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20 years ago today The Wire debuted

[URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/arts/television/david-simon-ed-burns-the-wire-anniversary.html"]‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’[/URL]

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I've still never watched The Wire. Haven't seen Game of Thrones either.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1317185]I've still never watched The Wire. Haven't seen Game of Thrones either.[/quote]

Never watched GOT either, it's on my list

Never watched The Sopranos start to finish, the first few seasons I watched it pretty regularly and then lost track of it

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[quote=MTK;1317186]Never watched GOT either, it's on my list

Never watched The Sopranos start to finish, the first few seasons I watched it pretty regularly and then lost track of it[/quote]

I'm just not good at watching long series, if you have to watch week to week, then wait for a new season. So I never saw The Sopranos either.

One day, I will probably end of watching The Wire and The Sopranos in full in like a few weeks time.

I don't think I will like GOT all that much.

The last show I ever watched religiously from beginning to end was Justified. But that is my favorite non-comedy show of all times, so that was easy. So far I have kept up with Yellowstone. So that might make the list.

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Yeah binging is the way to go.

Prior to watching the new season of Better Call Saul I had to watch a summary video on YT of everything that has happened until now, and now the 2nd half of this season won't be back until July. :doh:

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1317185]I've still never watched The Wire. Haven't seen Game of Thrones either.[/quote]

Dude…you got on that

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If you have not watched Season 4 of Stranger Things you are missing out, just all around excellent.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1317189]I'm just not good at watching long series, if you have to watch week to week, then wait for a new season. So I never saw The Sopranos either.

One day, I will probably end of watching The Wire and The Sopranos in full in like a few weeks time.

I don't think I will like GOT all that much.

The last show I ever watched religiously from beginning to end was Justified. But that is my favorite non-comedy show of all times, so that was easy. So far I have kept up with Yellowstone. So that might make the list.[/quote]

I enjoy The Wire and Sopranos so much I've legit considered buying the entire series on blu-ray if the price is right. The Wire in particular is about as realistic as it gets - and you can't shoehorn it into one genre. S1 is about crime, S2 is about the docks, S3 is more crime, S4 is about education, and S5 is about the media. It basically shows how everything gets tied in together and why it's so hard to make meaningful change in cities.

Anyways right now I'm watching the 4th season of Mayans which is about to wrap up next week - it's ok but I have plenty of beef with the writing. Waiting for BCS to come back in mid-July iirc - they really gave us a hell of a mid-season finale in the last episode.

Debating whether to buy Hulu because I've seen a couple clips of a show called Mr. Inbetween which only ran 3 seasons - but the clips look good and it's got good reviews.

My sister recommended watching Jack Reacher on Prime - she says its as good as the movies. Idk though - I watched that one clip somebody posted here a while back and it looked kinda dumb.

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[quote=mooby;1317486]I enjoy The Wire and Sopranos so much I've legit considered buying the entire series on blu-ray if the price is right. The Wire in particular is about as realistic as it gets - and you can't shoehorn it into one genre. S1 is about crime, S2 is about the docks, S3 is more crime, S4 is about education, and S5 is about the media. It basically shows how everything gets tied in together and why it's so hard to make meaningful change in cities.

Anyways right now I'm watching the 4th season of Mayans which is about to wrap up next week - it's ok but I have plenty of beef with the writing. Waiting for BCS to come back in mid-July iirc - they really gave us a hell of a mid-season finale in the last episode.

Debating whether to buy Hulu because I've seen a couple clips of a show called Mr. Inbetween which only ran 3 seasons - but the clips look good and it's got good reviews.

My sister recommended watching Jack Reacher on Prime - she says its as good as the movies. Idk though - I watched that one clip somebody posted here a while back and it looked kinda dumb.[/quote]

I already pay for standard cable, so I try to only pay for 1 streaming service at a time (not including Amazon Prime). I had Paramount+. Switched back to HBO Max again today. I have a big-time crush on Kaley Cuoco, so I watch her show The Flight Attendant. Season 2 is now available. I like the show so far (season 1), but that could be biased because of her. I'm going to make sure I watch The Wire before I cancel HBO Max again.

