The Wire Thread

[littletedwest]

Loved the scenes with sergei and Cheese. 

"Him we don't know, the one he calls boss, him we know"

[Bruce Spanner]

Watching S4 again and there's a brilliant thing I've never noticed before.

 

When the hoppers are in class and they ask them what they want to be when they grow up and the yougest one say's he wants to be like that neurosurgoen off the TV, Ben Carson, and its laughed off with 'you'll have to work hard for that shit' and brushed off.

 

In the restaurant scene a few episodes later, when McNulty and Bunk are having dinner with their kids, Bunk's youngest says the same and its laughed off again as fantasy.

 

It a real know your lane moment all round where expectations are low no matter what your socio-demographic standing.

 

Just fucking brilliant.

[lifetime fan]

6 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Watching S4 again and there's a brilliant thing I've never noticed before.

 

When the hoppers are in class and they ask them what they want to be when they grow up and the yougest one say's he wants to be like that neurosurgoen off the TV, Ben Carson, and its laughed off with 'you'll have to work hard for that shit' and brushed off.

 

In the restaurant scene a few episodes later, when McNulty and Bunk are having dinner with their kids, Bunk's youngest says the same and its laughed off again as fantasy.

 

It a real know your lane moment all round where expectations are low no matter what your socio-demographic standing.

 

Just fucking brilliant.

Was it laughed off in the classroom? 
 

From memory it wasn’t. Yeah from the kids but the fit teacher who smokes had a more of a ‘but you’ll have to work hard attitude’. 
 

Iirc. 
 

Apologies if I got that wrong. 

[Bruce Spanner]

1 minute ago, lifetime fan said:

Was it laughed off in the classroom? 
 

From memory it wasn’t. Yeah from the kids but the fit teacher who smokes had a more of a ‘but you’ll have to work hard attitude’. 
 

Iirc. 
 

Apologies if I got that wrong. 

 

It was laughed off in the 'Nice idea, little man' and then 'You'll need to do maths and science, which you don't have'

 

Brilliant scene and one I saw, sadly, too often in a former life.

[Vincent Vega]

 

[Kepler-186]

 

[Chairman Meow]

3 minutes ago, Kepler-186 said:

 

 

Norm was one of my favourite characters in the political side.

 

Reg Cathey's final scene in House of Cards was absolutely mint as well.

 

 

[Kepler-186]

27 minutes ago, Chairman Meow said:

 

Norm was one of my favourite characters in the political side.

 

Reg Cathey's final scene in House of Cards was absolutely mint as well.

 

 

I remembered he’d been in House of Cards and Frank used to visit his rib shack but had forgotten that scene. Brilliant. 

[Kepler-186]

 

[polymerpunkah]

What a fantastic season that was.

 

Who'd've come up with a cop-show plot-line concerning a union attempting to get a channel dredged in order to keep their port open and their jobs intact?

 

It's the season that sets it apart from other shows, IMO. The confidence to go that far afield.

[littletedwest]

Yep, season 2 is awesome. The tension as the music plays before the Greek says " your way it won't work" 

[lifetime fan]

It’s the best season out of the lot. 

[littletedwest]

For me it's probably 3,2,1,4,5 although it's close

[lifetime fan]

2, 3/4, 1, 5 for me. 

[Arniepie]

6 hours ago, Kepler-186 said:

 

That last scene in season 2 was utterly epic

[KMD7]

On 24/08/2022 at 18:34, lifetime fan said:

2, 3/4, 1, 5 for me. 

I'm after watching it through again. I think I'd have 2/4 together as my favorites then 3/1 together and 5 as last. 5 isn't quite up to the standard of the other 4 but it's still quality telly. Loved Gus's character 

 

Just a brilliant show overall. 

[Kepler-186]

 

Season 3 episode 3 police wake at Kavanaugh’s. 
 

Below is the first comment from

someone who was an extra that night when they filmed it. Some great little insights. I won’t post all of it, go into the comments section for the full story. 
 

 

 

 

[Red74]

Full box sets are up on sky and I’ve finally started watching it. 
 

Can’t remember going on about it that much but I’ve had this off my lad 

 

 

[Arniepie]

Has there ever been a show with such a wide range of tremendous characters?

I also loved the way it didn't make moral judgements.You sympathised with characters who essentially pushed smack on the streets because they had to do that to survive

Absolutely phenomenal tele.

[Red74]

What a scene

 

 

[Red74]

Now I know where this comes from

[Kevin D]

On 09/09/2022 at 15:53, Red74 said:

What a scene

 

 

 

Very rare to see something that lives up to its reputation.

 

Never on no Sunday Morning, though.

[Karl_b]

7 hours ago, Red74 said:

Now I know where this comes from

 

[littletedwest]

8 hours ago, Red74 said:

Now I know where this comes from

 

On 09/09/2022 at 13:37, Red74 said:

Full box sets are up on sky and I’ve finally started watching it. 
 

Can’t remember going on about it that much but I’ve had this off my lad 

 

 

Jealous of you. You seem to be ploughing through it pretty quickly.

[Red74]

1 hour ago, littletedwest said:

 

Jealous of you. You seem to be ploughing through it pretty quickly.

Told my Mrs she wouldn’t like it so I’m getting through 2 eps a night instead of the marital one a week.