ALLWHITEPEOPLELOOKTHESAME Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 i remmember often seeing BONER throws on The Wire. Started watching The Corner. Made by the same people before they made The Wire. It's based on the non-fiction book of the same title, which was very interesting. I liked that on The Wire they had a lot of low key guest appearance characters and actors from other shows, and also from the real life people that The Corner was based on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehaze Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 i remember seeing Felon a few times no one else sticks out in my mind though bets, and cycle too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allfreetime Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Love this show but hate waiting for it on my Netflix, are there any reliable streams online? I was having the same problem. This one's megavideo links seems to work. At least for S2E6, E7, and E8. http://www.tvkuro.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 and you cannot imagine how bad it sucks to see the street you have shit on in an episode, camera pans around, but just not quite far enough to catch your shit. it happens I can't even count how many times I got fucked by Brotherhood, no homo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yomommasaho Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Snoop did time for murder when she was younger, the guy who plays Omar pulled her out of a club. I know Slim Charles was a thug in DC when he was younger, gun charges or something like that Alot of people who makes cameos are oldhead dealers/stickup kids from Baltimore who the creator knows. Omar's boy who helps him go after Marlo is one who comes to mind im jumping ahead here, i wanna read thru every page in this before i contribute, but i just wanted to say that the minister, the slim soft spoken guy who kept schoolin bunny colvin, was, in real life, a major heroin trafficker who was locked up by the cop who created the show, back in the 80's or 70's or some shit. when he got out he bing, that same cop asked him if he wanted a job on the new series he was doing. ite, im continue reading, then ill be back w/ more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomommasaho Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 well shit, i read ahead one page and found im contributing nothing new lol anyway, ill be back to discuss some more... if anyone even still fucks with this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allfreetime Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I can't even count how many times I got fucked by Brotherhood, no homo O really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war terror Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 best show ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allfreetime Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 One of my favorite songs from The Wire/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allfreetime Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Wow. Just watched the final episode. I can't believe they made the scrubby computer smart corner kid become a junkie in the end. Out of all the characters in the entire series he's the only one who had a mindset of constant improvement without harming or deceiving others. That is the saddest story in the whole series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Been watching this I got the whole 5 series and am currently into season 4 god damn it's a good show. Bunk is my favorite character from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i eat babies Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Found this: http://www.imperial-clothing.com/shop/merchandise/y/your-demise/your-demise-omar-white-t-shirt.html WANT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I love this show and Omar in it........ but that shirt is CORNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Friday night I was just saying I wanna watch the boxset again....think I'm gonna wait a while longer Protip: Anthony Bourdain will be a writer on Treme next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerkherder1 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i still need to watch season 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 you're all entitled to your opinion but for me,the only thing more painful to watch on tv is oz. these shows are wicked lame.their trying to make a soap opera outta some shit that just isnt.. both shows=mad corny but i know none of you care about my opinion so tits shall be posterfied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 you're all entitled to your opinion but for me,the only thing more painful to watch on tv is oz. these shows are wicked lame.their trying to make a soap opera outta some shit that just isnt.. both shows=mad corny but i know none of you care about my opinion so tits shall be posterfied. And just what do you think is a good TV program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 breakout.national geographic channel. some of the things these inmates do to escape is awe inspiring.some dude by removing the cinderblocks in his cell and tunneling out of a jail.he was able to hide his digging by filling up the cracks with plaster he made with toothpaste,talcum powder and jolly rachers.he was able to use the coloring from the jolly ranchers to match the paint of the walls that no one noticed even after months of working at the wall. much more entertaining.but again,whatever your into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inappropriate_Responder Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 adebisi's_hat was my screen name back in 1998/2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 if you want to watch something about the streetlife,watch the first 48.it gives you a real inside look at how dumb and unglamorous real drug dealers are... i would also like to point out that this thread reminds me strongly of this.. