Enough is enough. Contrary to what is said, undefeated welterweight phenom, and self described pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr loves being in the spotlight. The whole “love me daddy†routine is so inexplicably obvious, as he wrestles, dances with the stars, and makes a total ass of himself on the Emmy winning HBO sports documentary show 24/7. And when nobody wants to film him, his own racist hate filled internet video blogs. He seems to despise the very people and organizations that he desperately needs to get the attention his daddy Floyd Mayweather Sr obviously never gave him. In the twisted and often confused world according to Floyd “Money†Mayweather, the media lies, http://fightbeat.com/article_detail.php?AT=744
I don't agree with the stance in this article at all. And the article itself explains why. It points out (accurately I think) that unbeknownst to PBF, nobody cares about him except for what he does in the ring. And that all the dancing with the stars, pro wrestling and 24/7 in the world can't change that. Ok. I agree. But then it goes on to say that because he hits women he should be banned from HBO? Huh? The same writer who just went to lengths to establish that people don't care what he does except when he's in the ring?
Well for what it's worth, HBO shitcanned Chris Albrecht (the cocksucker who wanted to cancel The Wire after three seasons) after he beat down his lady friend shortly after Floyd-DLH
Actually - yes I can imagine. The way they did the third season, the only thing that would've been missing from the series was how the election would've turned out. But since Carcetti's character mirrored that of actual Mayor-turned-Gov. Martin O'Malley, not a lot of mystery left behind. Don't get me wrong I liked Season 4 (and Season 5 though to a lesser degree), but S3 had proper closure if it came to that, not to mention that it was the best season IMO. I guess this is our way of avoiding comment on that albatross of an article linked to the thread ::
HBO should be concerned with putting together good matchups, not banning fighters who commit crimes. If Mayweather wants to fight mismatched opponents, then reject the fight. If he wants to fight meaningful fights against tough opposition, then broadcast it. I watch sports to see great athletes perform, not to see wonderful human beings. The Wire ending after season 4 would've been fine. Season 5 was the weakest although it had the best murders (close your eyes, how my hair look).
i love how this turned into a wire thread instead 4 and 5 were defintetly the weakest of the seasons, but still amazing
:: ... I just rewatched that episode the other day. I agree with you on S4. My only problem with it was the time line, though I suppose HBO is as much to blame as anyone else. That aside, yeah definitely Grade-A material. S3 just seemed to have the most powerful moments/developments of the series. The scene with Bunk and Omar was as good as any in the show's history and the way everything played out with Stringer and Avon not just in the end but throughout the season - not sure anything can top that.
Well, I watched last night's first, and then immediately checked out the first episode. So it's hard for me to say if I agree. But as a whole, I was entertained. Either way, first episodes probably aren't a good measure of how good a show will be since characters are largely undeveloped and storylines haven't had a chance to fully emerge. I'm intrigued by the whole Atlantic City, Chicago and NYC connection, and how the cities during that time interacted.
I love using that word now. Season 3 was great too. Stringer's big revelation to Avon was a powerful scene, one of my favorite scenes in the whole series. Bunk and Omar was an awesome scene, and I also really liked the story with Cutty. The premiere for Boardwalk Empire was solid. I'm a bit of a Scorsese groupie so that helps. I didn't see the 2nd episode though. I saw the advertisement for the show with Michael K. Williams with a gun in each hand. That guy is never, ever going to live down the role of Omar.
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The funny thing is, he's supposed to be a Mayor on the show, though it's clear that there are no good guys and bad guys. But so far from what I can tell, he's back to his Brooklyn roots, no more B-more accent, which helps somewhat create some distance from Omar (at least pronouncing dogs as "dawgs" instead of "dugs")
Ive never watched The Wire, but one of these days I will have to start from the beginning and do so my brother is a policeman, he loves that show... says it is one of the only shows with even a passing amount of realism as far as law enforcement goes
The same writers/exec. producers also did "Homicide:Life On The Streets" a decade or so before it. IMO, the show was right there with The Wire in that regard, at least for the first few seasons when it was based strictly on the book. The Wire is a far superior show, no doubt, but I think a fair comparison would be to say that Homicide was the somewhat watered down, censored version of it in terms of realism.
Omar cursed! Good but not great episode last night. Way too short. Hated when they did that s(tuff) with the Sopranos, ending 5-10 minutes early.
