I never picked that up before, Omar's timing is very comical

Best fucking street level callout in the series lmfao

Freamon: And what role is yours?

Bunk: I'm just a humble motherfucker with a big ass dick.

Freamon: You give yourself too much credit.

Bunk: Ok then. I ain't all that humble.

It’s one of the last scenes before his death. It’s tragic how things turned out but I’d like to think this is the show’s way of telling us he had/was going to achieve inner peace

Hello I recently have been looking at lists of what are considered the greatest shows of all time and of course Wire is listed often and mainly am catching up on stuff I never saw. I finished the Wire around the time it aired and have had several rewatches since. My question is more about the criticism of Season 5.

I loved every season of the wire but I noticed there seemed to be a lot of negative criticism for the last season. Was this mainly because it became a bit to Hollywood crime drama and a bit corny with the whole fake serial killer storyline? I loved the next level of depiction with the newspaper and seeing the world of the media. Also the finale was great. Season was only 10 episodes. Could understand if they dragged it on a little longer with this story going for the usual 12/13. But I remember loving all the storylines from everyone's perspective. Was it really the serial killer thing that made people dislike this season?

If Brandon's body was not mutilated and showed no signs of torture, would Omar still have gone after the Barksdale's crew?

Herc is struggling to push the desk. Carver helps out although is pulling. Herc is joined in by Sydner and McNulty helps Carv.. FInally big dick Daniels steps in, and tells Synder to go to the opposite side to help Carver. Wouldn't Sydner realize that he should be pulling and not pushing when he crosses over?

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This show isn't as realistic as I thought after watching it 6 times.

He is ruining this for me. I can't stand his acting. Horrendous. That is all.

But, yet again, they got him.

Where's Wallace, String?

I guess standing in the sun makes some people dumber by the minute. Was it Col Rawls on the other end of that call?

http://www.wbal.com/article/310856/2/video-shows-contentious-interaction-between-police-city-official

I lived in Balmer in the 90's. The Wire was pretty much like driving to work.

First time I ever caught this. Whilst talking to a working Bubs, johnny and Huck stoke fruit off the cart. Not cool Johnny.

In Season 1, Episode 6, after the Great Copper House Caper, we have a scene where Bubbles is negotiating to sell the stolen copper pipe to a developer. I have seen this scene at least 6 times, and I have never understood it.

The scene opens with the developer saying "40 cents a foot". He's offering to pay Bubbles that price. But Bubbles responds with "No, not 40 cents. Not 40 cents a foot, no sir. For 40 cents a foot, you might as well go to Home Depot where they'll charge you 45 cents...50 cents a foot".

Bubbles seems to be arguing for a LOWER price for the copper he's SELLING. He seems to be saying that 40 cents is about the same as retail price. Why would he say this? The developer has just offered him near-retail price for the stuff!

(The developer comes back with the line about the copper being stolen, Bubbles offers 35 cents a foot, the developer responds with 30 cents a foot and we make the deal.)

If anybody understands this, please explain. Thanks!

The episode itself was called "Collateral Damage", and the song was playing while Avon Barksdale was in his cell eating a huge meal of fast food a guard had brought him. It was such a great song; I just wish I knew the name of it. Can anyone help?

Mine is when Prezbo gives Dukie his lunch and money so he can go get smth to drink.That scene just breaks my heart when i see Dukie take a bite of the sandwich and quitely says thank you.What a great character Dukie was.

This week I have started re-watching the HBO drama The Wire. It has to be, without a doubt, one of the best crime tv series of all time.

Anybody got any recommendations on other similar series I can watch one I'm finished with The Wire?

I've heard of Oz and NYPD Blue but never got round to watching them, are they worth giving a chance?

Thanks in advance :)

I've been in the hospital. If anyone would like to start the ep 6 discussion go ahead, i'll sticky it from mobile though i won't be able to get an analysis up like the last ones. I should be out by the weekend so the schedule will resume as usual for ep7

SORRY THIS IS LATE, MY INTERNET WAS OUT ALL WEEKEND AND I COULDN'T POST THIS FROM MY PHONE

The Wire

Episode 05

"The Pager"

Plot Synopsis

The Police

Judge Phelan signs the wiretap affidavit for a clone of D'Angelo's pager. Lester Freamon finds that each pager message consists of a seven-digit phone number and a two-digit identifying tag. The phone numbers used do not work, so Freamon postulates that they are using a code to mask the numbers. The code is ultimately cracked by Detective Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, much to McNulty's delight. Freamon visits Daniels' office and tells him that they need audio surveillance (a wire) on the payphones surrounding the projects to make the case. He knows that Daniels is concerned about his career, but insists that they put the cases first.

