I wish Training Day was a HBO series

Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Help me cast it we got Idris Elba as Alonzo so far...

We need a need

Jake Hoyt
Jakes Wife
Alonzo's Baby Momma
A side piece for Alonzo
A Police Chief/Boss  that Alonzo and Jake report too
A big time drug dealer - a russian? asian?
An informant they get info from - Kobe?

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An informant they get info from - Kobe?


What you did...I saw it

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Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Help me cast it we got Idris Elba as Alonzo so far...

We need a need

Jake Hoyt
Jakes Wife
Alonzo's Baby Momma
A side piece for Alonzo
A Police Chief/Boss  that Alonzo and Jake report too
A big time drug dealer - a russian? asian?
An informant they get info from - Kobe?

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An informant they get info from - Kobe?


What you did...I saw it

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Originally Posted by ricky409

It would rival the wire if done as good as the movie...

Candidates for Alonzo?

Idris Elba

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Originally Posted by ricky409

It would rival the wire if done as good as the movie...

Candidates for Alonzo?

Idris Elba

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Originally Posted by Big J 33

It wouldn't be that great, almost a guilty pleasure show that doesn't accomplish much.

I think Alonzo is too far gone into the dark side to have a compelling story... if you started earlier in his life while he was realizing and figuring out his way and the means in which he conducts his business in the movie... then maybe. But he's already in the deep end in the movie, so it would just be watching a bad guy do bad things. If you tried to make him a more developed character and focus on his family/kid or then it would probably become like the Sopranos... except like I mentioned, you would have to soften Alonzo's character and develop him into guy you see in Training Day. Or if you wanted to have him be fighting between what's "right" and the law, vs. doing things the Alonzo way... then it's a different story and character all together.

I think you would have to change the Alonzo character in such a way from the movie to make him a compelling character over the course of a series... and in doing so he won't be the same incredible character.

I'm sure most will skip over this anyway... so I'll just end with 

it would be awesome

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Originally Posted by Big J 33

It wouldn't be that great, almost a guilty pleasure show that doesn't accomplish much.

I think Alonzo is too far gone into the dark side to have a compelling story... if you started earlier in his life while he was realizing and figuring out his way and the means in which he conducts his business in the movie... then maybe. But he's already in the deep end in the movie, so it would just be watching a bad guy do bad things. If you tried to make him a more developed character and focus on his family/kid or then it would probably become like the Sopranos... except like I mentioned, you would have to soften Alonzo's character and develop him into guy you see in Training Day. Or if you wanted to have him be fighting between what's "right" and the law, vs. doing things the Alonzo way... then it's a different story and character all together.

I think you would have to change the Alonzo character in such a way from the movie to make him a compelling character over the course of a series... and in doing so he won't be the same incredible character.

I'm sure most will skip over this anyway... so I'll just end with 

it would be awesome

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Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Help me cast it we got Idris Elba as Alonzo so far...

We need a need

Jake Hoyt
Jakes Wife
Alonzo's Baby Momma
A side piece for Alonzo
A Police Chief/Boss  that Alonzo and Jake report too
A big time drug dealer - a russian? asian?
An informant they get info from - Kobe?

Click to expand...

Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy

Originally Posted by Definition Of Dopeness

W/ David Simon TruthGetsBusy as a writer...this $*+# would be "magical"

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Help me cast it we got Idris Elba as Alonzo so far...

We need a need

Jake Hoyt
Jakes Wife
Alonzo's Baby Momma
A side piece for Alonzo
A Police Chief/Boss  that Alonzo and Jake report too
A big time drug dealer - a russian? asian?
An informant they get info from - Kobe?

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Originally Posted by HAM CITY

Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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wait you're trying to tell me that's not Dre?

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Originally Posted by HAM CITY

Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire

i always thought that the guy with the braids was dr dre

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wait you're trying to tell me that's not Dre?

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Originally Posted by sreggie101

would it be called training day tho? im sure the story would encompass more than a day. wat would be a good name for the show?

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