SR4 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 i love mcnulty the character, but he does fudge the accent quite a few times..especially when hes supposed to be passionate or angry. which is all the more funnier, considering how my British friends never stopped complaining about how Americans did shit British accents. to save myself the trouble, British and people from former/current British colonies. This is what makes the whore house scene with McNulty's atrocious fake English accent all the more brilliant. definitely. remembered the "Fuck" murder scene analysis between Bunk and McNulty....i was sure at that point that this was amazing television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 i had no idea mcnulty was english. now that i know, i'm sure i'll catch some of his slip-ups..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 it really shows right here...wait for him to get mad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_3ZSeHL4g the fact that its hard to realize because you were caught up in the story..solid show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 yeah, you can hear it poking through.... i think the flip side is more important -- i wasn't analyzing accents until someone proposed i do so. don't overanalyze TV! all you'll do is aggravate yourself finding flaws you won't be able to un-notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 i wasnt aware of it until about halfway through the series, where i realized "this guy is doing a really shitty bmore accent", then i realized he wasnt doing a bmore accent at all, then i realized some of what he said wasnt even in an american accent...now repeated viewings make that clearer. i think Elba did pretty well covering up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Elba did an amazing job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 David Simon makes some very good points on the arrest. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 David Simon makes some very good points on the arrest. My link we believe the war on drugs has devolved into a war on the underclass, that in places like West and East Baltimore, where the drug economy is now the only factory still hiring and where the educational system is so crippled that the vast majority of children are trained only for the corners, a legal campaign to imprison our most vulnerable and damaged citizens is little more than amoral. And we said then that if asked to serve on any jury considering a non-violent drug offense, we would move to nullify that jury's verdict and vote to acquit. Regardless of the defendant, I still believe such a course of action would be just in any case in which drug offenses—absent proof of violent acts—are alleged. Both our Constitution and our common law guarantee that we will be judged by our peers. But in truth, there are now two Americas, politically and economically distinct. I, for one, do not qualify as a peer to Felicia Pearson. The opportunities and experiences of her life do not correspond in any way with my own, and her America is different from my own. I am therefore ill-equipped to be her judge in this matter. damn, simon is so incredibly on the mark. the guy should run for office or something (seriously)... of course a politician can never get elected saying things like that so... fuckit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Yeah seriously David Simon is THE dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Got to watch this until the beginning of Season 4. Then I stopped. three seasons in two weeks was maybe a bit too much. It was pretty good, but I still can't say it's the best tv show ever. I don't like its 90s aesthetics and frankly, what is this "oh it's so realistic" bullshit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 its the way that the show is constructed that i find so admirable. how theyre able to juggle multiple plot lines while still keeping it interesting and (mostly) unconvoluted. plus millions of people live in the ghettos and slums of america, and as simon said, their story is rarely told. for that alone its important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 This show is just different from a lot of other cop shows because it actually is more mainly focused on an overarching plot line rather than a formulaic pack up and do it again the next day type of law and order type of thing. As such it can be more deep and realistic and we can become more attached to the characters. Same thing that made lost a great show. Same thing that made twin peaks a great show. Although the latter 2 a great in that they are also great mysteries. More shows should focus more on the main plot rather than sub-plots, you will have more followers who actually give a shit if they miss an episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeperson Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Average The Wire fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmvuJcb-G6M&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 oh please.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 wait, who is the fan? can someone explain to me why the wire is only watched by white people? or the perception thereof? because ive lived in bmore and there are plenty of black people that enjoy the show as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 This show is just different from a lot of other cop shows because it actually is more mainly focused on an overarching plot line rather than a formulaic pack up and do it again the next day type of law and order type of thing. As such it can be more deep and realistic and we can become more attached to the characters. Same thing that made lost a great show. Same thing that made twin peaks a great show. Although the latter 2 a great in that they are also great mysteries. More shows should focus more on the main plot rather than sub-plots, you will have more followers who actually give a shit if they miss an episode. Also the way that very small (almost insignificant at the time) details have a huge impact for characters and for the future arc of the story. I can't remember exactly but things like Herc and Wallace? Something minor but then major happens with Randy, the FBI mole and how the Major Cases unit didnt quite realise it until it was too late for Frank, and also when keema gets shot how Bubs relapses because no one gets in touch with him. These kind of things are both realistic, and also superb writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 partially wire-inspired album: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/64588-nevenen-legends-of-pimlico/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 just finished season 3. HOLY SHIT! Fucking nuts is all I can say. I have no idea what season 4 is going to be about. I have some ideas but really can't guess. Today I watched the last 3 episodes of season 3. Coming off of the shock of the Presbalewsky incident I didn't exactly expect the stringer bell twist to be so cutthroat. It's easy to get invested in the characters and what they are doing and what they are planning to do. Season 2 was so fucking crazy too, I'll have to start in on season 4 tomorrow evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 which season of the wire has the best theme song? i voted season three ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yeah I like how they switch it up every season. The theme song is kind of annoying though and way too long, i always skip it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yeah I like how they switch it up every season. The theme song is kind of annoying though and way too long, i always skip it. some seasons, yes. but i usually let three play through... some of the others sometimes as well. i've been meaning to do my own version, or perhaps a mashup of all six ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Yeah definitely. I think that's how the The Wire is just above anything else really, including The Sopranos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 herc fucks up hampsterdam by calling the papers in on it... how it kind of ALMOST worked out as the major couldn't argue with the stats and everything. could've worked out in someway if it could've just stayed away from the papers for a while. but also how herc gives them a massive leg-up right at the end by giving carver marlow stanfield's number. kind of clever i thought Herc's the reason the case falls apart as well, when he tells the lawyer that its got to be one of Lester Freemans wire taps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpek Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I think Herc was just a guy who tried to show off and play with his ever-increasing power in every way possible. It's funny he's one of the most "dumb" guys in The Wire but he gets so far in the hierarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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