The Wire week 9 thread for the On Demand'ers

Final verse, same as the first eight: talk about "Late Editions," the penultimate episode of "The Wire" (and the last one to be shown early On Demand) here. Do not talk about this episode in last night's review thread, and do not talk about the series finale if you happen to know anything about it. All spoilers will be deleted. And since I've seen the finale, I'll know if someone's trying to be clever with a "guess" about something that actually happens.

Also, as I mentioned in the episode 8 review thread, I'll be talking to David Simon sometime before the finale for a retrospective interview, and I'm open to outside questions -- whether about this season, seasons past or the series as a whole. Obviously, some will be answered with the finale, but fire away in the comments for this post. (I'm asking here so that the On Demand viewers aren't asking questions in the regular review post that give away stuff from this episode.)

The Wire week 8 thread for the On Demand'ers

Talk about "Clarifications," the 8th episode of "The Wire," here. Do not talk about this episode in last night's review thread and do not discuss anything you might know about the season's final two episodes. If you can't play nice -- and feel free to e-mail me at aandreikirilenkotattoo(at)starledger.com if you're seeing problems -- I'll turn off comments and you all can wait until Sunday night to discuss the episode with everybody else.

The Wire week 7 thread for the On Demand'ers

You know what to do here: talk about episode seven of "The Wire" here. Do not talk about any future episodes, and do not talk about this episode in last night's review thread.

The Wire week 6 thread for the On Demand'ers

Once more, with feeling: talk about the sixth episode of "The Wire," "The Dickensian Aspect," here. Do not discuss it in the review thread for episode five, and do not discuss anything you might know about future episodes. Any inappropriate spoilers will be deleted.

The Wire week 5 thread for the On Demand'ers

You should have this memorized by now. This is the place to discuss "The Wire" episode 5, "React Quotes," until it airs on Sunday night. Do not discuss this episode in last night's review thread for episode 4, and do not discuss anything from future episodes. All comments with spoilers will be deleted.

The Wire week 4 thread for the On Demand'ers

Once again, this is the place to talk about "The Wire" episode 4, "Transitions," until my review goes live after Sunday night's HBO airing. Do not talk about this episode in the episode 3 review thread, and do not discuss anything you may know about future episodes. Any spoilers will be deleted by me.

The Wire week 3 thread for the On Demand'ers

Third verse, same as the first two: Use this post to discuss the third episode of "The Wire," "Not For Attribution." My review to follow after the regular premiere on Sunday night.

The Wire week 2 thread for the On Demand'ers

Hopefully, you know the drill by now: if you have On Demand and watch the episodes early, this is a place to talk about episode 2, "Unconfirmed Reports." Do not talk about it in last night's episode 1 post, and do not talk about later episodes if you've obtained them through extra-legal means.

The Wire week 1 thread for the On Demand'ers

As I understand it, HBO is again going to be debuting each episode of "The Wire" six days early via On Demand. (Last season, episodes tended to go live sometime after 9 a.m. on Mondays.)

Because the majority of viewers still see the show for the first time on its Sunday broadcast window, my own recap and analysis of each episode won't go live until after the Sunday airing. But because enough viewers watch early with On Demand and want to be able to talk about those episodes, I'm going to do the same thing I did last season, and open up a thread each Monday morning for the On Demand'ers to comment. I would also encourage any On Demand viewers to read and comment on the Sunday night posts, but only so long as you keep those threads free of spoilers from the next episode after Monday rolls around. (In slightly clearer English, in the post for episode one, don't start talking or even hinting about stuff you've seen in episode two On Demand.)

People were really good about this last season -- when, in addition to the On Demand airings, there was that matter of the entire season having been leaked on-line before a single episode had aired -- and hopefully that behavior will continue.

So if you've seen it, talk about episode one, "More With Less," here. My own column preview of the season will run Sunday morning, and I'll have my specific thoughts on this episode up Sunday night at 10.

Wire week 13 talk for the On Demand'ers

And so we've come to the end of our week-ahead discussions of "The Wire." Comment on the finale here if you have the gift of On Demand (or time travel).

Wire week 12 talk for the On Demand'ers

Talk about episode 12, "That's Got His Own," here.

Wire week 11 talk for the On Demand'ers

Talk about episode 11, "A New Day," right here.

Wire week 10 talk for the On Demand'ers

Start chatting up episode 10, "Misgivings," right here.

Wire week 9 talk for the On Demand'ers

Go crazy on episode 9, "Know Your Place," in the comments.

Wire week 8 talk for the On Demand'ers

Talk here about episode 8, "Corner Boys."

Wire week 7 talk for the On Demand'ers

After taking last night off to avoid competing with Game 2 of the World Series, "The Wire" is back this week with the mid-point episode, "Unto Others." Have at it.

Wire week 6 talk for the On Demand'ers

Talk about episode 6, "Unto Others," here until the review goes up on Sunday night.

The Wire episode 5 talk for the On Demand'ers

Discuss episode 5, "Alliances," here to avoid spoiling the non On Demand crowd.

Wire week 4 talk for the On Demand'ers

Here's where you can talk about "The Wire" episode 4, "Refugees," until the review thread opens on Sunday night.

Wire week 3 talk for the On Demand'ers

Comment away on episode 3, "Home Room."