I do have Amazon Prime. I haven't watched Jack Reacher. I also haven't watched Jack Ryan (even though I've had it saved in the my list section forever).

Note - If you ever sign up for Paramount+, I recommend Mayor of Kingstown. I really liked that show.

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[quote=mooby;1317486]I

My sister recommended watching Jack Reacher on Prime - she says its as good as the movies. Idk though - I watched that one clip somebody posted here a while back and it looked kinda dumb.[/quote]



I watched it and liked it very much but if you think it's like the move with Tom Cruise you will be disappointed.

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[quote=Giantone;1317488]I watched it and liked it very much but if you think it's like the move with Tom Cruse you will be disappointed.[/quote]

Who the hell is Tom Cruse?

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1317487]I already pay for standard cable, so I try to only pay for 1 streaming service at a time (not including Amazon Prime). I had Paramount+. Switched back to HBO Max again today. I have a big-time crush on Kaley Cuoco, so I watch her show The Flight Attendant. Season 2 is now available. I like the show so far (season 1), but that could be biased because of her. I'm going to make sure I watch The Wire before I cancel HBO Max again.

I do have Amazon Prime. I haven't watched Jack Reacher. I also haven't watched Jack Ryan (even though I've had it saved in the my list section forever).

Note - If you ever sign up for Paramount+, I recommend Mayor of Kingstown. I really liked that show.[/quote]

I have a new smart TV and it came with Hulu , daughter has prime and I have HBO Max through my cell phone provider(AT+T)combine that with my expanded basic cable we have plenty to watch.

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[quote=Giantone;1317490]I have a new smart TV and it came with Hulu , daughter has prime and I have HBO Max through my cell phone provider(AT+T)combine that with my expanded basic cable we have plenty to watch.[/quote]

Hulu, Prime, and HBO Max is definitely sufficient at minimum.

It's hard to pick what options to go with. They all have at least 1 show that looks good.

Apple+ has a special series about dinosaurs that I would absolutely watch if it was on cable.

You can cut cable but spend at least as much or more if you pay for lots of streaming services.

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New show on Hulu called The Bear. It’s fantastic

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1317491]Hulu, Prime, and HBO Max is definitely sufficient at minimum.

It's hard to pick what options to go with. They all have at least 1 show that looks good.

[B]Apple+ has a special series about dinosaurs that I would absolutely watch if it was on cable.[/B]

You can cut cable but spend at least as much or more if you pay for lots of streaming services.[/quote]

I watched that series, I thought it was pretty neat...the dinosaurs looked just as real as they do in the Jurassic Park movies...and you have David Attenborough narrating it just like any other nature series he does. You don't have to suscribe to Apple to watch it either, it's free...if you have a smart tv or the apple tv app you can watch it.

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[quote=Redskins247;1318049]I watched that series, I thought it was pretty neat...the dinosaurs looked just as real as they do in the Jurassic Park movies...and you have David Attenborough narrating it just like any other nature series he does. You don't have to suscribe to Apple to watch it either, it's free...if you have a smart tv or the apple tv app you can watch it.[/quote]

Really? Sweet, did not know you could watch it for free. I'll have to check it out.

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Finished Boardwalk Empire and started Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1318467]Finished Boardwalk Empire and started Curb Your Enthusiasm.[/quote]

Boardwalk Empire was great(and true) but I have to say I can't stand Larry David.

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[quote=Giantone;1318470]Boardwalk Empire was great(and true) but I have to say I can't stand Larry David.[/quote]

I could see how people can find him really annoying. I'm biased the other way because of his involvement with Seinfeld (my favorite show ever), so CYE cracks me up.

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Better Call Saul, great finale, just a great show.

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Binge watched the last season of Ozark , excellent!

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[quote=MTK;1319701]Better Call Saul, great finale, just a great show.[/quote]

i love breaking bad and never watched better call saul.

Is it a comedy?

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[quote=mredskins;1319711]i love breaking bad and never watched better call saul.

Is it a comedy?[/quote]

If you loved BB you'll love BCS as well, some people say it's even better

Definitely not a comedy

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Finished The Offer, on paramount, really good Miles Teller is killing it right now.

