The Wire - Season 5

[StrykerFSU]

Jason Whitlock's Top 10 scenes:

Bill Simmons, ESPN's "Sports Guy" columnist, and I have been sharing much dialogue about season 5 of "The Wire." We disagree about the best scene in the history of the show. The truth is no one — with the possible exception of David Simon — has watched every episode of "The Wire" as many times as I have. Simmons, my favorite sports columnist, isn't qualified for this debate.

With that in mind, I offer the top 10 scenes in Wire history:

1. Avon and Marlo's sitdown at Jessup: Avon's dialogue is magnificent, and Marlo's body language is just as powerful.

2. Bodie and Poot killing Wallace: made me cry; saddest scene in TV history since Kunta Kinte took a beating for failing to answer to Toby.

3. Randy and Sgt. Carver at the hospital: Randy cried out as Carver walked out after failing to keep his word.

4. Omar and Levy at Bird's trial: I got the gun; you got the briefcase, explaining their roles in the drug game.

5. Omar and Brother Mouzone killing Stringer Bell: I couldn't sleep at night wondering how this show would go on without Stringer. I rewound the scene at least 100 times, swearing that Stringer's arm moved and that he was wearing a bullet-proof vest.

6. Burrell and Clay Davis: "I'm doing the Lord's work for you." Made me laugh out loud.

7. Deangelo, Bodie and Poot playing chess: "Da king stay da king." Deangelo explained why Avon will always be on top of the drug game (even from jail, and that's a prediction on how Season 5 will end).

8. Slim Charles and Avon talking after Stringer's death: Slim blasted Marlo and George W. Bush, explaining why it was necessary to war over a lie.

9. Rawls and McNulty in the hospital after Kima was shot: McNulty vomited, and Rawls explained that the shooting wasn't McNulty's fault.

10. Avon and Stringer on the balcony the night before Stringer is killed: This is The Sports Guy's pick for No. 1. It was good, but it's not the best because it's a re-enactment of Nino Brown and Gee Money's "Am I my brother's keeper" scene from "New Jack City.

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These are all good. I also like the one where Namon's mom calls him out as soft. A classic example of parenting...except the exact opposite.

[Ravaging Beast]

I would have to add a scene from the last episode. McNutty doing the girl on the hood of his car as a patrol car rolls by. He flashes his badge without losing a step and the police roll on.

[Danny Hogan]

honorable mention;



Season 1 when Bunk and McNulty re-investigate the killing of Avon's former girlfriend that Deangelo took credit for but was actually Wee Bey

[Ravaging Beast]

Prop Joe's death

For those of us who don't have OnDemand, please don't give away the upcoming episode until it plays live on Sunday. If that is what you meant.

[Sonny]

Without giving away any major details.... Can someone recap each season for me and what it entailed?

I watched one of the seasons (The Wire Season 1 - I think), but I believe that was like Season 3 in the overall series.

[Danny Hogan]

completely my bad. i watched episode 3 and 4 back to back the other night and lost myself a little.

maybe edit your post so it doesn't screw anyone else up?

[StrykerFSU]

Ex-friend Danny Hogan.

[Danny Hogan]

weak sauce i know....i am an idiot

[Zeuslax]

I'm going to have to say Carver's seen after he has to put Randy in the group home is top 10.

Season 1 when Bunk and McNulty re-investigate the killing of Avon's former girlfriend that Deangelo took credit for but was actually Wee Bey

Absolutely belongs! One of the best police scenes ever and virtually no dialogue while doing it. Amazing insight into investigative thought process.

Without giving away any major details.... Can someone recap each season for me and what it entailed?

If everyone is ok with this I can knock it out. I just don't want to exclude anyone from this conversation for fear of ruining unforseen episodes or seasons.

[Jester]

It certainly not exhaustive, but the wiki on The Wire does do a pretty good job following plot lines -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_%28TV_series%29.

Just in case you wanted to throw in missing highlights instead of trying to cover everything.

[Ravaging Beast]

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[echo 600]

I don't know if somebody has already touched on this, but:

David Simon started it all off with a book called Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He took a year off from his job with the Baltimore Sun to spend shadow a Batlimore Homicide squad. He doesn't change any of the names and the book is absolutely phenomenal. If you read it you'll recognize some of the names from the Wire. He rolled the book into the NBC show Homicide: Life on the Streets. He took a lot of the cases from the book and turned them into episodes on the tv show, and pretty much used the same characters (who were real in the book) and just changed their names for the show.

It's an absolutely tremendous book, and still holds up today. I believe the year in question is 1988. If you guys are really into the Wire and are looking for a good read you won't go wrong with Homicde: A Year on the Killing Streets.

(i sound like one of those kids from reading rainbow)

[Zeuslax]

weak sauce i know....i am an idiot

Bruttle....I thought you screwed up with the happenings in episode 3. I watched the 4th one last night. It's getting pretty crazy.

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I saw one of these in Baltimore a few monthes ago. There's some others that are pretty funny as well.......

[StrykerFSU]

Homicide is a phenomenal book. I still strongly recommend The Corner as well.

[JW]

I think one of the most powerful scenes was in Season 4.

Marlo is passing out money to Naimond, Randy, and the other Corner Boyz. Michael refuses and Marlo confronts him about it. Michael stares him down when Marlo questions his manhood. It is at that Marlo realizes just how fierce Michael could be.

Prediction for the end of Season 5 - Michael and Dookie become the Next Barksdale and Bell