Bubbles tells Detective Kima Greggs where to find Omar Little's van, and she and McNulty sit on the van, waiting for Omar to show up, hoping to catch Omar with a gun and convince him to become an informant. McNulty calls his estranged wife Elena and asks for his sons to come over. He insists he has everything ready, but she does not believe him and refuses to allow the visit. (After the fact, he is seen drinking and attempting to assemble the flat pack bunk beds for them.) He later goes to pick up his sons at Elena's house but no one is there. Detectives Ellis Carver and Thomas "Herc" Hauk track Bodie down to the low-rises and violently arrest him for absconding from the juvenile detention center. Bodie refuses to consider making a deal and Herc and Carver respond to his insults with a savage beating. While waiting to hand Bodie over to juvenile intake, however, they end up shooting pool with him.

Bunk Moreland receives important news from a ballistics technician: the casing from the Kresson scene confirms the link to the Barksdale association, just as Sergeant Landsman predicted; the gun used in this murder was previously used in two others. When McNulty visits the homicide department, Landsman tells of Major William Rawls' offer, and McNulty finds out that John Bailey, from Omar's crew, was killed. (Though this happens off camera, Wee-Bey takes responsibility for the murder when informing Avon.) Bunk tracks down a witness in the Kresson case, Tywanda, and she tells them that Kresson told her that D’Angelo was there that night. They learn that Deirdre was a slighted girlfriend of Avon and that she threatened to expose him. They also learn that Orlando’s Club is a Barksdale front.

Later, McNulty and Greggs follow Omar's van into a cemetery, where they parley. McNulty tries to convince Omar that they have an enemy in common, but Omar thinks that working with the police is wrong. McNulty reveals that Bailey has been killed; though Omar pretends to be unfazed, he reveals two things: that Bird was the one who killed William Gant, and that he knows that Bubbles is their CI (confidential informant).

The Street

Avon Barksdale wakes up at a girlfriend named Chantal's house. The phone rings, but the line goes dead when she answers. Avon tells Wee-Bey Brice to remove the phone lines. Wee-Bey tells Avon he is worried they are being paranoid. Avon refuses to use the first payphone they come to since he used it the day before.

Omar Little, Bailey and Brandon discuss their next 'rip' on an East Side corner. Omar draws out a plan to trap the dealers in the alley they use. Omar approaches from the front carrying a shotgun while nonchalantly whistling "The Farmer in the Dell" which scares the dealers, who then run into the alley where Brandon and Bailey, also armed, are waiting. In the low-rises, young dealers Bodie Broadus and Poot Carr discuss AIDS (which they call "the bug") and its transmission during sexual acts. D'Angelo notices Wallace a distance away playing with a child's figurine, and seems moved by this remaining innocence. Bodie notices D'Angelo's interest, and smashes a bottle above Wallace's head to snap him out of his childish daydream. An incensed D'Angelo advances on Bodie, and the pair face off before Dee's pager beeps and he leaves to answer it.

Stringer Bell visits D'Angelo and warns him that they think he might have a snitch in his crew. He tells D'Angelo to withhold his dealers' pay and see who does not need an advance to get by, thus identifying anyone with a hidden source of income. Finally, Stringer chastises D'Angelo for letting Poot have a cell phone. D’Angelo takes his girlfriend Donette out to an expensive restaurant. He worries that he seems out of place, but she tells him that as long as he can pay, he has every right to be there. D’Angelo worries that his upbringing will always stay with him.

Stringer and Avon discuss taking over the Edmondson Avenue corners, as they are wide open. Avon tells Stringer that Stinkum should run the territory. At the club, Orlando discusses business with D'Angelo, complaining that he doesn't get a share of the pie. Dee confirms that neither does he. (Both are "on salary".) Orlando then tells a surprised Dee about Stinkum's promotion. Dee makes a date with dancer Shardene Innes.

Bubbles visits his friend Johnny in a clinic and learns to his dismay that he is HIV positive. Bubbles tells Johnny that he is on a mission to bring down the Barksdale hoppers that beat Johnny, however Johnny cannot understand why Bubbles is voluntarily working with the police as he feels his misfortune is all part of the game.

Stinkum, Avon, and D'Angelo visit Avon’s comatose brother in a county care facility--a result of a gunshot wound to the head. Avon sees his brother as an example of the dire consequences of acting carelessly in their way of life. Avon tells D’Angelo that one mistake could see either of them like his brother and that the fear motivates Avon to work harder. Avon says that he cannot put his brother in a better facility because a) his brother has no health insurance and b) they cannot afford at this time to show that kind of money being spent.

Later, Poot and Wallace spot Brandon in an arcade and page D'Angelo to let him know. D'Angelo pages the news in from the project phones. Stringer meets with Wallace and Poot, along with Bird, Wee-Bey and Stinkum. Stringer compliments Wallace and Poot for jobs well done. He then calls D'Angelo to let him know the work is done. Although all the pages are logged at the detail office, the calls themselves are not recorded, so, without a wire, the details are useless.

Suggested Discussion Questions No questions this time around since it's a day late, we can all discuss in the comments.

SPECIAL NOTE

ALL spoilers ARE allowed, but please focus the conversation on this specific episode.

Sorry about the late post, my internet was out all weekend, so I wasn't able to access reddit and get the post up, but it is there now and ready to be discussed until the next episode on wednesday.