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Old 02-23-2021, 01:08 PM   #2851
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Ive got the Wire / BB / Sopranos box sets, usually rewatch one of them every year. I still have no idea how I rank them!
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    Ive got the Wire / BB / Sopranos box sets, usually rewatch one of them every year. I still have no idea how I rank them!
    Those are probably my top 3 shows as well. Though I think the first season of Homeland was the most amazing single season of television I've ever seen. I had always ranked The Wire, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad in that order, but I certainly wouldn't be appalled if someone mixed those in a different order.

    I certainly dont' think House of Cards is even in the discussion - that show got far too ridiculous long before the last season. At least IMO.
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    I have to agree, the Wire is the best t.v. series overall that I've ever watched.
    I can watch endless repeats of Law & Order, SVU, but in terms of a real STORY being told, story arc, everything about it... The Wire is in a class all by itself.

    I did also love the Sopranos and Breaking Bad, but I related to the Wire much better.

    Also still emo and hurt about Stringer Bell meeting his demise... still sensitive topic...
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    If Dexter ended after season 4 or 5 it would be in the Wire/BB tier (but not as good)
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    Old 02-23-2021, 03:26 PM   #2855
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    And if Dexter ended after 1 season, it would be like Firefly tier status
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    Old 02-24-2021, 05:23 AM   #2856
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    And if Dexter ended after 1 season, it would be like Firefly tier status
    Maybe... I did a rewatch within the last couple years and even those early episodes don't hold up like they used to. Everything from the technical stuff (audio sounding poorly in some scenes; poor lighting and poor quality cameras) to some of Dexter's inner monologue (some of it is pretty cringy); Deb's acting in the first season is pretty bad too IMO. Still entertaining as hell in some parts though. Doakes is one of my favorite TV characters ever.
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    Old 09-06-2021, 01:35 PM   #2858
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    Sheeeeeeiiiiiit.
    I hope it's just a hoax.
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    Old 09-06-2021, 01:36 PM   #2859
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    Damn, that's awful. I knew he struggled with drugs, but I thought he was sober at this point.
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    That really bums me out
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    Fucking Kenard
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    Old 09-06-2021, 01:44 PM   #2862
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    It’s all in the game yo

    RIP. That really sucks. Such an under-appreciated actor. Was good in just about any role he portrayed.
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    Old 09-06-2021, 02:02 PM   #2863
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    man I just heard. He was great in everything he was in
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    Just found out from a buddy texting me who I haven't heard from in a long time. Took me right back to watching the first season of The Wire with him our 1L year of law school. I couldn't even venture to guess how many times one of us said "You come at the king, you best not miss" while shit-talking each other.
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    R.I.P. Omar!!

    He also played the dude who put up Jackie Jr. for a while in the Boonton Projects after Jackie and his crew robbed Sunshine’s poker game and killed a bunch of them.
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    Man, what a bummer that news is.
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    oh no!!!!!!!
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    Damn, that's awful. I knew he struggled with drugs, but I thought he was sober at this point.
    Substance abuse can suck my dick. It's fucking awful 8^(
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    Old 09-06-2021, 03:09 PM   #2869
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    RIP - "A Man Must Have A Code"
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    Old 09-06-2021, 03:18 PM   #2870
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    Very sad.
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    "I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game, though, right?"
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    just devastating news, stopped me in my tracks when I heard.
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    Old 09-06-2021, 06:45 PM   #2873
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    Best villain ever. Rip Omar.
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    Best villain ever. Rip Omar.
    I've seen this mentioned in a couple of places, but I don't fully subscribe to it. Omar is certainly in the conversation as one of the best antiheroes of all-time, though.
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    Old 09-07-2021, 06:24 AM   #2875
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    Omar was not a villain.

    RIP MKW. Amazing actor, seemed like a really solid and thoughtful dude from the few interviews of his I've read/watched.
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    Old 09-03-2022, 11:46 AM   #2876
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    I forget if I asked this, but when Omar, his boyfriend, and the stick-up girls get in that firefight with the drug crew, it's Omar's boyfriend that shoots and kills one of the stick-up girls, right?

    I don't think they explicitly say it, but he's firing blindly over his shoulder at the moment she goes down and then the other stick-up girl seems pissed at him at the rally point.
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    Old 09-03-2022, 11:59 AM   #2877
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    I forget if I asked this, but when Omar, his boyfriend, and the stick-up girls get in that firefight with the drug crew, it's Omar's boyfriend that shoots and kills one of the stick-up girls, right?

    I don't think they explicitly say it, but he's firing blindly over his shoulder at the moment she goes down and then the other stick-up girl seems pissed at him at the rally point.
    I think that's the case, yes. Isn't that why Omar talks to Bunk, even though he didn't say anything (about Tosha)?
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    I forget if I asked this, but when Omar, his boyfriend, and the stick-up girls get in that firefight with the drug crew, it's Omar's boyfriend that shoots and kills one of the stick-up girls, right?

    I don't think they explicitly say it, but he's firing blindly over his shoulder at the moment she goes down and then the other stick-up girl seems pissed at him at the rally point.
    100% the boyfriend's fault. Dude was garbage. Gave up Omar to Mouzone as well if I remember correctly.
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    100% the boyfriend's fault. Dude was garbage. Gave up Omar to Mouzone as well if I remember correctly.
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    100% the boyfriend's fault. Dude was garbage. Gave up Omar to Mouzone as well if I remember correctly.
    "He's resting"

    I've watched that old west standoff in the cold open of the S3 finale between Omar and Mouzone so many times

    Edit: Just went to watch it again now — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20G17K_0ghU

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