tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post995965791073494486..comments2024-03-28T02:21:05.851-07:00Comments on VINYL IS HEAVY: The Monday Evening Wire. Just a Step Behind. Episode 57, "Took"Ryland Walker Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09233954424885027837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-88241306623364640492008-02-20T00:21:00.000-08:002008-02-20T00:21:00.000-08:00hey hey thanks for the fill-in. youre one of thos...hey hey thanks for the fill-in. youre one of those cool, young subs that kids wish would be the perma-replacement algebra 1X teacher, ha. beautifully written, and well captured with limited resources. <BR/><BR/>Michael: "youre the murder cop, you fuckin tell me!"Cuyler Ballengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345050055866923835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-86976458686704547562008-02-18T16:36:00.000-08:002008-02-18T16:36:00.000-08:00Excellent recap, Ryland. Having forged ahead with...Excellent recap, Ryland. <BR/><BR/>Having forged ahead with epidsode eight, on demand, I can see now why HBO did not send critics more than the first seven episodes. <BR/><BR/>Brace yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-22046785763651861232008-02-18T13:50:00.000-08:002008-02-18T13:50:00.000-08:00A few stray thoughts I couldn't squeeze in:-- Big ...A few stray thoughts I couldn't squeeze in:<BR/><BR/>-- Big ups, Dominic West. Your directorial debut worked well as an installment in this show and as a stand alone piece of work. The final shot is lovely, not saccharine, although you got quite the helping hands from Sonja Sohn and Richard Price and "Goodnight Moon."<BR/><BR/>-- Clark Johnson is too good. Even he's throwing away the paper, now! Man, D Simon doesn't hide his hero worship/wish fulfillment. I dig it, though, in its unabashedness: by now I've come to accept that about _The Wire_: everything is worn on the sleeve.<BR/><BR/>-- Dukie's dance was hilarious, adorable.<BR/><BR/>-- Kenard needs to get beat up again. <A HREF="http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/actors/thuliso_dingwall.shtml" REL="nofollow">Thuliso Dingwall</A> has such an adorable face but Kenard is such a toxic personality that I only ever think of Mike bashing his face in when he does/says something stupid.<BR/><BR/>-- Love Mike telling Spider to step off, nigga.<BR/><BR/>-- I hold firm my opinion that the show is secretly all about the maturation of Carver.<BR/><BR/>-- The cross cutting between Homicide's briefing by Daniels and the city desk's briefing by Gus was fun and quick, if obvious.<BR/><BR/>-- Lance Reddick looks like an alien. Rachel said, "He should definitely be fucking somebody else." Cam replied, "Yeah, she's, uh, too doughy." HA! We're good.Ryland Walker Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233954424885027837noreply@blogger.com