OT - Who's watching The Wire? - Page 11

Dodgerchick · 10-16-2013, 06:15 PM

I'm glad this thread was bumped. Antmeister and I went through all 5 seasons waaay too fast and didn't get a chance to truly appreciate it. I think it's time to re watch it.

When I hear people say they don't like The Wire, my first reaction is, "WHAT?!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T LIKE THE WIRE?!!??" They get startled and often wonder what the hell is wrong with me lol. In all honesty, anyone who doesn't like this show... I just can't associate with them anymore. Sorry man, we just can't be friends.

Anyone else feel this way?

spleen1015 · 10-16-2013, 06:57 PM

Every person I have recommended it to that has watched it loves it. I don't thin I have met many people that don't like it. I've tried many times to get my wife to watch it but she has a stigma against cop shows.

spleen1015 · 10-16-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by path12

God, season 4 just killed me.

Killed you as in you didn't like it or killed you as in had a great effect on you? I loved having the kids added to the mix.

Butter · 02-28-2014, 09:33 AM

Finished watching Season 3 a couple of days ago. The Omar / Brother Mouzone pairing was outstanding. 2 of my favorite characters of all time from anything.

Great, great stuff. Gonna give it a few days, then start in on Season 4.

Matthean · 12-02-2014, 07:43 PM

HBO will re-air 'The Wire' in HD starting December 26th

Merry Christmas.

Butter · 12-09-2014, 12:42 PM

Finally finished up the series last night. Part of the impetus was getting to listen to a WTF podcast that Andre Royo did recently, and also being able to watch the Paleyfest reunion hourlong Q&A that was done recently.

I was glad that at least Bubbles had a happy ending... the scene where he speaks to the support group was crushing. Other than that, I felt like the whole media aspect of Season 5 was pretty lacking. I also felt like the return of the drunken McNulty was a bit pointless, just there to add some color for the show's "star". I found it a great run overall, peaking with Seasons 3 & 4 for sure.

stevew · 01-06-2015, 03:45 PM

I've been watching what I assume are the HD transfers on DirecTV on demand. For some reason episodes were missing(musical clearences?) So I missed a few in s2 and had to watch them out of order. I dunno if it's ok to speak out on stuff but while I get that Ziggy was supposed to be annoying, he almost ruined the season. Maybe you aren't supposed to watch all 12 in 3-4 days.

nilodor · 01-06-2015, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Every person I have recommended it to that has watched it loves it. I don't thin I have met many people that don't like it. I've tried many times to get my wife to watch it but she has a stigma against cop shows.

I only had one person I recommended it to not like it. Then I told them they had to at least watch 7 episodes. They did. Then they finished the remaining 4 1/2 seasons in a week.

panerd · 01-07-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I've been watching what I assume are the HD transfers on DirecTV on demand. For some reason episodes were missing(musical clearences?) So I missed a few in s2 and had to watch them out of order. I dunno if it's ok to speak out on stuff but while I get that Ziggy was supposed to be annoying, he almost ruined the season. Maybe you aren't supposed to watch all 12 in 3-4 days.

I think Ziggy was supposed to be the uneducated dock worker equivalent of Bubble's friend Johnny and several other characters later in the show who are so dumb and have such bad luck that they screw it up for the characters who are trying to get out of the life. Ziggy was definitely a sad character and really screwed things up but I didn't find that he ruined season 2.

Butter · 01-07-2015, 09:08 AM

I also did not like Ziggy.

thesloppy · 01-07-2015, 10:00 AM

I don't think anybody actually liked Ziggy.

His character kind of stood out because seemingly every other character on the Wire was trying to reduce or obscure their involvement in whatever business that character was into, whereas Ziggy was always trying to overplay himself and/or his plans.

flere-imsaho · 02-10-2015, 07:37 AM

So I just started watching this via Amazon Instant Video (I have Prime, so it's free) - I'm in early Season 2 right now. I've heard about most of the plotlines, so spoilers are no issue. Just wanted to say that it's living up to the hype for me.

Grover · 02-10-2015, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

So I just started watching this via Amazon Instant Video (I have Prime, so it's free) - I'm in early Season 2 right now. I've heard about most of the plotlines, so spoilers are no issue. Just wanted to say that it's living up to the hype for me.

