http://thewire-hbo.com/2009/09/07/the-wire-unleashed-in-aussie-land/ All things The Wire Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thewire-hbo.com/2009/09/07/the-wire-unleashed-in-aussie-land/#comment-1547 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:33:48 +0000 http://thewire-hbo.com/?p=157#comment-1547 Hey yeah…it’s just started on ABC2 but that sure aint the australian premiere..?? i’ve been watching the wire for over 4 years now already..bought and seen every episode. But channel 9 have had it on for several years…nobody i knew ever heard of it though until abc started advertising. Then all of a sudden it was everybody’s favorite show lol .?? Channel 9 just never advertised it…was on at 2:30 am every week

]]> http://thewire-hbo.com/2009/09/07/the-wire-unleashed-in-aussie-land/#comment-1512 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:13:34 +0000 http://thewire-hbo.com/?p=157#comment-1512 I saw the entire series during a week of vacation I had recently (I don’t reside in the U.S.). Best thing I’ve ever seen on TV. I even had to go check up on some MASH episodes to make sure my head was straight. Is it just me, or is there a “William Shakespeare vs. Christopher Marlowe” angle to this series? With just the obvious “Avon” and “Marlow(e)” names, I could knock it off to coincidence, but it seems to me that there are other allusions that could be identified that derive from these writers’ differences in theme, narrative, message and style. Please, feel free to tell me that I am certifiably full of bullshit with this allusion. I’d be happier that way anyway.

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