The Wire - does it ever get going?

[Smollet]

Arguably the best cop series ever.

[gregf40]

Just spotted this is being released on the 1st June!

Any excuse to watch it again!

The Wire - The Complete Season 1-5 [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

[TEKNOPUG]

gregf40 said:

Just spotted this is being released on the 1st June!

Any excuse to watch it again!

The Wire - The Complete Season 1-5 [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Been awaiting the BR release before watching again - best get pre-ordering!

[FiF]

Considering it was originally filmed in SD and in 4:3 format, with some of the shots very carefully framed specifically for that format then what have they had to do to get it to BR and presumably wide screen.

Nah will give it a miss, original is good enough for me and doesn't really need this imo, but then we don't have a screen the size of a small bungalow.

[gregf40]

TEKNOPUG said:

Been awaiting the BR release before watching again - best get pre-ordering!

£39.99 on Amazon as todays deal of the day - worth every penny!

[curlie467]

I'm coming to the end of watching Justified so may give this a go next!

[Halb]

curlie467 said:

I'm coming to the end of watching Justified so may give this a go next!

Different styles, but love 'em both.

Raylan Givens and McNulty...both utter headaches for their respective bosses.

[buckline]

I wish i could discover this series again.

[sjg]

FiF said:

Considering it was originally filmed in SD and in 4:3 format, with some of the shots very carefully framed specifically for that format then what have they had to do to get it to BR and presumably wide screen.

Nah will give it a miss, original is good enough for me and doesn't really need this imo, but then we don't have a screen the size of a small bungalow.

David Simon writes about it (at some length) here: http://davidsimon.com/the-wire-hd-with-videos/

Some scenes are better with it, some worse - and of those, many have been carefully handled to make them less intrusive. It sounds like a pretty sympathetic remaster really.

[Halb]

buckline said:

I wish i could discover this series again.

Check out HBO's catalogue?

[London424]

I'm sure this is on an earlier page but one of my favorite TV scenes ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0xulrOsgQ

ETA: NSFW

[gregf40]

London424 said:

I'm sure this is on an earlier page but one of my favorite TV scenes ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0xulrOsgQ

ETA: NSFW

Has to be the chess scene for me.

[Kaj91]

gregf40 said:

London424 said:

I'm sure this is on an earlier page but one of my favorite TV scenes ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0xulrOsgQ

ETA: NSFW

Has to be the chess scene for me.

Omar's testimony for me. (It was shown last week on Sky Atlantic)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYj7q_by_2E

[FiF]

sjg said:

FiF said:

Considering it was originally filmed in SD and in 4:3 format, with some of the shots very carefully framed specifically for that format then what have they had to do to get it to BR and presumably wide screen.

Nah will give it a miss, original is good enough for me and doesn't really need this imo, but then we don't have a screen the size of a small bungalow.

David Simon writes about it (at some length) here: http://davidsimon.com/the-wire-hd-with-videos/

Some scenes are better with it, some worse - and of those, many have been carefully handled to make them less intrusive. It sounds like a pretty sympathetic remaster really.

Thanks for that link, sounds like they really had to work at it, and some things better, some not.

Bob Colesberry referred in that piece, played Ray Cole, and I guess they really had a wake for him when in the film Ray Cole died in the gym.

[BlackST]

In my top 3 this. All the characters are so likeable.

[Mastiff]

Opening 3 minutes for me - had me hooked from here on in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmIvu1yg3bU

NSFW

Edited by Mastiff on Saturday 5th December 14:48

Edited by Mastiff on Saturday 5th December 14:49

[Kaj91]

Former Baltimore kingpin and actor from The Wire, Little Melvin Williams has died.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-li...

[BrabusMog]

I just got a new HBO package so I can see what all the Game of Thrones fuss is about and it has all episodes of The Wire "remastered", my productivity is about to take a huge dip.

[Halb]

BrabusMog said:

I just got a new HBO package so I can see what all the Game of Thrones fuss is about and it has all episodes of The Wire "remastered", my productivity is about to take a huge dip.

Indeed.
HBO have maybe half a dozen solid gold shows on their books.

[Halb]

Top end HBO shows...very good. Layered.


Just watched the Wire S5E8, a memorable ep for anyone who has watched the whole thing and I noticed two new things in a pivotal scene, on my third viewing.
Stuff like this is timeless.