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    On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating

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    Image of Thinking Allowed Thinking Allowed
    12/01/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    SPOILE ALERT:
    When Omar Died, I almost stopped watching.

    Damn, I'm STILL crying.
    :'(
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    notheretomakefriends promoted this comment Thinking Allowed was starred Thinking Allowed was unstarred
    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    12/01/09

    @Thinking Allowed: SPOILER ALERT:
    sheeeeeeeeeeeeet I almost stopped watching when Stringer died
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    Image of Thinking Allowed Thinking Allowed
    12/01/09

    @notheretomakefriends: I know!
    I love me some Idris!
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    Image of Kivrin Kivrin
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    Favorite episode: When Omar and Brother Mouzone teamed up. Wish there could've been a spinoff show with those two.
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    Image of Thinking Allowed Thinking Allowed
    12/01/09

    @Kivrin: I LOVED that one!
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    Kivrin promoted this comment Thinking Allowed was starred Thinking Allowed was unstarred
    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    Ah, Gawd. I haven't ever watched the Wire, alright? JEEZE, sue me or something.
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    Image of Scout Scout
    11/30/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: formal lawsuit forthcoming.

    You have 90-days to play catch-up or else!!!

    ...and then you can feel the void it leaves now that it is gone.
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    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    11/30/09

    @Scout: Everyone says it's awesome, and I will be finished with Lost after winter so....
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    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. was starred Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. was unstarred
    Image of Scout Scout
    11/30/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: ah, too bad, winter is a good time to watch all seasons of The Wire.

    ....your heart will turn cold without the weather, though.
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    Image of Kivrin Kivrin
    11/30/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: WATCH IT NOW.
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    Image of foodandshoes foodandshoes
    12/01/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Turn on your tv, put in DVD, don't leave the house for days. Best tv show ever. Better than Sopranos, Rome, Lost, Arrested Development, combined.
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    12/01/09

    @foodandshoes: Woah, woah, woah. Better than Lost and Rome?
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    Image of foodandshoes foodandshoes
    12/01/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: The intrigue and male hotness of Rome, the intricacy and WTFisgoingon-ness of Lost. Yep. Awesome.

    And each season has a different focus. My favorites were the season focusing on the dock workers and the one on the kids/school system.
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    Image of Mrs. Beeton Mrs. Beeton
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    Ooh, I would argue that Bubbles is the moral heart of the show. Omar, while operating within a well-defined moral code, is more like straight-up Justice.
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    la.donna.pietra promoted this comment Mrs. Beeton was starred Mrs. Beeton was unstarred
    Image of Miss. Money-Sterling Miss. Money-Sterling
    11/30/09

    @Mrs. Beeton: I was going to suggest the same thing, Bubbles' interactions with people were almost alway loving, while Omar was calculating and occasionally mercenary. I will say that of the two of them, Omar struck me as the more complex person, but I don't think that necessarily means he's the moral "center". If anything, Bubbles and Omar are kind of opposite poles; Bubbles starts off with no real sense of who he is, besides a junky, and by growing a sense of self he was eventually redeemed, while Omar was so committed to being Omar that the only way he could end is on the floor of the convenience store.

    That said, I am, and always will be, an Omar girl. Swoon.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    11/30/09

    @Mrs. Beeton: Omar was the head, Bubbles was the heart.
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    Image of Kivrin Kivrin
    11/30/09

    @Miss. Money-Sterling: Actually, I would argue that Omar ended up on the floor of the convenience store because he let go of that commitment to "being Omar." Omar had always been ridiculously smart and calculating…but when he came after Marlo in the end, he let his grief get in the way, and he started acting reckless, making dumb decisions. That's what made his demise even more upsetting, for me…
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    Image of Hooplehead Hooplehead
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    Indeed.

    The man is an artist. On a show filled wall-to-wall with great characters, Omar left the most indelible impression.
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    Image of sumotuwe sumotuwe
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    My husband and I found The Wire to be a really difficult show to watch, because there are so many rotten characters, from the cops to the dealers to the politicians to the dock workers. It takes some work to get through that show, it showcases so much pain. Michael Kenneth Williams' portrayal of Omar made that show worth watching, for both of us. Obviously we are not alone in thinking that he was the standout actor from that series. I look forward to seeing him in The Road, and I hope he keeps getting new and different parts. I've seen him in other shows, cameos and whatnot, and I've always enjoyed his performances. He is a very talented man.
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    willwriteforfood promoted this comment sumotuwe was starred sumotuwe was unstarred
    Image of silkyjumbo silkyjumbo
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    i have not seen "the wire" but i love his work in "trapped in the closet." no joke.
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    Trulymadlyme promoted this comment silkyjumbo was starred silkyjumbo was unstarred
    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    The cheeeeese stands ALONE.
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    Image of lauralauramc lauralauramc
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: you come at the king, you best not miss.
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    Image of snarkordie snarkordie
    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: Favorite. line. ever.
    Also, I loved when Michael Williams was on "Alias' for a few episodes. He brought a new level of awesome to that show.
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    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: I just watched that one!
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    Image of EkaterinaBallerina EkaterinaBallerina
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    My knowledge of The Wire extends as far as knowing that D'Angelo Barksdale was a character and not a name my cousin made up for her mixed breed dog. But I believe Omar Little was on the short list for names as well. Now I know why.
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    Image of lauralauramc lauralauramc
    11/30/09

    @EkaterinaBallerina: i'm naming my next dog Bunk :)
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    hussein persepolis hussein promoted this comment lauralauramc was starred lauralauramc was unstarred
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    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: You best teach that dog how to curse the Bunk way!
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    OMAR COMIN'!