I'm re-watching the entire series, about halfway through season one. This show never gets old. It's incredible.

flere-imsaho · 02-10-2015, 07:50 AM

It's also upped my treadmill time from 30 minutes to 60 minutes, and now I'm exercising pretty much daily.

panerd · 04-28-2015, 09:44 PM

There has got to be a season six after this week doesn't there? Would love to see Simon tell the story showing the faults of all sides.

Barkeep49 · 04-29-2015, 08:19 AM

I had started rewatching this last week. The start of the second season isn't my favorite and that's where I had originally started watching the show. I nearly gave up on it but am glad I didn't.

QuikSand · 05-20-2015, 02:39 PM

HBO to launch miniseries from David Simon and Paul Haggis - Baltimore Sun

QuikSand · 12-04-2015, 01:45 PM

'Little' Melvin Williams, Drug Kingpin Who Inspired 'The Wire,' Dead At 73

Complicated feelings about this person, I guess. Regardless, noteworthy to those who followed the show. Minor character but part of the super-deep tapestry that made the show so rich.

AgustusM · 12-04-2015, 02:35 PM

I am half way through my third watching and it truly gets better everytime. there is so much going on that multiple watchings are a must. So much goes over your head the first time, but once you know who everyone is and how they fit the already great show gets even better. best fiction of any kind in my lifetime.

QuikSand · 12-30-2015, 02:59 PM

Wasn't sure where to post this, but this seems like a good spot.

Chasing a killer | The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun writer (who is doing a good job for them) gets embedded in with City Homicide unit and follows one case in deep detail. It's a pretty good read.

Rather than drop it into the thread about race and police and so forth, I figured this might be more neutral ground.

Barkeep49 · 01-04-2016, 06:21 AM

The lede of my next newspaper column, about local police, begins with a Wire quote. I'm quite proud.

QuikSand · 02-16-2016, 11:50 AM

The body count continues to mount... unsurprisingly, I suppose.

Barksdale, inspiration behind characters on 'The Wire,' dies in federal prison - Baltimore Sun

TroyF · 08-10-2016, 09:08 PM

I've been on a binge rewatching of this show. It's been a long time, so I know the major plot outline, but I am reliving a lot of the minor dialogue. (which makes this show so special)

Man, what an amazing show. I holds up incredibly well too. Through season 3 of the rewatch. I wish I could go back in time and watch this for the first time.

korme · 08-10-2016, 09:37 PM

I just started watching Monday night! I'm 6 episodes in.

Dodgerchick · 08-12-2016, 07:13 PM

How funny, I started watching it again too.

korme · 08-13-2016, 05:31 PM

The weird thing for me is that I know that everyone loves Omar. I'm 9 episodes in and I'm not sure if I should be rooting for him yet, but I know I should at some point

whomario · 08-13-2016, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by korme

The weird thing for me is that I know that everyone loves Omar. I'm 9 episodes in and I'm not sure if I should be rooting for him yet, but I know I should at some point

Season 2 has his biggest "moment in the sun." type of scene and in general his "legend" only unfolds with time. So yeah, don´t fret it yet

Cue people lining up to tell you that season 2 sucked ...

(i think it was great, personally.)

spleen1015 · 08-15-2016, 08:56 AM

The whole show was amazing, start to finish. Each season brought something different and they were all amazing.

QuikSand · 01-17-2017, 01:01 PM

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Logan · 01-17-2017, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

The Street
The Port
The Politics
The School #1GottaGo pic.twitter.com/g7ogm7yLBO
— Hard Choices (@1GottaGo) January 17, 2017

Hard Choices on Twitter: "The Street
The Port
The Politics
The School
#1GottaGo https://t.co/g7ogm7yLBO"

It's not even a question. Season 2 gets too much shit IMO but it's on a completely different tier than 1, 3, and 4.

Think people weren't really ready for season 2 of a show to be so dramatically different at the start from where the previous season ended. If the show came out today, Season 2 would be much better received now that others have done similar things.

Butter · 01-17-2017, 01:16 PM

#2 mostly because like all of the Sobotka's annoyed the shit out of me.

Logan · 01-17-2017, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter

#2 mostly because like all of the Sobotka's annoyed the shit out of me.

Take out Ziggy and everything about him that affected the other two and it's fine.

Butter · 01-17-2017, 01:56 PM

I guess that was an unnecessary apostrophe, please forgive me... multiple Sobotkas = no apostrophe.