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/09/85-the-wire/ take this how you want to. this show is just to overdramatic.i was hoping that is was gonna be like belly or shottas,but it wasnt and i was deeply disappointed. needs less drama,more mindless violence and naked bitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAXMAN79 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 stringer bell is from england? WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Seems weird to me to question the authenticity of The Wire, when the shows creators, writers, and even some actors were involved in major cases much like the show is based around. It's definitely not a documentary, but if you think drug networks aren't like big corporations and aren't run by extremely sophisticated criminals, I don't know what to tell you. Barksdale and Marlo aren't supposed to be like the retards on First 48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 its too dramaticized for me.thats all. could you please give some more details on the cases and the people who were involved with them? like i said though whatever your into.i watch cspan alot.most of you wouldnt be into that but i am.its all personal taste in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 stringer bell is from england? WTF I know McNulty is from England Didn't know Bell was tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 could you please give some more details on the cases and the people who were involved with them? "Simon has stated that he originally set out to create a police drama loosely based on the experiences of his writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective. Burns, when working on protracted investigations of violent drug dealers using surveillance technology, had often been frustrated by the bureaucracy of the Baltimore police department; Simon saw similarities with his own ordeals as a police reporter for The Baltimore Sun." The guy who plays The Deacon: "Melvin Williams was actively involved with drug trafficking throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. During that time Williams was periodically arrested on minor charges. In the early 1980s federal agents along with the Baltimore Police Department launched an investigation into his activities. One of the investigators working on the case was Ed Burns. On December 6, 1984 Williams was arrested on cocaine trafficking charges. On February 7, 1985, he was convicted and sentenced to 34 years in prison. He served part of his sentence in the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. In May 1987, the Internal Revenue Service assessed taxes in the amount of $425,055 and seized the Williams home. While still in prison his life story was featured in a series of articles written by future The Wire creator David Simon. "Easy Money: Anatomy of a Drug Empire" a series of five articles was published in the Baltimore Sun in 1987. Williams was released on parole in 1996. In March 1999 he pistol whipped a man over a $500 debt. Williams, who at the time was on parole and had an extensive criminal record, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in December 2000 after one mistrial. However his sentence was reduced by the same judge who imposed the original 22 year term. He was released from prison in September 2003." Snoop also did time for murder, as well as Omar's boy Donnie having been a major, real life stick up kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anything goes Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 isn't a DRAMA supposed to be dramaticized, I'm just not really understanding your argument here but it's whatever...like you said it comes down to personal taste. could you please give some more details on the cases and the people who were involved with them? Melvin Williams Melvin Williams, who played the deacon on The Wire was once a powerful Baltimore drug kingpin. Known as "Little Melvin" in certain circles, Williams was sent to federal prison in the 1980's for orchestrating a large-scale drug trade enterprise in Baltimore. Towards the end of his sentence, Williams found a new lease on life through religion. After his release, Williams was sent back to prison in 2000 for a gun conviction, but was released in 2003. He is currently on parole and cannot go further than 40 miles from Baltimore without special permission. Anwan Glover On The Wire, Anwan Glover played gun-wielding henchman Slim Charles. In real life, "Big G" Glover is a celebrity in the Washington, DC Go-go music scene, best known as one of the founding members of the Backyard Band. In 2004 Glover came uncomfortably close to losing his career when he was charged with gun possession for carrying a 9mm Smith & Wesson. Glover received a suspended sentence and unsupervised probation, a lucky break that allowed him to continue pursuing a future in acting. Felicia Pearson Pearson was born to two incarcerated drug addicts and raised in an East Baltimore foster home. Born premature and weighing only three pounds, she was not expected to live. She was so small she was fed with an eyedropper until she could be fed normally. Instead of attending school, Pearson worked as a drug dealer. At the age of 14, she was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a girl named Okia Toomer and sentenced to two eight year terms, to be served consecutively, at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, Maryland.[1] She was released after 6.5 years. Pearson said her life turned around at the age of 18 when Arnold Loney, a local drug dealer who looked out for her and sent her money in prison, was shot and killed. It was he who had given her the nickname Snoop because she reminded him of Charlie Brown's beagle Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts. While in prison, she earned her GED and was released in 2000. She landed a local job fabricating car bumpers, she says, but was fired after only two weeks when her employer learned she had a prison record. In 2009, Pearson was given an Honorary University of Toledo College of Law Juris Doctorate. Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was arrested for drug possession in August 2008. Police arrived at Pearson's house on a warrant to pick her up for refusing to cooperate as a witness in the murder trial of Steven Lashley, who authorities say Pearson witnessed stabbing another man. Upon entering her house, officers discovered suspected marijuana. Pearson, who played a cold-blooded killer by the same name on The Wire, was charged with one count of drug possession. there's some more here - http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/photogallery/the-wire.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 ^ I don't know about that 08 case, but she got bagged for murder in 94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 isn't a DRAMA supposed to be dramaticized, I'm just not really understanding your argument here but it's whatever...like you said it comes down to personal taste. What's not to understand? Dude said The Wire should have been more like Belly. Makes sense to me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 More like a 90s rap video Word :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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