Brian Thompson CEO of United Health Care was murdered (shot several times) by a hit man this morning on the streets in New York.

[Caveira]

3 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

 

ooohh, I want to play.  How I categorize them

Best Written - The Wire

Best Story - Breaking Bad

Most Iconic - The Sopranos

Greatest Series Finale - Six Feet Under

Greatest Single Episode - The Bear Season 2 Episode 6 "Fishes"

Best Prequel/Sequel - Better Call Saul

Best Single Season - House of Cards Season 1 (Could replace this with a few of the seasons of the Wire but that first season was dynamite) 

 

On the wire.  My father was a homicide detective for a long time in Chicago working in its nicest neighborhoods.  He said the way the dialogue between cops : crooks is so perfect.  There is a scene towards the end with bunk and McNulty where one of them says something pretty bad…. But my father was like that’s totally real.  It has to do with a gun and a murder.  

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[PortaJohn]

1 minute ago, Caveira said:

On the wire.  My father was a homicide detective for a long time in Chicago working in its nicest neighborhoods.  He said the way the dialogue between cops : crooks is so perfect.  There is a scene towards the end with bunk and McNally where one of them says something pretty bad…. But my father was like that’s totally real.  It has to do with a gun and a murder.  

The Wire was special because it was basically a documentary.  You had a police reporter and a former police officer writing the script and stories.  They just changed some names around and voila, a masterpiece.  The character Roland is based on Ed Burns history with the police force and his later work  teaching in the Baltimore school district

[PortaJohn]

7 minutes ago, Caveira said:

On the wire.  My father was a homicide detective for a long time in Chicago working in its nicest neighborhoods.  He said the way the dialogue between cops : crooks is so perfect.  There is a scene towards the end with bunk and McNally where one of them says something pretty bad…. But my father was like that’s totally real.  It has to do with a gun and a murder.  

Fun fact.  The decoding the pagers in season 1 was based on Burns' actual investigation on Melvin Williams

[Caveira]

2 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

The Wire was special because it was basically a documentary.  You had a police reporter and a former police officer writing the script and stories.  They just changed some names around and voila, a masterpiece.  The character Roland is based on Ed Burns history with the police force and his later work  teaching in the Baltimore school district

Maybe hamsterdam wasn’t all that weird?   Maybe it was a future prediction to certain states that basically legalized large swaths of crime including theft / drug use right in the open.   Hmmmmmm.   

[Tripnsweep]

1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

If you decide to break your embargo, that would be a good place to start.

Not really interested. I think the last time I seriously watched TV, except for a sporting event, was probably like 10 years ago. I helped polish up and rewrite some obscure TV things, which made watching things on TV necessary. I'll stick to my DVD collection of Casablanca and Sahara, not the bastardized Clive Cussler one. 

[Caveira]

9 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

Not really interested. I think the last time I seriously watched TV, except for a sporting event, was probably like 10 years ago. I helped polish up and rewrite some obscure TV things, which made watching things on TV necessary. I'll stick to my DVD collection of Casablanca and Sahara, not the bastardized Clive Cussler one. 

Thanks.  You already volunteered you don’t watch tv.  We were having fun….    

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

1 hour ago, PortaJohn said:

The Wire was special because it was basically a documentary.  You had a police reporter and a former police officer writing the script and stories.  They just changed some names around and voila, a masterpiece.  The character Roland is based on Ed Burns history with the police force and his later work  teaching in the Baltimore school district

The best man from my wedding is a retired cop from a medium sized but high crime city.  Said "The Wire" got the whole hoppers/corner boys/ etc culture perfect.

[headshuck]

I’ve enjoyed all on the list, but missed out on The Wire when it was on Netflix. Might have to spend some $$$

I’m in the middle of Six Feet Under. Every episode seems like a family train wreck but it’s so addicting.

[Caveira]

3 minutes ago, headshuck said:

I’ve enjoyed all on the list, but missed out on The Wire when it was on Netflix. Might have to spend some $$$

I’m in the middle of Six Feet Under. Every episode seems like a family train wreck but it’s so addicting.

Google says max Hulu … I didn’t look (verify) for the wire and a few others

six feet under is good too.