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[quote=SunnySide;1319724]Finished The Offer, on paramount, really good Miles Teller is killing it right now.[/quote]

Yeah, I liked that show. Very good. Definitely recommended.

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Did anyone watch the new Game of Thrones opener? Seemed a lil weak and predictable

I dunno, bit of a letdown. But I’ll keep watching this shit

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House of Dragon was pretty good. Felt like a day time soap opera version of GOT.

Def going to watch it.

Tried watching it on our fire tv at 9m on Sunday and it didnt work.

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[quote=SunnySide;1320135]House of Dragon was pretty good. [B]Felt like a day time soap opera version of GOT. [/B]

Def going to watch it.

Tried watching it on our fire tv at 9m on Sunday and it didnt work.[/quote]

Nailed it.

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[quote=Chico23231;1320138]Nailed it.[/quote]

Aint gonna lie .... I was like "dang man, thats a pretty damn good sentence right there."

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If the Commies continue on their current path this might be me someday.

[url]https://twitter.com/LelandSage/status/1572033243385368577?s=20&t=ELMzyq1dgA3ZSR6JiBkToA[/url]

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[quote=mooby;1322609]If the Commies continue on their current path this might be me someday.

[url]https://twitter.com/LelandSage/status/1572033243385368577?s=20&t=ELMzyq1dgA3ZSR6JiBkToA[/url][/quote]

That shit is heavy

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Saw the first episode of the new Jeffery Dahmer Netflix series…great work and nicely done.

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Signed up for Hulu to re-watch Justified. Finished that, but still have a free trial.

Watching Black Sails. Originally aired on Starz. Pretty good. I love period piece stuff. I could watch shows like this every day (if sports didn't exist).

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Justified ... I gotta get into that. Heard good things. But really Im just a tarantino groupie and he liked it so now I want to watch it.

House of Dragon - going good

Lord of the rings thing -- kinda fucking boring

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[quote=SunnySide;1322892]Justified ... I gotta get into that. Heard good things. But really Im just a tarantino groupie and he liked it so now I want to watch it.

House of Dragon - going good

Lord of the rings thing -- kinda fucking boring[/quote]

Justified is bad ass. Usually I'm hesitant to super recommend shows/movies, because we all have different tastes. But this show is an exception. It's excellent.

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[quote=SunnySide;1322892]Justified ... I gotta get into that. Heard good things. But really Im just a tarantino groupie and he liked it so now I want to watch it.

House of Dragon - going good

Lord of the rings thing -- kinda fucking boring[/quote]

House of Dragon kinda lost me…it’s seemed like the same ole shit with worst characters and actors

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[quote=Chico23231;1322896]House of Dragon kinda lost me…it’s seemed like the same ole shit with worst characters and actors[/quote]

Last episode (ep 7) was really fucking good. Feels like the first 5 episodes were character/story backstory to set up to us getting into the actual story line. I feel connected to most characters, writers/directors did a good job of letting us know each characters motivation and internal conflicts.

acting was/is really good.

and shit is about to hit the fan

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Just started watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia from episode 1. Over 150 episodes. Gonna be a long journey.

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The Hulu free trial got me. It's almost like companies know what they're doing with those things. Now I'm paying for it. Paused ASIP to watch Wonder Years.

What is your favorite throwback show to watch that is no longer on the air on normal cable?

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1324506]Just started watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia from episode 1. Over 150 episodes. Gonna be a long journey.[/quote]

The first 10-12 seasons are excellent. There was no joke that was off-limits.

The last 3 seasons or so they've kinda gone woke (I hate using that term) and toned it down some. Like Mac - he's no longer this in-the-closet idiot using Christianity as an excuse for his homophobia - now he's just a gay idiot. And Charlie isn't this illiterate and insanely dumb character who does things like drink paint, he's just a dumb janitor. And Dennis used to be this sex-obsessed character with psychopathic tendencies, now he's just got an attitude problem.

Enjoy the first 10 or so seasons because it really is hilarious, I watch clips on YT all the time. But the new seasons just aren't the same.