In my head canon, Ziggy got out of jail by joining the military and going to Iraq.
(Tobias Beecher, on the other hand, escaped Oz and posed as a journalist to get out of the country).
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In my head canon, Ziggy got out of jail by joining the military and going to Iraq.
(Tobias Beecher, on the other hand, escaped Oz and posed as a journalist to get out of the country).
Ha! I’ve been watching Generation Kill this past week, too!In my head canon, Ziggy got out of jail by joining the military and going to Iraq.
(Tobias Beecher, on the other hand, escaped Oz and posed as a journalist to get out of the country).
Which season has the best version of the intro song?
The original version by Tom Waits of course, so season 2.
I agree, but I love the season four version too, especially for the fact that it's actually sung by Baltimore schoolkids (I think?).
Yes that's the best one. 90s R&B vibe.
I've heard so many times that this is the greatest TV show of all time, I did try and watch it once but I couldn't keep up with it. Someone say something to me to make me watch this show again!
You either like it or you don't it's your opinion. It doesn't change how highly rated a show it is
Breaking bad is always rated as a top show yet i have never gotten into it but it's always going to be rated alongside the Sopranos and The Wire which i love
It's not the greatest show but easily top 5, I personally prefer The Sopranos and The Shield and maybe a couple more but that's it. It's a slow burner though and not very rewarding, so understand why some don't connect with it.
One of my best friends used to say the same bullshit you are saying right now. We barely spoke anymore after that.
Early this year, 7 years after I told him to watch the Wire for the first time, he called me saying how sorry he was for not listening to me earlier, that he felt like an idiot for missing out for so long. He finally had watched The Wire and thought it was the best show ever.
OK wow, I'm not sure that not agreeing on the same TV show is worthy of ending a best friendship but each to their own I guess.
You missed the point. (Also I never said we ended the friendship)
You ask for a reason to try watch the show again, and I'm telling you that plenty people had said exactly the same you said (couldn't get into the show, etc), only to give it another chance later and come back to admit it was actually the best TV show ever.
So maybe give it another watch? (this time sticking to it..)
In my head canon, Ziggy got out of jail by joining the military and going to Iraq.
(Tobias Beecher, on the other hand, escaped Oz and posed as a journalist to get out of the country).
I'm glad jailtime did him good. Looks like he bulked up a bit too.
ps. Generation Kill added to the watch list.
Ziggy was in Bosch as well, along with Daniels and Marlo.
I dunno, I think that’s grounds for ending a friendship.
Seeing Duquan shooting up in the final episode was heartbreaking. That kid never had a chance.
Entirely different character, took me a few episodes before I realised it was him.
Also Ziggy is great so stfu!
Generation Kill is also created by David Simon, incidentally, who did The Wire. He also did The Plot Against America, which was great (and upset a few Nazis).
Thanks. When I'm done with my current Sopranos rewatch, going for those HBO that slipped away.
Ziggy in Bosch was actually alright, and Daniels basically plays the same character like he just switched coasts. Marlo took some getting used to...
After those watch The Leftovers, Sharp Objects, Fargo, and oh my god I have so many....
Daniels has an incredible role in It's always sunny I always find hilarious.
I’d watched the first couple seasons about 10-12 years ago as I borrowed the box set off a mate. For some reason never followed up with the remaining seasons.
Have recently downloaded them all and having been so long ago I forgot what happens but still know the characters. Almost finished the first season and it’s brilliant. I’ve got a huge ACCA exam in a couple days but I’m struggling to stop watching to study.
I remember watching a couple seasons of the OZ at the same time when I was a kid and actually preferring it. Will be jumping back into that after I’m done with this.
Have recently downloaded them all and having been so long ago I forgot what happens but still know the characters. Almost finished the first season and it’s brilliant. I’ve got a huge ACCA exam in a couple days but I’m struggling to stop watching to study.
I remember watching a couple seasons of the OZ at the same time when I was a kid and actually preferring it. Will be jumping back into that after I’m done with this.
I always thought Generation Kill deserved a lot more credit than it got. I think a lot of movies about Iraq and Afghanistan come off a bit propaganda’ish (which is probably in part why it is often dismissed), but as per usual, Simon did some brilliant work with the characters in Generation Kill and humanized the whole thing quite well.
Dukie's arc is the one that hurt me the most I think, along with Bubbs (who does get some redemption at the end though). As you say, never had a chance.
The juxtaposition of Dukie and Bubbz in the final season is one of the best parts of that season. As the viewer you know that Dukie is going to be lost to the streets and you hope he's savvy enough to be like Bubbz to ensure his survival.
I agree its underrated... these days it would probably have been spun out over 7 seasons to maximise return on investment but its a really nice example of a stand alone miniseries
Still haven't watched it. Have it ready for a couple of years now, but never got to press play
Shut up and go watch it.
Hate this scene because it's the beginning of the end for Prop Joe.
feck! I hate that cnut Cheese so much.
Slim Charles avenging Prop Joe was one of the happiest moments for me.
Joe had it coming he was just to sneaky for his own good . You are right though wasn't too long after this till Marlo and Chris came for him... like Omar he ran out of time
Became a cadaverous motherfecker.
edit: just remembered the actor who played him died
Forgot that too just reading he was an acting coach and coached the four new young actors throughout season 4 .
On a side note while googling him Delaney Williams who played Jay Landsman has lost a ton of weight and looks well
Is it me or does anyone else get super hungry when watching this scene?
It might have already been covered in this thread, but what does he ask for? I got the potato salad but it sounds like he wants a piss sandwich. I thought maybe its fish sandwich but then says he wants it medium rare.