Re: The Wire Starts Sunday!

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:42:29 -0800, Todd <twrexxnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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felt compelled by mysterious forces to say:

>On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:02:01 -0800, Font of All Im****tant Info
><dezbot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>what did you think of the first ep?  i liked it  :-)  lots to ruminate
>>on until the next ep.
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>>--dez
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>Loved it.  Introduced a lot of arcs in one episode but it didn't feel
>like it was too much.
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>I immediately thought of Munch when Bunk used the copy machine as a
>lie detector.  A little nod to HLOTS, perhaps?

yep, it was a deliberate nod!

>Though I was sad to see McNulty fall off the wagon, I guess it's
>necessary for the story.  He's rather dull when he isn't ****ing up. I
>really felt for Beatrice when she went to the front door. 

McNulty is good poh-leece, but not a good boyfriend/husband.  McNulty
with problems does make for better story, sad as it is to see.

> Great shot
>of the ****ch light going back on after she turned it off.

every detail in this show is exquisite.  i watch the eps multiple
times to absorb it all.

>Great opening sequence with Bunk's soliloquy, too.  Knew Simon & Co.
>wouldn't let me down.

i love Bunk.  mmm...Bunk...<droool>.

huh? what?  sorry!

>Btw, Slate.com has been talking about The Wire and David Simon got
>pissed off and wrote in.  His letter is posted today:
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>http://www.slate.com/id/2181449/entry/2181672/nav/tap3/
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>Well worth checking out.

thanks for the link.  he sure took them to task!

--dez

....a pistol-hot cup of Dez...

"Chef of chicanery, your buns are mine!"
     --the Tick