But yeah, it was mostly Ziggy. But the other young kid too. Frank wasn't so bad.

bob.1 · 01-18-2017, 08:35 AM

I've been rewatching season 5 of the Wire... I forgot how bad the serial killer plot line was.

Izulde · 01-18-2017, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

The Street
The Port
The Politics
The School #1GottaGo pic.twitter.com/g7ogm7yLBO
— Hard Choices (@1GottaGo) January 17, 2017

Hard Choices on Twitter: "The Street
The Port
The Politics
The School
#1GottaGo https://t.co/g7ogm7yLBO"

Rough choice. But I'd have to go with Season 3 out of these. I think 2 gets unfairly bashed, and I can't cut 4 because of how gut-punching that season concludes. Season 1 sets everything up, so can't lose that. And I consistently had Season 3 as the last one in my order after first viewing, though the rewatch has me rethinking that.

QuikSand · 01-18-2017, 01:37 PM

I think it's Season 3 for me, too, and I'm an honest-to-goodness Maryland politics guy. I kinda want to say #1, but that's pretty incongruous to argue, I think.

Butter · 01-18-2017, 02:00 PM

No way. Season 3 is worth it alone for the next to last episode where Omar and Mouzone gang up on Stringer.

Logan · 01-18-2017, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter

No way. Season 3 is worth it alone for the next to last episode where Omar and Mouzone gang up on Stringer.

Agreed. While the kids were great, I think I preferred 3 to 4.

AlexB · 04-13-2019, 07:32 PM

Just flicking through channels, and happened across the episode where Wallace meets his fate. Still tugs on the heartstrings, and a pivotal scene in a number of ways

Radii · 04-17-2019, 01:47 AM

I signed up for HBO Now for 2 months to finish out Game Of Thrones, but the best thing to come from it is that I'm rewatching the wire. This is actually my first full re-watch. I just finished season 3. My biggest takeaway so far is that season 2 is fucking brilliant and I was just too thrown by the curveball to see it at the time. But I'm still going to rate season 3 better, and I know that I'm not at all prepared for the emotional turmoil that's coming when I start season 4 tomorrow.

I've long since rated season 4 of The Wire as the best single season of television of all time. I'm really looking forward to watching it again and seeing if my perception changes any a second time around.

spleen1015 · 04-17-2019, 06:05 AM

I think it is cool that your mind changed on Season 2. While not as good as the other seasons, it was still pretty damn good. I've never really looked at them all separately. The whole thing is perfect from start to finish.

panerd · 04-17-2019, 07:21 AM

Yeah I used to feel like season 5 was a step below all the other seasons but after a rewatch one time realized how great it was as well.

thesloppy · 04-17-2019, 07:36 AM

Toddzilla · 04-18-2019, 07:39 PM

I was playing poker in a casino in upstate NY about a month ago and I heard a dude say "I don't know about cards, but I think these 4 5s beat a full house" so I checked out his table and sure enough he had quad 5s, beating kings over 5s.

JPhillips · 03-26-2021, 09:48 AM

It's happening!

Breaking on True Crime: After crime plummeted in 2020, while rising in nearly every other US city, Baltimore will stop all drug, prostitution and non-violent misdemeanor prosecutions https://t.co/pw9Bwg4zO4
— Tom Jackman (@TomJackmanWP) March 26, 2021

GrantDawg · 03-26-2021, 11:10 AM

Ok, here's the thing. If you want to legalize various minor crimes, that is fine. You still need to create regulations and controls or it is going to get out of hand. Legalize prostitution, but are really going to allow them to work mostly naked on every street corner? Legalize (and tax) drugs, but do you really want dealers on every playground?

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QuikSand · 03-26-2021, 11:32 AM

so you're saying we need Hamsterdam

thesloppy · 03-26-2021, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ok, here's the thing. If you want to legalize various minor crimes, that is fine. You still need to create regulations and controls or it is going to get out of hand. Legalize prostitution, but are really going to allow them to work mostly naked on every street corner? Legalize (and tax) drugs, but do you really want dealers on every playground?

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FWIW I imagine that all the decency/nudity laws are still in place and the great majority (all?) of drug sales are still felonies.

NobodyHere · 03-26-2021, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

FWIW I imagine that all the decency/nudity laws are still in place and the great majority (all?) of drug sales are still felonies.

But will they be enforced?

thesloppy · 03-26-2021, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

But will they be enforced?

