The Wire Thread

[Kevin D]

On 12/04/2022 at 21:28, Kepler-186 said:

Might have popped up on the upcoming TV shows, new series from David Simon that draws on another Baltimore Sun Crime Reporter’s book, Justin Fenton’s We Own This City. 
 

Some of the cast are in it, Jamie Hector and Domenic Lombardozzi.   
 

Looks like it will be a mini series. 

 

https://www.techradar.com/news/we-own-this-citys-first-full-trailer-has-us-hopeful-for-a-true-successor-to-the-wire

 

Watched the first episode earlier and enjoyed it.

[Kevin D]

Six episodes is not enough, this is great.

[Section_31]

As a virgin you only do two days, the day you come out, and the day you go in.

[Captain Turdseye]

Spunked rep all over this thread. 

[Kepler-186]

Screenshot on Radio 4 with Mark Kermode. 
 

The Wire and David Simon. 
 

Good listen. Interview with Clarke Peters. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0016hhy

[Kevin D]

Finished the last episode of “We own this city”.

 

It’s a really good show on its own merits, but as a companion piece to the The Wire it’s essential. Simon has described it as the “coda to The Wire” which is about right.

 

The way Marlo was the essential final form of Avon, “We own this city” is the final ugly form of the real police in The Wire.

 

I’ve ordered the 350 page that the miniseries is based off, so will be dropping anecdotes and info from it in here. 
 

I said earlier on that I think it should have been longer. While that would have been ideal, I think Simon is way smarter than me and knows it would have just turned into his version of The Shield. As much as I would wank myself silly for that, it’s not a good idea for a storyteller like Simon to retread well worn ground.

[lifetime fan]

2 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Finished the last episode of “We own this city”.

 

It’s a really good show on its own merits, but as a companion piece to the The Wire it’s essential. Simon has described it as the “coda to The Wire” which is about right.

 

The way Marlo was the essential final form of Avon, “We own this city” is the final ugly form of the real police in The Wire.

 

I’ve ordered the 350 page that the miniseries is based off, so will be dropping anecdotes and info from it in here. 
 

I said earlier on that I think it should have been longer. While that would have been ideal, I think Simon is way smarter than me and knows it would have just turned into his version of The Shield. As much as I would wank myself silly for that, it’s not a good idea for a storyteller like Simon to retread well worn ground.

Where did you watch it? 

[Kevin D]

Just now, lifetime fan said:

Where did you watch it? 

Just on one of the streaming sites.

 

It’s HBO, so it will be on Sky Atlantic or Now Tv fairly soon. There’s the British lass from the final series of Luther as a main character, so it won’t be too far away.

[Kevin D]

3 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Where did you watch it? 

According to this, first episode is Tuesday:

 

https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2022/05/sky-atlantic-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-we-own-this-city/

[littletedwest]

2 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Finished the last episode of “We own this city”.

 

It’s a really good show on its own merits, but as a companion piece to the The Wire it’s essential. Simon has described it as the “coda to The Wire” which is about right.

 

The way Marlo was the essential final form of Avon, “We own this city” is the final ugly form of the real police in The Wire.

 

I’ve ordered the 350 page that the miniseries is based off, so will be dropping anecdotes and info from it in here. 
 

I said earlier on that I think it should have been longer. While that would have been ideal, I think Simon is way smarter than me and knows it would have just turned into his version of The Shield. As much as I would wank myself silly for that, it’s not a good idea for a storyteller like Simon to retread well worn ground.

Watched two episodes so far, seems very good. Enjoying seeing baltimore again 

[Kevin D]

14 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

Watched two episodes so far, seems very good. Enjoying seeing baltimore again 

 

There’s also an HBO podcast with some of the writers and actors that’s well worth a listen after every episode:

 

 

[KMD7]

First episode went out 20 years ago yesterday.  Good article here about it here. It's to long to paste so just adding the link.

 

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/06/20-years-later-the-wire-is-just-as-radical-and-relevant

 

 

[KMD7]

[Kevin D]

1 hour ago, KMD7 said:

 

 

[KMD7]

27 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

 

 

Ha ha ha. 

 

@lifetime fan mate, it's re-showing again on sky Atlantic. Season 2 is starting on Monday at 5.40pm. 

 

 

Edit: Fucking Ziggy.

 

[Vincent Vega]

I think Bunk might be my favourite TV character of all time.

 

[KMD7]

Just now, Vincent Vega said:

I think Bunk might be my favourite TV character of all time.

 

Good choice Sir. There's so many you could easily pick from it. 

[Kevin D]

35 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Good choice Sir. There's so many you could easily pick from it. 

 

 

[polymerpunkah]

 

"Count be wrong they fuck you up."

[KMD7]

 

'Fucking Detective fucking Jimmy McNulty'

[Bruce Spanner]

I'm just about to start episode four of 'We own...'

 

And though it's not The Wire, it's really good.

 

Two things though that's stopping me properly engaging is the cast of The Wire popping up in completely opposite roles to their previous characters, especially Marlo as the Homicide cop and Jenkins looking so much like Eddie Guerrero I keep thinking they might drop a 'I lie, I cheat, I steal' in to dialogue for shits and giggles.

 

Apart from that I'll finish it in a day.

[Bruce Spanner]

'You robbed a midget stripper?'

 

'That's not cool'

[KMD7]

'I do not want that man's fucking desk in my unit!'

 

'That's Crutchfield's desk' 

 

 

 

[Kevin D]

22 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

'You robbed a midget stripper?'

 

'That's not cool'

She was absolutely stacked, as well.

 

Reminded me of Cheese’s early 21st century theorem: 

 

[NoelM]

Bunk being Bunk again!