Denmark Vesey: Omar Little ... RIP

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Omar Little ... RIP

Michael K. Williams. Perhaps the greatest actor in the history of episodic television.

9 comments:

brotherkomrade said...: RIP Omar, had I have become a thug I would have been like him...except I'm straight.; Feb 24, 2008, 3:39:00 PM
Saran said...: Aww DV,
Spoiler alert please!

I really wish you hadn't posted that so soon...; Feb 24, 2008, 6:50:00 PM
Denmark Vesey said...: Damn Saran. My apologies. Waited a week. Thought it was safe. My fault.

Peep the show yet?; Feb 24, 2008, 10:00:00 PM
Submariner said...: His passing took my breath with the force of an embolus.; Feb 24, 2008, 11:55:00 PM
paul said...: Yea DV...you spoiled it (but my girl did to saying, "You,re not going to believe what I read about Omar!!"). Jeez, 'precciate that.

I don't watch it OnDemand. It's my treat that I look forward to every Sunday night (damn, only two episodes left).; Feb 25, 2008, 12:27:00 AM
Anonymous said...: My fav line of Omar's is "A man's gotta have a code."

RIP

KP; Feb 25, 2008, 12:01:00 PM
brotherkomrade said...: We all knew it was going to happen, we just didn't know when or how.
The thing is, and this goes in conjunction with Ed Burns's commentary on comparing the gangsters who started the Baltimore crime culture to the ones of today; he said that the baby boys of today (my term) are far more socio-pathic. We were first struck with who Omar was when he stated that "A man has to have a code". We knew that he was different; some of us in the hood have always secretly preyed that there were Omars out there. He didn't need to steal from the dope boys and give it to the poor; just keep stealing from the dope boys and let them know what being a victim felt like. Then they created his character. I don't think there has ever been any real Omars, but I think we all wanted there to be one.; Feb 25, 2008, 12:26:00 PM
Saran said...: It was so sudden and unexpected. I was at least expecting him to go out in a gun fight - not something that simple.

RIP; Feb 25, 2008, 6:54:00 PM
________________ said...: As the airdate for the last episode of The Wire approaches, Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media are doing a new series of interviews on The Wire. There's going to be a new one added to their site every day this week. The first interview, with Ed Burns, is already up! Up next: David Simon, Prop Joe, Bubbles, Clarke Peters, and more.
The site is www.marcsteinerblog.wordpress.com
To go right to the Ed Burns interview, go here: www.marcsteinerblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/3308-the-wire-podcasts-ed-burns; Mar 3, 2008, 4:40:00 PM

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