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When Bodie got taken out 
OFFICIAL THE WIRE THREAD.. ''The game is the game"
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Budget for the last season only allowed for 10 episodes, which definitely contributed to the perception it was rushed...which I also felt it was. It's probably my least favorite season mainly because of that, but also of some other things such as Omar living after diving head-first out of Monk's balcony, living to tell about it, and successfully wages guerilla war against the Stansfield organization
Also, regarding the kids I wonder if some of you saw some parallels to their stories with some of the established characters as I did:
Kennard - WeeBay / Chris: Just cold blooded with a killer's mentality...starting with lighting cats on fire to blasting Omar.
Michael - Omar: He robs drug dealers, but he's heterosexual.
Randy - Cheese: The series of unfortunate events he went through could have young Randy be a clone of his absentee father. A hustler, toughened by the system, but having snitching/betraying tendencies.
Dookie - Bubbles
Naymond - Sgt. Carver: Remember, Carver grew up on the eastside of B-More. Maybe under the Colvins' upbringing, Naymond has a future in law enforcement?
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I was thinking same thing
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I hated the focus on the journalists. Now that was a struggle. Just not good imo. People talk about S2 for w/e reason but the focus on the journalists on S5 almost tanked the season
Nice parallel with Randy and Cheese but I dunno there's a chance he really learns from the whole snitching thing. He might become the next D'Angelo.
That little bastard Kennard would've definitely ended up doing a life bid.
The rest was pretty obvious except for Namond. Colvin said he wanted something better for him, that he could actually be somebody and get out of Bmore. He don't strike me as a cop type. Maybe a lawyer.
Nice parallel with Randy and Cheese but I dunno there's a chance he really learns from the whole snitching thing. He might become the next D'Angelo.
That little bastard Kennard would've definitely ended up doing a life bid.
The rest was pretty obvious except for Namond. Colvin said he wanted something better for him, that he could actually be somebody and get out of Bmore. He don't strike me as a cop type. Maybe a lawyer.
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Never seen Sopranos heard it's good but The Wire one of my favorite shows ever.
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Good point. I tend to agree with you, I think D'Angelo is a better parallel than Cheese.
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i don't try to make it any parallel with randy
i just see randy as a kid who got lost in the system--
though smart and capable, he ends up as a product of his environment.
namond is the opposite, he's the story of a kid making it.
had comparable characteristics to randy, but just dealt a better hand.
also on weebey, that's the reality of life.
he was a great character and he almost always stole the scene.
but the only thing guaranteed about life in the game is that it'll end when you don't expect it.
sure i wish he was more prominent in the story, but his character was delivered accurately IMO
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yea the focus on the journalist was wack but seeing how they covered all parts, I respect it.
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Definitely the least favorable aspect of the Wire
I enjoyed moments of it, but it felt rushed and squeezed in.
I think it had potential if it was covered over a longer period time
I enjoyed moments of it, but it felt rushed and squeezed in.
I think it had potential if it was covered over a longer period time
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I liked Bey's character as well. As bad of a person as he is, he partially redeemed himself when he let Namond go, basically saving his son's life.
Your statement that I bolded is what I thought after they killed off Omar.
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I'll try to find it, but I read somewhere that David Simon planned for the 6th season of the Wire to focus on the influx of Latinos in Baltimore and how this would have affected the city especially the street. Too bad, that would've been a much better way to end the series.
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I think this is the article I read
It's a good one, and I guess someone really did dive out of a 6th story window in a shootout
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Yeah I'm reading now how they thought about going with that theme (immigration) but between the long delay of renewal's with HBO kinda threw them off.I'll try to find it, but I read somewhere that David Simon planned for the 6th season of the Wire to focus on the influx of Latinos in Baltimore and how this would have affected the city especially the street. Too bad, that would've been a much better way to end the series.
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I think this is the article I read
It's a good one, and I guess someone really did dive out of a 6th story window in a shootout
Also noted had they went that route, it would have started Season 4 and developed moving forward
Makes sense, Season 5's new themes just didnt have enough time to develop into something worthwhile.
Good read though overall
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Cheese getting murked was one of the best pats of the series
That was based on the real life character of Omar though.
That was based on the real life character of Omar though.
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today on Jeopardy they had "You come at the king" and "You best not miss" as the last 2 categories
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- Walan, who supports Bubbles in NA, sings the theme song for Season 5, and also sang the end of season 2 montage "I Feel Alright"
- On Frank Sobotka's dartboard is Bob Irsay, then-owner of the Colts, who moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in the 1960's.
- No officer in the Wire is seen shooting their weapon, except for Prez.
- Dominic West, who played McNulty, almost didn't take the job, but his agent convinced him the series would only last for one season.
- D'Angelo forecasts his own death when he says he "can't breathe" with his life of crime. He was later strangled.
- Dominic West, who played McNulty, almost didn't take the job, but his agent convinced him the series would only last for one season.
- On Frank Sobotka's dartboard is Bob Irsay, then-owner of the Colts, who moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in the 1960's.
- No officer in the Wire is seen shooting their weapon, except for Prez.
- Dominic West, who played McNulty, almost didn't take the job, but his agent convinced him the series would only last for one season.
- D'Angelo forecasts his own death when he says he "can't breathe" with his life of crime. He was later strangled.
- Dominic West, who played McNulty, almost didn't take the job, but his agent convinced him the series would only last for one season.
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Colvin would probably talk Naymond out of being a cop.
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David Simon explained they were related, there wasnt anything really in the show that connected the two
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David Simon said he was.
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"that was for Joe"
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I think Randy's last name was Wagstaff
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He actually confirmed that he's indeed Randy's father
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/03/my-name-is-my-name
In other interviews he said that he was planning on revealing it on the show but decided against it last second.
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Gerard and Sapper were underrated characters, they provided many laughs.
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Gerard and Sapper were underrated characters, they provided many laughs.
Which one was Mr. Like a 40 degree day?
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Tank?
