<p>The actor who plays the very large sergeant is going to appear as Falstaff in Henry IV Part II (or maybe Part I) at the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington. There are several Shakespearean actors among the “Wire” cast. </p>
<p>Oh, it’s such a relief not to be thinking about the debate.</p>
<p>Another Baltimorean chiming in. It is, unfortunately, quite realistic. As NMR said though, it certainly doesn’t represent all of Baltimore. Many of the little details are based on reality. The animosity between the Democratic Mayor and the Republican governor was definitely based on reality - even down to the fight over the control of the Baltimore school system. The real governor had a cameo in one of those sequences. It was not at all unusual to see one of our local headlines play out on the show. The young woman who plays Snoop actually plays herself. She spent 8 years in a Maryland prison for attempted murder. She grew up on the Baltimore streets as a drug dealer.</p>
<p>artiesdad - I’m open to suggestions for what to watch when we’ve finished “The Wire.” I’m afraid I’m not much for westerns so I’m not sure about “Deadwood.” I never watched all of “Six Feet Under”, though, so that may be next.</p>
<p>… and it’s embarrassing for me to admit this, but I never realized that Snoop was a girl until a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>“Six Feet Under” is great - highly recommend it. </p>
<p>Should I be embarrassed to admit that I am enjoying “True Blood?” I can’t believe it.</p>
<p>Did Snoop get killed at some point? I think that was one of the episodes I somehow missed. I’m definitely going back to the beginning!</p>
<p>BTW, I found Snoop almost impossible to understand. Was I alone?</p>
<p>Consolation - I had to laugh at your last question. My H cannot understand Snoop at all; he’s always asking me “what did she say?”</p>
<p>I often have to tape TV shows and then watch them with the subtitles on. Part of it is my hearing, but part of it is that dialogue seems garbled in a lot of TV shows nowadays.</p>
<p>
Dexter
Burn Notice</p>
<p>Definitely second Dexter and Burn Notice
Would also add :
The Closer
Saving Grace</p>
<p>Will the networks be showing the second season of Dexter on TV (that’s not Showtime) or will I have to buy the second season on DVD?</p>
<p>I would add “Huff” (a canceled Showtime series with Hank Azaria). I might try “Shark” (James Woods) just because we haven’t seen many episodes. Several years ago we watched every season of “NYPD Blue.” We loved that series, and it was great to see it again. I’ve never watched “Weeds” because we no longer get Showtime, so that’s another option.</p>
<p>We had trouble with the “Wire” dialogue, too. I learned some new expressions, and when I repeated them to my son, he said, “Sheesh, you didn’t know that?” So much for being a hip urban mom.</p>
<p>Thanks for all recommendations. Six-feet under is also high on my son’s list. I will add the others to the Netflix queue.</p>
<p>A couple of nights ago (or rather very early morning for me) I was flipping channels and saw The Wire was being shown on BET. Since this is not HBO or a premium channel they blank most of the 4-letter words. I am not in favor of gratuitous foul language but in this case the omission basically makes the show unwatchable.</p>
<p>Back to DVD and close caption.</p>
<p>also a big fan of “The Wire”. We don’t have the cable premium package so this show flew under my radar for several seasons. Thank goodness that they put these seasons on DVD, it helps premiumCable-challenged viewers like us to discover these great shows. Through DVD, I was also able to catch up on the Sopranos, and most especially, Deadwood (also a big fan of that show).</p>
<p>Mad Men is a good show, as is Breaking Bad. Both are on AMC Network. </p>
<p>One of these days we’re going to have to spring for HBO, though. I never knew how much good stuff I was missing!</p>
<p>Hey, artiesdad - we first saw “The Wire” on BET and found we just couldn’t watch it. We couldn’t follow the story line at all when every other word was bleeped out! </p>
<p>patsmom - I like Breaking Bad, too (Stephen King says it’s the best show on TV, for what that’s worth.) The character of the chemistry teacher is so complex, although I had a hard time forgetting that the actor was Malcolm’s father on “Malcolm in the Middle.”</p>
<p>The Wire…my fav of all time so far…I watched it last spring.</p>
<p>Also loved the Tom Hanks series from The Earth to the Moon from about 10 years ago. I just saw it.</p>
<p>Adams series by HBO</p>
<p>I enjoyed Deadwood for its language…so interesting!</p>
<p>I think HBO pretty much beats out the competitors…</p>
<p>oh yes and West Wing…</p>
<p>a few months ago (?) there was a little blurb on the internet that did all the 4 seasons of the wire in 4 minutes…</p>
<p>just to recap</p>