Holy crap! “The Wire: The Complete Series” box set is only $82 today on Amazon.
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Holy crap! “The Wire: The Complete Series” box set is only $82 today on Amazon.
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I can say without the slightest hesitation that if I were still living in the Baltimore vicinity, I would be spending the rest of my day figuring out where this is and then getting my ass over there to liberate some “Wire” memorabilia. I’m almost nauseous right now at the thought of the building being [...]
No sense in waiting for a mythical Blu-Ray release of “The Wire,” since it was never broadcast or shot in hi def in the first place, so you may as well add it to your Christmas list now. Hell, I already have 4 of the 5 seasons on DVD and I can’t help looking at [...]
“The Wire” was around for 5 short seasons, but every episode gave us multiple scenes that will remain emblazoned in our memory forever. The following list of clips is by no means definitive – just a handful of scenes that both stand out in our minds and were able to be found online to share. [...]
HBO has posted an open letter from “Wire” creator, David Simon,which not only thanks fans of the series for their support, but also serves as a call to action for real-life social change. As one might expect, the letter is heartfelt, eloquent and every bit as good as the show was.
We tried to be entertaining, [...]
We just can’t let it go.
Check these out but be very wary of spoilers:
- NY Magazine’s Top 10 Questions Left Unanswered By The Finale
- the LA Times talks, somewhat shockingly, not to David Simon, but to Dominic West
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While David Simon has never been shy about talking about his work or giving interviews, this is by far the most comprehensive and interesting one I’ve read to date. Obviously, a lot of it has to do with the fact that with the series over at the time of it’s publication, he had a lot [...]
Note: This post contains spoilers about S5 of The Wire.
One of the things that seems to impress folks about “The Wire” is how genuine and realistic everything is, especially the relationships between the characters, the different worlds they live in and the dialogue they speak. What made this even more impressive is the fact that [...]