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Posted on 5/11/22 at 9:11 am to CocomoLSU
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Admittedly, I can’t stand John Bernthal though, so that may have something to do with it.
might have a tough time with the show but its pretty damn good IMO
Posted on 5/11/22 at 3:41 pm to Dire Wolf
If I’m enjoying this show very much do y’all think I should watch The Wire?
Posted on 5/11/22 at 3:48 pm to 225bred
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We Own This City coming to HBO in April
If I’m enjoying this show very much do y’all think I should watch The Wire?
Absolutely!
Posted on 5/12/22 at 12:05 pm to JDPndahizzy
IMO, episode 3 was really good especially the last part.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 12:11 pm to 225bred
For sure. The Wire is a bit slower and more methodical with a focus on different aspects of the city each season but so far this has almost been The Wire: Addendum
Posted on 5/12/22 at 2:54 pm to tylerdurden24
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The Wire is a bit slower and more methodical
I remember years ago I started watching it but thought it was kinda boring, if I recall correctly.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 2:57 pm to tylerdurden24
Tried to watch this the other night. When it came on, it was dubbed over in Spanish. Check my settings, set to English. Get out of the show, click again to watch, still Spanish. So I close the app completely and restart. Episode 1 starts where I left off, about 30-45 sec. in, and it's in English, yay, so I rewind to beginning. Somehow it went back to being dubbed in Spanish. 
Posted on 5/12/22 at 3:14 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
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Tried to watch this the other night. When it came on, it was dubbed over in Spanish. Check my settings, set to English. Get out of the show, click again to watch, still Spanish. So I close the app completely and restart. Episode 1 starts where I left off, about 30-45 sec. in, and it's in English, yay, so I rewind to beginning. Somehow it went back to being dubbed in Spanish.
same thing happened to me, actually, switching back and forth to spanish. weird.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 4:17 pm to vuvuzela
I like the show so far. Yes, the actress playing DOJ Steele is pretty awful, but that's my only real complaint. Sgt Jenkins is such a douche, but Jon Bernthal nails the character.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 7:40 am to DukeSilver
Dook
Herc
LT Daniel’s wife
It’s like they are trying to shove fan service down our throat
Herc
LT Daniel’s wife
It’s like they are trying to shove fan service down our throat
Posted on 5/13/22 at 12:50 pm to VermilionTiger
I’m watching episode 2 now, and holy shite the acting in this is fricking terrible. Bad bad. There is some solid acting but most of it is just plain awful. The DOJ chick, Marlo, the Asian cop, the FBI chick interviewing the Asian cop who wrote the report on gondo, Gondo, the rapper dude, etc. It’s like everybody is just reading their lines off the page instead of actually acting.
That being said, I’m digging the show so far.
That being said, I’m digging the show so far.
This post was edited on 5/13/22 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 5/13/22 at 3:10 pm to CocomoLSU
The Wire is a top 2-3 show for me, so I’ve been enjoying this so far. I also just watched the HBO documentary “Slow Hustle” which goes into Det Sean Suiter (Actor playing him played Marlo). Very interesting doc and I recommend it if anyone is enjoying this, but I wouldn’t advise someone to watch it yet if they don’t want spoilers for this show.
Being a former cop, I’m not a huge fan of the anti-police slant this show and the doc both tend to have at times, but I also understand it because these dudes were extremely corrupt so frick them.
Being a former cop, I’m not a huge fan of the anti-police slant this show and the doc both tend to have at times, but I also understand it because these dudes were extremely corrupt so frick them.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 4:57 pm to CocomoLSU
I haven’t watched this yet but how is Marlo so bad in this versus his Wire performance?
Posted on 5/13/22 at 5:41 pm to Keys Open Doors
I’m not sure. His facial expression never changes and his dialogue sounds like he’s reading it off a page. Very little emotion (if any) and he’s just sort of there. His character doesn’t feel genuine at all.
Just my $0.02.
Just my $0.02.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 6:02 pm to CocomoLSU
I’ve heard the same critiques from others. It’s just strange that he was so bad in this because he’s a guy with real acting experience before The Wire and someone who has gotten decent roles since.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 7:54 pm to Keys Open Doors
fricking Dukie!
Now Herc. Hahaa.
Now Herc. Hahaa.
This post was edited on 5/13/22 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 5/13/22 at 8:00 pm to CocomoLSU
I’m really enjoying the show
The wire nostalgia all over the place
Bernthal has an amazing switch he turns on in a lot of movies and shows where he just snaps and gets wild .
The wire nostalgia all over the place
Bernthal has an amazing switch he turns on in a lot of movies and shows where he just snaps and gets wild .
Posted on 5/13/22 at 8:21 pm to Lawyered
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Bernthal
Interesting dude. He went to the Sidwell Friends school, studied acting at Harvard, and played pro baseball in Russia.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 10:06 pm to Keys Open Doors
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I’ve heard the same critiques from others. It’s just strange that he was so bad in this because he’s a guy with real acting experience before The Wire and someone who has gotten decent roles since.
He might be just playing to the actual character.
I watched the HBO documentary on his character for context and it seems like that detective was just a very quiet, unassuming guy with 5 kids who wasn't particularly competent at his job and (without spoiling) winds up in a somewhat ambiguous situation that can't easily be explained. In other words we don't really know if he's good, evil or simply a victim.
I can see how trying to capture that would be seen as bad acting. It will also be interesting to see how the show handles his character going forward.
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