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2 June 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Rules change. The game remains the same. (third season) morePlot:
Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 35 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A tapestry. An All-Time Great. moreCast
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60 minCountry:
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Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:18 (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MAFilming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USAFun Stuff
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Much like its sister show "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993), contains numerous references to 'David Simon''s book "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets". For instance, the opening of the very first show is lifted directly from the book. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Omar testifies against Bird he gives his age as about twenty nine and says that he has been ripping and running for "eight or nine years." However, in the webisodes later produced for the series they show Omar as a child participating in a hold up, suggesting that his career as a stick up boy began much earlier. moreSoundtrack:
Way Down in the Hole moreFAQ
I just started watching the show. I'm three episodes in, but it seems kind of slow. Does it get any better?What is the name of the song over the opening credits?
Why is McNulty's role altered in season four? (minor season 4 spoilers)
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I didn't know my TV could do this . . .
It's the greatest TV drama series I've ever seen. Better by some distance than even its notable HBO peers. (I call it a TV drama but the fact is that it's suited purely for DVD, it has complete disregard for the casual viewer and is perhaps best viewed in two or three sittings, a minor detail in episode three will find its significance ten episodes later, etc).
Focusing on the drugs business of Baltimore (and so much more) from the police to the dealers to City Hall to the longshoremen on the coast, I simply cannot rave about this show enough and have become a bore on the subject.
The profane writing snaps and pops beautifully, the plots are deeply intricate and profoundly gripping, and the acting is nothing short of perfection. What a cast! I don't say this lightly. The characters run deep and authentic with performances to match, and there are no minor characters in this show, some simply have more screen time than others.
After the terrific first season I couldn't believe that the shattering second series (perhaps the high-water mark) not only kept up the standard, but perhaps even exceeded it. The third, fourth and fifth seasons stand shoulder to shoulder too, joining finally and standing as a single tapestry.
This is heavy-duty and literary storytelling of the first order.
The show requires attention and commitment and will reward both to a degree that means when each "case" ends you'll be edified in a way that the CSI franchise et al can never even fractionally compete with.
They are pizza, The Wire is a banquet. We don't get enough banquets, so accept this ones invitation, you wont regret it.
Heartbreaking, somehow funnier than many comedies, beautifully played and written with enviable brilliance, if you're unaware of this show then I urge you: invest, it's likely you'll thank me later. Get season one and sit back, prepare to find yourself in the thrall of genuine yet disarmingly humble greatness.
Be warned though, don't expect episodic entertainment, these are 12 and 13 hour procedural movies that add up to a five-year whole, divided by necessity by HBO, a network with the balls to have greenlit this series five times, even despite its low ratings, simply on the basis of the fact it's going to enter the pantheon of all time greatest.
A little hyperbole there, but it's really above and beyond.
So many classic moments, each growing more rich with time, to say more about them or name the moments would spoil the experience of seeing them fresh, as I did and as I would heartily recommend -- avoid spoilers (not that the text on screen will do justice to this cast, this writing and production), you'll be rewarded by the story. It has moments that truly compete with the best in cinema whilst simultaneously cutting its own fierce path.
It's rare for me to enthuse about something to this degree (and in years of using the IMDb this is the only comment I've taken the time to make), but somewhere in its fusion of casually classic writing and disarmingly humble production -- they made my favourite thing.
The Wire is simply an astonishing achievement. I owned the first season on DVD for about a year before I realised it was astonishing -- it crept up on me, my brain had to catch up with it -- when I rewatched it and got the other seasons, I became (and remain) utterly hooked.
Do youself a favour, if you haven't already -- check out The Wire.