I've heard rave reviews about this hard hitting television drama and what get some opinions before I go out and buy some DVDs.

Some reviews claim the complexities and intricacies of the show makes The Sopranos look like The Flintstones.

Anyone here seen it and have an opinion? Muchas gracias.

It's GOOD! Especially if you watched "Oz", lotsa actors you recognise I'd buy it if I were you.

LIKED OZ

Let me guess who the "" is for

1. Keller
2. Adebisi
3. Schillinger

Teacher said:

I watched the first 3 seasons then I moved and I do not have HBO and I never think to rent the series. I really enjoyed it
This man is one of my fave actors: Dominic West

I wish he could speak with his real voice but I realize that he would sound silly with his English accent in Baltimore. I love his character on the show.


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papaaisaway said:

Adebisi? Hell no... @ Schillinger and

Gimme some Chris Meloni and Lee Tergesen any day though, preferably together.

i have seasons 1 and 2 on dvd..the price 4 season 3 is still 2 high 4 me ..

are we bout 2 go in2 season 4?

Best Buy recently dropped the prices for seasons 1-3 to about $55 each, way down from the $89-$100 they were going for. Amazon usually has great prices in the used/very good section--i recently got seas. 1 for $25, 2&3 for about $40 each, all virtually brand new. also look up the hardback book the wire, available for about $5.00

Best show I've ever seen, bar none. The Sopranos and Wiseguy are among my favorites, but The Wire goes one step further in its excellence. The fact that the fourth season - it's best - didn't get nominated for an Emmy is nothing short of a travesty. That's why you can't really take awards shows seriously or you'd be like this at some of the choices.

What's eerie is how everything going on in the fourth season - a new mayor, corruption at City Hall, escalating murder rate - was taking place at the same time in my hometown...
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Absolutely one of the best shows on cable. Dominic is awesome. I love Sonja Sohn (Kima) too. I watched another show called The Corner, based on a true story, and directed by Charles Dutton. Some of the same actors play in both. Clarke Peters plays a detective in The Wire and a crackhead in The Corner. Wood Harris as Avon Barksdale is great. (He also played Jimi Hendrix)

An interesting story from both of these shows is that the real people..."Fran" from "The Corner," and the man who "Omar" from "The Wire" was based on, are getting married.

http://www.nytimes.com/20...imore.html

Definitely buy it.

Now I want to go and rent the seasons I have not seen..I am not sure which ones those are though. Let's see..I have not had HBO since Sept of last year.hmmm

noimageatall said:

Great read! I always wondered who Omar Little was based on.

Get it. It's great.
I recently gave the DVD series to my brother as a gift.

Last year I met Idris Elba (Russell "Stringer" Bell) at a trade show.
He's an actor from England (and a known DJ in Europe) and has quite an accent that you wouldn't expect based on his role in the series.

The Wire is partially based around some actual inner-city issues that occurred in Baltimore, MD.

Go here for detailed info and an interview with executive producer/writer/creator David Simon: http://www.hbo.com/thewire/


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