Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 11:58 am
Trailerama: The Wire
So those seven episodes of The Wire I got? Watched 'em. Oh, the things I could spoil for you. Oh, the wonderful, heartbreaking things I could spoil for you.
But I won't. Because I'm a good man. Because I'm a bad man. More than usual, it's hard to get into the storyline of this final season beyond the first episode or so, because that would reveal a couple audacious plot twists that you really should discover for yourself. I'll have more to write about the show in the magazine before season 5 premieres. So I will only say, for now, that this remains the best show on TV, and I will gladly watch each episode again when they air. And HBO has a longer trailer now playing:
A couple things:
* That line about the Major Crimes Unit being disbanded? It was one of those things I wasn't going to mention to you, thinking it too spoiler-y. Guess it's not a spoiler anymore.
* Although I've seen seven episodes of ten, the trailer, to my surprise, seems to include several scenes from the final three.
* Dig the quick-cutting and music HBO set the clips to. You'd think this was a show that people actually watched!
* Love the brief glimpse of Clay Davis in the first few moments of letting fly his trademark expletive: "Sh*********************t!" And I didn't use nearly enough asterisks there. In that scene, I'd swear he stretches out the word for a good five seconds.
Any questions? Bring 'em on in the comments. I almost certainly won't answer them, though.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 12:19 pm
I concur with Clay Davis....SH************T that's gonna be awesome.
(Then again, I have ONE more DVD of Season 4 left before I'm all caught up...so I still have that to look forward to).
Best part of the Wire's return? The teaser that McNulty is drinking again. The Wire is always at its best with drunken Jimmy McNulty (with or without drunken Bunk)
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 1:06 pm
You evil cold monster!
It will be 60 days until the 7th episode airs and you are gloating already?!
Have a heart.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Only 10 episodes?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 3:32 pm
I watched the two HBO specials about The Wire (one retrospective and one about the newspaper storyline in season 5) and already know more than I wanted to know.
After watching the Extras finale and hearing Cat Stevens' "Tea for the Tillerman" for the last time, I couldn't help but wonder what it will be like in a few months hearing The Wire's closing theme for the final time. I'll probably cry.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Did i just see Avon? Sheeeeeeet!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I still have 5 episodes of season 4 to watch and am doing them one a day which is not my favorite way to watch, but have to stretch it out somehow! Don't think I'll ever be able to watch a show a week, however. Am going to watch all or most of Dexter over Christmas. Can't wait........ Merry merry to all.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 9:11 am
BEST. TV. SHOW. EVER. Nothing in the trailer about Michael, Randy, Dookie, or Namond? Can't wait to see what happens to them.