The Wire

[El Gordo]

OK, so it's Christmas Day. Do I care? Huh?

Just out from my first 3 hours of The Wire, with another 11 hours in my stash before I need go score again. Any fellow travellers? It's good shit, man.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Uh, this needs some explaining EG!

[El Gordo]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wire-Complete-HB...roduct_top

Possibly the best TV of its genre ever, I should think. Even the hard-to-please imdb.com audience gives it an unprecedented 9.7/10. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306414/

I watched the other 11 hours of series 1 across a couple of open-mouthed post-Christmas days. Truly outstanding writing.

Another 4 series and another 46 hours or so to catch up with at some point. Can't wait.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

I've never heard of it. I must be living on the other side of the planet or something...

[El Gordo]

I don't think it's ever been on terrestial or mainstream satellite. A bit like Shawshank Redemption, it's been watched by far more people on DVD than in its original format.

[Sweder]

My Wire is Dexter, the touching tale of a serial killer who happens to work for the Miami PD as a crime scene investigator specialising in homicide. The eponimous character is played by Micheal C Thomas, he of Six Feet Under (the gay brother), to great effect. Season Two starts on ITV on Thursday - damned shame as I can't abide ITV and their regular shower of ad banality between and throughout programmes :mad:

Box sets appear to be the future.
I got one at Christmas from my son. Family Guy, season six

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Box sets appear to be the future.
I got one at Christmas from my son. Family Guy, season six

Take a step back in time - the original Family Guy chicken fight: a classic!


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpoki4wBwtA

[Sweder]

Tonight (Monday, 11 pm) the FX channel are running The Corner, a drug-culture ensemble piece based in Baltimore and written by David The Wire Simpson. The write-up is pretty good - set phasers to 'record'.

Also, anyone who missed the previous post from MLCMan might want to clik on the link - it's a belter.

[El Gordo]

Ha! Amazon delivered Series 2 of The Wire this morning. Am just off to dabble in Episode 1.

Will try to catch The Corner, though I have to be up at 6 tomorrow to get the early train into London, so will see how I go. (I don't have a recorder. Must get that sorted.)

[Sweder]

I'll record it - if it's any good I'll keep it until after Boston when you're cordially invited to attend a Corner-fest I've yet to find a way to burn this stuff, though no doubt it'll become available through some web-based entity or other at some point. I need Moyleman for this stuff- the man is a techno-genius - built his own system; it's blinding.