Reply to: The Wire

[voodooflux]

Just a reminder that season 2 of The Wire starts on BBC2 at 11.30pm tonight.

[voodooflux]

The pilot is already out and available on torrent

Yes, I believe it is

[Platypus]

The spinoff series "Caprica" is due to start next year.

The pilot is already out and available on torrent

[aceboy]

I watched & loved all 5 series of the wire.......in many respects I was sorry to see it end.

I also liked "The Shield"

[voodooflux]

The only other series that I'm currently watching, and again, it's taken me years to pluck up the motivation, after several friends constantly hyping it up, was the new Battlestar Galactica.

Good stuff that, and very gritty in places. The spinoff series "Caprica" is due to start next year.

The next box set will be Firefly.

Another series that deserved to run for longer. Brilliant script from Joss Whedon.

[Bunk]

I think season 3 is the best. It's near Shakespearian in its betrayals and twists while also giving a hint of what's to come in the next 2 seasons.

[voodooflux]

Season 2 is probably my least favourite of all of them. Probably season 5 nails it for me, they pull out all the stops in the absolute knowledge it was their last one.

Problem I have now is everything else on telly is so pish in comparison.

I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed with it at first - I think my expectations were artificially high after hearing nothing but rave reviews, and I found it a little slow to begin with. Then after watching the first few I was hooked and found myself watching "just one more" episode at 2.00am for a couple of nights over the weekend.

[snaw]

I drank copiously while watching the Wire, as do many of the characters

Just get on with it man!

Me too, me and the missus started watching it of an evening on the laptop in Thailand, and we got prettty smashed on Singha every night ...

[Platypus]

Oh no, my sky box is already full because of season one that I haven't managed to start watching yet... you say there's more coming.

We haven't watched yet because people say you need to concentrate so I only want to watch on a wine free night, there haven’t been any of those for a few weeks now.

I drank copiously while watching the Wire, as do many of the characters

Just get on with it man!

[gingerjedi]

The Wire will be back for season 2 on the 4th of May.

Oh no, my sky box is already full because of season one that I haven't managed to start watching yet... you say there's more coming.

We haven't watched yet because people say you need to concentrate so I only want to watch on a wine free night, there haven’t been any of those for a few weeks now.

[snaw]

Same here - I watched season 1 over the course of 3 nights and it becomes rather compelling viewing. Looking forward to season 2 (the beeb look to be squeezing in all 5 seasons over the next 3 months.)

Season 2 is probably my least favourite of all of them. Probably season 5 nails it for me, they pull out all the stops in the absolute knowledge it was their last one.

Problem I have now is everything else on telly is so pish in comparison.

[voodooflux]

Thanks - will keep an eye out. I'm getting withdrawal symptoms already.

Same here - I watched season 1 over the course of 3 nights and it becomes rather compelling viewing. Looking forward to season 2 (the beeb look to be squeezing in all 5 seasons over the next 3 months.)

[snaw]

Update: I found this



Do enjoy it - I thought that season 2 was WAY better than season 1 !

Toughie, but they just keep getting better ...

[Platypus]

Update: I found this

The Wire will be back for season 2 on the 4th of May.

Do enjoy it - I thought that season 2 was WAY better than season 1 !

[Platypus]

I hear it might be available as a torrent download ...