tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8204427672320889878..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Wire: Season 1Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34317464229011897742011-08-29T15:16:43.187-04:002011-08-29T15:16:43.187-04:00Thanks for the comments, all. I'm really lovin...Thanks for the comments, all. I'm really loving the show so far, I'm now almost at the end of season 3. It's a very, very rich and complex show.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-90989176093438299762011-08-26T21:27:58.829-04:002011-08-26T21:27:58.829-04:00"David Simon's The Wire is quite possibly..."David Simon's The Wire is quite possibly the most acclaimed and respected TV show of all time. After watching the first season in the condensed period of a week, I'm starting to understand why." <br /><br /><br />This is a situation where I can only comment on the review, and not the subject it informs. Just teh morning this review appeared I had received an e mail from my Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-89049342229454389112011-08-25T21:13:48.118-04:002011-08-25T21:13:48.118-04:00It only gets better from here, Ed.It only gets better from here, Ed.Joe Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160822944514723178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-58228859044132071952011-08-25T16:20:57.510-04:002011-08-25T16:20:57.510-04:00Everyone has their favorite season, and yours may ...Everyone has their favorite season, and yours may well end up being different than mine: S3, in which it's no spoiler to say that you will learn a new word -- "Hamsterdam."Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86624742403487409512011-08-24T16:29:41.637-04:002011-08-24T16:29:41.637-04:00Well, Ed, a typically stringent analysis of the op...Well, Ed, a typically stringent analysis of the openign act of the greatest American TV series of, well pretty much ever. I did my own piece on it on Wonders a coupole of years back (I won't post the link here as you need to see all five series first), but that was on the whole series, not season by seasons. I can only confirm that the standard doesn't drop for one milli-second.Allan Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561171701331244664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-54099889679668341222011-08-23T16:51:35.876-04:002011-08-23T16:51:35.876-04:00Well, all I can say is: Just wait 'til you get...Well, all I can say is: Just wait 'til you get to seasons 3 and 4. That is not just among the best television ever, that belongs in the pantheon of narrative art, in my humble opinion. At least for the last decade.<br /><br />Oh, and there is spoilers in the video linked to above, so beware.Frederik Bovéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168897045402832044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-2379304773551256122011-08-23T09:52:40.738-04:002011-08-23T09:52:40.738-04:00It's funny, I just spent the week re-watching ...It's funny, I just spent the week re-watching season 1 as well. Think there's anything specific that inspired you to watch it this week? For me, it was Shame on Blue Omar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmj3FD71aWY)non-existentpatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949957878093774308noreply@blogger.com