69los Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 We Own This City: Release Date, Cast, And More WWW.SLASHFILM.COM The team behind The Wire is back on HBO with another story of crime (of all kinds) in Baltimore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I can easily vouch for the book this miniseries is based on! We Own This City by Justin Fenton: 9780593133682 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books WWW.PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE.COM The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 So Baltimore didn't get cleaned up after season 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Not just this but the Ben Foster/Barry Levinson "The Survivor" & also the Judd Apatow documentary on George Carlin are serious highlights to what HBO has in store for the first half of 2022!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I will be watching. I've liked everything David Simon and Company have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Yeah I mean it's David Simon, I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hot damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Given that The Wire is pretty much my favorite show ever, I'm definitely watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Bumping this as a reminder for tonight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Bumping this as a reminder for tonight! Guess I know what I'm doing after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I'll be watching it later this week when I'm off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Yep, I'm down with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 i know its the same people but strong Wire spiritual successor vibes. is this meant as a full on series or a limited series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Firewithin said: i know its the same people but strong Wire spiritual successor vibes. is this meant as a full on series or a limited series? Six episode limited series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Nice to see Sgt. Landsman promoted to Commish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 6 hours ago, 69los said: Nice to see Sgt. Landsman promoted to Commish. My head canon needs to be adjusted. As a fan of The Strain. I figured Marlo decided to move to New York and changed his name. Now he got off the streets by joining the BPD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin King Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Good start for Episode 1. Jon Bernthal is solid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Wasn't aware that this is a limited series ... may just wait so I can binge then!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 This series is about as searing an indictment of policing in the United States as you could possibly get, but what else could you possibly expect from the creative team behind The Wire? Every hour of this show is incredibly compelling and my attention has yet to waver from what's on-screen. The only quibble I have is that the non-linear timeline the show uses can be a bit on the confusing side sometimes though this is somewhat mitigated by the use of an on-screen "run sheet" that the officers fill out and date orienting the audience in the year that the subsequent scene(s) occur. While the show is (unsurprisingly) largely devoid of humor, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself that a drug dealer actually used his personal cell phone (not a burner!) to contact an active duty cop with whom he had a personal/professional relationship to report that he had found a tracking device on his car which was placed there by another group of cops who were monitoring his cell phone activity. Now, I'm not a criminal mastermind or anything but I'm pretty damned sure that's NOT something that you're supposed to do! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I have had a couple moments where I was confused on the timeline. Am I really supposed to be tracking this by Jon Bernthal's hair? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I have had a couple moments where I was confused on the timeline. Am I really supposed to be tracking this by Jon Bernthal's hair? The hair on both his head and his face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin King Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I'm digging... It's really showing well that the problems of policing are systematic and aren't just a couple of bad apples .. for one, the system created and encourages those bad apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 The series wrapped up last night and all I gotta say is: "Bawlmur, best of luck to ya, hon!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 That was the best series I've seen in a long time. Probably since Chernobyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Unsurprisingly, the final episode's depiction of what happened to Detective Sean Suiter has reopened some still raw wounds (spoilers for those who haven't seen the series or are familiar with the case): Spoiler 'It's incredibly hurtful:' Suiter's friends, family react to finale of 'We Own This City' WJLA.COM HBO's new series spotlighting Baltimore City's disbanded Gun Trace Task Force came to a close this week, and the ending is causing controversy. The final episode of "We Own This City" aired Monday. In it, the fate of Sean Suiter as filmmakers see it. RELATED |Where are they now? FOX45 looks at the 8 former officers of the Gun Trace Task Force. The show clearly depicts the detective's on-duty death as a suicide. When in reality, the line between fact and... My personal thoughts regarding how the show could've better handled this particular event: Spoiler By depicting the sequence of events that led to Suiter’s death from his perspective, the show effectively “endorses” the conclusion of the Independent Review Board (IRB) that Suiter took his own life and therefore discounts the possibility that it was actually a homicide. Even though the possibility of homicide is mentioned in an on-screen text blurb, that really isn’t enough to compensate for the actual visual depiction that heavily implies suicide in the mind of the viewer. A more effective means of visually conveying the ambiguity of the events surrounding the death of Detective Suiter would’ve been to visually frame them from the perspective of Detective David Bomenka, who was Suiter’s partner on the day of his death and who claims that the shooting occurred out of his view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Finished this up. Gotta say the scene with Wunmi Mosaku and Treat Williams in episode 5 ,was a burner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 8:14 AM, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Unsurprisingly, the final episode's depiction of what happened to Detective Sean Suiter has reopened some still raw wounds (spoilers for those who haven't seen the series or are familiar with the case): Reveal hidden contents 'It's incredibly hurtful:' Suiter's friends, family react to finale of 'We Own This City' WJLA.COM HBO's new series spotlighting Baltimore City's disbanded Gun Trace Task Force came to a close this week, and the ending is causing controversy. The final episode of "We Own This City" aired Monday. In it, the fate of Sean Suiter as filmmakers see it. RELATED |Where are they now? FOX45 looks at the 8 former officers of the Gun Trace Task Force. The show clearly depicts the detective's on-duty death as a suicide... My personal thoughts regarding how the show could've better handled this particular event: Reveal hidden contents By depicting the sequence of events that led to Suiter’s death from his perspective, the show effectively “endorses” the conclusion of the Independent Review Board (IRB) that Suiter took his own life and therefore discounts the possibility that it was actually a homicide. Even though the possibility of homicide is mentioned in an on-screen text blurb, that really isn’t enough to compensate for the actual visual depiction that heavily implies suicide in the mind of the viewer. A more effective means of visually conveying the ambiguity of the events surrounding the death of Detective Suiter would’ve been to visually frame them from the perspective of Detective David Bomenka, who was Suiter’s partner on the day of his death and who claims that the shooting occurred out of his view. Spoiler gotta disagree with you on this one. While the show doesnt really go in depth on the independent review . The review is pretty damning in its findings that it was self inflicted. I think it does a disservice to the story to go down the ambiguity route. Baltimore police detective died by suicide, report says | CNN WWW.CNN.COM A Baltimore police detective who officials initially said was fatally shot in a struggle with a suspect actually took his own life with his service weapon, according to an independent report released Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Finally got around to watching this. As expected, it was extremely compelling TV. And a damning indictment of the BPD and really policing as a whole. Yeah, the bad guys went to prison at the end, but the entire system is so fucked up, you don’t really feel much of a sense of justice. It was hard watching the earlier episodes where the DOJ folks were anticipating a Clinton administration and the reality of the election outcome. I can’t imagine what those people felt like, knowing they were gonna sit on their asses with an administration that didn’t give a shit about civil rights. Really just gut wrenching as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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