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09-13-2006 08:03 PM |
'The Wire" gets 5th season from HBO
Sweet.
For those of you who don't watch or haven't watched it, simply put, it's one of the best shows ever on television. But hardly anybody knows about it. It's critically-acclaimed, but has very low viewership. It's consistent, without the ups and downs of the Sopranos (quality-wise), always gripping, and tackles a shitload of real-life issues in Baltimore, from drugs, to organized crime, to unions, to the police, to politics and on-an-on. Everything about the show is well done, from the writing to the acting to the post-production. Now, it's a little different in that it's kind of like reading a novel, the plotlines run entire seasons rather than single episodes, but if you have the patience, maturity and attention-span for that, it's worth your time.
Season 4 started last Sunday and the first 2 episodes are now on HBO on demand.
Story about the re-up is from Variety:
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HBO's 'Wire' tapped for fifth season
Cabler renews crime drama
By DENISE MARTIN
Final season of 'The Wire' will examine role of the mass media in Baltimore.
HBO has granted a fifth and final season renewal to David Simon's critically hailed crime drama "The Wire."
After receiving universal raves from critics for the just-premiered fourth season, HBO on Tuesday gave the greenlight to another batch of one-hour episodes. Final cycle will examine the role of the mass media in Baltimore.
Renewal arrives on the heels of a lukewarm reception Sunday for the season-four opener. The 10 p.m. episode drew 1.53 million viewers overall -- off from 2005's third-season premiere, which drew 1.8 million. Lead-in, an airing of theatrical "Fantastic Four," attracted 2.9 million at 8 p.m.
Rest of the 13-episode fourth season rolls out Sundays at 10.
Simon and Nina Kostroff Noble executive produce "The Wire."
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