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Wire week 8 talk for the On Demand'ers
Talk here about episode 8, "Corner Boys."
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The Wire, "Unto Others": Getting better all the time?
Spoilers for "The Wire" just as soon as I finish making a potato silencer... “Unto Others” is the literal halfway point of season four (show 7 out of 13), and it represents a kind of turning point. After six episodes of Murphy’s Law reigning supreme -- of
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Wire week 7 talk for the On Demand'ers
After taking last night off to avoid competing with Game 2 of the World Series, "The Wire" is back this week with the mid-point episode, "Unto Others." Have at it.
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The Wire, "Margin of Error": Primary color
Spoilers for "The Wire" episode six, "Margin of Error," just as soon as I find my Curtis Mayfield CD... Once upon a time, back before it looked like HBO needed to be shamed into ordering a fourth and, especially, a fifth season of "The Wire,
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Wire week 6 talk for the On Demand'ers
Talk about episode 6, "Unto Others," here until the review goes up on Sunday night.
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The Wire, "Alliances": Dead is dead
Spoilers for "The Wire" episode five, "Alliances," just as soon as I see Rawls' car turn round the corner... Someone's been wearing out the grooves in their "Stand By Me" DVD, no? From the ghost stories around the fire in the
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The Wire episode 5 talk for the On Demand'ers
Discuss episode 5, "Alliances," here to avoid spoiling the non On Demand crowd.
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The Wire, "Refugees": No one (bleeps) with him now
Thoughts on "The Wire" episode four, "Refugees," just as soon as I check in on the methane probes... One of my favorite DVD commentary lines of all time comes on the "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" disc (trust me, this is going somewhere)
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Wire week 4 talk for the On Demand'ers
Here's where you can talk about "The Wire" episode 4, "Refugees," until the review thread opens on Sunday night.
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The Wire, "Home Rooms": Omar back!
Spoilers for "The Wire" episode three, "Home Rooms," coming just as soon as I can find a box of Honey Nut Cheerios... The bookends of this episode show you the breadth of this show's tones. In the opening, we see folk hero stick-up artist
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Wire week 3 talk for the On Demand'ers
Comment away on episode 3, "Home Room."
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The Wire, "Soft Eyes": Parallel lines
Spoilers for episode two of "The Wire" immediately following (UPDATE: I fixed the bad HTML coding I used on Sunday night, so the post should all be readable now)... David Simon is fond of parallels on this show, whether it's Bunny Colvin and Stringer Bell reciting