Category Archives: Season 5
The Wire Fever hits the UK
With the announcement that BBC2 is going to air all five seasons of The Wire, everyone is quick to jump on the bandwagon and tell their praise. The show is scheduled for 1120pm, and will be on every night for … Continue reading
Filed under David Simon, Fan Club, HBO, Season 1, Season 2, season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire – White Chocolate Episode
This is the most fun fan homage to The Wire I’ve seen yet and telling by the ratings on youtube I’m not the only one to think so. Thanks to creator Pete Handelman who posted a link in the comments. … Continue reading
Filed under Bubbles, Bunk, HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Marlo, Omar, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire, The End, The City – Cheers!
Five season of the Wire is gone. It’s been one hell of a ride. Big ups and downs. Have to say that I thought the ending was pretty damn perfect. A little bit sentimental, but not over the top. And … Continue reading
The Wire Season 5 Episode 7 Review
Clay Davis is one slick smooth talker. Damn, he got ‘em all wrapped around his little finger. Sheeeeiiit. Don’t really like that man. McNulty’s trying to do good with his new resources, but I’m still fairly confident that he will … Continue reading
Filed under Chris and Snoop, Freamon, HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Michael, Omar, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire Losing Viewers – Too Challenging for the mainstream
It’s pretty clear that not everyone has seen the light and understand the greatness of the Wire – by far the greatest show to grace my tv. According to a recent article, the wire season 5 seem to have alienated … Continue reading
Filed under HBO, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire Season 5 Episode 6 Review
This is a late and quick post McNulty seem to be digging himself further and further down the hole of lies he’s created. And poor bunk ain’t getting the resources he need to work real cases… Omar is on the … Continue reading
Filed under Bunk, Jimmy McNulty, Marlo, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire Season 5 Episode 5 Review
Yepp, a little bit late I know. But I’ve finally got the time to type up my impressions of episode 5 (just in time for tonights episode 6, can’t wait!). For the first time during the course of this show, … Continue reading
Filed under Freamon, HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Omar, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire Season 5 Episode 4 Review
Damn, Marlo is one cold gangster. Looking at his face, not even a raised eye brow, when Prop Joe gets the bullet. I really hope Omar will get back hard on Marlo, he’s just getting to damn cocky for my … Continue reading
The Wire Season 5 Episode 3 Review
Things are truly starting to heat up on the wire season 5. Stop reading if you haven’t seen episode 3 yet. A few favourite moments from the episode: McNulty trying to get an agents attention talking about ‘the red ribbon’ – great … Continue reading
Filed under HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Marlo, Omar, Proposition Joe, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire Season 5 Episode 2 Review
Whereas episode 1 set the scene for the final season, episode 2 really kicked things off. The common theme seem to be to ‘stretch things’. The up and coming journo who’s trying to hard, stretching the truth for a good … Continue reading
Filed under Avon, Bubbles, Bunk, HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Marlo, Season 5, Television, The Wire
The Wire – World Changing Television?
Latest in the UK media to jump on the Wire bandwagon of praise is blogger James Doaghy of British newspaper The Guardian, who writes: “Shows like The Wire and Bodies are both entertaining and politically challenging. But if we want … Continue reading
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The Wire Season 5 Episode 1 in Review
I bet you did the same thing as me this weekend – watching the first episode of the wire season 5.I loved the opening scene, bunk in fine form interrogating a seemingly clueless small time gangster, and later using a … Continue reading
Filed under Bubbles, Bunk, Carcetti, Dukie, Fan Club, HBO, Jimmy McNulty, Kima, Marlo, Michael, Proposition Joe, Season 5, Snoop, Television, The Wire
