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 Post subject: Questions about The Wire
PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:19 pm 
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So I have heard so many of you rave about The Wire, so I am finally watching it. I am about halfway through season 1. Struggled getting through the first couple episodes, but now starting to get into it.

I have a couple questions for you fans...

So Avon and Omar are rivals? Is there some backstory about them? Is Omar another drug dealer or a former drug dealer?

I am sure I am forgetting something and I will probably have more questions along the way, but this will get us started.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:20 pm 
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Avon = dealer
Omar = robs dealers

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:20 pm 
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I think Omar is just a free-lancer Robin Hood.

I don't recall any personal beef with Avon. It is just Omar being Omar.

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Dont spoil it for him. Don't answer any more questions. It's for his own good. Think of when you watched it week to week. That's half the show right there, thinking about it and trying to figure it out and the suspense of what's next to come.

If you continue to answer his questions, then there should just be a new thread created for season 2 episode 1. :lol:


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:30 pm 
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Seemed like a harmless question.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Seemed like a harmless question.

:lol:

Agreed.

Yeah, Omar and Avon aren't rivals. 312 summed up their relationship nicely.

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Omar is the fucking best.

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Hank Scorpio wrote:
Omar is the fucking best.

Oh indeed.

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FavreFan wrote:
Hank Scorpio wrote:
Omar is the fucking best.

Oh indeed.

The Clay Davis is up there too. Sheeeeeeeeeeiiiit.

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I'm a bigfan of Bodie.

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FavreFan wrote:
Hank Scorpio wrote:
Omar is the fucking best.

Oh indeed.

Omar comin!

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
I'm a bigfan of Bodie.

Bunk is my guy

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
I'm a bigfan of Bodie.

Bunk is my guy

Lester is probably the best.

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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
FavreFan wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
I'm a bigfan of Bodie.

Bunk is my guy

Lester is probably the best.

Too hard to choose. "...and all the pieces matter." is obviously one of the best and probably most famous phrase of the series, but Bunk is more entertaining. That drunken night where he sets his clothes on fire is probably in my top 5 scenes from the whole series.

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Best part is where Adebesi gets stabbed to death.

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Best part is where Adebesi gets stabbed to death.


I had a hard time watching Stabler on Law & Order: SVU after watching The Wire.

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People will tell you otherwise, but the last season isn't very good. Go in with low expectations and it's ok but it's far worse than any of the other seasons.

The show really goes downhill when McNulty quits the force to go to clown school.

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Omar and Avon disagree on whether or not Avon should keep all the money from the drug dealing.


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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
People will tell you otherwise, but the last season isn't very good. Go in with low expectations and it's ok but it's far worse than any of the other seasons.

The show really goes downhill when McNulty quits the force to go to clown school.

deleted for spoilers, see other wire thread

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
newper wrote:
Best part is where Adebesi gets stabbed to death.


I had a hard time watching Stabler on Law & Order: SVU after watching The Wire.

Fun fact, but The Wire takes place in the same fictional universe as SVU. We know this as Munch (who originated in David Simon's "Homicide") gets a small cameo in the final season.

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deleted because rpb made me.

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Ogie, delete that post. Dont ruin a pretty good season that is highly underrated by Rick for RFDC


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rogers park bryan wrote:
Ogie, delete that post. Dont ruin a pretty good season that is highly underrated by Rick for RFDC

done

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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
newper wrote:
Best part is where Adebesi gets stabbed to death.


I had a hard time watching Stabler on Law & Order: SVU after watching The Wire.

Fun fact, but The Wire takes place in the same fictional universe as SVU. We know this as Munch (who originated in David Simon's "Homicide") gets a small cameo in the final season.

Munch was also in The X-Files and Arrested Development.

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Yeah, Munch is the biggest whore in TV drama.

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Really liked Carcetti


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Really liked Carcetti


I really liked his campaign manager

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Regular Reader wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
Really liked Carcetti


I really liked his campaign manager


Yup

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HawaiiYou wrote:
Really liked Carcetti

Martin O'Malley hated him for some odd reason :lol:

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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
Really liked Carcetti

Martin O'Malley hated him for some odd reason :lol:


Didn't know that, but :lol: :lol: :lol:

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