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.

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.

Larry gets deeper into his acting career, Candy is making a movie on the run, and Vincent is feeling his conscience.

CC continues being terrible, Candy is trying to find more money for her movie, and we talk about the absurdity of wedding dress shopping.

Dorothy goes sleuthing, Abby pays for a funeral, and Vincent gets deeper into his involvement with the Mob.

Lori, Harvey and go to Hollywood, Rudy Pipilo is back running things, and we have a curious conversation about Slovakian customs.

Candy is feeling stifled artistically, Bobby is romancing everyone on the Deuce, and we discuss a potentially lucrative real estate transaction gone bad.

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.

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.

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.

Eileen tries to make it in the film industry, the massage parlor gets going, and Sweeney continues to shake down everyone.