The Wire-Season 5

[Stumbleweed]

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Yeah, they were going to talk about the Mexican and Puerto Rican influx into Baltimore, but said that they lacked the expertise for it to be feasible for an entire season. Simon is notorious for taking authenticity to an almost ridiculous level, so it won't be happening if he isn't 100% behind it. It's too bad, but the series was originally supposed to end after Season 5 anyway, so this is the way it was supposed to be. The arc is complete with the media story and it can just end in the way that it was intended instead of tacking on another season worth of plots that probably can't live up to what we've had in 1-5.

His next work is supposedly in New Orleans with jazz musicians. Heard something about that a while back. Either way, that's really exciting, because I love jazz and know that Simon would do that show great justice.

[jmood88]

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They really can't do another season. I wouldn't be surprised to see another Baltimore crime drama by him, but The Wire will be done. I mean, all of the season 1 bad guys are dead or doing life, and it looks like Marlo's crew isn't far from it, not to mention the 2 non-faction street characters wrapped up (Omar and Bubs)

I read on imdb that he's supposed to be doing something about New Orleans musicians.

[Rback21]

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I think the show will end with Marlo still running things or someone else just "replacing" him like the whole co-op killing him. Thus, sybolizing that the drug game or just crime in general is and will aways be an on-going problem no matter where you are or who you are.

[N51_rob]

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Without ruining Episode 9 one word NAMOND!

Thats all I'm saying didn't use the spoiler tags, hope that didn't ruin anything for anyone.

Edit: The last episode of the series is going to be 95 minutes!

[NoleFan]

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I know you guys told me not to watch until I can see it all but I broke down and watched last night's episode. I can't wait to get Season 5 on dvd. It'll be the first one I've bought even though I've seen every episode of 1-4.

[ODogg]

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I checked last night for on-demand to get next week's ep but as of 8pm or so it wasn't on hbo on-demand, does anyone know if it's up yet? I'm hoping to watch it this evening..

[aholbert32]

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I checked last night for on-demand to get next week's ep but as of 8pm or so it wasn't on hbo on-demand, does anyone know if it's up yet? I'm hoping to watch it this evening..

Its up in Baltimore. Watched it last night.

[trobinson97]

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Great, quality episode.

"How my hair lookin' Mike?"

"You look good girl."

[catcatch22]

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Hate it how they took out the "Stickup Kid" like that. Just didn't feel right. It ruined the episode for me because I kept thinking about it the rest of the show. I almost wanted him to get up and shake it off like all the other crazy stuff that happened to him. Then again its quite plausible how it took place.

[N51_rob]

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With the way that episode 9 ended I've been thinking....

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Could Michael become the "new omar" seems that he is on the outs with Marlo and his crew and as we saw that he was taught how stalk people and he can be cold. Well assuming he makes it out that situation alive.

[aholbert32]

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With the way that episode 9 ended I've been thinking....

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Could Michael become the "new omar" seems that he is on the outs with Marlo and his crew and as we saw that he was taught how stalk people and he can be cold. Well assuming he makes it out that situation alive.

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Doubt it. I dont see Mike returning to West Baltimore. Marlo's people are still around and he wont be happy about what happened to Snoop.

[Writer's Block]

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Hate it how they took out the "Stickup Kid" like that. Just didn't feel right. It ruined the episode for me because I kept thinking about it the rest of the show. I almost wanted him to get up and shake it off like all the other crazy stuff that happened to him. Then again its quite plausible how it took place.

I was in the same state of denial, as I wanted him to get Marlo. But after everything he's been through, that would have been the Hollywood way to do it. The Wire way is to make it as realistic as possible and having a death like that was the right way to do it. Remember back in season 4 when Omar was stalking Marlo and Mike was there? Omar looks at him and says 'he's just a kid'. Everything said in the Wire crops back up sooner or later.

[Writer's Block]

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Doubt it. I dont see Mike returning to West Baltimore. Marlo's people are still around and he wont be happy about what happened to Snoop.

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Yeah, I agree. Seeing as he said 'y'all taught me to be early', and seeing as he's already moved Bug to his Aunt's house (A real heartbreaking scene) and left Dukie, the smart thing to do would be move town.

[ZB9]

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a lot of people thought that the "balcony scene" with Omar was too hollywood...They put it in because it really happened, to the man the Omar character is loosely based on (Donnie
Andrews).

pretty cool interview with Michael K. Williams

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/02/michael_k_williams_of_the_wire.html#TheWireHBO

Q - Toward the end, did Omar’s exploits ever get too unbelievable? I’m talking about when he jumped from that building and landed with only a broken leg.

A - That actually really happened. Omar’s character is based on a brother named Donnie Andrews. (On The Wire, the real-life Andrews played the gentleman that got shot and killed in that apartment with Omar). I said, “Donnie, man, what happened that night? What was going through your mind to jump through the window?” He said, “Michael, I wasn’t thinking. There was no time to think. I was just trying to escape some hot ones.” Your partner just got murdered. You got people gunning at you. And there’s an open window? What are you going to do?

[ZB9]

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there was an interesting line in episode 9

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Marlo had a line in ep. 9..."My name is my name".

Vondas had a line in season two "All they know is my name, but my name is not my name."

...pretty stark contrast