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re: OFFICIAL "The Wire" M/TV Board rewatch thread (current discussion starts ~p. 53)
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:02 pm to CocomoLSU
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:02 pm to CocomoLSU
Pausing my first watch of 30 Rock to participate in this. i have tried several times to get into the show but never got past a handful of episodes. I am hoping that doing it like a group like this will help push me along 
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:16 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:No kidding. Same with Carver too.
It's also strange to see Bodie as a rookie dealer in the pit in the first episode - just barely above hopper.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 2:58 pm to CocomoLSU
I watched the first 2 episodes last night.
Do all projects have random furniture just sitting outside or is that a Hollywood stereotype/misconception?
Do all projects have random furniture just sitting outside or is that a Hollywood stereotype/misconception?
This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 3:30 pm to List Eater
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Do all projects have random furniture just sitting outside or is that a stereotype?
Shitty developments with low income individuals usually will have just about anything outside. I'm sure they just got tired of standing and became resourceful.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 3:37 pm to Peazey
quote:
This America, man.
So I was thinking about this scene this morning. The American dream, more or less, is the idea that if a person works hard enough there is opportunity to succeed. To the people in the ghetto this is their hope, but they don't see themselves as having the same opportunities. They have to steal or sell drugs or otherwise engage in nefarious activity in order to succeed. Although it is destructive no other options offer the same type of advancement. So when McNulty asked the guy why he let Snotboogie sit at the card game, the guy was really saying that he didn't want to take away that part of the American dream that belonged to them. Everyone should at least have the opportunity to sit at the table.
This seem like a bit of a stretch to anyone? I think my explanation my be falling apart a bit at some point.
This scene was pretty much ripped from Simon's book Homicide A Year on the Killing Streets
Posted on 12/7/15 at 4:01 pm to CocomoLSU
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See, shite like this is why I'm pumped about this rewatch. I feel like there are a lot of things I missed the first time around...or maybe things that I caught, but didn't realize how powerful they were.
fo sure. i watched The Target last night and notice key characters we wouldn't have know, like WeeBay and Bryd in the court room. Also i thought Shardene
didn't show up for a couple of episodes. McNutty also seems to know a bit more about the organization than i realized at first as well.This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 4:28 pm to CocomoLSU
You can add me to the list as long as we are only watching two a week.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 6:15 pm to CocomoLSU
In. BTW I keeps one in the chamber, in case you ponderin' 
Posted on 12/7/15 at 6:38 pm to wutangfinancial
For this rewatch I will focus on the other side of things, alas the chain of command perspective. I remember getting real emotional rooting for Mcnullty and the other detectives without rationalizing why the unit was against them doing what they were doing. (Trying not to spoil).
Posted on 12/7/15 at 6:46 pm to 13SaintTiger
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For this rewatch I will focus on the other side of things, alas the chain of command perspective. I remember getting real emotional rooting for Mcnullty and the other detectives without rationalizing why the unit was against them doing what they were doing. (Trying not to spoil).
I tried to do that when I watched the whole series again a 2 months back (perfect timing
), and you'd think there'd be a graphic out there that shows all of this...but there isn't. I basically had to google positions of command. And what's weird is at different city sizes and different parts of the nation, not all the positions are at the same level or exist. So it gets kinda tedious to figure it all out.
The trick is knowing who the top dog is in the police force. Who he works for. Then base everyone in relation to them.
McNulty is 3 or 4 down the chain of command. Griggs is the same level as McNulty. Herc is bottom.
This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 6:54 pm to CocomoLSU
The Wire is awesome probably my favorite show ever. Watched every episode in about a week and a half this summer. First show I ever binge watched
probably my favorite show ever. Watched every episode in about a week and a half this summer. First show I ever binge watched
Posted on 12/7/15 at 6:58 pm to auzach91
I am in .
1st time watcher here. Looking forward to this..
1st time watcher here. Looking forward to this..
Posted on 12/7/15 at 7:17 pm to Pectus
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McNulty is 3 or 4 down the chain of command. Griggs is the same level as McNulty. Herc is bottom.
So it goes, Herc>>>>McNulty>>>SGT>>>LT>>>Major>> Col>>Deputy>>>>Commissioner?
Either way, I realize everything isn't as black and white as I made it seem the first watch. I could definitely put myself in the shoes of Major Rawls (as far as the first season goes). McNulty was pretty damn selfish and an insubordinate. I do respect those in any occupation doing it for the love they have for it, rather than seeking the career ladder but I also don't judge those who seek the career ladder, ambition is very admirable.
This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 7:23 pm to CocomoLSU
Posted on 12/7/15 at 8:22 pm to 13SaintTiger
Pretty much.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:21 pm to Wally Sparks
Starting E1 now
Posted on 12/7/15 at 11:03 pm to Cosmo
im gonna watch it later this week. this will be a good time waster for me during winter break.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 1:44 am to GreatLakesTiger24
It's been a while, I'm in. First season is love.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 2:25 am to iliveinabox
The first season illustrates how brilliant Avon was as a leader of men.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 7:38 am to Pectus
quote:
So it gets kinda tedious to figure it all out.
They did kind of change the structure during the run, too - where they went from Majors to Colonels at one point. I'm guessing that implied a reorganization, because they were never explicit.
Initially, it went from the commissioner, to the 2 deputy commissioners, to the majors in charge of the various divisions, and it appears that majors ran the districts. At some point, some of the major spots got bumped to colonels in later seasons, remaining under the deputies.
In real life, Baltimore has a "Chief" who is below the commissioner and deputy commissioner. That is confusing to folks outside law enforcement (and to me), so it was omitted from the show.
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