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BouncyCastle	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 01:34 PM
Sr. Member Group: Guests Posts: 3,073 Member No.: 266 Joined: 17-January 07	BBC2 to show The Wire. http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/the-wire-comes-bbc2 I've heard ravings about this on the Net. Is it worth setting my PVR?

little pixie	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 02:27 PM
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Posted: Mar 10 2009, 02:30 PM

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QUOTE (little pixie @ Mar 10 2009, 02:27 PM)

but Steve assures me it`s brilliant.

And so would Katie (if she were here) and Tom, as they were the ones who put me onto it in the first place

I guess it all depends whether or not you can handle the bad language in it

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QUOTE (willowroolz @ Mar 10 2009, 02:30 PM)

I guess it all depends whether or not you can handle the bad language in it

I have knitted myself some little ear muffs for that very purpose.

willowroolz	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 02:56 PM
A Lerxst in wonderland Group: Special Member Posts: 23,310 Member No.: 9 Joined: 27-April 04	On the plus side, it should have subtitles on BBC2, shouldn't it?

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QUOTE (willowroolz @ Mar 10 2009, 02:56 PM)

On the plus side, it should have subtitles on BBC2, shouldn't it?

They`ll wear out their asterisk button on the keyboard.

Michelle	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 03:56 PM
No more drinking on a school night Group: Admin Posts: 10,671 Member No.: 25 Joined: 24-May 04	I'm looking forward to trying this out too. It's all I keep hearing about lately.

prophecy girl	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 05:09 PM
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BouncyCastle	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 07:30 PM
Sr. Member Group: Guests Posts: 3,073 Member No.: 266 Joined: 17-January 07	Apparently, it starts week beginning 28th March. Not sure what time yet, but if it's got bad language, it's gotta be minimum 9pm.

willowroolz	Posted: Mar 11 2009, 09:29 AM
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QUOTE (willowroolz @ Mar 10 2009, 02:30 PM)

QUOTE (little pixie @ Mar 10 2009, 02:27 PM)

but Steve assures me it`s brilliant.

And so would Katie (if she were here) and Tom, as they were the ones who put me onto it in the first place

I'll add my name to the list of assurees (it's a word

) as another one who picked it up after seeing various recommendations on this board. It's a fantastic show

So glad it's gonna be on BBC2, it means that I can tell people to watch it there instead of giving out my boxsets. Although, I think the boxsets are the best way to watch it so you can binge. It's like reading a good book, where you can't wait to dive straight into the next chapter. Which is what the writers were going for I suppose, seeing as they mooted it as a "visual novel"

Oh, and I defy anyone to not love the legend that is The Bunk

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Posted: Mar 12 2009, 07:58 AM

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QUOTE (endgame @ Mar 11 2009, 07:19 PM)

Oh, and I defy anyone to not love the legend that is The Bunk

We love The Bunk

I still remember his line when looking at photos of a load of headless bodies: "You just know there's a police somewhere looking at a whole buncha heads"

He and Omar are my favourite characters

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Posted: Mar 12 2009, 03:39 PM

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The Wire to be shown on BBC Two

Led by British actor Dominic West, the critically acclaimed drama shows Baltimore life from drug users to politicians to local journalists.

Although it has been aired in the UK on satellite TV, it will be the first time it has ever aired on terrestrial TV.

All 60 episodes across the show's five seasons will be shown stripped across the week. Transmission dates have yet to be announced.

"We are delighted to offer terrestrial viewers the opportunity to watch this ground-breaking series," Sue Deeks, the BBC's head of series, programme acquisition, said.

"It's a wonderful chance for everyone to see what the critics have been raving about for so long."

Created by David Simon, The Wire's first season tells the story of a single drugs-and-murder police investigation from the point of view of both the police and their targets.

The show, which previously aired in the UK on pay-TV channel FX, has been championed by TV critic Charlie Brooker, who told viewers of his BBC Four show Screenwipe: "Quite simply, it's a stunning piece of work."

Author Irvine Welsh called it "the best thing on TV. By far. Nothing's close to it".

Story from BBC NEWS:

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BouncyCastle	Posted: Mar 12 2009, 04:21 PM
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Posted: Mar 12 2009, 06:20 PM

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QUOTE (BouncyCastle @ Mar 12 2009, 04:21 PM)

60 episodes in a week?

That`s after they edit out all the naughty words.

Fangy and grrr	Posted: Mar 12 2009, 11:21 PM
Sr. Member Group: Members Posts: 3,390 Member No.: 113 Joined: 1-February 05	I'm guessing it will be Mon - Thur in the 11:20 after Newsnight slot that they recently showed Band of Brothers in.

Michelle	Posted: Mar 13 2009, 09:10 AM
No more drinking on a school night Group: Admin Posts: 10,671 Member No.: 25 Joined: 24-May 04	Nooo, I hate it when they show many episodes in a week. How am I supposed to have chance to watch them all before my hard drive fills up....!? I suppose I could make use of the burn to dvd option.

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Posted: Mar 13 2009, 09:43 AM

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From The Time Online:

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Screening dates and times are yet to be announced, but the series, which once famously featured the word f*** 38 times in one scene, is likely to show after the watershed.

Errr, you think??

prophecy girl	Posted: Mar 13 2009, 03:31 PM
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Posted: Mar 23 2009, 02:08 PM

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QUOTE (Fangy and grrr @ Mar 12 2009, 11:21 PM)

I'm guessing it will be Mon - Thur in the 11:20 after Newsnight slot that they recently showed Band of Brothers in.

Good call, episode 1x01 is next Monday, March 30th, at 11:20pm

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