The Wire comes to BBC2 (Spoiler free, please)

[Melinda]

Excellent. Just wondered about extras in the box set. You mention commentary from David Simon, is there much of it and what else have you come across?

There are a few episode commentaries per season and they are available as MP3s. Ive heard Simon, Michael K Williams and Dominic West doing them so far.

That little speech about 'white boys' dealing in 2.01 is hilarious

And ditch the poor quality and try again.

 

[Dillinger4]

I am watching 'damages' for the first time, and just found out Rawl's is in it.

 

[Refused as fuck]

Me and some of the detail were busting the offices of Grazia magazine for paedophilia.

 

[El Jefe]

I am watching 'damages' for the first time, and just found out Rawl's is in it.

and Freamon

 

[Dillinger4]

and Freamon

He is? I have not seen him yet.

Also:

Spoiler: season4

Michael Lee is in the new 90210. This disappoints me.

 

[Dillinger4]

Oh there he is. Freamon, I mean.

It is wrong seeing people from The Wire in non Wire related situations and locales.

 

[Belushi]

Oh there he is. Freamon, I mean.

It is wrong seeing people from The Wire in non Wire related situations and locales.

LOL, when I first watched the Wire it kept freaking me out how many old faces from Homicide were in it

 

[DotCommunist]

I was discombobulated when Marlow Stansfield popped up on Heroes

 

[Gromit]

When when when is the second series on BBC2?

 

[London_Calling]

There are a few episode commentaries per season and they are available as MP3s. Ive heard Simon, Michael K Williams and Dominic West doing them so far.

Chars.



I agree it's disconcerting seeing people from The Wire in other things; you wonder what they're doing away from their real lives in Baltimore.

 

[trabuquera]

It's disconcerting seeing people from The Wire in other things; you wonder what they're doing away from their real lives in Baltimore.

Watching (grim, blurry, bony-Christian-Bale-featuring) film The Machinist over last weekend I couldn't stop wanting to shout "D! What are you doing working in a metal shop? surely there are more profitable alternatives elsewhere?"

 

[Dillinger4]

Watching (grim, blurry, bony-Christian-Bale-featuring) film The Machinist over last weekend I couldn't stop wanting to shout "D! What are you doing working in a metal shop? surely there are more profitable alternatives elsewhere?"

I saw that as well.

 

[Gromit]

Surely he should do what all ex cops do and go into private security.

Hang on. Which one is D again?

 

[Orang Utan]

D? An ex-cop?

 

[Gromit]

D? An ex-cop?

Damn have I just spoilered series 5 for you? Forget I said anything.

 

[Orang Utan]

I've seen it - you quite clearly haven't even seen the first

 

[goldenecitrone]

Watching (grim, blurry, bony-Christian-Bale-featuring) film The Machinist over last weekend I couldn't stop wanting to shout "D! What are you doing working in a metal shop? surely there are more profitable alternatives elsewhere?"

Not as weird as seeing Stringer Bell in an episode of the Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

 

[Orang Utan]

or as a gay gigolo in Ab Fab....

 

[Crispy]

In the recentish movie verison of Richard III, Ian Mckellen gets defeated by a very young mcnulty

 

[Orang Utan]

In the recentish movie verison of Richard III, Ian Mckellen gets defeated by a very young mcnulty

he plays a callow quisling in 300

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I think it's funny how McNulty is one of the most 'American-looking' people in it, and he turns out to be the British actor!

 

[Orang Utan]

'American-looking'?

 

[Crispy]

it's the jawline you could crack walnuts on

 

[Orang Utan]

A lot of Americans look like us you know! We're not THAT different! Hence the success of Brits in the show.

 

[D'wards]

When does S2 start? It said in The Guardian right after s1, but on bbc2 its said "in a few weeks".

Probably after the snooker i reckon.

 

[goldenecitrone]

I've only just found out that the bloke who plays the candidate for mayor was in Queer as Folk. It's now so glaringly obvious I can't believe I didn't see it immediately.

 

[Orang Utan]

yeah, he rims that 15 year old lad

 

[Belushi]

When does S2 start? It said in The Guardian right after s1, but on bbc2 its said "in a few weeks".

Probably after the snooker i reckon.

After the snooker is over in a fortnight I believe.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

'American-looking'?

He looks like he could be the archetypal American mutt - a bit english, a bit italian/european, a bit 'latin'...

 

[Orang Utan]

he looks Irish