An episode by episode discussion of The Wire, the greatest show in TV history.
It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you.Join us as we let you know what’s been going on over the past 2 years, some of our usual banter, and what’s next for us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com
We begin our journey to give Season 1 of the Wire its proper audiovisual due. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We discuss kids raising kids, precocious young boys, and the inexhaustible xenophobia of 1970s Britain. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
An old friend joins us for the last episode, Abby shows that a leopard cannot change its spots, and we see a lot of the cast one last time through the eyes of a heavily made up Vinny. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Everyone’s out of money, Lori keeps zooming towards her rock bottom, and we see an abundance of pensive moments where people just stare off into the distance. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Abby reaches the apex of awfulness (we hope), Lori is not having a good month, and our dear friend Rudy Pipilo experiences a life changing event. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Gene Goldman steps up the moistness of his jheri curl, Candy wants Harvey to pay for her impractical movie, and Lori visits the The Badger State Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Abby ropes Candy into a harebrained scheme, Lori’s career change isn’t going well, and we are sure that Frankie will make it out his latest scrapes without a scratch. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Bobby visits Joey in the former Lehman Brothers building, Abby meets her spiritual twin, and Tod says what everyone is thinking. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Lori finds the downside of her career unpleasant, Candy reveals some Abby-like tendencies, and VHS is about to turn everyone’s lives upside down. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Vinny and Abby still fear committment, Vinny is taking full advantage of this fact, and Lori is maybe a bit too much fun out West. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Red Hot gets many plaudits, the pimps experience a reshuffling of the group, and we see a new type of policing that should have endured into present day. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
CC loses Lori, many of the characters are struggling with their identity, and the dynamic duo discuss yet more regrettable youthful comments. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Rudy Pipilo is more jocular than we've ever seen him, Bobby's 35 year old son finds love, and the boys discuss puppy love amidst Ferngully. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Larry gets deeper into his acting career, Candy is making a movie on the run, and Vincent is feeling his conscience. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
CC continues being terrible, Candy is trying to find more money for her movie, and we talk about the absurdity of wedding dress shopping. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Dorothy goes sleuthing, Abby pays for a funeral, and Vincent gets deeper into his involvement in the Mob. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Lori, Harvey and go to Hollywood, Rudy Pipilo is back running things, and we have a curious conversation about Slovakian customs. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Candy is feeling stifled artistically, Bobby is romancing everyone on the Deuce, and we discuss a potentially lucrative real estate transaction gone bad. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
The denizens of the Deuce are older and a little more stylish, Vinnie once again searches for Frankie, and we see what a $10000 ring looks like in 1977. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We talk about a real life massage parlor incident, analyze the logistics of post amorous sandwiches, and bid adieu to one of the denizens of the Deuce. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Eileen shows her potential behind the camera, Ashley runs away and teams up with Abby, and the pimps are so bored that they're now meeting at a coffee shop like a group of retirees. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Eileen tries to make it in the film industry, the massage parlor gets going, and Sweeney continues to shake down everyone. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Vinny and Rudy continues their beautiful business relationship with the massage parlor, Darlene comes back with Bernice and is judged by Abby, and Candy finally sees an opening to fulfill her aspirations as an auteur. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Rudy Pipilo presents Vincent with an exciting new business opportunity, Candy/Eileen is having a terrible month, and a pool table is befouled. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Abby continues being the worst, Eileen's hopes rise and fall, and we make plans for our next recording date. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We see another civic compromise in action, Rudy Pipilo enters the scene, and we discuss what doesn't make a good intimacy coordinator. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We transport ourselves to 70s New York, meet some new friends, and marvel at how much sex workers made in real dollars back then. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
People try to find love in the worst way, make us sad, and a possible new phrase we want to use as a drop. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
For the first Hamsterdam Presents, we discover why Melvin Williams required a script, are irked by his ever present bluetooth beacon, and try to make sense of the story(?) Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We welcome a special guest and discuss the state of Maurice Levy's sexiness, our guest's interactions with the media, and Larry Live's travails with females. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We welcome a guest for our penultimate episode about the series, discuss Levy's strategery, and see a cat manspreading. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Important revelations are made regarding Dangerous Minds, Poot has sort of landed on his feet, and McNulty's gambit pays off for Officer Brown's ex-wife. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Revelations are made about certain cultural touchstones, we discuss how Larry Live would handle the power given to McNulty in this episode, and how Deirdre Lovejoy possesses the greatest acting skills known to humanity. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
McNulty and Lester continue acting totally out of character, the ennui caused by Season 5 continues, and the boys have a heated argument about "Dangerous Minds". Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Dukie is adrift, McNulty and Templeton unwittingly join forces, and we see a smoldering Cedric square off against a fiery Freamon. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
McNulty contiunes disrespecting Beadie, inventing a serial murderer, and Larry Live is back from overseas. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
The 3 season arc of Dee Dee is fully revealed to us, Scott Templeton continues perfecting the art of chicanery, and McNulty transforms from rogue police officer into an unhinged beast. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Our brother Fitzhugh returns, we see Clay Davis becoming a diamond under all the pressure, and a new era of ghost innovation dawns. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Bunk and Norris use their mastery of illusions to entrap a suspect, Michael's living quarters continue to become more sumptuous, and we meet (sigh) Scott Templeton. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Our intrepid hosts dip their toes into the world of trash TV for a special episode. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Boris further redefines the ghosting paradigm, Dennis learns of the broken nature of the U.S. health care system, and the boys all begin their individual journeys into the next phase of their lives. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Omar plans a big score, Randy's snitching has unwelcome consequences and Freamon's instinct for detection uncovers Snoop and Partlow's masterpieces. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Randy's reputation continues its downward slide, Herc continues his quest to find the camera, and Kennard proves that he is tougher than Black Ziggy. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Poot continues to be a savant at convincing women to make bad decisions, Herc proves to be more unreliable than a literal heroin addict, and Creepy McNulty continues to impose his intolerable existence upon the viewers. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
We are introduced to the sultry Rupert Bond, Prez computers up some chocolate for Randy and the eminent puzzle master in Baltimore finds his rightful home. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Bunny opens his Academy for The Advancement of Corner Commerce, Michael has an unpleasant person from his past return, and Carcetti continues his obsession with obsidian. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Steve and Boris do some familiar bits, talk about our post-podcast plans, and exchange some New Years' resolutions. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Omar gets his respect while wearing Rand McNally's finest, Prez teaches the children something useful, and Sherrod is still not doing anything right. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
Delonda pushes Namond into that life, Carcetti does the unthinkable while unseating Hillman College's former ROTC chief, and Randy folds like a paper airplane. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
A series of events makes it easier for Carcetti to wake up white in a city that ain't, Herc fails upward, and Dukie debunks paranormal activity. Get on the email list at hamsterdam.substack.com
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