The Blazers and The Wire

Man, as much as I love this show (the greatest show of all time – not even a question), it’s hard for me to pair characters because they are so beloved for such different reasons. While there are little gems of “good” found in some of the “Wire” characters, it’s really not much, and I certainly didn’t love the show for it’s moral aptitude.

For starters, Oden looks old enough to play Lester - but I don’t know if the demeanor fits. I do, however, picture Oden carving miniatures in his spare time.

It’s hard not to pair Pryz and Pryzbylewski, since they are so simliiar name-wise. I do think, though, that Season 4 “Prez” as a school teacher is certainly like the Vanilla Gorilla we all love. Tough, but sincere.

McNulty/Carcetti – KP: Smarter than most realize, not without his share of faults, and I think it’s safe to say he can probably hold his share of Jameson. He also has the PR skills and hard-nosed chops of Carcetti – who I hated at first but really grew to appreciate as a character.

Lt. Daniels – Coach Monty

Clay Davis – Martell (only cuz I could picture Martell bustin’ out a “Shoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-oooot!” (But not, shoot, as we Wire fans know).

I’ll leave other characters open for other fans.

This is tougher than I thought!

but then, I suspect it’s one of those annoying things on the TV, and I don’t have one.

Life is a lot more peaceful and interesting that way. My brain no longer feels like it wants to commit suicide due to commercials or TERRIBLE programming.

I don’t have television either but I have all 5 seasons of the Wire on DVD.

This is fun. Let’s see…

Jerryd Bayless = Marlo Stanield
- Early stage Marlo at this point, but Rex is the emotionless killer new to the game. He will take over, and there will be causalties – it’s just a matter of time

Channing = Randy Wagstaff: Nice kid, enterprising, quiick witted, would fit well in another situation and you want it to work out for him, but it won’t happen in his current situation

LMA = Michael Lee: He trusts nobody, high potential, but you wonder if he’ll reach it

Von Wafer is Herc. I don’t know, I was just trying to think of a turn-coat.

Travis is WeeBey. I only say this because of how lustfully Weebey was eating all that food and confessing to thousands of crimes.

of adding former blazers.

clyde=lester freeman?

duck=bunk?

too many possibilities.

bob whitsett = bill rawls

do whatever it takes to juke the stats which might bring about some success. or it might create a disaster.

…Rice would probably be at the bar, or an alley, or outside the station, or by the train tracks, drinking with Bunc and Jimmy.

Bayless = Bodie, solid, hard worker, doesn’t back down, does those important little things

Roy = Chris Partlow, effective Assasian, good leadership skills, has a heart

Pryz = Snoop, a true soldier does not back down from anything or anyone

LMA= Michale lee, has leadership skills, soft spoken, big heart, non trusting, bright future.

Didn’t always have the bosses’ confidence, but proves himself by staying calm under pressure, taking all the heat from the opponent and giving his teammates the chance to do what they do.

Outlaw = Bunk

Has 20 ways of making you think he’s screwing up but in fact he’s actually good at what he does.

Oden = Kima

New kid on the block but is on the way to an amazing career. (Spent the first year injured.)

Kobe = Marlo
Garnett = Snoop

Bayless is Brother Mouzone

Sergio = Omar’s boy toy Brandon. (I know, that’s a low blow)

Raef = the guy who is always taking Bubbles to rehab.

Ok, enough of that.

Rebecca Haarlow = Rhonda Pearlman
David Stern = Rawls
Sean May = Prop Joe (HA!)

we need to rec this over the top before it disapears

Travis Outlaw: “Cheese” Wegstaff.
Cheese is an up and comer in the Prop Joe organization. He has talent but he makes too many careless mistakes and always acts too hastily. This is similar to how Travis has been able to stick around so long, with him being McMillan’s go-to guy, but when Prop Joe got killed by Marlo, Cheese was fair game and he ended up getting popped by Slim. See the connection?

BRoy: Stringer Bell.
The cool collected leader (when Avon was in prison) of the Barksdale crew. He attempted to make his organization legit but when the heat got turned up he became ruthless.

Maurice Lucas: Dennis “Cutty” Wise
Cutty was raised as a banger just like Mo. But after he did some hard time he comes out a new man dedicated to schooling youngsters and keeping them off the streets.

This could go on forever

I just had this idea a couple days ago.. that’s really bizarre – nice job!

the schonz = the greek

Hard nosed aggressive leader who demands a lot out of his workers and will go to bat for them in a pinch.

I mean, I am pretty sure that Darius Miles in fact PLAYED Slim Charles. So that’s 1:1.
Avon Barksdale = Jarret Jack. They’ve both been sent away.
Marlo Stanfield = Travis Outlaw. Obviously, they’re both black.
Roland Przybelewski = Joel Przybilla. Both looked pretty much worthless but in the most recent season showed they can handle their B.I. They are also both black.
Maurice Levy = Nate McMillan. Puffy cheeks, and both white.
Wallace = Channing Frye. In the game, but with a good heart, and then gets taken out unconscioubly (sic).
Cutty Wise = Ike Diogu. It should be obvious.
Wee-Bay Brice = Hassan Adams. Again, Adams actually played Wee-Bay so this is cheating.
Preston ‘Boadie’ Broadus = Jerryd Bayless. “Used to be…” (shrug)
…

Pryzbylewski’s uncle. Just a first impression.

Tom Penn = Prop Joe

always got a deal to make!!!

in fact i might start calling him Prop Top or Tom Prop

Paul Allen = The Greek (runnin thangs)

Jarrett Jack = Ziggy (gotta learn to play by the rules)

Rebecca Haarlow=Theresa D’agostino

I can just see her calling up McNulty for a booty call, can’t you?

“you’re a solider bodie”

“hell ya”

next night, he got popped. and he could have ran but he went out like a solider. i have never been that effected by a tv character’s death EVER

I like all the ideas here’s mine:

ike D aka iDiago ‘tha podcaster’= .Chris of Chris and Snoop. cause that man looks like he’s been through some stuff. Made him straight Gangsta.

jay bay=marlo. totally.

pryzbo=outlaw. cause their both kinda goofy. but with big heart.

coach nate=daniels. i agree.

cutty=jerome kersey

namond is Jokim Noah

why does Eddy curry look like Randy if he got really fat?

D. Miles is Snot Boogie: Why’s the league letting him play?
Cause this is America man. Got to.

this couldn’t be more up my ally. unless yall did blazers/dylan songs next. wow.