ramsbottom Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 12:08, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Just about to watch The Wire for the first time. Season 4 is as close to perfect as a TV show can get... ViewsFromTheMiddle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, ramsbottom said: Season 4 is as close to perfect as a TV show can get... Re. The Wire. I know I am getting a bit deaf in my old age, and am currently too vain to want to buy/wear a hearing aid, but I am struggling at episode 6 series 1 to fully understand what is being said far too much of the time. Anyone else struggled with the African American dialects or is it just me, and I should go and get my ears sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Finally finished series 5 of Better Call Saul the other day. All round one of the stronger series but thought the last episode was left even more open ended than it perhaps ought to have been. The woman who plays Kim Wexler does a superb job. Only another year or 2 to wait for the next series now. Started watching Ozark... couldn't get into it and gave up after 4 episodes - can't help but see Jason Bateman in anything other than his Arrested Development guise. Might rewatch The Sopranos for the 50th time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Re. The Wire. I know I am getting a bit deaf in my old age, and am currently too vain to want to buy/wear a hearing aid, but I am struggling at episode 6 series 1 to fully understand what is being said far too much of the time. Anyone else struggled with the African American dialects or is it just me, and I should go and get my ears sorted? It is definitely hard to understand at first and I ended up putting subtitles on a few times, particularly the first series as it features Omar, Stringer, Bodie et al. a lot. Found I picked it up after a while. Or maybe they toned it down a touch in later episodes as a lot of the characters weren't really actors before it so maybe they learnt to project a bit more. Think it's also made harder by being set in Baltimore which definitely has a distinctive accent of its own. Edited May 27, 2020 by JoetheRam Rev and i-Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Just now, JoetheRam said: It is definitely hard to understand at first and I ended up putting subtitles on a few times, particularly the first series as it features Omar, Stringer, Bodie et al. a lot. Found I picked it up after a while. Or maybe they toned it down a touch in later episodes? Yeah 1st series is a bit hard to understand at times but much easier from season 2 onwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I thought it was one of the plotlines that even the Detectives couldn't understand. As others have said, use subtitles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Re. The Wire. I know I am getting a bit deaf in my old age, and am currently too vain to want to buy/wear a hearing aid, but I am struggling at episode 6 series 1 to fully understand what is being said far too much of the time. Anyone else struggled with the African American dialects or is it just me, and I should go and get my ears sorted? I now wear hearing aids ☹️ but I pretend to myself they are a kind of Men In Black/Jack Bauer type earpiece I get Planet saving messages on ? It was a big deal for me because by getting them I was conceding I had slipped into old fart territory, not nice when you’ve always considered yourself to be the village’s equivalent to Keith Richard. I wouldn’t be without them now BUT...I think the way audio is mixed by certain television programmes, I’ve been told it’s to cater for surround sound, whether that’s true ?♂️ Anyway, I was watching a Simon Reeve documentary on Australia the other night and I had trouble hearing the dialogue at certain points although no one had touched the volume but there was definitely a sound fluctuation. i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, i-Ram said: Re. The Wire. I know I am getting a bit deaf in my old age, and am currently too vain to want to buy/wear a hearing aid, but I am struggling at episode 6 series 1 to fully understand what is being said far too much of the time. Anyone else struggled with the African American dialects or is it just me, and I should go and get my ears sorted? I only ever watched 2 episodes. Totally agree. Couldn't understand the dialog. i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, i-Ram said: Re. The Wire. I know I am getting a bit deaf in my old age, and am currently too vain to want to buy/wear a hearing aid, but I am struggling at episode 6 series 1 to fully understand what is being said far too much of the time. Anyone else struggled with the African American dialects or is it just me, and I should go and get my ears sorted? It’s been a while since I watched it - although I’m considering a series rewatch - so if I did have a problem understanding some of the dialogue, I can’t remember. Just stick with it, you’ll be well rewarded... i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I haven’t noticeably struggled with any of the dialogue. I do read the plot summary of episodes after watching on Wikipedia though, as I do with other top shows to make sure I followed everything. Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Just got to the end of the 2nd series of Unforgotten/Unforgivable/Unsolved. Enjoyed it so much, I've watched every episode twice over to make sure I didn't miss anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, reverendo de duivel said: Just got to the end of the 2nd series of Unforgotten/Unforgivable/Unsolved. Enjoyed it so much, I've watched every episode twice over to make sure I didn't miss anything. There is a third series of this available on some medium or other - watched it about 3 weeks ago perhaps on Netflix or ITV HUB. Arguably the best of the three series. Hope you can find it. c.c. @86 Schmokes & a Pancake Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 5 hours ago, reverendo de duivel said: I thought it was one of the plotlines that even the Detectives couldn't understand. As others have said, use subtitles. Rev and @JoetheRam dat subtitlesshit is boss. You bluds eva down Littlehampton manor I lay on some puff and biatches and tings. Mostyn6, Alph, Rev and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, i-Ram said: Rev and @JoetheRam dat subtitlesshit is boss. You bluds eva down Littlehampton manor I lay on some puff and biatches and tings. My hearing is perfect, but I watched The Wire with subtitles because it bugs me if I feel I am missing bits of potentially important dialogue. The accents / words are definitely sometimes hard to follow through the whole series. I found the same with series 1 of True Detective too. Having watched Narcos, El Chapo, Gomorrah etc all with subtitles anyway, I sometimes find it relaxing to not have to strain to catch what is being said. i-Ram and therealhantsram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Chester40 said: My hearing is perfect, but I watched The Wire with subtitles because it bugs me if I feel I am missing bits of potentially important dialogue. The accents / words are definitely sometimes hard to follow through the whole series. I found the same with series 1 of True Detective too. Having watched Narcos, El Chapo, Gomorrah etc all with subtitles anyway, I sometimes find it relaxing to not have to strain to catch what is being said. One of my bezzers said the same thing about The Wire. She's from daarn saarff too so it's not a regional thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Enjoying Idris Elba’s performance in The Wire so thinking of watching Luther after. Would people recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Enjoying Idris Elba’s performance in The Wire so thinking of watching Luther after. Would people recommend? Yeah, early series are really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Enjoying Idris Elba’s performance in The Wire so thinking of watching Luther after. Would people recommend? Luther is ok but it's a steep drop from The Wire IMO. That said, most of everything is, so there's that ? Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, 86 Schmokes & a Pancake said: Luther is ok but it's a steep drop from The Wire IMO. That said, most of everything is, so there's that ? Well I’ve already seen Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Oz and Mad Men. Did try Game of Thrones but don’t think my cup of tea, so unsure where else to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Well I’ve already seen Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Oz and Mad Men. Did try Game of Thrones but don’t think my cup of tea, so unsure where else to go. True Detective series 1, Deadwood - watch the 2 series before the movie ? Edited May 29, 2020 by 86 Schmokes & a Pancake ViewsFromTheMiddle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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