tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post3773964006770051805..comments2023-10-20T09:18:52.575-07:00Comments on Gingers is the Watchword: Last Walk in the GardenRedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17215626415816734165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-30038344130609010882008-03-08T17:02:00.000-08:002008-03-08T17:02:00.000-08:00And yet I still leave you a voice mail with my ver...And yet I still leave you a voice mail with my version of Thom Yorke singing Way Down in the HoleGarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614836920112155147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-86440886649917212962008-03-07T13:51:00.000-08:002008-03-07T13:51:00.000-08:00Guv: Clark Johnson is in season 5. Still pretty sm...Guv: Clark Johnson is in season 5. Still pretty smokin' hot.<BR/><BR/>Gargamel: I still feel bad about that.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215626415816734165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-17409993857874929842008-03-07T13:23:00.000-08:002008-03-07T13:23:00.000-08:00Wow. This makes me want to go grab Season 1 and s...Wow. This makes me want to go grab Season 1 and start the journey. Which, really, there couldn't be a better compliment to a review! Thanks, both of you!Falwlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188835254714411124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-1643190945755593882008-03-07T12:45:00.000-08:002008-03-07T12:45:00.000-08:00Haha, yeah Baltimore seems to be the place to go t...Haha, yeah Baltimore seems to be the place to go these days for "gritty realism." These things come in stages - Harlem, then South Central LA, now Baltimore and to a lesser extent New Orleans and Detroit. It never bodes well for you chamber of commerce when Hollywood makes all its "realistic" stuff there.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015538168721175794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-18473062074147297152008-03-07T12:02:00.000-08:002008-03-07T12:02:00.000-08:00Hey Liz! Thanks, that's what I thought. I have th...Hey Liz! Thanks, that's what I thought. I have the Homicide DVD box sets - there aren't many shows I like enough to go the DVD route with but that was one for sure! :) I love a show that can go for realism and manage to be humorous at the same time. I will definitely check out The Wire. <BR/><BR/>After all this I'll be terrified to set foot in Baltimore ever again.The Guv'nerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644868081292848220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-61837547783105557402008-03-07T11:34:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:34:00.000-08:00Hi Guv'ner. I'm Liz. We've never been properly int...Hi Guv'ner. I'm Liz. We've never been properly introduced. I was also a huge fan of Homicide and its got a lot in common with the Wire. They were actually created by the same guy. If you liked Homicide, I can guarentee you'll like The Wire.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015538168721175794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-51645715555352878122008-03-07T11:09:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:09:00.000-08:00I remember the first time I watched The Wire, it w...I remember the first time I watched The Wire, it was already in its third season and I had no idea what the hell was going on but knew that I wanted to. So I rented the DVDs and could watch an entire season in a matter of days.<BR/><BR/>Having already been absorbed in the HBO miniseries The Corner when it aired several years ago, I already had tremendous respect and high expectations for the creative team behind The Wire. Those expectations were exceeded.<BR/><BR/>The Wire is like Shakespeare writing Rashomon set in the streets of Baltimore. It's amazing how much plot unfolds in each one hour episode. As soon as one ends, I can't wait to see what happens next... because if I do wait sometimes Red inadvertently tells me what happens next.<BR/><BR/>With an ensemble unlike any of its predecessors, The Wire is like The Godfather Parts I and II for television crime drama. It's the only reason I subscribe to HBO (seriously I'm going to cancel after this weekend).<BR/><BR/>The Wire will be missed. Mos def.Garneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614836920112155147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718863591862783655.post-648879035049388012008-03-07T10:36:00.000-08:002008-03-07T10:36:00.000-08:00You know what, I might have to do this as I've nev...You know what, I might have to do this as I've never managed to catch this show and I know I'd love it. I was a huge "Homicide: Life on the Street" fan (talking of B'more crime shows) and the Wire has a lot of common factors with it in terms of writers/producers etc. Isn't Clark Johnson in The Wire? I love that dude. Plus back in the Homicide days he was SMOKIN'.The Guv'nerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644868081292848220noreply@blogger.com