FTA-TV The Wire

[kosifantutti]

So I'm on youtube looking for songs by The Pogues and in the "related videos" section on the side of the page is a video with the title that is an absolute huuuuge spoiler to how The Wire ends and I've only seen the first 3 seasons. I am so pissed off right now I just needed to get on here and vent. F--k I am so frustrated...

Stick at it. Don't believe everything you read.

 

[dmc333]

Season 1-4 are on sale for $20 at EzyDVD from December 17th. Guessing most other stores will have them around that price as well.

Being a tight ass and waiting for sales has never felt so good.

LOL I was just there and coming to announce the good news.

Says it's the 29th of December now.

After I got season 1 on the cheap I'd been tight arsing it waiting to get a few of the others on the cheap!

 

[NitroFan]

Seasons 1-4 are $16 at JB.

 

[dmc333]

Seasons 1-4 are $16 at JB.

Even better.

Just ordered 2-4. It cost me less than the RRP of any one season, including postage.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

Watched 1-4 on DVD, was going to wait for 5 on DVD but couldn't. Tapped it out in the last few days. Such a great show, it is my number one show ever. I loved the last season, all the loose ends seemed to get tied up and I found the story believable, which some people seem to have had trouble with. For me S2 was the only season slightly off, just because it left the street. But it was an important season as it set up other story lines for 3, 4 and 5. So on reflection after watching the whole show, it was a better season than I gave it credit for at first. Man I wish there was a season 6!

 

[mr_cellotape]

For me S2 was the only season slightly off, just because it left the street. But it was an important season as it set up other story lines for 3, 4 and 5

It was also important in that it showed that the problems highlighted in season 1 weren't "black" problems, and that institutions had screwed with everybody in the lower-classes.

Plus, that season gave us Ziggy. That was enough right there.

 

[rocker_oz33]

l have ordered season 1&2 they weren't in store so on line was not next best thing @12 bucks a season it was worth a blind buy l think l will like it,l also have oz season 2 just waiting on season 1 should be here soon

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

It was also important in that it showed that the problems highlighted in season 1 weren't "black" problems, and that institutions had screwed with everybody in the lower-classes.

Plus, that season gave us Ziggy. That was enough right there.

Good call. I am a Vondas fan myself.

 

[1981]

One of the best tv shows ever, and easily the most realistic and detailed police procedural show ever.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

I am reading David Simon's book "Homicide" at the moment and would definitely recommend it to all the fans of The Wire. It is definitely in the spirit of the show, and I hear that "The Corner" is just as good, too.

 

[flight23]

Seasons 1-4 are $16 at JB.

just picked up season 1 for $15.99 at jb, they have a bunch of the series there, have been wanting to get into this for a while, just watched first episode, looks the goods, will report back with more

 

[drew_j]

Yeah the sale is still on, I picked up seasons 3 & 4 on friday for $16. I'd recommend this show to absolutely anyone. $64 for 4 seasons of what is seriously some of the best television ever made. Do your self a favor and go get it.

 

[rocker_oz33]

l have the first 2 seasons l really should go and get the next 2 seasons even know l haven't started watching it yet,I'm still getting thou the shield

 

[Jef Costello]

Just finished Season 2 of the 5 season box set. Absolutely brilliant show.

Really liked the Frank Sobotka character and context "we don;t make anything anymore, we just look to put our hand in the pocket of the next guy" - very well written and performed.

Simon described the second season as

"a meditation on the death of work and the betrayal of the American working class.…it is a deliberate argument that unencumbered capitalism is not a substitute for social policy; that on its own, without a social compact , raw capitalism is destined to serve the few at the expense of the many."

 

[flight23]

Yeah the sale is still on, I picked up seasons 3 & 4 on friday for $16. I'd recommend this show to absolutely anyone. $64 for 4 seasons of what is seriously some of the best television ever made. Do your self a favor and go get it.

just went to pick up the other seasons, $42 and $56 each, im an idiot, i knew i was gonna buy them as well, aah well

 

[plowking]

just went to pick up the other seasons, $42 and $56 each, im an idiot, i knew i was gonna buy them as well, aah well

They are still $16 at my local JB. The sale is on until the 6th of March I believe.

Anyway, anyone know when season 5 is coming out in Australia?

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Omar's coming.

 

[Roobs321]

I watched the first 4 seasons from early december to early feb and its not going too far to call it the greatest TV show of all-time. Adore it.

Ill wait it out till season 5 comes out here though.

 

[drew_j]

just went to pick up the other seasons, $42 and $56 each, im an idiot, i knew i was gonna buy them as well, aah well

They are still $16 at my local JB. The sale is on until the 6th of March I believe.

Anyway, anyone know when season 5 is coming out in Australia?

They are over $40 in the city.

JB base these sales by how many units are sitting in their warehouses. Fans of the show are generally your more intelligent members of society, and know they will come down in price sooner or later. JB looking at the product movement see the wire hasn't sold a copy for 4 months puts it down to $15 to get rid of them. In less than a week they sell out and the sales manager looks at his figures, goes, "that's popular" buys 8000 units to sell at $50 a pop. Product doesn't move for 4 months, cycle starts over. If you wait it will come down again, but it only happens 2 maybe 3 times before the small base that wants it, has it and they stop stocking it all together. I think they are also catching on to it as well, as the cycles seem to be getting shorter.

I spend far to much time down at JB, watching the prices of my favourite shows, looking for that perfect buy Shame that the Sopranos has such a large fan base. That has been $74 a season for over 6 months. I may never see that show.

 

[drew_j]

They are still $16 at my local JB. The sale is on until the 6th of March I believe.

Anyway, anyone know when season 5 is coming out in Australia?

August 12

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

I spend far to much time down at JB, watching the prices of my favourite shows, looking for that perfect buy Shame that the Sopranos has such a large fan base. That has been $74 a season for over 6 months. I may never see that show.[/FONT][/COLOR]

I bit the bullet at $30 a pop for The Sopranos. Good move.

 

[Daytripper]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/enter...1235842460136.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

 

[deck]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/enter...1235842460136.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

Good to see Season 5 will be released here in august.

Just started watching the whole series again and it is even better the 2nd time around.

"Now you think Ronald McDonald gonna go down to that basement and say 'Hey Mr Nugget you the bomb, we selling chicken faster than you can tear the bone out. So I'm a write my clownie ass name on this fat ass check for you'".

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

^^^
That scene is genius.

 

[likka]

Season 2 doesn't get enough love around here. Although each season in its own right was brilliant.

IMO season 4 was the best, closely followed by 5, 2, 1 and 3.

Second best ending to a television series too, behind Six Feet Under. Genius.