watched only 3 mins of the wire
its discusting foul laungage using the the "F" word the cursing and blassfeeming
is tottally and utterly offensive
i would not want any sort of this laungage coming out of my little nieces or nephews mouth even if they are between the ages of 6 and 23
so why do they think this is ok to talk or shout this kind of language
our kids and children imitate our parents and those who are around them...
csi crime scene investigation
without a trace
criminal minds
ncis dont have to use such bad language
clean up our tv.... please!
yes such words are spoken in real life.....
should this be acceptible ""NO""
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The Wire
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The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show:
"There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life."
Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO."
In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."
Season Themes
Season One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season.
Theme Music
In the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different." The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh.''
''International Airings
Australia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3.''New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15, 2004.
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Show Summary
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The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show:
"There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life."
Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO."
In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."
Season Themes
Season One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season.
Theme Music
In the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different." The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh.''
''International Airings
Australia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3.''New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15, 2004.
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| S 5 : Ep 10 | -30- | Aired 3/9/08 | |
| S 5 : Ep 9 | Late Editions | Aired 3/2/08 | |
| S 5 : Ep 8 | Clarifications | Aired 2/24/08 | |
| S 5 : Ep 7 | Took | Aired 2/17/08 | |
| S 5 : Ep 6 | The Dickensian Aspect | Aired 2/10/08 |
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S 5 : Ep 10
Aired 3/9/08
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Late Editions
S 5 : Ep 9
Aired 3/2/08
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Clarifications
S 5 : Ep 8
Aired 2/24/08
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Took
S 5 : Ep 7
Aired 2/17/08
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News Briefs: USA Moves Fairly Legal and In Plain Sight to Fridays
By Tim Surette, Jan 05, 2012
SCHEDULING, RATINGS, AND CANCELLATION NEWS ... Fridays are getting more and more watchable as networks continue to favor a six-day scheduling week. USA Network is joining Fox, Starz, CBS, and NBC in airing quality TV on a so-called party night… more
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News Briefs: President Obama Likes Good TV
By Tim Surette, Dec 15, 2011
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS ... You may disagree with the way he's running the country, you may question his ability to stand up to congress, but one thing is certain: President Barack Obama watches some decent television! The commander in chief says… more
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Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
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Paul Ben-Victor
Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
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Who wishes "The Wire" would go on to a 6th Season?"
01/25/1231Reply
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One minor quibble about this show
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Dominic West or Jimmy McNulty in "300"
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Dominic West in Star Wars
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Worth watching afer being all spoiled? (SPOILERS!!!!)
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