it. Has supplemented the hole in my life that the Sopranos has left!

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#27 26-07-2007 4:56pm

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funny seeing the references to Sopranos, as I missed the first few years it passed me by, I now have all the seasons and started watching last week, someone just gave me the 4 seasons of the wire too, so it looks like I'm okay for a while, I like the entire series route, nearly finished Alias and have the west wing waiting in totality also, isn't tv great compared to years ago, sky+, rips and boxsets and away you go

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