    :::faints:::
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    Image of nyc-caribbean-ragazza nyc-caribbean-ragazza
    11/30/09

    In reply to On The Road: Michael Kenneth Williams On The Wire, Omar, Eating
    Such a talented actor.

    Omar is one the best characters in fiction, any medium, period.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    11/30/09

    @nyc-caribbean-ragazza: For real. That series was outstanding in every way, but Omar and Michael K. Williams were the absolute best part of it.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/30/09

    @BeckySharper: I've just started watching it. My husband and I aren't even through season one, which is very very very sad.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: It does not get happier per se, but it is consistently awesome (and has flashes of unexpected humor and redemption).
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/30/09

    @BeckySharper: I meant I'M PATHETIC for just getting into it!
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    Image of lauralauramc lauralauramc
    11/30/09

    @BeckySharper: season 6 ftw. maybe its because im a journo, but they did an awesome job.
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    NewsBunny promoted this comment lauralauramc was starred lauralauramc was unstarred
    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: I'm a journo, too (could you tell by my handle?) and I'm really looking forward to that.
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    Image of Clare116 Clare116
    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: Season 5, you mean. Alas, there was no season six, which is a shame because I went to a David Simon lecture once and he mentioned that if they HAD done a 6th season, it would have been about the relatively new influx of Latin American immigrants into Baltimore, but no one on staff felt they could do that story justice (plus I think they knew 5 seasons were a gift from God and HBO).
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    Alys Brangwin has a huge talent promoted this comment Clare116 was starred Clare116 was unstarred
    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: No, you are just even more awesome! It's all in the game, yo!
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    Image of Dorilys Dorilys
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: Husband and I are a few episodes into season 3 and at the oddest times, I catch myself whistling "a hunting we will go."

    Love Omar, the scene where he testifies against bird after being told to get an outfit with a tie... CLASSIC!

    Also, Mr Dorilys is really excited about season 5 (the media season) because he is in broadcast news!
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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: Me too! We've just started Season 4, which everyone tells me is the one that breaks your heart (as if it hadn't been broken in seasons 1, 2 and 3 already).

    My co-worker tells me I remind him of the city editor in Season 5, b/c I often stand up in the middle of the room and tell everyone to get their damn stories on the budget right fucking now. Heh. I can't wait to see it.
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    Image of lauralauramc lauralauramc
    11/30/09

    @Clare116: whoops.thanks!
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    Image of lauralauramc lauralauramc
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny:i guess at the moment i'm more of an x-journo or paused journo. still those hl mencken quotes downright slay me
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    Image of DexterHaven DexterHaven
    11/30/09

    @NewsBunny: 'The game’s out there, and it’s play or get played'. Indeed.
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    Image of Clare116 Clare116
    11/30/09

    @lauralauramc: I didn't mean to get all mean copy editor on you. Well, I did, but only as payback for giving me a brief second of joy ("There's a Season 6 of The Wire?!") and then taking it away. :)
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    11/30/09

    @willwriteforfood: It will. I've seen it twice now, and there are still parts that I have to pause for a while.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/30/09

    @willwriteforfood: You and I should go drinking. I've been called a bloodthirsty pit bull, and made interns and DAs cry.

    But only when they were being DUMBASSES.

    I was made to cry as a young'un in a newsroom. The cycle of abuse must not be broken!
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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    12/01/09

    @NewsBunny: I'm buying! I have yet to make an intern cry; most of them report that I am cool to work for. I think I'm setting them up for a lifetime of heartbreak.

    I did once make a right winger cry...she told me I was doing the work of the devil. Which made me very proud.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    12/04/09

    @willwriteforfood: I've been yelled at by both left and right wingers -- my favorite boss told me 'when everyone's pissed at you, you're doing your job'.
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    Image of kookla kookla
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I could give two shits about Brad Pitt, but give me a break! Sorry the structures are not "esthetically pleasing" to some armchair architect who probably bid on the job and lost out because it wasn't green, practical or efficient. Pitt may not have the most pleasantly appealing taste when it comes to having things built, but you gotta admit, houses on stilts? Genius.
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    Edited by kookla at 11/30/09 3:27 PM kookla was starred kookla was unstarred
    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @kookla: Houses on stilts are a south Louisiana staple... along the bayous, you see tons of them (when I was younger, I lived in one raised house that was over 100 years old).

    In fact! My entire family still lives along the bayous, and they all -had- to raise their houses in order to keep their home insurance. (Another post-hurricane gripe: The Road Home program was supposed to fund all these house raisings, and went bankrupt before they could pay out, leaving hundreds without the funds to save their homes / insurance policies.)
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    kookla promoted this comment Edited by vee at 11/30/09 4:54 PM vee was starred vee was unstarred
    Image of kookla kookla
    11/30/09

    @vee: What a nightmare! I hope all is well with your family.
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    Image of ladyfalcon is skin deep ladyfalcon is skin deep
    12/01/09

    @kookla: This was my exact reaction. He's trying to do something good for a cause he cares about - celebrity or not, no one deserves to have that thrown in their face over 'aesthetics,' and in light of Vee's post about how much of a staple houses on stilts are, the comment makes even less sense.
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    Image of TildeMarks TildeMarks
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    William Shatner is just the 'shat'.
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    Image of vulcanized vulcanized
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Knight and Day sounds like a title one Kenneth Ellen Parcel would come up with.
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    Image of OneBigPear OneBigPear
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Ah Ian McKellan, you ARE glorious.
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