The Wire comes to BBC2 (Spoiler free, please)
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goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Cancel your holiday. You won't regret it. Or you could record it I suppose.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I'd guess that most people go to bed around 12, so it's a perfectly reasonable time slot. Sopranos went out after 11 and that's a much bigger show. Plus, they expect people will become devoted fans of it, so it doesn't really matter so much when they schedule it.
I thought you'd seen it anyway?
I thought you'd seen it anyway?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
they only cost £20 a series on DVD anyway!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
madzone
Physically unfavourable
I go to bed at half ten-ish.I reckon most people do!
I'm not doing a fucking poll though!
I've been evangelical about it by lending people the boxsets.
I couldn't give a shit if the hoi polloi don't go for it.
I doubt they will.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
but aren't you a farmer? 
If people can't get their priorities right re Wire vs sleep, then they're not worthy of watching the show
If people can't get their priorities right re Wire vs sleep, then they're not worthy of watching the show
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
You're all old biddies
<ducks>
<ducks>
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
I suspect you're making the mistake of thinking you represent a large BBC demographic.
The Wire is niche for the BBC. License fee audiences don't want imports at peak hours, they want original programming.
Heros is an exception otherwise US imports just don't pull in audiences - it's why the BBC has pretty well left the import market to the likes of C4 and Sky for a decade or more.
Gingerman
Is a great bunch of lads.....
Its a shame the Beeb are showing it every night,twice a week would be better,give the viewer more time to absorb it all in.looks like one of those series if you miss a few eps,you will prob wonder what the fucks going on,anyway I'll stick with it for a while,last nights ep was'nt bad,you would'nt think the actor potraying McNulty went to Eton in real life.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I thought it was shit
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I like to be in bed by 11pm.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
it's no gilmore girls is it?
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I did, after the first episode. By episode 3 I was in awe of it. It really is incredible, provided you take the time to get used to it.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I didn't really think it was shit, I just wanted to see you all outraged. I liked it, I think it was unfortunately weighed down by everyone jizzing over it on here, so, I guess, I wanted something spectacular. But I thought it was good, I will stick with it.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I didn't really think it was shit, I just wanted to see you all outraged. I liked it, I think it was unfortunately weighed down by everyone jizzing over it on here, so, I guess, I wanted something spectacular. But I thought it was good, I will stick with it.
well, it's not just us lot is it, the critics on both sides of the pond have been raving about how good it is for ages.
I was hooked by episode 1, some people take longer to get dragged in.
kained&able
Here for the football.
I thought the snot boggie(that the right name?) thingy and the whole this is america bit was possibly the worst beginning to the wire they could have used.
so corny. I don't care if it was real or not. It was shit.
I'm going to have to start watching them all again very soon.
dave
so corny. I don't care if it was real or not. It was shit.
I'm going to have to start watching them all again very soon.
dave
it's weird watching it again: at a couple of points me and the missus just looked at each other and said "typical [XXXXX] - even back then they were [xxxx]"
(xxxxxx's added so as to not give the game away for people who have never watched it).
am looking forward to getting a bit of a wire fix for the next couple of weeks: have been deleting stuff off the skyplus in order to make sure we have enough space
(xxxxxx's added so as to not give the game away for people who have never watched it).
am looking forward to getting a bit of a wire fix for the next couple of weeks: have been deleting stuff off the skyplus in order to make sure we have enough space
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I didn't really think it was shit, I just wanted to see you all outraged. I liked it, I think it was unfortunately weighed down by everyone jizzing over it on here, so, I guess, I wanted something spectacular. But I thought it was good, I will stick with it.
I had the same problem. My best mate had been banging on about it for years. I grudgingly tried to watch it 4 times and gave up. Then, eventually, I watched it all the way through and my curiousity was piqued.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I thought it was quite cliched too and a all a bit meh but it is only the first ep. Gonna persevere and watch the whole 1st series. If it doesn't get any better I can't see I'll bother with the rest...
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
i quite enjoyed what i saw of the first episode (missus was watching harry hill and wouldn't turn over). rolled along at a nice pace, some spectacularly brilliant swearing, characters that felt 3-dimensional. pity they're showing it every single night though as i am notoriously bad at forgetting about things when they're on that often.
Series one had the best version of the theme song, too. Think you're in for a treat.
Actually that was series 4. Here to help.
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