Completely forgot about this...will watch later this morning
The Chi (Showtime) Official Season 1 Thread
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Is the main character some sort of young homosexual? 
..im only 5 mins in
..im only 5 mins in
It's coo so far never been to Chicago but I think it could have more of a gritty feel to it kinda like the wire and also like breh said before they could use the areas slang
That big bytch molested that young nikka lol
Diddly Drogba
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kevin got on his usain bolt shyt when he seen dude 
I wonder who that dude in the green from the restaurant is on. his brother seemed scared of him he gonna make emmit pay that favor back somehow.
I wonder who that dude in the green from the restaurant is on. his brother seemed scared of him he gonna make emmit pay that favor back somehow.
OJ Simpsom
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First episode has me intrigued.
The Wire Chicago.
The Wire Chicago.
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Definitely the neighborhood alligator....and you definitely don't want to be indebted to.kevin got on his usain bolt shyt when he seen dude
Dialogue in major tv shows has to be spoken in an easily digestible way. The wire was the same way, only a few people had that authentic baltimore speech. But I disagree, both moms definitely sounded like they were authentic hood women who raised their sons to be different so they acted different.
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jilla82
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The Wire and this show are night and day.
The Wire was one of the few shows like that where they took their time...and actually engaged you w/ the characters.
People felt real.
Its not just how they speak...its the writing, and some the character development already seems too on the nose (they damn near spell everything out for you).
I mean...that highschool? Really...that is nothing what a Chicago public highschool looks like...at least not in that neighborhood.
and how/why are all those kids G'd up?
Even dumb shyt like the opening scene with the kid riding around on his bike...never seen shyt like that in the hood.
or how it feels to walk around on those blocks...feels like the suburbs.
I pretty much grew up right around the corner from where they are at.
These issues arent specific to this show...most Tv shows (especially on Showtime) have really lazy formulaic writing.
This show feels like Power to me...good enough to watch, but its nothing that you havent seen.
Obviously I'm not going to argue authenticity as it can never match real life. When people start up major tv shows based on location they need permission and agreements in place to get that done. For all we know the producers agreed with the city to help refurbish/remodel the school for filming purposes.
As far as the characters, the weirdo bay area kid I agree was out the loop, but that was also his character. His older brother seems authentic just a blue collar "good" guy trying to make it out of Southside. All the moms seems like authentic hood chicks like I mentioned earlier. The only two characters that were really out the loop is the player guy and the weirdo little brother (who died). Dialogue I agree with you but that's done purposely no one except hardcore followers will watch a Chicago show with heavy local speech.
I agree somewhat with the writing but it's way better than Power so far. Power is a soap opera damn near for females only.