The Wire comes to BBC2 (Spoiler free, please)

[sojourner]

he looks Irish

he does

 

[foo]

he looks Irish

yeh, i think so too.

 

[London_Calling]

I'm told Lester Fremon is on BBC1 at 7.00pm tonight.


I know nothing, just passing it on . . .

 

[Dillinger4]

On the one show?

I like The Wire.

I like Freamon.

But I don't know if I can put myself through The One Show just for that.

 

[London_Calling]

Dunno. Just what I'm told.

 

[Melinda]

Yup, just checked- its the One Show. Thanks for the heads up LC.

"Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are joined by actor, singer and writer Clarke Peters, talking about his role in The Wire and his new role as Nelson Mandela."

I bet no one on the show has seen it.

 

[Melinda]

OMG- pin hole camera? Clarke looks so lost.

"Is there going to be another season of The Wire then?"

 

[London_Calling]

Not good?

 

[Dillinger4]

Come on.

This is The One Show.

 

[London_Calling]

Series 2 begins on the State Broadcasting Corp on Monday 4th May - a week on Monday. Ta-daaaa.

 

[London_Calling]

I see Stringer Bell's starring in a new film with Beyonce - he's all over the BBC at the mo: Some cool fucker.

I was thinking perhaps Idris might do the best out of all of them?

 

[Vintage Paw]

Finished S2 and watched the commentaries last night. Fucking great season - you're all in for a treat.

Don't know whether to start S3 tonight or watch Cloverfield instead.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I see Stringer Bell's starring in a new film with Beyonce - he's all over the BBC at the mo: Some cool fucker.

I was thinking perhaps Idris might do the best out of all of them?

Yeah, he's definitely got some presence about him, real menace yet real.

 

[fen_boy]

So I've just started watching S1 on Sky+ and have watched 4 episodes so far.

There's been a couple of decent bits like the chess description by D'Angelo, and the dialogue is reasonably interesting, but so far it seems pretty standard cop show stuff.

When does it get all epic like everyone is saying it does?

I'm having a hard time getting the fen_wife to keep watching and I keep assuring her it's going to get better.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

So I've just started watching S1 on Sky+ and have watched 4 episodes so far.

There's been a couple of decent bits like the chess description by D'Angelo, and the dialogue is reasonably interesting, but so far it seems pretty standard cop show stuff.

When does it get all epic like everyone is saying it does?

I'm having a hard time getting the fen_wife to keep watching and I keep assuring her it's going to get better.

It gets its teeth properly into you after about 5 episodes, I found

 

[Belushi]

Init, but its not compulsory to like it - dont forget it was a ratings disaster for HBO!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Yeah - IMO it is quite dialogue heavy and left-field. I wouldn't expect everyone to like it. I've mostly been recommending it to people who generally already enjoy films and stuff which are dialoguey and arthousey

 

[fen_boy]

Yeah - IMO it is quite dialogue heavy and left-field. I wouldn't expect everyone to like it. I've mostly been recommending it to people who generally already enjoy films and stuff which are dialoguey and arthousey

See my wife loves all that arthousey stuff, it's not arthousey enough for her so far.

 

[isitme]

i didn't get into it till the middle of the 2nds series, i never would have stuck with it if so many people hadn't told me to

i don't like mcnulty that much

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

See my wife loves all that arthousey stuff, it's not arthousey enough for her so far.

OK, maybe 'arthousey' is wrong. But it's slow, it's not action packed, it's kind of theatrical in a way.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

i didn't get into it till the middle of the 2nds series, i never would have stuck with it if so many people hadn't told me to

i don't like mcnulty that much

I like McNulty, but am waiting to find out whether he supports Sheffield United or Wednesday to make a final judgement

 

[Crispy]

So I've just started watching S1 on Sky+ and have watched 4 episodes so far.

There's been a couple of decent bits like the chess description by D'Angelo, and the dialogue is reasonably interesting, but so far it seems pretty standard cop show stuff.

When does it get all epic like everyone is saying it does?

I'm having a hard time getting the fen_wife to keep watching and I keep assuring her it's going to get better.

It doesn't get really gripping until they actually have the wiretap running. The first handful of episodes are all about establishing the characters and the situation. Stick with it, the payoff's worth it.

 

[fen_boy]

It doesn't get really gripping until they actually have the wiretap running. The first handful of episodes are all about establishing the characters and the situation. Stick with it, the payoff's worth it.

Yeah I'll definitely stick with it.

 

[The Octagon]

I like McNulty, but am waiting to find out whether he supports Sheffield United or Wednesday to make a final judgement

Google leans towards Wednesday (good lad), but nothing conclusive.

 

[belboid]

Wednesday? I always knew he was a wrong un

 

[London_Calling]

If he is Wednesday, how about him and Sean Bean having a punch up - who wins?

McNulty might have age on his side a fraction but Sean is solid . . .

 

[belboid]

If he is Wednesday, how about him and Sean Bean having a punch up - who wins?

McNulty might have age on his side a fraction but Sean is solid . . .

tough call, but an interesting bout.

Could have Paul Heaton (Blade) v Jarvis Cocker (Owl) as the warm up

 

[London_Calling]

I dunno, but if they have mates holding their coats, Bunk wins.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Wednesday? I always knew he was a wrong un

You're not a Blunt, are you?



I had more respect for you than that

 

[belboid]

I'm a part of the super white army, not one of these bleeding yorkshire showers. Tho if forced, the lanes a much nicer ground, and its a family tradition.