The official website for the wire on hbo, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. The complete third season repackagedvd the heat is on in baltimore. The second season introduced a new group of characters working in the baltimore port area, including spiros. As hbo releases the highdefinition version of the wire, nprs eric deggans says that. The wire is an american television crime drama series set and produced in and around baltimore, maryland. The wire boasts such an insanely deep and multidimensional cast that its entirely possible to have 20 favorite characters from the first season alone. New jersey mob boss tony soprano deals with personal and professional. Hbos the wire was lauded for its gritty, realistic portrayal of the drug war in baltimore, but it. The series was broadcast by the cable network hbo in the united states. The game is ideology itself, always external, uncentered, and changing, ultimately offering no fixed meaning. Cant really go into it without spoiling the hell out of it, but suffice to say. Season 3, episode 1 time after time veterans edition alan sepinwall facebook twitter senior television writer. The new world of small screen entertainment means that the traditional tv season is becoming less important, with some of the most popular or.
With the details future hanging in the balance, daniels faces off against burrell and his political allies. The wire creator david simon bringing two new series to hbo. Unlike most television crime dramas, which neatly introduce and then solve a case all in the space of one hour, hbos the wire follows one single drug and homicide investigation throughout the length of an entire season. The program, with every institution it scrutinizes, seeks to identify the ways in which we try to repair them, only to give in to our. For those who have waited eagerly for the wire creators triumphant return, their patience has paid off, with hbo ordering a pair of pilots from simon. Why the wire should be mustsee tv for baltimore pundits variety. The ring game agency and chance in season four of the wire.
The wires final season and the story everyone missed. In the season one opening credits, the blind boys of alabama did tom waitss way down in the hole. In season one of the raw, realistic hbo drama series, a joint homicidenarcotics police detail is created to investigate a drugdealing operation in the city of baltimore. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Its been a long 18 months since treme, david simons most recent hbo series, ended its fourseason run.
The wire wiki is a freely editable database for the hbo tv series, with season and episode information, character information, and more. On thursday night, the new york branch of the paley center for media hosted an unprecedented reunion in honor of hbos the wire, routinely lauded. Wire s season 1 is already comparable to breaking bads season 3. In fact, there are a good dozen unforgettable characters i never got around to mentioning here. When the wire was on, critics liked to talk about how it was shakespearean. We didnt watch it until late last year 2015, but once we started, we totally could not stop. Hbos the wire was lauded for its gritty, realistic portrayal of the drug war in. The wire is currently available via hbos demand platforms, but as a public service, the pay.
The wire premiered on june 2, 2002 and ended on march 9. The wire was created by writerproducer and former baltimore sun police reporter david simon. The remastered version is on itunes, and was released as a complete series bluray box set on june 2, 2015. The episodes tell the story from both points of view the investigating police detail and the drugdealing barksdale organization.
Now, despite the fact that the wire is arguably the best tel. Season three of the wire opens with the demolition of baltimores notorious franklin terrace towers, the home base of avon barksdales wood harris crew, currently under the supervision of stringer bell idris elba. Yes, there are bad seasons of the wire relatively speaking. The only story that i noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned prop joe. The wire is finally coming to bluray in 2015 updated. Seth gilliam and david simon at an event for the wire 2002 idris elba in. The first season of the television series the wire commenced airing on sunday, june 2, 2002 at 9. David judah simon born february 9, 1960 is an american author, journalist, and television.
With a snazzy new bluray boxed set out to help remind viewers where many of these actors came from, heres a roundup of where you can find. And i can see the reason now when people say breaking bad is perfect drama for tv, but the wire is like literature on screen. I just thought it was depressing that someone that big in the community wasnt well known by the newspaper people, but for some reason i didnt really put any more. The wire goes out with a suitably resonant bang in its final season, craftily maneuvering venturesome motifs and a colorful cast of characters to skillfully understated conclusion. The complete series on bluray with digital hd will be in stores june 2, 2015 just in time for fathers day and summer binge watching and is a musthave for all tv connoisseurs. The wire premiered on june 2, 2002 and ended on march 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. The wire complete season 15 bluray region free all five seasons of the highlyacclaimed crime drama series which follows drug and murder investigations in baltimore. The wire the complete series bluray disc, 2015, 20disc set for. Ill admit the wire isnt for everyone, it may be too violent or complex with the vast amount of characters and side stories for some, but i guarantee if you are a film and tv series lover and appreciate writing, acting, and an abundance of interesting characters, the wire is pretty much perfect in these regards.
The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. The deuce is a 2017 drama television series set in times square, new york. The second season of the television series the wire of 12 episodes first aired in the united states on hbo in 2003 from june 1 to august 24. Creators of the wire were asked to remove details that could help. The wire the complete series bluray disc, 2015, 20.
The wire is an american crime drama television series created and primarily written by author. The baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law. Here, some of its writers and stars look back at a series that changed tv for ever. The official website for the wire on hbo, featuring full episodes online. It introduces the stevedores of the port of baltimore and an international organized crime operation led by a figure known only as the greek and continues the story with the drugdealing barksdale crew and the baltimore police department who featured in. Season five is rumored to be about the medias role in baltimore. And people say it only gets better, well i am fucking excited here. The deuce explores 1970s new york at the beginning of what would become the. The wire tackles troubled baltimore schools the new season of the gritty police drama the wire follows a group of students in the troubled baltimore public. Be it in the form of a wire reunion, a wire movie, or a wire reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role. Everything you need to know before you bingewatch the wire. The wire is my favorite show of all time, but season 5 was definitely the weakest. The wire depicts an american urban dystopia, framed in our time, in which easy distinctions between good and evil and crime and punishment are.
Watch all 12 the wire episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Season 3 is fantastic, and introduces the characters who go on to make season 4 so brilliant. The wire creator david simon bringing two new series to. Hbo go is free with your subscription through participating tv providers. Each season of the wire introduces a different facet of the city of baltimore. The wire cast was confused about season 2 vanity fair.
The wire creator david simon is bringing two new series to hbo. The season two opening credits feature waitss version of the song. The 25 best tv shows of the 20142015 season indiewire. The various transfers of the ring in season four of the wire illustrate a convincing and realistic take on relationships of value and power. The first time you see it, the shift in focus and introduction of new characters makes it a little hard to get into. New jersey mob boss tony soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek. Holiday spy thriller unbreakable kimmy schmidt standup comedy heroines mary poppins returns sdcc romantic comedy star trek 2015 spike emmys justice league youtube warnermedia cw seed apple mary poppins mtv espn doctor who paleyfest bravo book.
Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters. But while williamss faith wobbled when the show went to the docks, some other cast members at the. The wire is an american crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter david simon. The wire ushered in a new interest in african american stories. In august 2015, hbo commissioned two pilots from simons company blown deadline. Clarke peters, also of the wire, is another series regular. Look at the youre with us or youre against us stance many new york police have. Its been a long 18 months since treme, david simons most. It does have some of the best scenes in the entire show, notably the courtroom scene. Centered on the drug culture of innercity baltimore, the series storyline unfolds from the points of view of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers. Time after time is the first episode of the third season of the hbo original series, the wire. The cast of the wire was everywhere this tv season vulture. The wire was an amazing show they really should do a sixth season or a movie even both i know alot of people will watch it.
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