The Wire

[MDS]

shtein go down in Souderton like that, son.

[SunMo]

it do when i say it do

[The BIGSTUD]

Surprisingly mediocre season so far. I hope the last 5 episodes make up for it.

[ice grillin you]

i agree...they probably should have stopped this after four years...this season is weaksauce

[MDS]

It was pretty much impossible to top season 4, especially considering they added a new element and only have 10 episodes to get through that and wrap everything up. All things considered, I'd say it's the on pace to be the 4th or 5th greatest season ever for a TV show.

[rjs246]

This conversation is on pace to be greatest ever too! Exclamation point!

[rjs246]

Sorry. I meant the fourth or fifth greatest conversation ever.

[phattymatty]

the first episode of this season looked like it was going to really tie everything together from all of the seasons.  that just isn't even close to happening yet.  i agree it's probably one of the worst yet. 

you can kind of see where the newspaper angle is going but it's just so friggin boring so far.  and you don't really like any of the characters except for gus, and even he is meh.

[The BIGSTUD]

I agree. The newspaper angle is really boring so far. They are doing well of showing it realistically, but it just isn't really entertaining.

Also McNulty's little plan seems really far-fetched, but then again, legalizing drugs back in season 3 was unrealistic too.

[ice grillin you]

It was pretty much impossible to top season 4, especially considering they added a new element and only have 10 episodes to get through that and wrap everything up. All things considered, I'd say it's the on pace to be the 4th or 5th greatest season ever for a TV show.

yeah i mean right now its still better than any show ever but its closer to say the sopranos best season rather than being from another world like the first four years were

and i like the newspaper angle the best right now...granted im into that kind of stuff....but the rest of it is more far fetched and is trying to touch an entertainment angle rather than a realism one...it feels more like an episode of homocide than the shakespearean tragedy that the first four seasons were...its still wonderful its just not the wire


Also McNulty's little plan seems really far-fetched, but then again, legalizing drugs back in season 3 was unrealistic too.

first of all drugs were not legalized...only lawmakers can do that...secondly it was not unrealistic as hampsterdam essentially happened in baltimore in the 80's as a way of comnbating drug violence...it wasnt done exactly as the show showed but it was very close...i would bet it has happened in most major cities at one time or another...usually the cops themselves stop the program tho as opposed to it reaching the media as it did on the show

[The BIGSTUD]

I know the drugs weren't officially legalized, but they just turned a blind eye. Essentially the same thing.

Didn't know a variation has been done before.

[MDS]

igy things start making more sense as the next two episodes (or three if you havent seen 5) air. the reality of the situation sets in and the fact that something like this is happening is covered from all angles. no, its not the greatest story line ever, but the show still takes place in a real place, not in a magical fantasy universe like most tv shows.

[ice grillin you]

things make sense now

[ice grillin you]

I know the drugs weren't officially legalized, but they just turned a blind eye. Essentially the same thing.

Didn't know a variation has been done before.

yeah they did it in the 80's in bmore...but it was a few city blocks versus an abandoned lot like they did on the show...it was done during the crack wars back then as a way to slow down violent crime when there was a string of drug  murders in a short peoriod of time

[MDS]

things make sense now

if thats a veiled criticism of me, i wont hear it and i wont respond to it.