Is there some reason you think they won't? Both the article and the State's Attorney are explicit that they are talking about possession cases.

10-16-2013, 06:15 PM	#501
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	I'm glad this thread was bumped. Antmeister and I went through all 5 seasons waaay too fast and didn't get a chance to truly appreciate it. I think it's time to re watch it. When I hear people say they don't like The Wire, my first reaction is, "WHAT?!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T LIKE THE WIRE?!!??" They get startled and often wonder what the hell is wrong with me lol. In all honesty, anyone who doesn't like this show... I just can't associate with them anymore. Sorry man, we just can't be friends. Anyone else feel this way? Last edited by Dodgerchick : 10-16-2013 at 06:16 PM.

10-16-2013, 06:57 PM	#502
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Every person I have recommended it to that has watched it loves it. I don't thin I have met many people that don't like it. I've tried many times to get my wife to watch it but she has a stigma against cop shows. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

02-28-2014, 09:33 AM	#504
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Finished watching Season 3 a couple of days ago. The Omar / Brother Mouzone pairing was outstanding. 2 of my favorite characters of all time from anything. Great, great stuff. Gonna give it a few days, then start in on Season 4. __________________ My listening habits

12-02-2014, 07:43 PM	#505
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	HBO will re-air 'The Wire' in HD starting December 26th Merry Christmas. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

12-09-2014, 12:42 PM	#506
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Finally finished up the series last night. Part of the impetus was getting to listen to a WTF podcast that Andre Royo did recently, and also being able to watch the Paleyfest reunion hourlong Q&A that was done recently. I was glad that at least Bubbles had a happy ending... the scene where he speaks to the support group was crushing. Other than that, I felt like the whole media aspect of Season 5 was pretty lacking. I also felt like the return of the drunken McNulty was a bit pointless, just there to add some color for the show's "star". I found it a great run overall, peaking with Seasons 3 & 4 for sure. __________________ My listening habits

01-06-2015, 03:45 PM	#507
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I've been watching what I assume are the HD transfers on DirecTV on demand. For some reason episodes were missing(musical clearences?) So I missed a few in s2 and had to watch them out of order. I dunno if it's ok to speak out on stuff but while I get that Ziggy was supposed to be annoying, he almost ruined the season. Maybe you aren't supposed to watch all 12 in 3-4 days.

01-07-2015, 09:08 AM	#510
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I also did not like Ziggy. __________________ My listening habits

01-07-2015, 10:00 AM	#511
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	I don't think anybody actually liked Ziggy. His character kind of stood out because seemingly every other character on the Wire was trying to reduce or obscure their involvement in whatever business that character was into, whereas Ziggy was always trying to overplay himself and/or his plans. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

02-10-2015, 07:37 AM	#512
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	So I just started watching this via Amazon Instant Video (I have Prime, so it's free) - I'm in early Season 2 right now. I've heard about most of the plotlines, so spoilers are no issue. Just wanted to say that it's living up to the hype for me.

02-10-2015, 07:50 AM	#514
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	It's also upped my treadmill time from 30 minutes to 60 minutes, and now I'm exercising pretty much daily.

04-28-2015, 09:44 PM	#515
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	There has got to be a season six after this week doesn't there? Would love to see Simon tell the story showing the faults of all sides.

04-29-2015, 08:19 AM	#516
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I had started rewatching this last week. The start of the second season isn't my favorite and that's where I had originally started watching the show. I nearly gave up on it but am glad I didn't.

05-20-2015, 02:39 PM	#517
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	HBO to launch miniseries from David Simon and Paul Haggis - Baltimore Sun

12-04-2015, 01:45 PM	#518
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	'Little' Melvin Williams, Drug Kingpin Who Inspired 'The Wire,' Dead At 73 Complicated feelings about this person, I guess. Regardless, noteworthy to those who followed the show. Minor character but part of the super-deep tapestry that made the show so rich.

12-04-2015, 02:35 PM	#519
AgustusM College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003	I am half way through my third watching and it truly gets better everytime. there is so much going on that multiple watchings are a must. So much goes over your head the first time, but once you know who everyone is and how they fit the already great show gets even better. best fiction of any kind in my lifetime.

