The Wire: The Complete Series [DVD] [2008]

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a b c Rothkirch, Ian (2002). "What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has". Salon.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Much of what makes The Wire work so well is that it seems to feature real people doing many of the things real people do. To that end, the pacing of The Wire is special. The slow, dialogue heavy approach is so much more realistic than the action orientated shows that waste most of the space on TV schedules. Season 1 is the best example of the pacing and it takes a few episodes to build the dawning realisation that The Wire is awesome. Brighton's Cinecity film festival announces live music events with Pere Ubu, Goblin, Sarah Angliss and more Elliott, Josh (December 3, 2014). "Bell Media unveils CraveTV premium streaming service". CTV . Retrieved January 3, 2015.

This saga of two Russian agents posing as a married couple in 1980s Washington, DC is the thinking person’s spy thriller, elegant and cerebral but with tense jeopardy in every scene. A precisely judged blend of jittery espionage action and the timeless drama of everyone living their own lie. Arrested Development Aaron Dilloway, Cut Hands, Teho Teardo, Skullflower play for centenary of Russolo's The Art Of Noise Cafe Oto's label releasing Tony Marsh's final recorded performance, plus Thurston Moore and Mats Gustafsson The series was remastered in 16:9 high-definition in late 2014. As the series was shot with a 16:9- safe area, the remastered series is an open matte of the original 4:3 framing. [128] Creator David Simon approved the new version, and worked with HBO to remove film equipment and crew members, and solve actor sync problems in the widened frame. [129] The remastered series debuted on HBO Signature, airing the entire series consecutively, and on HBO GO on December 26, 2014.

One of television's most critically acclaimed programmes, The Wire challenges viewers with a "cop show" unlike anything else on air.

Bailey, Jason (September 3, 2014). " 'The Simpsons,' 'The Wire,' and Why You Should Care About Cropped TV Shows". Flavorwire . Retrieved October 19, 2021.BET's editing butchers 'The Wire' story line". The Daily Bruin. 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.

Getting Down to 'The Wire' ". Phillips Academy. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010 . Retrieved February 2, 2011. Jameson, Fredric (2010). "Realism and Utopia in The Wire". Criticism. 52 (3–4): 359–372. doi: 10.1353/crt.2010.0053. The 100 Greatest TV Series of the 21st Century". BBC. October 19, 2021. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023 . Retrieved March 22, 2023. The work room’s running out of bias binding and Miss Evie’s sleeping with that married man again. This 1920s-set drama about a pair of fashion-pioneer sisters in roaring London takes the inconsequential and elevates it to high drama. Love among the mannequins, stolen designs, horny aristos. Its own French and Saunders parody, but joyful escapism. Howards’ Way Wilde, Jon (July 21, 2007). "The Wire is unmissable television". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023 . Retrieved September 7, 2009.Walker, Childs (November 26, 2010). "Hopkins students discover Baltimore through 'The Wire' ". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved November 26, 2010. The Wire talks programme for Unsound: Underground Resistance, Pete Swanson and Keith Fullerton Whitman After a dispute over stolen goods turns violent, Sobotka's wayward son Ziggy is charged with the murder of one of the Greek's underlings. Sobotka himself is arrested for smuggling; he agrees to work with the detail to help his son, finally seeing his actions as a mistake. The Greek learns about this through his mole inside the FBI and has Sobotka killed. The investigation ends with the fourteen homicides solved but the perpetrator already dead. Several drug dealers and mid-level smuggling figures tied to the Greek are arrested, but he and his second-in-command escape uncharged and unidentified. The Major is pleased that Sobotka was arrested; the case is seen as a success by the commanding officers, but is viewed as a failure by the detail.

A study on urban life in one of America's toughest cities, each season of The Wire has focused on a different aspect of Baltimore, starting with the police force and the drug trade, then moving on to City Hall, the education system and concluding with the media. Over the course of five seasons, David Simon has endeavoured to build a city.The music of The Wire is most memorable for the introduction credits song Way Down In The Hole. The best version is definitely the season 1 version by The Blind Boys of Alabama. Their version of the song is incredible. The season 4 version is also pretty good. The others are ok. Ryan, Leslie (2003). "Tapping The Wire; HBO Police Drama Tops Television Week's Semiannual Critics Poll List". Television Week. Lynskey, Dorian (March 6, 2018). "The Wire, 10 years on: 'We tore the cover off a city and showed the American dream was dead' ". The Guardian . Retrieved January 28, 2019. Unreleased Julius Eastman piece goes on sale on 4 August, with proceeds being donated to the Transgender Law Center Little Melvin" Williams, a Baltimore drug lord arrested in the 1980s by an investigation that Burns had been part of, had a recurring role as a deacon beginning in the third season. Jay Landsman, a longtime police officer who inspired the character of the same name, [17] played Lieutenant Dennis Mello. [18] Baltimore police commander Gary D'Addario served as the series' technical advisor for the first two seasons [19] [20] and had a recurring role as prosecutor Gary DiPasquale. [21] Simon shadowed D'Addario's shift when researching his book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and both D'Addario and Landsman are subjects of the book. [22]