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‘Some Spider-Man Shit There!!’ SWEEPS DAY 11!! THE WIRE 5.6 Hits HBO!! THE WIRE 5.7 Hits On Demand!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
I am – Hercules!!
BEWARE SPOILERS!! What to expect on tonight’s installment of “The Wire,” titled “The Dickensian Aspect”:
* Omar’s astonishing airborne escape will be explained, albeit not immediately.
* Carcetti will brandish scissors.
* Templeton will do some television and some honest reporting.
* Sydnor will be get a peek behind the curtain.
* Something of interest to the D.A. will be found among Prop Joe’s possessions.
* Daniels will be made aware of some mayoral hypocrisy.
* Bunk and Kima will learn the tale of the temp.
* Marlo will reveal the new way for New Day.
* McNulty will recruit perhaps the most pitiful character ever to grace “The Wire.” Which is saying something.
5.7, hitting HBO On Demand Monday and HBO Proper next Sunday, is described by the channel thusly:
Episode #57: "Took"
An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight - and gets McNulty more attention than he expected. Bunk bucks at Landsman (Delaney Williams) when ordered to help with the force's most recent red ball. Omar sends Marlo a message; Carcetti proves he's still an adept fund-raiser; Carver (Seth Gilliam) gift-wraps a witness for Bunk; Bubbles shows a reporter the ropes; Freamon tries to crack a clock code; Greggs prepares for a visit from her son; Michael has a close call; Haynes (Clark Johnson) can't shake his suspicions about Templeton; assisted by the top-drawer lawyer Billy Murphy (Billy Murphy), "cash and carry" Davis makes his day in court a memorable one.
Teleplay by Richard Price; story by David Simon & Richard Price; directed by Dominic West.
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An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight - and gets McNulty more attention than he expected. Bunk bucks at Landsman (Delaney Williams) when ordered to help with the force's most recent red ball. Omar sends Marlo a message; Carcetti proves he's still an adept fund-raiser; Carver (Seth Gilliam) gift-wraps a witness for Bunk; Bubbles shows a reporter the ropes; Freamon tries to crack a clock code; Greggs prepares for a visit from her son; Michael has a close call; Haynes (Clark Johnson) can't shake his suspicions about Templeton; assisted by the top-drawer lawyer Billy Murphy (Billy Murphy), "cash and carry" Davis makes his day in court a memorable one.
Teleplay by Richard Price; story by David Simon & Richard Price; directed by Dominic West.
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how is jimmy getting out of this one?
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That might be the final line of the show :)
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It just keeps getting better and better. Omar has got to smoke Marlo.
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Is it just me, or is this season lacking from previous seasons? It's still the best thing on television by far, but so far this seems to be the worst season of the bunch.
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"This ain't Aruba, Bitch."
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But that is like saying I like Heidi Klum than Gisele Bundchen or Adriana Lima
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I hadn't been enjoying Season 5 as much as the others..I miss the basics of Season 1-2 where it was primarily a police procedural. But that first scene, with McNulty using a voice changer really soured the season for me. The whole plot of him creating a serial killer has never felt believable, it belongs in another show.
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Feb 10, 2008 10:36:43 AM CST
Waiting to watch it all at once as I have done for every season
by stormwatcher
Just better that way. Keeps all the treads coherent. Love this show. Will miss Omar blessedly.
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5 has been pretty good so far though. about on par with 3.
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i thought it seemed a little "out there" too, but is it really any more so than Hamsterdam? and i like how it's playing out among the politicians, journalists, etc, so i don't mind just going with it.
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I think Clark Johnson is a great addition to the series. The way he delivered the speech about "innocent bystanders" was so perfect. It was funny and serious at the same time. Waggy has a good point. McNulty creating a serial killer is as outlandish as Bunny creating Hamsterdam. I still have a theory that Lester will die of a heart attack. I don't know why. The way he told McNulty he would take the secret to his grave just seemed like a clue to me. Great season so far and I can't wait for tonight's ep.
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Feb 10, 2008 1:11:31 PM CST
does "hbo on demand" have some kind of magical shield against pi
by punto
because that's what all the other tv channels and music labels need if they really care about people downloading their shit. they all need to look into that fucker.
