Different strokes et al, that was always one of my favourite openings alongside Omar going shopping for cereal.
The Wire comes to BBC2 (Spoiler free, please)
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Different strokes et al, that was always one of my favourite openings alongside Omar going shopping for cereal.
I did the first episode, it does get more interesting mate.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
there are, imo, three drawbacks to episode one:
You've heard all about the whole series from loads of other people, and it would have to practically jump out of te screen and give you a blow job to match up to the glowing reviews
It's six or seven years old, lots of other programme makers have now seen it and ripped it off
The first two episodes are, not exactly slow, but definitely set ups for the long haul. At first it can kinda seem like 'just' a very good cop show, rather than the sublime work of genius, recreating the Dickensian aspect of society, that it actually is.
You've heard all about the whole series from loads of other people, and it would have to practically jump out of te screen and give you a blow job to match up to the glowing reviews
It's six or seven years old, lots of other programme makers have now seen it and ripped it off
The first two episodes are, not exactly slow, but definitely set ups for the long haul. At first it can kinda seem like 'just' a very good cop show, rather than the sublime work of genius, recreating the Dickensian aspect of society, that it actually is.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
it was quite a strange anachronism to see them using type writers for their reports and checking pagers for messages, i have to say.
I think the BBC are shooting themselves in the foot with this one: putting it on so late, on a weekday, every day. And WTF is it not on the iPlayer?
It's not the usual sort of thing I watch but I'm giving it a go because I heard it was good. One thing though, watching the first episode last night, was it just me but sometimes I had a bit of trouble understanding what they were saying?
It's not the usual sort of thing I watch but I'm giving it a go because I heard it was good. One thing though, watching the first episode last night, was it just me but sometimes I had a bit of trouble understanding what they were saying?
maomao
普費斯
Snoop buying a nail gun was the best opening ever.
Voley
🐀
It's not just you. It takes quite a while to get used to.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
the slang can be unpenetrable at first, but you learn the lingo eventually. Get the DVD and employ subtitles
I agree with that, I watch a lot of American cop shows and the first episodes of the Wire I wasnt that impressed, it seemed good but nothing that hadnt been done before, especially Homicide.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
I had to use the subtitles on the DVD.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
mcnulty looked so young!
subversplat
writer of wrongs
Especially when Snoop comes on the scene. I often found her impossible to understand.
Who here really thinks they could have shown that at a prime time post-Watershed slot?
The earliest they could have had it on would have been 10.30 I reckon and that just isn't going to happen what with the BBC1 and BBC2 scheduling. So the alternative would have been shunting it to BBC4, but that would cause even more of an uproar.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Yes, the Snoop beginning is cool as fuck 
I still don't get half the slang. I think I probably understand about 50% and just about get the gist of the other 50%.
I still don't get half the slang. I think I probably understand about 50% and just about get the gist of the other 50%.
foo
dirtysweet
only a few of them had that odd halting Baltimore accent didn't they. there was one corner boy with it, that i kept rewinding him speaking, just so i could hear it again
snoop was yet another brilliant character.
I feel'ya!yep
I have a 'thing' for Snoop
I love that scene in the hardware store *so* much, just two workaday folk exchanging information.
I watched an interview with Felicia Pearson her promoting that book. The voice, the hair, the clothes- she's lived her character- she's deep.
Me too!
It was her on the bike that freaked me out- I was like IT'S A GIRL!
That's what most of my pals thought before I inadvertently corrected them in the pub a few months ago by saying something like "Snoop's impossible to understand, she's got strangest accent."
Warg'up, headshot.only a few of them had that odd halting Baltimore accent didn't they. there was one corner boy with it, that i kept rewinding him speaking, just so i could hear it again
I love that glottal throat thing the native Baltimore actors do when they say certain words.
VP and Mhendo have spoken about it at length for a few years now.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
I strangely get most of it. It's the diet of hip-hop I ate from a very young age I guess.
Ya dig?
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
The slang's a piece of piss, it was pronunciation I had the issues with.
BTW S1&3 have the best versions of the theme, S5 the worst (but then S5 generally...IMVHO of course...)
BTW S1&3 have the best versions of the theme, S5 the worst (but then S5 generally...IMVHO of course...)
kained&able
Here for the football.
Innit listen to far too much hip hop to not be able to understand those little yo's accents.
Drunk bunk was the only challenge.
dave
Drunk bunk was the only challenge.
dave
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I'm wondering whether there is actually any point in trying to keep up with this if it isn't on Iplayer or catchup. I'm never going to be able to watch every single one.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Now then Davey, don't you fuck with The Bunk.
BTW, for you and KE (who hates Aeris in FFVII and there has suspect opinions anyway...)...what's so cliché about the comment about America WRT to the dice game? The one thing that I love most about The Wire is the writing - the conversations are natural, don't employ cliché anymore than someone would in real life...so what makes that conversation cliché; is it the comment about America? If you think that's cliché you should go there and listen to the way people talk about the place...
BTW, for you and KE (who hates Aeris in FFVII and there has suspect opinions anyway...)...what's so cliché about the comment about America WRT to the dice game? The one thing that I love most about The Wire is the writing - the conversations are natural, don't employ cliché anymore than someone would in real life...so what makes that conversation cliché; is it the comment about America? If you think that's cliché you should go there and listen to the way people talk about the place...
pussai... hic
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