OFFICIAL "The Wire" M/TV Board rewatch thread (current discussion starts ~p. 53)

CURRENT DISCUSSION

Season five:

Episode 9: "Late Editions" - With Steintorf ordering Rawls to initiate 'creative' remedies for the rising crime rate, Freamon's vigilance pays off with a promising lead, sending Sydnor and the department into overdrive.

Episode 10: "30" - Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choice: clean up the mess...or hide the dirt.


AND SEASON FIVE AND THE SERIES AS A WHOLE.



If you don't have time to watch the episodes, check out Wikipedia for each episode (also, "The Wire Wiki" has solid write-ups as well)...they do a great job of detailing and explaining everything that happens in the episode. Here they are for these episodes:

Late Editions

30








On the menu to watch this week:

Nothing...we are DONE!




Wikipedia for these episodes:

N/A



Discussion on this batch of episodes due to start N/A. Enjoy the show.



If you've seen the series, obviously the discussion will lean into spoilers at some point. So let's try to give some effort to at least label future spoilers since there seems to be a good bit of people in here watching for the first time. Which leads me to my next point....

Note to people who haven't seen the series:
Please feel free to join in at any time, but know that there will be spoilerish things discussed since this is a REWATCH. So while you may not get too many things spoiled on you for the most part, eventually the discussion will begin to tie in with future happenings on the show. So be prepared for that. However, I actually think this could be a really cool way to experience the series for the first time, so you're more than welcome to participate (for example, I'd be in for this even if I hadn't already seen it).



Miscellaneous info

There is a Wiki site for the show; it's called The Wire Wiki, and is a pretty good source of information for those who need it. It's also where I will get some of the episode summaries/synopses posted above. Regular Wikipedia for the series is also a pretty good source of information, especially the episodes themselves (and I will use them as well).


VIEWING THE SERIES
- HBOgo - All episodes are on HBOgo. So if you have HBO, then you have HBOgo. Or if you know someone who will give you their password, you can access the show that way.
- Amazon Prime - I'm told all episodes are also on Amazon Prime. So if you have a subscription to that, or know someone who will let you have their password, you can access the show there as well.
- DVD - If you want to go old school and buy the DVDs, here is the series on Amazon.


Lastly, here is a list of people who seemed to show some interest in participating in this (either in a rewatch in general, or The Wire specifically):

KingwoodTiger
LewDawg (first time watcher?)
BluegrassBelle
Freauxzen
LSUBoo (first time watcher)
WG_Dawg
StrongBackWeakMind
Ace Midnight
Napoleon (first time watcher)
Bham4Tide
barry
Peazy
Eric Nies Grind Time
LSUsmartass
King George
Bamatab
TigerMyth (maybe not)
Nodust
BigOrange Vols
The Godfather
NawlinsTiger9
Cdawg
tiggerthetooth
WestCoastAg
TheLSUriot
TheOcean
jamsmiley
GumBro Jackson
AZTarheeel
CadesCove
13SaintTiger
Lee to Toliver
Cosmo
SlowFlowPro
Salamander_Wilson
NotoriousFSU
Dale Murphy
St Augustine
crazy4lsu
TigerattheU
Wally Sparks
Michael J Cocks
Capital Cajun
foreverlsu (first time watcher)
taylork37
Mac
Patrick_Bateman
OleWarSkuleAlum (first time watcher?)
the smoke monster
List Eater (first time watcher)