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Actually, it's back a week earlier, but with a rehash
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People are posting the onDemand episodes usually on Monday. It's just not done by the "scene" so it's less reliable. If more shows started using onDemand, I'm sure they'd start capping them systematically as well.
Personally, I wish HBO would offer episodes on demand for non-hbo subscribers. I would definitely pay to get my Omar fix faster and in high def. Simply price it so that if you order stuff frequently enough, it makes sense to just get a subscription. -
http://tinyurl.com/ysn5ku: "The negotiating committee representing striking Hollywood writers has voted unanimously to accept a three-year deal with the major studios, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site today citing a source familiar with the talks."
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Feb 10, 2008 6:33:57 PM CST
Who is Prop Joe's mole in the State Attorney's office?
by itto ogami loses daigoro
Is it Rupert Bond himself? Will Clay "Sheeeeeeeeit" Davis go free?
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What the hell was he doing there?!?
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That's when the last ON Demand episode hit last week.
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Great scene with Randy. That kid is just a damn fine actor.
The only time we see Temepleton NOT lie about a story and he finally gets praises from Gus.
I loved it how Omar spread the word about Marlo being a bitch.
The cameo from Nick. Good to see him back even though it was only one scene.
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I love how they're bringing these guys back this season, even if it's only for a scene or two.
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Brilliant.
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hes in witness protection. why would he be back in baltimore?
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Feb 11, 2008 9:20:02 AM CST
Try Educating Yourself SpazmoCalrissian
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
The first 7 episodes being available early doesn't have jackshit to do with OnDemand and whether it has a Magic Piracy Shield or not "u douche lol." I too wondered if there was some particular reason why quality copies of the OnDemand episodes weren't out as fast as the regular ones. That's all, you may return to being an unintelligible moron, looking up new cat memes, or whatever you do Spazmo.
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My wife (who is always right) says that rating don't matter to HBO because they don't have to sell commercial time. Is this true?
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They most definitely do care about ratings, as shown by TV shows that have been cancelled after only one or two seasons (Carnivale, those new shows last season (that i didn't care for and got cancelled quickly))... HBO cares, just not as much as the regular networks. Also I think the cost of production vs. ratings plays into it -- ie, if a series isn't too expensive, it's ok if the ratings aren't all that. If a series is really expensive (Rome for example) they're not going to stick with it too long unless it gets solid ratings. I think they're also very interested in 'buzz' too, ie the sopranos/sex and the city effect... they want shows that will BRING people to HBO, not just ones that the current subscribers watch. So yeah, ratings do matter.
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Feb 11, 2008 11:25:32 AM CST
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by harrysnemesis
Wire seasons generally start out slow and build up... so hush you complainers :) The scenes with Omar were bad ass. I love how he's calling out Marlo as a bitch... and burned the money instead of taking it.
Ah McNulty... if the fact that half the force was at your last crime scene wasn't a hint that you are going to get busted... now that everyone is going to be on this case next week someone is going to figure it out... loved Freamon almost getting busted on the illegal wiretap too. -
not that I disagree with your rant, but just wanted to point out that the word you were looking for might be unintelligent. Unintelligible is an adjective that describes incomprehensible speech. His post was unintelligible, his writing was unintelligible, but he as a person is not. Just wanted you to use the right word when you call someone else a moron. ;)"You can't evacuate people. A building can be evacuated. To evacuate a person means to give that person an enema. Details...God is in the details." -- Gus Haynes
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Is that it? Hopefully he plays a bigger role in later episodes. I did laugh seeing him sitting at the bar.
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unintelligible means "incapable of being understood or comprehended". works fine.
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..still compelling, but I never forget I'm watching a scripted television show (the reporter is wafer thin as a character, for example)...always love Omar, tho.
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"Wire seasons generally start out slow and build up" uh, exactly but they only have 10 episodes this season, only 3 left to wrap up the entire fucking show, so I don't think complainers should just "hush" they might have some valid complaints or they might not, we'll find out. The News stuff is pretty weak compared to school stuff last year, and the serial killer things seems like something from 24 or The Shield.
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...as I pointed out, if you'd like to be precise, it's the method of communication that is unintelligible, not the person. Speech, action, writings, etc. can be unintelligible. Calling a person unintelligible because you didn't understand what he said is like calling a computer unintelligible because you didn't understand an email. Doesn't work.
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