The Wire - HBO

[beef]

i gotta go with season 3, if i had to rank them...

1) 3
2) 1
3) 4
4) 2
5) 5

[ClockworkChad]

actually im going to have to say 4-5 was the best just because of everyone going 'sheeeeiiiiiiittttttttt'

[Karma]

Quote, originally posted by beef »

i gotta go with season 3, if i had to rank them... 1) 3 2) 1 3) 4 4) 2 5) 5

That's it right there.

The fake serial-killer storyline in Season 5 almost killed the legacy of the series. What a joke.

[Karma]

Another tragedy is that the entire series was shot in 4:3, meaning even if they do a Blu-Ray release one day it will never actually be HD.

I am interested to see what they do with the Sopranos season 1 release this month since they didn't start filming in HD until season 3.

[Oliver@triplezoom]

Quote, originally posted by ClockworkChad »

actually im going to have to say 4-5 was the best just because of everyone going 'sheeeeiiiiiiittttttttt'

Haha.

[Oliver@triplezoom]

Quote, originally posted by Karma »

Another tragedy is that the entire series was shot in 4:3, meaning even if they do a Blu-Ray release one day it will never actually be HD. I am interested to see what they do with the Sopranos season 1 release this month since they didn't start filming in HD until season 3.

What do you mean "filming in HD"? I don't think it was shot digitally.

[Karma]

There are traditional, digital, and HD cameras used in TV filming.

[Oliver@triplezoom]

Quote, originally posted by Karma »

There are traditional, digital, and HD cameras used in TV filming.

But if they use traditional film, they can convert that to HD, no?

[The Red Baron]

If they only filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio, it means there isn't going to be a widescreen version in HD. They could do an HD 4:3 release though.

I could be mistaken....

[F1_Fan]

Quote, originally posted by The Red Baron »

If they only filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio, it means there isn't going to be a widescreen version in HD. They could do an HD 4:3 release though. I could be mistaken....

Yeah, the BR release of Star Trek:TOS is an example of HD 4:3 material.

I read an interview with the creator of the series who said the last season (maybe the last two) was intentionally broadcast in 4:3 to retain the gritty feel of previous seasons rather than take advantage of 16:9 HD equipment which was available at the time.

In a similar vein, I think a HD 4:3 release would go against that intent.

[Karma]

Quote, originally posted by The Red Baron »

If they only filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio, it means there isn't going to be a widescreen version in HD. They could do an HD 4:3 release though.

This.

http://magazine.creativecow.ne...-wire

Quote »

The Wire is shot entirely with Panavision cameras. David Insley let us know that, "These later episodes of the show are shot Super 35, 3-perf, and that saves a lot of money because that means we're shooting about three quarters of the film we used to. But we're only using the 4 x 3 part, so we're losing the edges of the 16x 9, but it's less than we were using when it was 4-perf, so (the image is) somewhere between a Super 16 image and a standard 35 (mm) image." Some dialog looping (ADR) is done in Baltimore, but more often in New York. Foley and final audio mix are also done in New York. "4x3 feels more like real life and real television and not like a movie." And perhaps the final contrast to the rest of high-end episodic television, The Wire for each of its five seasons has been produced in good old fashioned 4 x 3 standard definition. DP Dave Insley recalled, "The reason the show has stayed 4x3 is because David Simon thinks that 4x3 feels more like real life and real television and not like a movie. The show's never been HD, even 4x3 HD and that (SD) is how it is on the DVDs. There is no 16x9 version anywhere." As a viewer with an HD set I will point out that like much of SD television that makes its way to HD channels, it appears that HBO utilizes state-of-the-art line doubling technology. It may still be standard definition, but line doubled it looks considerably better on a high definition set than it would on a standard definition set. Insley explained, "When the show started 2001 / 2002 they framed it for 16 x 9 as a way of future-proofing. Then a couple of seasons ago, right before Season 4 began shooting, there was a big discussion about it and after much discussion -- David, Nina, Joe Chappelle, the Producers, the DPs -- and we discussed what should be the style of the show. David made the decision that we would stay with 4x3. The DPs pretty much defined the look to be what it is now. And it's been consistent for the past two seasons."

[Laser04]

Just started season 1 thanks to Netflix

[Pnut]

Quote, originally posted by Laser04 »

Just started season 1 thanks to Netflix

Enjoy.

[prom king]

Finished the series last night.
That show had some good PO-lice.

The Dukie kid taking the same route as bubbles was upsetting... But in the end nothing changed " the game is the game. "
I'm really sad for it to be over... First episode, I was like, eh kinda going to be hard to get into...
Will go down as my favorite tv show of all time, it was so underated for me. I didn't know many people who had seen it, yet heard of it... I enjoyed everything this show had to offer.
Amazing cast, amazing story...

[duke774]

just watched seasons 1 and 2 for the first time and sweet baby jesus this is probably of the best (if not the best) tv-series i've ever seen.

when the ending montage started, i was sorta moved. that alone tells there's something really good about this

[brownhornet]

Quote, originally posted by laychooba »

best. show. ever.

qft.

my favorite scene was Brother Mouzone confronting Omar in the alley...

Brother Mouzone: I see you favor a .45.
Omar: At night I do. And I keeps one in the chamber in case you ponderin'.

so sick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20G17K_0ghU


Modified by The Red Baron at 7:45 AM 11-5-2009

from the comments section on youtube...

the description for this video should be: "two of the baddest mother****ers in television history meet on the backstreets of Baltimore like it was the Wild West."

[brownhornet]

[Angina]

just finished season one and in the middle of season two.

wow this show gots me hooked!

"Fo Sho" - Omar

[Laser04]

This show got me smoking newports and carrying a sawed off shotgun

[osiris]

Just finished watching the series for the second time.

I'll say it again, imo, the best dramatic TV show I've ever seen.

[Fritz27]

This show needs to be on Blu-ray so I can watch it.

[Laser04]

I got netflix just so i could watch this show

[Slayer]

I grabbed all the seasons of this not too long ago, just finished season 1, and watched 3 episodes of season 2 last night. Great show so far

[Seabird]

Now go rent Cedar Rapids and LYAO.

[Minker17]

I grabbed all the seasons of this not too long ago, just finished season 1, and watched 3 episodes of season 2 last night. Great show so far

I'm on episode 3 of season 1.

[Patrick Schmidt]

RIP D'Andre McCullough.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/201...se-david-simon