The Wire

[MDS]

farging elitist

[Diomedes]

I can see how you would need HD for a character and plot driven show.

just finished season two.  gonna order three shortly.  echoing what some of you other stillupfront's moms have said, second season wasn't as good as first but still better than anything else ever made for television

[ice grillin you]

the greek from season two is in michael clayton...playing the same type character but not russian

[ice grillin you]

just a heads up...

melvin williams aka the deacon on the show and also the inspiration for avon barksdale is the subject of this show tonight at 10pm on bet....

preview....


MELVIN WILLIAMS

Rap Sheet
Reign: 1960s and 70s.
Business: Heroin
Region: Baltimore, MD
Claim to Fame: He's part of the inspiration for "The Wire."
Downfall: framed by police.
Sentence: 26.5 years
Status: served his time, lives in Baltimore
Lesson: Keep your enemies close, but not close enough to drop drugs in your pocket.

Case File
Before he was old enough to shave, "Little Melvin" Williams possessed a genius I.Q. and was a prodigy in the gambling haunts and alleyways along glittering Pennsylvania Avenue.  When heroin addiction exploded in the 1960's, Mafia drug traffickers sought out connections in big cities that were accustomed to dealing in large sums of cash and were smart enough to keep their mouths shut. In Baltimore  - home to more heroin users than any other big American town – they needed to look no further than to Melvin, known in street lore today as "the man who brought heroin to Baltimore." For three decades Melvin ruled as the uncrowned king of West Baltimore. Frustrated with their inability to penetrate his  operation, Baltimore police framed him  - planting a hand full of pills in his pocket during an orchestrated bust. Five years later, Melvin emerged from prison a bitter man out for revenge. He accomplished his mission – accumulating untold millions in narco-profits – but ultimately paid the price by serving 26.5 years in prison.  His exploits helped inspire the hit series "The Wire."  On this episode of 'American Gangster' he tells his story, his way.

[ice grillin you]

american gangster last night was so cheesy

this is not....

a must read

however its from a grown up magazine and is VERY long so if youre not a strong reader dont click



http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/22/071022fa_fact_talbot

[phattymatty]

omar is in gone baby gone.  not a main character buts gets about 10 min. of face time.

[ice grillin you]

its gonna be great to see all the people from that show who literally were pulled off the street get actual careers from it....

[phattymatty]

however its from a grown up magazine and is VERY long so if youre not a strong reader dont click

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/22/071022fa_fact_talbot

that is printed and ready for my next bathroom break.

[MDS]

yea ive been meaning to print that out, but i dont have a printer with ink. poor jews, never can catch a break.

[ice grillin you]

however its from a grown up magazine and is VERY long so if youre not a strong reader dont click

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/22/071022fa_fact_talbot

that is printed and ready for my next bathroom break.

exactly what i did with it yesterday

[Diomedes]

american gangster last night was so cheesy

this is not....

a must read

however its from a grown up magazine and is VERY long so if youre not a strong reader dont click



http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/22/071022fa_fact_talbot

It's also got spoilers--Prez becomes a teacher!?!--so farg you for the no warning link, dickbreath.

[ice grillin you]

its a 13 page new yorker essay and you didnt think it might have a spoiler or two?

[Diomedes]

if there were spoilers i would have noted it bitch

[MDS]

whiny white people need to stop the talk talk

[ice grillin you]

small season 5 preview

http://youtube.com/watch?v=q24T3-GRIsQ