12-30-2015, 02:59 PM	#520
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Wasn't sure where to post this, but this seems like a good spot. Chasing a killer \| The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun writer (who is doing a good job for them) gets embedded in with City Homicide unit and follows one case in deep detail. It's a pretty good read. Rather than drop it into the thread about race and police and so forth, I figured this might be more neutral ground.

01-04-2016, 06:21 AM	#521
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	The lede of my next newspaper column, about local police, begins with a Wire quote. I'm quite proud.

02-16-2016, 11:50 AM	#522
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	The body count continues to mount... unsurprisingly, I suppose. Barksdale, inspiration behind characters on 'The Wire,' dies in federal prison - Baltimore Sun Last edited by QuikSand : 08-11-2016 at 10:48 AM.

08-10-2016, 09:08 PM	#523
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I've been on a binge rewatching of this show. It's been a long time, so I know the major plot outline, but I am reliving a lot of the minor dialogue. (which makes this show so special) Man, what an amazing show. I holds up incredibly well too. Through season 3 of the rewatch. I wish I could go back in time and watch this for the first time.

08-10-2016, 09:37 PM	#524
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I just started watching Monday night! I'm 6 episodes in.

08-12-2016, 07:13 PM	#525
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	How funny, I started watching it again too.

08-13-2016, 05:31 PM	#526
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	The weird thing for me is that I know that everyone loves Omar. I'm 9 episodes in and I'm not sure if I should be rooting for him yet, but I know I should at some point

08-15-2016, 08:56 AM	#528
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	The whole show was amazing, start to finish. Each season brought something different and they were all amazing. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option? Last edited by spleen1015 : 08-15-2016 at 08:57 AM.

01-17-2017, 01:01 PM	#529
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	The Street The Port The Politics The School #1GottaGo pic.twitter.com/g7ogm7yLBO — Hard Choices (@1GottaGo) January 17, 2017 Hard Choices on Twitter: "The Street The Port The Politics The School #1GottaGo https://t.co/g7ogm7yLBO"

01-17-2017, 01:16 PM	#531
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	#2 mostly because like all of the Sobotka's annoyed the shit out of me. __________________ My listening habits

01-17-2017, 01:56 PM	#533
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I guess that was an unnecessary apostrophe, please forgive me... multiple Sobotkas = no apostrophe. But yeah, it was mostly Ziggy. But the other young kid too. Frank wasn't so bad. __________________ My listening habits

01-18-2017, 08:35 AM	#534
bob.1 n00b Join Date: Jan 2017	I've been rewatching season 5 of the Wire... I forgot how bad the serial killer plot line was.

01-18-2017, 01:37 PM	#536
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I think it's Season 3 for me, too, and I'm an honest-to-goodness Maryland politics guy. I kinda want to say #1, but that's pretty incongruous to argue, I think.

01-18-2017, 02:00 PM	#537
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	No way. Season 3 is worth it alone for the next to last episode where Omar and Mouzone gang up on Stringer. __________________ My listening habits

04-13-2019, 07:32 PM	#539
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Just flicking through channels, and happened across the episode where Wallace meets his fate. Still tugs on the heartstrings, and a pivotal scene in a number of ways __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

04-17-2019, 01:47 AM	#540
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I signed up for HBO Now for 2 months to finish out Game Of Thrones, but the best thing to come from it is that I'm rewatching the wire. This is actually my first full re-watch. I just finished season 3. My biggest takeaway so far is that season 2 is fucking brilliant and I was just too thrown by the curveball to see it at the time. But I'm still going to rate season 3 better, and I know that I'm not at all prepared for the emotional turmoil that's coming when I start season 4 tomorrow. I've long since rated season 4 of The Wire as the best single season of television of all time. I'm really looking forward to watching it again and seeing if my perception changes any a second time around.

04-17-2019, 06:05 AM	#541
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I think it is cool that your mind changed on Season 2. While not as good as the other seasons, it was still pretty damn good. I've never really looked at them all separately. The whole thing is perfect from start to finish. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

04-17-2019, 07:21 AM	#542
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	Yeah I used to feel like season 5 was a step below all the other seasons but after a rewatch one time realized how great it was as well.

04-17-2019, 07:36 AM	#543
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	__________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

04-18-2019, 07:39 PM	#544
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	I was playing poker in a casino in upstate NY about a month ago and I heard a dude say "I don't know about cards, but I think these 4 5s beat a full house" so I checked out his table and sure enough he had quad 5s, beating kings over 5s.