Comments on: Halfway Through Season Four http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/ A blog of twists and turns Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Julia http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6875 Julia Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:52:37 +0000 http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6875 I knew you would love it! Have you managed to get caught up to watch the current season? It sure looks to be a heartbreaker. I knew you would love it! Have you managed to get caught up to watch the current season? It sure looks to be a heartbreaker.

]]> By: MDT http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6862 MDT Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:53:27 +0000 http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6862 Thought you might enjoy this from the Freakonomics blog: http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/what-do-real-thugs-think-of-the-wire/ Predictions on plot twists from real thugs! -- MDT Thought you might enjoy this from the Freakonomics blog:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/what-do-real-thugs-think-of-the-wire/

Predictions on plot twists from real thugs!

– MDT

]]> By: Adam P. http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6837 Adam P. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:54:22 +0000 http://polytropos.org/2007/12/18/halfway-through-season-four/#comment-6837 "The Wire" is, in fact, the best show on television. It is also the best police show ever. I'm in my 7th year as a cop in a city as mean as Baltimore, so I know what I'm talking about. It's a tough, smart show with characters, both cop and criminal alike, who are troubled, complicated, and interesting as hell. In the beginning of Season 2, a couple of drug dealers are driving from Baltimore to Philadelphia. The radio in their van starts to crackle, and what happens next--their reaction to the crackling and the station they turn to next--is a precise illustration of why this show often approaches the sublime. “The Wire” is, in fact, the best show on television. It is also the best police show ever. I’m in my 7th year as a cop in a city as mean as Baltimore, so I know what I’m talking about. It’s a tough, smart show with characters, both cop and criminal alike, who are troubled, complicated, and interesting as hell.
In the beginning of Season 2, a couple of drug dealers are driving from Baltimore to Philadelphia. The radio in their van starts to crackle, and what happens next–their reaction to the crackling and the station they turn to next–is a precise illustration of why this show often approaches the sublime.

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