Comments on: The Wire Season 5 Episode 1 in Review http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/ All things The Wire Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: *THE BEAR* http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-827 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:03:23 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-827 Amazing episode.

But in this fifth season there is a slight problem – over the 5 years of the show more and more cast members have joined it and there simply are too many of them to show. Naturally, some of them will be forgotten.

For instance, my heart bleeds for there won’t be much of Bunny, Cutty, Prez, Namond, Poot in these remaining episodes if they will ever be shown at all. But hey, there’s always a bright side, after watching this premiere the new edition of newsroom dawgs appears to fit perfectly, especially this main man Gus Haynes who’s probably going to me the lead emotional protagonist, just like D’Angelo in first season, Frank Sobotka in second, Bunny in third and the kid quartet in fourth.

Anyway, I can’t wait for more of Omar!

Where is this legend of Bowlmore? He stalks in the shadows and people always shout ‘Omar comin’ when he shows up. He is the Robin Hood of 21st century, he is Omar! :D

Anyway, I probably had too many beers watching the premiere.

]]> By: apocalypsonow http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-823 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:49:44 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-823 You just knew Daniels was wrong to believe all that “it’s a new day in Baltimore” shit.

]]> By: Jeff http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-822 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:12:51 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-822 Did you notice the last piece of audio in the episode was a phone ringing, then a voice saying “Homicide” ?

Great homage to Homicide!

I will miss this show when it is gone…

]]> By: Kalle http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-818 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:10:00 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-818 mobioevo: Damn, you’re right, I’m sorry… forgot that part was in the book as well (it’s been a while since I read it). That also makes more sense given the “How many years you figure we’ve been doing this same shit?” “Twenty, at least.”-dialogue, considering it’s now been twenty years since the book. My bad.

]]> By: mobioevo http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-817 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:50:20 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-817 What do you mean it is a homage to the show Homicide? It is from David Simon’s BOOK Homicide: A Year On the Killing Streets, which is a work of journalism and is true in its entirety. The Baltimore homicide detectives would use this trick to try to get the suspect to talk. Most of the things in The Wire are taken from real life and can be found in David Simon’s two books, Homicide and The Corner.

]]> By: Ju-ju http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-815 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:39:37 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-815 Very strong season premier. Remember, it’s the first episode. Many of my friends and family tuned in for the first time and were satisfied.

This season is going to be explosive. I cant wait to see what other characters show up next week.

]]> By: Kalle http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-813 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:17:01 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-813 It should obviously be pointed out, so that no one misses it, that the copying machine scene was basically a repetition and an homage to a very similar scene in that great, earlier Baltimore/David Simon show, “Homicide: Life on the Street”. But yeah, it’s a gag worth repeating and definitely a joy to see.

]]> By: Mal http://thewire-hbo.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-812 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:02:13 +0000 http://mcnulty.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-wire-season-5-episode-1-in-review/#comment-812 It was nice – the main points which got me were just how much Dukie has grown (especially in comparison to Michael, who barely seems to have changed), and the journalist scenes. It’s obvious that the first ep or 2 will involve the setting up of these characters, and while there was some fairly unsubtle (for the wire) set up stuff – The ambitious youngster, the moral editor, the less interested owner – it bodes well for the future.

That said, while there were a few great scenes, it definitely seemed to be setting the scene rather than developing plot in and of itself. I loved the re-appearance of Sergei/Boris, and what looks to be an upcoming struggle between Marlo & Prop Joe.

I must admit i’ve managed to get ep2 from the intarwebz, and without giving anything away, the re-appearance of another old character, and what may be the beginning of McNulty’s undoing, certainly blow away anything in ep1.

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