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A few friends of mine are big fans, but they're quite into cop shows. I've seen the first season, which was entertaining. There are a few story-lines, which offer a little something for everyone. The big one is about a small police unit which is corrupt, violent and effective. There are a few more police officers who are more typical, and tend to be involved in relatively standard procedural stuff. There's also a politically and racially motivated lieutenant (or captain, I forget) and a sub-plot about a gay officer.
It's worth a look. See if you can get hold of the first couple of episodes. You'll know pretty quickly if it's your cup of tea.
It's worth a look. See if you can get hold of the first couple of episodes. You'll know pretty quickly if it's your cup of tea.
Thats the thing I havn't heard any reviews or even seen it on tv.
A friend just recommemned it to me so im safe from all the hype.
Yeah I wouldn't be big into cop shows but I've about 6 episodes of The Wire Season 5 to finish and that show has got me completly hooked on that kind of genre.
The Wire by the way has to be the best tv show iv'e ever seen, im thinking its even better than the Sopranos
How would you compare the two?
Well iv'e downloaded the first two seasons so il give it ago
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A friend just recommemned it to me so im safe from all the hype.
Yeah I wouldn't be big into cop shows but I've about 6 episodes of The Wire Season 5 to finish and that show has got me completly hooked on that kind of genre.
The Wire by the way has to be the best tv show iv'e ever seen, im thinking its even better than the Sopranos
How would you compare the two?
Well iv'e downloaded the first two seasons so il give it ago
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The Wire is really quite different from the Shield though. The Shield is pretty much purely a cop show while the Wire touches on many different aspects, such as schools, politics, ...
Personally, I'd say the Wire is the better of the 2. But that's not strange considering that I really love(d) that show.
Personally, I'd say the Wire is the better of the 2. But that's not strange considering that I really love(d) that show.
The Shield was a great series but it got to be too over the top in the last 3 seasons. Especially with the introduction of Forrest Whitaker.
The Wire on the other hand really lives of to the title of the greatest tv series ever. Nothing can compare to its greatness, realism, depth and plot lines.
My new fav show that I actually watch anytime it is on is Tosh.0
The Wire on the other hand really lives of to the title of the greatest tv series ever. Nothing can compare to its greatness, realism, depth and plot lines.
My new fav show that I actually watch anytime it is on is Tosh.0
The Wire was sensational,a brilliant programme from all angles.
anybody got a link for a torrent of Dexter series 1? thinking i might give it a bash but the torrent i found was going to take 117 days to download...and that6 with superfast broadband
anybody got a link for a torrent of Dexter series 1? thinking i might give it a bash but the torrent i found was going to take 117 days to download...and that6 with superfast broadband
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5436386
Have you used www.torrentz.com? Its pretty good to get you torrents from different sites.
or here
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Dexter-s01/2848320ec8ce0b6534572176fdb3ba20e3819c1c3beb
I got the first 4 seasons of Dexter there and all the seasons of the Wire and Sopranos.
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Dexter-s01/2848320ec8ce0b6534572176fdb3ba20e3819c1c3beb
I got the first 4 seasons of Dexter there and all the seasons of the Wire and Sopranos.
Dress or panty?
Yep. I watch it religiously. I like it a lot -- one of my favorite TV shows for years. But then I loved the original, shorter-run show this was before 9/11, which was called The Job and it appeared on big network television.
In The Job, Dennis Leary plays a drunken, philandering Irish cop in a New York City police department who can't do much else with his life besides being a rogue cop.
In Rescue Me, Dennis Leary plays a drunken, philandering Irish firefighter in a New York City fire department who can't do much else with his life besides being a rogue firefighter.
Not only that, but the writing team, the directors, and even a number of the regular actors are the same in both shows. My guess is that The Job failed because network television expects much higher viewership to become profitable, whereas the margins are much lower for cable TV (Rescue Me). So they threw in a post-9/11 storyline, switched from cops to firefighters, and it worked. It's funny, because I started re-watching The Job just last night.
Rescue Me is a bit of a comedy, a bit of drama, and it focuses on an egocentric guy pretty much living through Dennis Leary's own hero fantasies. That sounds bad, but I know a lot of people who don't like Dennis Leary who have come to really like Rescue Me.
Some of the common things are alcoholism, womanizing, dangerous fireman work, the visions of dead people past, and a lot of sarcastic firehouse humor -- which is perhaps the most brilliant part of the show. The show also has its artistic moments where they will let a scene run long (with or without music) to leave a real visual impression.
But what shines through for that show more than any other show out there is the genuine comradeship among the cast and crew. Going back to The Job, these guys have been working together for a decade... and there are just moments it looks nothing like acting when the crew gets together around the firehouse kitchen table and everyone busts each others' balls. Even the writing sometimes reflects random conversations that you know must happen in real life on the set that they carry over into the show.
Yep. I watch it religiously. I like it a lot -- one of my favorite TV shows for years. But then I loved the original, shorter-run show this was before 9/11, which was called The Job and it appeared on big network television.
In The Job, Dennis Leary plays a drunken, philandering Irish cop in a New York City police department who can't do much else with his life besides being a rogue cop.
In Rescue Me, Dennis Leary plays a drunken, philandering Irish firefighter in a New York City fire department who can't do much else with his life besides being a rogue firefighter.
Not only that, but the writing team, the directors, and even a number of the regular actors are the same in both shows. My guess is that The Job failed because network television expects much higher viewership to become profitable, whereas the margins are much lower for cable TV (Rescue Me). So they threw in a post-9/11 storyline, switched from cops to firefighters, and it worked. It's funny, because I started re-watching The Job just last night.
Rescue Me is a bit of a comedy, a bit of drama, and it focuses on an egocentric guy pretty much living through Dennis Leary's own hero fantasies. That sounds bad, but I know a lot of people who don't like Dennis Leary who have come to really like Rescue Me.
Some of the common things are alcoholism, womanizing, dangerous fireman work, the visions of dead people past, and a lot of sarcastic firehouse humor -- which is perhaps the most brilliant part of the show. The show also has its artistic moments where they will let a scene run long (with or without music) to leave a real visual impression.
But what shines through for that show more than any other show out there is the genuine comradeship among the cast and crew. Going back to The Job, these guys have been working together for a decade... and there are just moments it looks nothing like acting when the crew gets together around the firehouse kitchen table and everyone busts each others' balls. Even the writing sometimes reflects random conversations that you know must happen in real life on the set that they carry over into the show.
anybody got a link for a torrent of Dexter series 1? thinking i might give it a bash but the torrent i found was going to take 117 days to download...and that6 with superfast broadband
Anybody else that's interested, PM me. If you don't intend to use it, don't. That goes to you Sheik and Osman, AKA Shaka Zulu.
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