THE WIRE is the greatest show ever.

[EmpireWF]

Robert Chew, the actor who portrayed Proposition Joe, passed away.

The stuff below is from a Baltimore Sun writer...

One more Robert Chew thought here. I know for most people, The Wire is primarily entertainment. The deeper social meanings do resonate, I think, for most viewers, but in the end, it doesn't reflect anything close to the life you're actually living, so when you turn of the television or eject the DVD, it goes away. But for those of us who call Baltimore home, who raise families here, someone like Robert Chew is more than just charismatic character who reads David Simon's funny lines and social commentary. Chew was someone who was out there actually trying to fight the impossible fight to make the city a better place. He was a teacher who worked really hard to give kids growing up in the inner city exposure to the arts, which no an easy task, especially when you consider that art is always first on the chopping block when people criticize the school system and insist we need to trim the budget to get rid of "waste."

Baltimore is broken place in many ways, just like so many American cities. But it's a beautiful place too. The Wire is really a love letter to it, deep down, which I think some people fail understand. You can't love the city without recognizing the realities of it, and wish that much of it could be better. But there are people who live here -- teachers, coaches, civil servants -- who dedicate years of their lives in virtual anonymity striving to make whatever small difference they can. Chew was one of those people. This city can be a frustrating place sometimes. I've interviewed plenty of good people who grow weary of the struggle, that their voices aren't being heard and the drug problem, the gang problem, and economic inequality continue to win, round after round. But they get off their stool anyway when the bell rings, and they try to make a difference in someone's life. Because this is their home.

At some point, this became my home too. And Chew was one of those people who made me feel like the fight was worth it, even we're not winning.

After you get done quoting some of Prop Joe's best lines -- "Look the part, be the part mutherf-----!" read a little about the man who breathed life into David Simon's words, and helped a number of kids earn opportunities that hopefully changed their lives.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/enterta...bert-chew-dead-at-52-20130118,0,2016217.story

http://thephoenix.com/boston/arts/1...he-wire-with-robert-f-chew/?page=1#TOPCONTENT

 

[Glenbino]

Robert Chew, the actor who portrayed Proposition Joe, passed away.

The stuff below is from a Baltimore Sun writer...

Does Method Man have an alibi?

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[NAHSTE]

In addition to playing Prop Joe, he also served as the acting coach for the kid actors and Snoop on set, and the actor who played Sherrod graduated from his acting school in Baltimore. RIP to the man behind my favorite character.

:crying:

 

[DDRGuido]

RIP Prop Joe.

I just re-watched the first season through netflix and have the next 4 seasons on queue.

 

[Palooza]

When I first heard about this I thought "damn, NAHSTE is gunna be real upset about this"

 

[Pitty]

Roommates started watching the show for the first time and we finished season 1 last night, cried the first time I saw it, almost did again.

 

 

[Maynard]

dangelo barksdale was a bitch

 

[Champ]

Finished season two. Eh.

 

[Maynard]

watched s1 ep11 last night. this was the show right after kima got shot....the intensity around that crime scene is the goat

 

[Atom1]

I finished that last season about 2 weeks ago. The wire did not disappoint. I liked the first 3 seasons better than the last 2, but all in all a good series.

 

[EmpireWF]

Today on Amazon, the entire series on DVD for only $80.

 

[Buzzman]

You can buy perfect bootleg copies on ebay for 40-50 bucks.

 

[Maynard]

LMAO @ buying bootleg copies....why would u buy a bootleg when u can download it for free

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[Point Blank]

Bought the entire series from some shop in Afghan for $20, lol.

 

[Pitty]

You can buy perfect bootleg copies on ebay for 40-50 bucks.

I don't know what's worse, recommending a bootleg, or recommending buying it online.

 

[Lupe]

I watched episode 1 yesterday. I don't know if that was suppose to hook me in or what, but it didn't. I'm gonna watch episode 2 and see if I feel the same way.

 

[Maynard]

I watched episode 1 yesterday. I don't know if that was suppose to hook me in or what, but it didn't. I'm gonna watch episode 2 and see if I feel the same way.

you will have to wait until episode 10 to be sucked in. its a very slow going process, but once it grabs you, you will be hooked and glad you stuck with it.

 

[Lupe]

This is pretty much how I felt after episode 1.

Beyond the clumsy and/or necessary flashback, "The Target" doesn't do a lot of audience hand-holding. McNulty's there in the first scene and prominent throughout, so it's obvious he's important. Ditto D'Angelo, who gets to close the episode. After those two, the episode's a bit like a kid's game of memory match. You see a face and have to try to remember it as other faces are introduced, wondering who belongs with whom. But if you focus long enough, the picture starts to make sense. When we meet veteran junkie Bubbles (aka Bubbs) and his rookie partner in scamming Johnny, it's not clear what they have to do with anything that's happened before, and then Johnny gets beat up by D'Angelo's underlings (which sparks D's first questioning of the way things are done), and then we find out that Bubbs has worked as an informant for Kima Greggs, who's just been reluctantly assigned to the joint Homicide/Narcotics task force put together after McNulty started mouthing off to Judge Phelan, etc...

http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/05/the_wire_season_1_episode_1_th.html

 

[Maynard]

haha...thats an awesome take on the episode. whats ironic is that you need to have watched the entire series to understand and appreciate the first season. when you watch the series a 2nd time through you will love that season because it will all of a sudden make sense.

 

[Lupe]

 

They fucking killed Wallace

This show is great so far though. I like it a lot more after reaching episode 12.