Ok im late I know, The Wire

[JayBee74]

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Best show ever, and I say that with 100% confidence. An absolute masterpiece.

I disagree with you maybe 1 or 2%. The Sopranos noses it out as my all time favorite and this comes from a former near Baltimorian. 100% agreement with you on the masterpiece part.

[fredropro]

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How did Andre Royo not win an emmy for his protrayial of bubbles.... man his played that pert very good.

[stiffarmleft]

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Baltimore has better than average strip clubs, there's a Scores there now.

[wwharton]

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I gotta ask -- is this actually still on North Ave?

North Ave pretty much splits the city in half so it covers a pretty big area. If you can figure out a cross street, I'll check it out when I get a chance. I don't remember seeing that but most stuff is pretty forgettable when you're used to it. I can tell you there are places like that still on North Ave.

I'm not saying Baltimore isn't worth visiting, but if it's your first time on the East coast, you have Boston, Philly, DC, historical VA (Williamsburg, the president's houses, Jamestown), and some little city of New York.

Baltimore has its place, but if you've never been East, its place is not at the front.

It's all good man, I was just messing with you. Baltimore's not that bad though. The problem with Bmore (and I think it's true with Philly too... the bad's just not as bad) is if you don't know where you're going, you end up in the normal spots... inner harbor, canton, fells point, federal hill. The city's actually got a lot of history and there are a lot of places to go. The Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Gallery, Blacks in Wax Museum and the Reginald Lewis Museum are all well worth a road trip. Poe's house, Babe Ruth Muesum, etc, etc. There are also a few nice places to head out too and some great food (I can't eat crabs anywhere else besides Annapolis). You just really can't hit Bmore blind. And a few wrong turns away from the downtown area and you'll run into a bad area. Not all that different than DC or Philly.

But I agree, I wouldn't focus an East Coast trip on Baltimore.

Baltimore has better than average strip clubs, there's a Scores there now.

Here's where I have to disagree 100%. I don't have a single good thing to say about any strip club in B'more. Scores is the best of the mutant infested bunch. Hustler's a close second, but it's almost embarrassing how bad most of the girls are.

[Stumbleweed]

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It was in a group of photos titled "Oliver St. Station" or something like that but it also said North Ave. I can't see any Oliver St. on Yahoo Maps (just a neighborhood), but maybe that'll help. It'd be cool if they left it there, since it was just a set piece for the show.

[spankdatazz22]

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How did Andre Royo not win an emmy for his protrayial of bubbles.... man his played that pert very good.

I don't think the series was ever nominated for a single Emmy it's entire run, while the Sopranos had lots of praise (and awards) heaped on it despite the similar content of each. Fortunately The Wire received a ton of critical acclaim, but it's extremely unfortunate it was never recognized for the masterpiece it is. I didn't start watching until late in season 2 but have been uncontrollably hooked ever since. The Corner is also great - riveting and heartbreaking at the same time

[ZB9]

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definitely one of the very best shows of all time. They set the bar very high imo.

anyone who likes crime dramas will love this show if they give it some time to develop. Once it does develop, it will hook you like a good novel.

[bjf1377]

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I'm also very late to the "party" and I'm very addicted already, just through the first few episodes in season 1.

[ESPNdeportes]

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Halfway through the 2nd season. Damn fine show.

[Stumbleweed]

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What's everyone's favorite seasons? Right now, I'm still torn between #3 and #4... the education storyline, the bodies in the vacants, and the kids arcs really captured my attention... but that epic conflict in S3 and the emergence of Marlo and the New Order really was the meat of the series in my view (new vs. old conflicts in every facet of the city). I'd have to go with Season 3 by a nose. They're all spectacular though... and Season 2 has really grown on me. Frank Sobotka might be the most involving character the show created... the end of that season is so amazing.

Agh, I hate that it's over. I'm just going to keep watching it over and over from the beginning I guess. Nothing will touch this show as far as I can tell... it'll always be #1 for me... and I don't even like cop dramas...

[Cebby]

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What's everyone's favorite seasons?

Originally, I liked 3 the best, but now, aside from 5, I think the other 4 are about equal. I'd probably go 4 then 2 then 3 then 1, but all 4 are 4 of my 5 favorite television seasons that I've seen.

[wwharton]

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It was in a group of photos titled "Oliver St. Station" or something like that but it also said North Ave. I can't see any Oliver St. on Yahoo Maps (just a neighborhood), but maybe that'll help. It'd be cool if they left it there, since it was just a set piece for the show.

I'll have to check it out. I don't think Oliver Street ever crosses North (they're kind of parallel). It is in the cut though. What's the link you got that from? I've never heard of Oliver St Station but I'm sure I can find it.

[Stumbleweed]

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4 of my 5 favorite television seasons that I've seen.

What's the other season? Which show?

And yeah, they're all essentially equal in my mind, though the acting in Season 1 was odd.. they definitely improved the characters and the feel of the show from the first few episodes. Kima and that hiedous-*** hat.. hah. The show got a whole lot more real and authentic-feeling at the end of Season 1 and into Season 2. So, I guess except for some shining moments in Season 1 (chess scene, Wallace, Bunk/McNutty's one-word crime scene investigation), that one would be my least favorite and the others are all tied, with #3 getting a slight nudge just because of Mouzone/Omar, String/Avon, and the Hampsterdam side-plot... and *** **** epic #11 is the best episode of anything ever... that balcony scene still gives me chills.. "Us, man".

Man, I love this show. I wish "Heaven and Here" was still getting content, I can talk about (and read people talking about) this show forever...

EDIT: wwharton, the neighborhood is called 'Oliver' on the Yahoo Map... Here's where I got the picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theneig...abadoned_bmore

Now that I look, it says Station North Oliver St., so I'm not really sure what that means.. there's no North Oliver St. on the map (just East). But that location would make sense, given its proximity to the American Brewery building and many of the other backdrops that they used for Season 4. West of Gay St. would be my best guess as to the location -- here's a clip from the Yahoo Map with my guess:



And yeah, that's a rough-*** neighborhood... the crime map gets pretty dense in that area.. couple of murders nearby this year already.

[Cebby]

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What's the other season? Which show?

Season 5 of The Shield.

Though Episode 12 of Season 1 of the Wire (where Wallace comes back) might be my favorite episode of the show. Pretty much everything in the first four seasons is great. Easily my favorite show.

[wwharton]

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If that's from flckr I bet it's still there. I doubt it was a prop for the show unless I'm missing some obvious reason to think so. I'll drive by there and see if I can find it. It's not too far from a few places I go out so I can just detour a bit.