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In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle. Drawing similarities between those people who society champion as respectable and law-.. Read more

Starring Sonja Sohn, Dominic West, Lance Reddick
Director Ernest R. Dickerson, Joe Chappelle
Genres Drama, Television

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Wire, The - Season 5

In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle. Drawing similarities between those people who society champion as respectable and law-abiding and those dismissed as thugs, this series sets out to change this viewpoint by showing how criminogenic and unrespectable the articulate, political and respected can be, especially in American political-economic life, and how innocent and decent those from poor, poverty-wracked slums can be. The distinctions between the corporate world and organised crime are shown to have very little relevance.

Episodes Comprise:
1. More With Less
2. Unconfirmed Reports
3. Not For Attribution
4. Transitions
5. Reaction Quotes
6. The Dickensian Aspect
7. Took
8. Clarifications
9. Late Editions
10. -30-

Starring Sonja Sohn, Dominic West, Lance Reddick
Director Ernest R. Dickerson, Joe Chappelle
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 10 hrs 22 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Drama, Television
Language English
Released DVD: 22 Sep 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

Wire, The - Season 5 (4 discs) (2008)

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  • 48 out of 49 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Sheer Brilliance!

    If you are not already an addict, you can believe the hype. The Wire is simply the best TV series ever made. It even trumps other HBO greats such as the Sopranos and Deadwood.

    You get believable and morally complex characters, wonderful acting and direction, an epic story arc, superb writing, political and social issues (with no PC-ness), and even a cool soundtrack.

    The good news is that you need to start with the First Season. The bad news is that you may not get out of the house for a couple of months.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 18 Sep 2008 15:01

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    End of an epoch

    I have now seen all the seasons from 1 to 5. Season 5 marks the end of the series. It has been an amazing journey. I had not encountered anything like it before and will simply have to buy the complete boxed set to ease the withdrawal symptoms. I have raved uncontrollably about previous discs in this series and will now confine myself to series 5, the grand finale. It continues the mind-blowing good work of the previous series. All the positives previously described apply with equal force here. However, series 5 contains only 10 episodes while earlier series were 12 or 13 episodes. The result is that the development of the various themes seems a bit rushed. A number of key players make their last bow, some to retirement and others to the grim reaper. Some endings will break your heart but I will not say which ones. Let's just say that life as depicted here, is sometimes cruel. The end is delightfully ambiguous and the 'good guys' do not always win. But one suspects that that is how it is in real life and that politics and the media are intertwined perversions. So watch and enjoy but don't expect any pat answers or happy endings. This is a series for adults and as such is untterly uncompromising in its depiction of the raw realities of urban America.

      • Perdurabo from LONDON
      • Posted 20 Jan 2009 20:00

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