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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.

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i never said it was the best scene. i just have a man crush on omar. i would be his bitch if he schooled me.

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I want to watch so bad but don't want to know anything at all......

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I want to watch so bad but don't want to know anything at all......

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Nothing would be spoiled. It doesnt even contain any clips.

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For anyone interested, Idris Elba (actor who played Stringer) is working on some pretty interesting hip-hop music. no clue if/when it'll see the light of day but the sessions i heard were pretty cool.

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I want to watch so bad but don't want to know anything at all......

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Nothing would be spoiled. It doesnt even contain any clips.

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What about McNulty, you liar! Just kidding, god I'm so excited for Season 5.

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I thought the McNulty reveal was a bit of a spoiler [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] But CB posted it, and he's awesome so he gets a free pass.

DB - I'm actually curious as to what a Brit's take on this series would be. Imo, it's incredibly American in its vernacular and feel (haha I mean this in a positive way). But it's also ultimately an exploration of the human condition, so I think would easily cut across cultural barriers of understanding.

I have written this many times on 2p2 - this is an incredible series, perhaps the best produced in American television history.

-Al

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I didn't think the McNulty thing was that big of a deal. You can't keep a good man down forever, ya dig?

I also bumped a Wire thread the other day in OOT to say that the Season 4 DVD set is available for preorder on Amazon. Just double-checked, and it's still there for 39 bucks (awesome price). In fact, every season is available right now for approximately 40, so if you don't have them already, you should get them.

Al is correct, and I'll go a bit further, it's the best show in television history, and one of the most significant pieces of art in the past 50 years.

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Folks that are fans of The Wire definitely should check out this article. If you liked the Sopranos, I'd say you'll dig it even more.

Two Salon critics present their arguments for which is the best TV show of all time.

http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/...tml?source=rss

I hope that this gets some discussion going as well. The Wire article works well with the OP's link in terms of making the case that The Wire certainly is on part with great literature.

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Apologies if this has already been posted, but this is gold. The Wire w/ laugh track.