tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post8145288099519195841..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: The Wire Series FinaleMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-2437716011161186432008-03-13T12:45:00.000-05:002008-03-13T12:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for the references. I love that show and re...Thanks for the references. I love that show and reading insight into it just makes it that much harder to say goodbye. Sniffle. Sniffle. All I'm left with now is The Shield. Go Vic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-34257531323472214032008-03-13T09:01:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:01:00.000-05:00That was Wee-Bay in the prison yard with Chris. Av...That was Wee-Bay in the prison yard with Chris. Avon and Marlo's main lieutenants -- Wee-Bay (who is also Namond's father) for Avon and Chris for Marlo -- and seemed to be nature allies and getting along well.<BR/><BR/>The cyclical nature of the show was great. Dukie is the new Bubbles, Michael is the new Omar, Sydnor is the new McNulty. Same as it ever was.<BR/><BR/>Notice that Omar and Marlo, even in their names, were two-sides of the same coin? (and it was unclear which way Michael would go until the end?). Marlo is Omar L. (Little is is last name) by just moving the "O" to the front.<BR/><BR/>One little bit that they were not able to bring out this season, but is clear from the bios of the characters on HBO's website and from interviews with David Simon, is that Cheese was Randy's father.<BR/><BR/>For the greatest reviews, insight, et al. on the greatest show ever on TV, check out Alan Sepinwall's weblog and articles (he's the TV critic for the Newark StarLedger). Here are the reviews for the finale and an interview with David Simon. They are both long, but very, very good:<BR/><BR/>http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2008/03/wire-30-farewell-to-baltimore.html<BR/><BR/>http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2008/03/wire-david-simon-q.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32740726519411273662008-03-12T16:25:00.000-05:002008-03-12T16:25:00.000-05:00I thought that was Avon in the prison yard with Ch...I thought that was Avon in the prison yard with Chris.Mark Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128739833441582127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-6348732027759520152008-03-12T15:36:00.000-05:002008-03-12T15:36:00.000-05:00And is it bad that I actually started to like Snoo...And is it bad that I actually started to like Snoops and Chris? They were so evil. So was Marlo. I was disappointed to see Michael turn to a life that he was smart enough to avoid, but ultimately went against his common sense. <BR/><BR/>I loved the finale. I too, thought the show remained true to its integrity. <BR/><BR/>I would have liked to see them go full circle with a reference or showing of Barksdale. It would have been sweet to see Avon Barksdale walk out of prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-89707231823846820272008-03-11T20:10:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:10:00.000-05:00Snoop's (actress Felicia Pearson's) memoir.Snoop's (actress Felicia Pearson's) <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Grace-After-Midnight-Felicia-Pearson/dp/0446195189/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205284078&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">memoir</A>.Mark Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128739833441582127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-922843255116156712008-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:002008-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:00Anon 4:46 PM,At last! Somebody is joining Mark an...Anon 4:46 PM,<BR/>At last! Somebody is joining Mark and my discussion!<BR/>Omar was my favorite character too. I don't think Hollywood has ever created a character as original as him. The acting was so good in the show that it was sometimes difficult to remember that these were actors playing characters. Snoop, Chris and Michael were probably my three next favorite characters.<BR/>I agree with your take on the show. It just keeps going on and on.<BR/>Man, I'm going to miss that show, but I think that they ended it with such integrity. I love it that Michael assumed the role of the "new Omar". I didn't see that coming, and I loved it.Murray Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32098166335871830952008-03-11T16:46:00.000-05:002008-03-11T16:46:00.000-05:00Omar Little was by far my favorite character on wh...Omar Little was by far my favorite character on what I like to refer to as the best police show ever, The Wire. I thought that the series finale and especially the ending, showed us that although the drug trade and those areas and people most affected by it, has a high turnover rate, it also has a new generation ready and willing to keep supporting it and making money off of it. Having worked in the criminal justice system and previously at the DA's office, I felt like when I watched that show, I knew most of those police, that I had met every single one of those homicide detectives and beat officers. At times, I didn't think I was watching fiction at all. <BR/><BR/>P.S. The character Snoops, actually came from the streets of Baltimore. The guy who played Omar met her on the streets of Baltimore while they were filming and that's how she got the part. <BR/><BR/>Long Live Omar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32083415655452613792008-03-10T21:25:00.000-05:002008-03-10T21:25:00.000-05:00When we were looking for a house in the Heights th...When we were looking for a house in the Heights three and a half years ago, I wanted to live on Omar Street because of the Wire character. I hated to see him go.Mark Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128739833441582127noreply@blogger.com