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< Television ~ It's Not TV -- It's HBO! |
| billyweeds |
 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:04 am |
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| Well, that's her opinion. And since I never agree with her anyway, she's preserved her batting average. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:05 am |
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| Well, that's her opinion. And since I never agree with her anyway, she's preserved her batting average. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:06 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Yam--Sorry for the snarkiness. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:12 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Well, that's her opinion. And since I never agree with her anyway, she's preserved her batting average.
She's possibly my favorite critic today. But as I haven't seen the episode myself, I can't say whether or not I agree with her in this case. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:13 am |
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Joe Vitus wrote: Billy,
I thought Six Feet Under in its prime was a work of art. And, of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Angel it depends on the epidsode). |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:36 am |
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Never watched The Wire, but I believe Havrilesky would agree with you.
By the way, I don't consider every show I like a work of art. Voyager wasn't. X-Files wasn't. The Addams Family wasn't. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:24 am |
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yambu wrote: Joe Vitus wrote: Billy,
I thought Six Feet Under in its prime was a work of art. And, of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Angel it depends on the epidsode). Buffy, Six Ft Under, Sopranos.....who's gonna give The Wire its deserved place in that pantheon? I guess I will.
The Wire has never grabbed me at all. Way too convoluted. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:21 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Gary--How do you know?
Yam--Sorry for the snarkiness.
I read it. I think there were four different endings. I don't remember if they were all filmed or just written, but pretty sure they were filmed. Apparently no one in the cast knew what the ending was going to be. Unless the article was just fabricated, which I doubt. As you know I haven't seen it, but I'd imagine that it was the last scene or two that had multiple versions. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:51 am |
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billyweeds wrote: The Wire has never grabbed me at all. Way too convoluted.
The last season, set in the Baltimore school system, shows us where all the bad guys we had been watching for years, came from. It is heart-wrenching, uplifting, and powerful. The main writer - I forget his name - had spent years as a Baltimore cop, and then a high school teacher. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:22 am |
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marantzo wrote: billyweeds wrote: Gary--How do you know?
Yam--Sorry for the snarkiness.
I read it. I think there were four different endings. I don't remember if they were all filmed or just written, but pretty sure they were filmed. Apparently no one in the cast knew what the ending was going to be. Unless the article was just fabricated, which I doubt. As you know I haven't seen it, but I'd imagine that it was the last scene or two that had multiple versions.
The actor who played Agent Harris says that the final scene had more footage with the Man in the Members Only jacket moving toward Tony's booth in the diner. I also heard that Meadow sat down and they had some dialogue. I still say the ending that was chosen was the best. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:46 am |
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| It sounds like an ending that I'd like also. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:13 am |
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| Why don't you just watch it, Gary? Isn't it being shown several times this week up there? |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:57 pm |
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| We don't have HBO up here. I'm catching up on some other channels but it's erratic and they aren't into the last season. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:55 pm |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:59 am |
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| I liked the piece from The Times. Thanks Jeremy. |
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