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09-11-2006 #11Still Here 5 Star Poster
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New season, great stuff.
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09-11-2006 #12Rookie Poster
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The Wire
For me the wire is a reason to believe in TV again. I was hook from season 1. It gives you perspective on the day to day life of the police and criminals.
If I knew then what i know now. Experience is a good teacher.
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09-11-2006 #13Veteran Poster
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The Wire is one of my favorite shows right now. Really good show indeed
If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.
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09-12-2006 #14Professional Poster
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How creepy was it when Snoop and that guy were putting the body in the abandoned row house and all they had the little lantern for lighting?
Damn, this season is going to be good!
No bodies indeed....
Shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
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09-12-2006 #155 Star Poster
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I love the way each season takes a whole different direction.
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09-14-2006 #16Rookie Poster
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I'm a fan of both The Wire and The Shield. I can never decide which is better.
This new season of Wire is shaping up to be terrific. Every season has been better than the last.
No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.
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09-14-2006 #17Professional Poster
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Srsly...WTF.
September 12, 2006
HBO Renews, Cancels Low-Rated 'The Wire'
By James Hibberd
With critical acclaim for "The Wire" at a fever pitch, HBO has renewed—and canceled—the gritty Baltimore drama, a network spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.
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The network has ordered a fifth and final season of the show, the spokeswoman said.
The renewal comes despite an extremely weak debut for the show's fourth season. Sunday's premiere was seen by about 1.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. That figure is down from last year's premiere, which was seen by 1.8 million viewers.
Such figures are very low for an HBO drama. This summer's third season premiere of the recently canceled series "Deadwood" was seen by 2.4 million viewers.
But critical response to "The Wire" preview DVDs has been extraordinary, even by HBO standards. Unconventional critics ranging from author Stephen King to comic Patton Oswalt have declared the show the best series on television.
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10735
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09-16-2006 #18Rookie Poster
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That's a misleading article. You have to read in between the lines (and already know that they've greenlit Season 5).
Originally Posted by kukm4
David Simon said in an interview earlier this year that he only wants to do one more season beyond the fourth season, taking the ongoing story into the media around Baltimore and Maryland. That's how he wants to finish the story.
Soooo, HBO renewed The Wire for a 5th--and final--Season. (that's the "cancellation," I think) But Simon's getting to end the story the way he pleases, which elates me to no end.
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09-18-2006 #19Professional Poster
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It's on....
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09-21-2006 #20Rookie Poster
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Every episode is better than the one before it. The new episode "Homeroom" is excellent. What an ending! I'm salivating for more.
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