HBO's The Wire

[Uberjager]

I absolutely love Clay Davis.

[Great-Kazoo]

I absolutely love Clay Davis.

SHEEEEET, Ain't nobody gonna put Clay Davis in jail.SHEEEEET.

[OctopusHighball]

This is the one that gets me everytime...

WARNING: NSFW language and images. This is, after all, a cable show.

[Justin]

I absolutely love Clay Davis.

The scene where he takes the witness stand and basically destroys the entire case against him with smooth talk and charm is one of the most potent commentaries on the problems inherent to identity politics ever scripted.

[Great-Kazoo]

The scene where he takes the witness stand and basically destroys the entire case against him with smooth talk and charm is one of the most potent commentaries on the problems inherent to identity politics ever scripted.

No spoiler alert for those who haven't seen it yet?

[Justin]

The show has been off the air for six years, so I think we're past the statute of limitations on spoilers.

Also, Rosebud was a sled.

[hurley842002]

No spoiler alert for those who haven't seen it yet?

That's what I was thinking.

[OctopusHighball]

I have never heard of this show before this thread. I just googled it and read the first line.. This show is about criminals? Why do you guys want to watch a show about dirtbags? Help me to understand why moral, law abiding people would want to watch a show about scumbags. I finally gave in and watched 1 episode of the Biker show that everyone recommends. I would never watch another episode. Violence, drugs, etc. nothing wholesome there to want to watch.

So, why?

This show is centered around the cops who are dedicated to bringing down the criminals.

Breaking Bad is centered around the criminals.

[Brian]

Given the whole reason I posted in the first place was because the show has just aired in HD for the first time and I'm thinking about watching it, would appreciate it if you could skip the spoilers... lol.

Based on all the positive comments, it's definitely on deck as the next thing we'll watch.

[Jer]

I have never heard of this show before this thread. I just googled it and read the first line.. This show is about criminals? Why do you guys want to watch a show about dirtbags? Help me to understand why moral, law abiding people would want to watch a show about scumbags. I finally gave in and watched 1 episode of the Biker show that everyone recommends. I would never watch another episode. Violence, drugs, etc. nothing wholesome there to want to watch.

So, why?

Actually, the biggest criminals are the politicians, not the street thugs.