11 Fascinating Facts About "The Wire"

Started by Detroit24, Jun 1, 2016, in Entertainment Add to Reading List

  1. Detroit24
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    Jun 1, 2016
    http://uproxx.com/tv/11-facts-about-the-wire-hbo/8/

    Baltimore police contacted HBO/Simon to stop giving away police techniques....sucks that Season 5 was cut from 13 to 10ep, Detective Kima Greggs was suppose to be killed off in season 1 for bad acting, there was a season 6 in the works with a latino community coming in, spinoff series called "The Hall" with Carcetti, etc...
     
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  2. Five Star
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    The "Not one character appears in each episode" is actually surprising to me. You'd think there'd be atleast one, but I guess not.
     
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    Raziel Ice like Paul Wall but I can't take mine out

    Jun 1, 2016
    Such an amazing show. I would have loved for there to be 3 more episodes or a 6th season
     
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  4. Detroit24
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    Exactly!!

    cutting 3episodes is huge! I would be fine with 3 extra ep if there was no 6th season
     
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  5. game time67
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    Kind of glad there was no sixth season, the show was perfect as is.
     
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    Raziel Ice like Paul Wall but I can't take mine out

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    I think perfect is too strong a worder to use. The last season was bloated as far as how much stuff they tried to tackle between the news reportering, the streets and the police storylines..definitely could have used another 3 episodes or so to flesh everything out a bit more imo
     
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    Creation By Any Means

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    Randy x Cheese :weebey:
     
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  8. Detroit24
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    agree, season 5 was my least favorite season....with 3 extra episodes they could have made a better storyline with the media...or re-arranged a couple of things...
     
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    I chatted with the actor who played bunk,Wendell Pierce a few times as i work on the show SUITS, and he was really friendly. The wire was a great show. I actually caught it for the first time just last year.. Wanted to see what all the hype was about and watched the first 2 seasons in like a week..
     
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    Koolo made that b---- famous
     
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    what do you do on suits i think ihad a friend in costumes
     
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    i work in the locations dept
     
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    pop

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    I didn't come in here to hate on the show but I really think all the cop talk is boring, I liked the end of season 1 and I'm about 3 episodes in on season 2 and I'm struggling to see where the hype is coming from
     
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  14. Detroit24
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    what other shows do you like?

    I mean The Wire is a REALISTIC crime drama...its not over the top like a lot of other network shows...the cop talk is as real as it gets on television...the show was created by a former Homicide Detective & Journalist

    I would recommend to finish all 5 season before making your decision....

    then again The Wire isn't for everyone....when it was out it had TERRIBLE ratings...most people didn't watch it...and then after it was done...it became a CULT classic and widely considered the best tv drama of all time
     
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