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

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The Wire also offers a seemingly authentic range of dialogue. Characters use profanity all the time. While the particularly brilliant catchphrase of Clay Davis probably isn't heard that much, the use of strong language is entirely consistent with the way real people speak. Normal people swear, all the time. The Wire talks programme for Unsound: Underground Resistance, Pete Swanson and Keith Fullerton Whitman

Roush, Matt (September 6, 2006). "Save the Children: Wire taps into a broken school system". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014 . Retrieved August 19, 2014. Unreleased Julius Eastman piece goes on sale on 4 August, with proceeds being donated to the Transgender Law Center The Wire': David Simon reflects on his modern Greek tragedy". Variety. March 8, 2008 . Retrieved January 28, 2019. Sources that refer to The Wire 's being praised as one of the greatest television shows of all time include:

Guthrie, Marisa (December 15, 2004). " The Wire fears HBO may snip it". New York Daily News . Retrieved January 27, 2014. Poniewozik, James (August 14, 2006). "5 stellar series to catch up with on DVD". Time. Archived from the original on August 19, 2006.

Colvin tells McNulty about Avon's hideout and armed with the information gleaned from selling the Barksdale crew pre-wiretapped disposable cell phones, the detail stages a raid, arresting Avon and most of his underlings. Barksdale's criminal empire lies in ruins and Marlo's young crew simply moves into their territory. The drug trade in West Baltimore continues. Graphic art provides the input and the output will sound literally unheard of,” says Letra / Tone festival Helena Sheehan, Sheamus Sweeney: The Wire and the World: Narrative and Metanarrative. Jump Cut, 51 (Spring 2009), ISSN 0146-5546 ( online copy) Part of the reason these characters and the many others on display are so effective is the exceptional acting. These are believable people. They have rounded characters and the actors are mainly outstanding. Perhaps the most impressive acting performance is from Andre Royo as Bubbles. As a down and out heroin addict, Bubbles is often the avenue for the grotesque. The absolute filth of the addict's life is displayed through Bubbles and Royo puts in a truly marvellous performance. He is utterly believable as the fidgety and sharp Bubbles and he is utterly believable as festering drug addict. BET's editing butchers 'The Wire' story line". The Daily Bruin. 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.Critics have often described the show in literary terms: the New York Times calls it "literary television;" TV Guide calls it "TV as great modern literature;" the San Francisco Chronicle says the series "must be considered alongside the best literature and filmmaking in the modern era;" and the Chicago Tribune says the show delivers "rewards not unlike those won by readers who conquer Joyce, Faulkner or Henry James." [77] [79] [102] [103] 'The Wire Files', an online collection of articles published in darkmatter Journal, critically analyzes The Wire 's racialized politics and aesthetics of representation. [104] Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "The deft writing—which used the cop-genre format to give shape to creator David Simon's scathing social critiques—was matched by one of the deepest benches of acting talent in TV history." [105] Alongside Simon, the show's creator, head writer, showrunner, and executive producer, much of the creative team behind The Wire were alumni of Homicide and Primetime Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner. The Corner veteran, Robert F. Colesberry, was executive producer for the first two seasons and directed the season 2 finale before dying from complications from heart surgery in 2004. He is credited by the rest of the creative team as having a large creative role as a producer, and Simon credits him for achieving the show's realistic visual feel. [5] He also had a small recurring role as Detective Ray Cole. [24] Colesberry's wife Karen L. Thorson joined him on the production staff. [19] A third producer on The Corner, Nina Kostroff Noble also stayed with the production staff for The Wire rounding out the initial four-person team. [19] Following Colesberry's death, she became the show's second executive producer alongside Simon. [25] The story telling is great & also the character development is awesome, it shows the good & the bad of the main players one of who is the charismatic Detective McNulty played by Dominic West & you also gain some empathy for some of the bad guy's especially D'Angelo played by the brilliantly Lawrence Gillard Jr.

During season finales, a song is played before the closing scene in a montage showing the lives of the protagonists in the aftermath of the narrative. The first season montage is played over "Step by Step" by Jesse Winchester, the second "I Feel Alright" by Steve Earle, the third "Fast Train" written by Van Morrison and performed by Solomon Burke, the fourth "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" written by Dr. John and performed by Paul Weller and the fifth uses an extended version of "Way Down In The Hole" by the Blind Boys of Alabama, the same version of the song used as the opening theme for the first season. [28] The show's creators are also willing to kill off major characters, so that viewers cannot assume that a given character will survive simply because of a starring role or popularity among fans. In response to a question on why a certain character had to die, David Simon said, Julia Davis has been funnier and more disgusting since, but Nighty Night still stands out as her best work. It is a comedy of relentless, almost irredeemable depravity, and yet there is something very recognisably human about each of the characters. Deep down, we are all two bad decisions away from becoming Jill Tyrrell. The Office Return to Britain’s south coast in the mid-1980s and relish the salty thrill of hobnobbing with the Hampshire yachting set. Huge hair and piratical fashions swamp the senses as the Howard family win yacht races, the women glisten like sexy dolphins and the men take their seduction tips from coffee adverts. Delicious. Insecure Silverman, Rosa (May 16, 2010). "Sociology degree students to study 'The Wire' ". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022 . Retrieved November 28, 2010.a b Poniewozik, James (December 17, 2006). "10 Best TV Shows". Time. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. 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. Peter Dreier, John Atlas: The Wire – Bush-Era Fable about America's Urban Poor?. City & Community Volume 8, Issue 3, pp.329–340, September 2009 ( online copy) Bailey, Jason (December 11, 2008). "The Wire: The Complete Series". DVD Talk . Retrieved March 28, 2013. Elliott, Josh (December 3, 2014). "Bell Media unveils CraveTV premium streaming service". CTV . Retrieved January 3, 2015.