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Availability: Not yet released
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0883929023196
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: HBO
Manufacturer: HBO
Number Of Items: 23
Publisher: HBO
Release Date: December 09, 2008
Running Time: 3600 minutes
Sales Rank: 164
Studio: HBO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Rating: - It's not even close
I was reading in some websites that Sopranos and Deadwood are better than "the Wire". I haven't seen sopranos (afraid of its popularity). Deadwood is brilliant. But the wire is by far the best TV show EVER!!!
Rating: - A Masterpiece
Simply put, the best thing ever created for television. People will look back at this someday as a Shakespeare or Mona Lisa of its time. Masterfully crafted in its themes and emotions, the acting is brilliant. And if all that doesn't interest you, the plot is downright fantastic as well.
Rating: - Dear Santa... All I want is the Wire for Xmas
Read the reviews... Simply put, this is an experience like no other. I feel lucky to have been introduced to this series in season 4.
Rating: - Maybe the best dramatic series ever
We know it is fiction, but it feels true-to-life. Each of the five woefully underseen seasons focused on a different type of investigation, different types of criminal undertakings, and different characters. In all, it is a beautifully woven tapestry of crime in Baltimore. For years and years I thought "NYPD Blue" and "The Shield" were my favorite cop dramas. Then I rented the five seasons of "The Wire" and watched every episode, somewhere around 63 hours, over the course of about 3 weeks. I was sad to see it end. The characters are so rich and layered that you almost believe you are watching a documentary.
I would love to own this series, though I don't know if I can justify buying it right now. My local video store has all 5 seasons for rent for the right price so I can rent and watch them pretty much any time I want. But this is the kind of show that I most definitely SHOULD have in my DVD library.
The acting is top-notch, not a false note anywhere. Very few actors on this show are familiar or recognizable from other work, so you can easily lose yourself in their character portrayals.
One day another show will come along that will top "The Wire". Maybe. But I sure as heck wouldn't bet on it.
Count the number of 5-star reviews for this product/series. The jury is in on this one.
Rating: - WARNING! DO NOT BUY THIS...
...unless you are prepared to put your life entirely on hold for several days while you watch each episode back to back from sun up until sun down, pausing only to use the bathroom and to feed yourself. Seriously, you will not be able to get ANYTHING done so only buy this if you are retired, laid-off, currently in prison, in the hospital, or otherwise without employment and responsibilities. It's just impossible not to start the next episode after finishing the previous one. One of the best TV shows in history, and probably the best original series in cable history.
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