Category Archives: The Wire
Omar is the most popular character of the Wire
I’ve been running a poll on this site for a while now, asking the simple question – “Who’s your The Wire favourite?”. At the moment nearly 2500 people have voted and here are the results Omar gets a head with … Continue reading
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The Wire makes topic at Law and Society Conference?
I stumbled upon an interesting blog post about law professors that argue that shows like the Wire are bringing the justice system out of the shadows. Apparently they organised a panel conversation on the topic, with the show’s creator, David … Continue reading
The Wire as a Comic Book?
The artist Dennis Culve has created som amazing illustrations of the Wire characters. Check out the full set on his flickr stream.
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Michael K. Williams of the Wire new Movie gets slagged off
While the Omar Little character in the Wire was a massive success that got actor Michael K. Williams a massive fan following, his latest movie isn’t as lucky. Read the full review
Idris Elba of the Wire take on Morgan Freeman role
British actor Idris Elba, famed for his brilliant role as drug Kingpin Stringer bell, is to play a psyhochologist in an upcoming movie – Cross. The Freeman connection is that Morgan Freeman played the titular role of dr Cross in … Continue reading
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The Avon Barksdale Story out on DVD in March
Wow. I didn’t even know about this, but apparently there’s a movie about druglord Avon Barksdale of the Wire. The movie will hit the stores in March. I’m not too sure about the quality of the movie though, have a … Continue reading
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The Wire Unleashed in Aussie Land
The Aussies have got bitten by the Wire bug, badly. Season 1 has just started on Australian ABC2 and is getting some fans. You definitely need to check out the video review on the link below as the characters presenting … Continue reading
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Namond of The Wire aka Julito McCullum to NYC Fringe Festival
A year after the Wire actor Julito McCullum who played the hopper Namond is moving on to new exciting opportunities. His next stop is in NYC at the Staten Island Fringe Festival. “It’s sort of like ‘The Wire.’ We’re touching … Continue reading
Watching the Wire with Subtitles is Criminal
The wire writer George Pelecanos says that watching the wire using subtitles is criminal – you’ll miss a big bit of the experience. “We wrote it so audiences would have to work at it!” he said in an interview with … Continue reading
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Marlo of the Wire in Real World Gun Battle
When the real world catches up with fiction. Apparently a teen was killed during a gun battle at Jamie Hector’s, who plays gangster Marlo Stanfield, baby shower in New York. A massive 50 bullets were fired outside th party. Read … Continue reading
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Omar of The Wire – Michael K. Williams – The Philantropist
Michael K. Williams, or better known as Omar Little among the Wire fans, is keeping busy with a new project in life after the Wire. He plays Dax of the new eight part drama The Philantripist. The show also stars … Continue reading
