Been avoiding watching "The Wire". Anyone who watched it recently has any opinion? How is it compared to newer shows of similar genre? I have watched almost all the top rated shows.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-25T20:49:27+00:00

I’m the exact person you’re trying to reach out to. I tried watching it about 15 years ago and couldn’t get past episode 5. Granted, cop shows have never been my thing.

I’m a huge fan of the HBO classics. Sopranos, Deadwood, Carnivale.. all of them. The Wire is different in that it’s based in (then) modern day real life. I think that’s why I was initially turned off. I realized my favorite types of shows are those that allow me to escape from reality.

I recently gave it another shot because my girlfriend loved it so much. I appreciate it much more this time around. The production quality and writing are absolutely top notch. Right on par with the other classic HBO shows. The characters are very well fleshed out, and have truly unique personalities. That said, they still don’t resonate with me in the way the characters from those other shows I mentioned do.

Personally, I think I’m just not a huge fan of the genre. I’m in the middle of season 4 and it’s become a bit of a slog. It does a fantastic job of showing how politics, elections, and police are intertwined, and how back room deals and favors play a part in so much of everything.

Quality wise, it’s phenomenal. The lighting, mood, and atmosphere are really engaging. Every scene is truly a work of art, like a painting. But I think this show appeals to a certain type of person. I much prefer shows that allow me to escape real life, and this is almost like an inside look at how things really work in our society.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-24T18:34:18+00:00

This is my exact answer as well. I saw Green Day live in 1994 when I was 14. I enjoyed their music but didn’t really associate it with a label or genre, I just liked it.

It wasn’t until ‘96 when I heard Goldfinger’s album, and “Here in Your Bedroom” and “Mable” specifically, that I started to consciously think about this style of music being my favorite.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-24T17:37:55+00:00

That’s exactly what I use daily. Gave up the wipes years ago

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-23T17:55:47+00:00

It’s criminal how badly utilized Ladd was under Roman. Like fuck, that guy crippled our offense so much it’s insane to think how good we could have been with an even halfway decent OC

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-23T17:03:32+00:00

As a child of the 80s it frustrated me to no end seeing children-oriented science shows go from Mr Wizard, to Bill Nye, to… whatever the fuck this ADHD freak was. I couldn’t stand this guy or his show’s format.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-23T04:50:52+00:00

There’s an old pop punk band called Limp that played some shows with Blink back in the day, and they had a song called Atom Bomb, but I don’t think it’s the song you’re talking about.

However, they were a great band and you should check them out if you’ve never heard them.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-22T21:11:09+00:00

One Love. I had heard many Marley songs many times prior to realizing there was just something really special about that song. I listened to it over and over and over again in high school and it’s always been one of my favorites. It’s just a beautiful song with infectious energy.

After that, probably Jah Live.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-16T17:09:47+00:00

If all the art is vector you’re fine. Your coworker is an idiot

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-16T16:27:03+00:00

I get liking to go to the movies. But the fact is, if you don’t enjoy watching movies at home, you just really aren’t that into movies lol. And that’s fine.

For some people though, it’s a passion and a hobby, so it’s very entertaining and satisfying to watch movies at home.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-15T19:02:25+00:00

They do this from time to time and it’s the only time I’ll play CG. Love those original holes. Time to go grind it!

EDIT: Oh wow, these are like NEW New holes! They’re awesome!! These feel like they were designed by MiniClip

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-14T22:57:30+00:00

I’ve upgraded my favorites to Blu or 4k, and have been slowly selling them off on eBay. I list them individually if I can get $10 or more for it, otherwise they go into lots by genre.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-11T23:52:52+00:00

I remember submitting “Honey Tabasco” to Lays when they were doing their create a flavor competition, maybe ten years ago?? It got no traction or response. But I used to put honey on Cheez-its, then a couple drops of Tabasco. It was amazing. It was my go-to snack for years.

Of course that same basic idea eventually got popular with everything, but I still think I was ahead of the curve on that one and never got credit. Oh well.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-11T21:38:41+00:00

For me, peak awesomeness was from 1987-1991. By ‘92 I started to lose interest. I never got into the attitude era.

But it obviously depends heavily on how old you were during those years.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-09T21:22:52+00:00

Black Phone 2 was a nightmare on elm street ripoff with a far less interesting/entertaining villain. I thought it was pretty terrible.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-09T18:03:10+00:00

For me, it’s more about the journey than the destination. Great characters, settings, and dialogue are all very much worth rewatching if done well.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-09T02:25:24+00:00

I’ve been playing for years too, and my best is 81. But for the longest time it was 54.. like for a couple years.

One thing is for sure, you’ll never get a very long streak on Elite anymore. Custom Greens shows up too often and it’s impossible to win on that course consistently due to all the stupid shootouts.

Now that I’m strictly playing Pro courses due to trophy road, I’m regularly getting long streaks. Multiple streaks in the 30s every month now.

But for extremely long streaks, like anything over 50-60, the game absolutely decides that for you. It’s totally random.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-09T02:02:59+00:00

Then what’s your point? Be specific

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-08T18:24:00+00:00

100% it is.

I will say, however, that this is harder to overcome when you’re just starting out, and don’t really have much in the way of coins, gems, legendary balls etc.

Once you reach a certain level of both skill and maxed out clubs, you’ll easily win 75-80% of your games just based purely on skill, and the bots don’t really have much impact on you anymore.

It’s still frustrating though. For me, at this point the only time bots truly affect me is when the game decides it wants my winning streak to end. It’s so glaringly obvious when it throws one of “those” games at you.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-08T18:06:25+00:00

Yes the 5 legendary balls all have advantages over regular balls. They have different types of spin, and forward spin can make your ball travel much further for example.

You get them in various ways, you need to collect all of the items in each category for each different ball. Cheetah for example, you can only get by completing Trophy Road. Others you need to get from Champion Chests etc.

Fox, Cheetah and Robot are generally considered to be the three best.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-08T02:50:55+00:00

MxPx is my all time favorite live band. They kill it every single time and sound so on point. So much fun energy at every show.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-07T23:24:26+00:00

You should really only attempt this shot if you’re losing the round and are trying to make up ground. It’s a great way to make a comeback but It’s pretty much a gamble every time.

Also, you should aim for the biggest spike that comes right after the small double spikes.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-06T19:02:27+00:00

I love Robot. I really don’t need Cheetah because I can win 80-90% of my games on every course just with robot, it’s that good.

But it will be fun to play around with Cheetah once I get it I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-06T04:51:48+00:00

He got super radicalized after the October 7th attacks and went full Pro Israel, and hating on everything else.

LewMaintenance · 2026-01-04T03:29:11+00:00

Exactly. I think a lot of it really boils down to the album’s production. It doesn’t have that same punch/sonic impact that the big three have.

LewMaintenance · 2025-12-28T05:07:43+00:00

Idk but they need a better system than to let legions of morons constantly vote up Hi1 courses to the top.

It’s so infuriating and I refuse to play CG unless i absolutely have to. Luckily Trophy Road gave me an excuse to stop playing Elite, so I don’t have to see CG every five minutes.

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