The wire, season 2

[JonFromMaplewood]

Seasons 2 and 4 were my favorites, although I hate picking favorites from such a wonderful show (Does anyone pick S5 as their favorite? Seems like a tough one to prefer).

Avoiding spoilers, let me just disagree that the characters from Season 2 disappear when the season ends. Although it is not the characters you expect, some of the S2 characters do indeed continue and play quite relevant roles.

Also, I kind of love how the show took that balls-y 90-degree turn into the very specific Baltimore stevedore subculture for a season. I think it is one of the reasons the show was able to accomplish such a massive, sweeping feel.

I am envious of you, Andy. You have so much greatness ahead of you.

[Dan in Chicago]

Seasons 2 and 4 were my favorites, although I hate picking favorites from such a wonderful show (Does anyone pick S5 as their favorite? Seems like a tough one to prefer).

If season 4 isn't my favorite than season 5 definitely is. It's hard to get into the specifics without giving to much away, but the dynamics between the Mayor's office, the police department, the schools, and the drug trade are all finally realized. It all just came together really well for me.

[Steeley Chris]

Season 5 is INSANE!!! It's great, but it is nuts.

[Andy]

last 3 episodes this morning. I have a bad feeling about what's going to happen to Ziggy.

[mattaukamp]

Season Two is the most jarring, being that it goes so far out of it's way and ends up coming back to a status quo... but the arcs of the new characters introduced are so brilliant. The end of Season Two is one of the best of the series.

[Cotton]

There are, I hear tell, Southern accents that are less pleasing to the ear.

Check out Arkansas #4

[buffcoat]

There are, I hear tell, Southern accents that are less pleasing to the ear.

Check out Arkansas #4

Brings up an interesting point: to me, that accent is at least as far from the ones I'm used to hearing in North Carolina as, say, a Boston accent is compared to a New York accent.

Southern accents generally have elongated vowel sounds in common.  Northeastern accents, be they Maine, Boston, or New York all sound harsh and do weird things with the letter "a."

I bet they could make a whole academic discipline just about this. 

Wait.

[Sarah]

Maine 1 surrounds me.  Maine 2 sounds to me like a generic Northeast accent.  Sounds like me, in fact.

Which accent are you?

[yesno]

My accent-noticing has devolved into me noting that my wife can't tell the difference between words that sound very different to me.  Like the names Adam and Erin.

[Sarah]

I hope you mean Aaron and Erin.  If not, you need to get your wife checked out 'cause there's something wrong with her noggin.  Or at least her ears.

[yesno]

Yes, that's what I meant.

I also learned yesterday that Sylvester Stallone actually has a partly paralyzed face, leading to his distinctive speech style and droopy mouth.

[Dan in Chicago]

Normally I don't really have one, cause I tried really hard as a kid not to get a Boston accent. However, if I drink a little too much, I think I'm Massachusetts 3. Uggggh.

[fonpr]

I hope you mean Aaron and Erin.  If not, you need to get your wife checked out 'cause there's something wrong with her noggin.  Or at least her ears.

Adam, Madam. 

Aaron and Erin are pronounced the same whey.

[yesno]

I hope you mean Aaron and Erin.  If not, you need to get your wife checked out 'cause there's something wrong with her noggin.  Or at least her ears.

Adam, Madam. 

Aaron and Erin are pronounced the same whey.

Mary will marry a merry man.  All different.

[Andy]

I think I liked Season 1 a little better, but I think I'm going to get Season 2 for my dad to get him into the show.

Also, I was genuinely upset that Frank died.