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One thing is there are many really good shows out right now. TV has never been better, IMO. You used to get like 1 good show a year, but now there seems to be several going on at the same time. You can't watch them all, unfortunately.

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Even though I watch hardly any TV mostly due to time pressure and a tendency to lose interest during commercial breaks (i.e., my mind wanders into the world of my anxieties) I realize there's some real good stuff out there.

A lot of things in culture and lifestyle are very good these days but many people around my age (I'm 52) often don't thing so. IMO it's the nostalgia trap; that is comparing the average of today with the best of something from years ago. It's simply not a fair comparison.

~ Rick

Re: Interesting artcile on HBO\'s The Wire
 

Omar Testifies

"and what is your occupation?"

"Occupation?"

"What exactly do you do for a living?"

"I rip and run."

"Youuuu..."

"I robs drug dealers."

"and exactly how long has this been your occupation?"

"I venture to say maybe about, 8 or 9 years"

"How does a man rob drug dealers for 8 or 9 years and live to tell about it?"

"Day at a time, I suppose"

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Wow, I can't believe that some of the folks from the Lounge haven't seen this show. It's the best show on television and it's not close. The depth and richness of the charaters if flat out amazing. The change of plots and subplots from season to season is fantastic. I can't say enough fantastic things about this show.

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One thing is there are many really good shows out right now. TV has never been better, IMO. You used to get like 1 good show a year, but now there seems to be several going on at the same time. You can't watch them all, unfortunately.

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I dont watch any TV other than a few of the HBO shows, but I feel pretty comfortable saying that the good network shows dont compare to The Wire.

Bump it to the top of your Netflix queue. Each season is like 12 hours of the best film you've ever seen.

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Omar Testifies

"and what is your occupation?"

"Occupation?"

"What exactly do you do for a living?"

"I rip and run."

"Youuuu..."

"I robs drug dealers."

"and exactly how long has this been your occupation?"

"I venture to say maybe about, 8 or 9 years"

"How does a man rob drug dealers for 8 or 9 years and live to tell about it?"

"Day at a time, I suppose"

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Possibly the single best scene in the history of the show.

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who's better? Stringer Bell or Paulie Walnuts?

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Omar Testifies

"and what is your occupation?"

"Occupation?"

"What exactly do you do for a living?"

"I rip and run."

"Youuuu..."

"I robs drug dealers."

"and exactly how long has this been your occupation?"

"I venture to say maybe about, 8 or 9 years"

"How does a man rob drug dealers for 8 or 9 years and live to tell about it?"

"Day at a time, I suppose"

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Possibly the single best scene in the history of the show.

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Great scene, but there are several others that are better largely because of the emotional weight rather than the comedic factor of this one.

In particular, the scene between Stringer and Avon at the end of Season 3 when they are on the balcony looking over the pier is my personal favorite.

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Omar Testifies

"and what is your occupation?"

"Occupation?"

"What exactly do you do for a living?"

"I rip and run."

"Youuuu..."

"I robs drug dealers."

"and exactly how long has this been your occupation?"

"I venture to say maybe about, 8 or 9 years"

"How does a man rob drug dealers for 8 or 9 years and live to tell about it?"

"Day at a time, I suppose"

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Possibly the single best scene in the history of the show.

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Great scene, but there are several others that are better largely because of the emotional weight rather than the comedic factor of this one.

In particular, the scene between Stringer and Avon at the end of Season 3 when they are on the balcony looking over the pier is my personal favorite.

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Certainly. That episode(3-11) is probably my favorite of the entire series. Both of them knowing what they'd just had to do, but still enjoying their last evening with one another. That is a fantastic scene. They truly did love each other despite of their difference in philosophy.

The opening scene with omar and Brother Mouzone was also excellent.

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Reged: 05/19/05
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who's better? Stringer Bell or Paulie Walnuts?

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That is tough. Probably Stringer these days. The Sopranos was my favorite show for a long time, but lately The Wire is the best. Stringer cant match Paulie's comedic contributions though.

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Can I read this thread without getting seasons 3 and 4 spoiled? I watched the first two when they aired, and then went to school and didn't have HBO. I'm about to start 3 and 4 after re-watching the first two over the past few weeks.

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Omar Testifies

"and what is your occupation?"

"Occupation?"

"What exactly do you do for a living?"

"I rip and run."

"Youuuu..."

"I robs drug dealers."

"and exactly how long has this been your occupation?"

"I venture to say maybe about, 8 or 9 years"

"How does a man rob drug dealers for 8 or 9 years and live to tell about it?"

"Day at a time, I suppose"

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Possibly the single best scene in the history of the show.

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I will submit that the opening scene of this series ("This is America.") is better.