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DVD : The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1
starring: Dominic West, John Doman, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Deirdre Lovejoy
directed by: Brad Anderson, Clark Johnson, Clément Virgo, Edward Bianchi, Gloria Muzio
directed by: Brad Anderson, Clark Johnson, Clément Virgo, Edward Bianchi, Gloria Muzio
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900253949 Format: PAL Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 5 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: April 18, 2005 Running Time: 720 minutes Sales Rank: 12 Studio: Warner Home Video |
List Price: £50.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £14.97 You Save: £36.02 (71%)Prices subject to change. |
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Television really doesn’t come much better than this. Criminally ignored by far, far too many people, The Wire has proven itself to be that rarest of things: an intelligent, clever, character-driven show, that’s lasted more than one season.
This boxset brings together all the episodes from the maiden series of The Wire, spread across thirteen episodes. Yet those episodes, unlike many in the police genre where the show spends a good deal of its time, are dedicated to just one case. Furthermore, it follows both sides of the case. Thus, there’s the Baltimore police department, with its statistics to manage, its internal politics to manage and its chain of command to respect, set against a highly organised drug gang, who too have more than their fair share of problems.
The Wire is a slow burn show, taking time to delicate put its pieces in place. Rarely do you get a dramatic end to an episode, and it’s not afraid to humanise and blur the lines between good and bad. But, bluntly, there’s nothing--not even The Sopranos--that US TV has broadcast in the last ten years that can hold a torch to it. This first series is genuinely outstanding television, and really deserves your attention. And the good news? Excellent as it is, this first series isn’t even the best that The Wire has to offer…--Simon Brew
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- Makes me watch TVI am surprised if you get as far as my review because by know you should decided to buy. In the October of '08 I read a piece about the Wire in the Guardian that whetted my appetite. The last cop series I watched was the Hill Street Blues, this is altogether on a different level.
I borrowed the 1st season from a friend and with great expectation played disc 1. Twice I fell asleep (!) during the first episode and started to think what is all the hype about. This didn't last for long, I soon ... Read More
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- The best TV show ever??So many people have waxed lyrical about The Wire already, it almost seems superfluous to write a review. But I feel I have to.
As a jaded old cynic, I sat down to watch the first series with a fair degree of scepticism. Surely it couldn't be as good as everyone made out, could it? And after the first three or four episodes, I was convinced my reservations were well grounded. Yes, it was unfolding very nicely, there was some excellent characterisation and some super dialogue, and, although it was ... Read More
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- No ifs, no buts...The Wire is the most captivating TV show ever!!!!The Wire is utterly captivating, well written, brilliantly produced and simply the best TV show ever. A big statement i know but having been introduced to The Wire two months ago i am now on series 4 (there are 5 in total) and totally obsessed and unlike many TV dramas that loose their plot after one series, this just gets better and better. The characters evolve, the plots thicken and the waters get even murkier between what/who is right or wrong. I have constant debates with friends about which series ... Read More
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- Ground Breaking?While I agree with the majority of reviews here saying what a great series this is (it really is good) I can't agree with anyone saying its ground breaking. The book that The Wire is based on has been used to create a different cop series in Baltimore, Homicide: Life on the Street. The similarities are there as is the quality of plot and acting, its THE cop show for me, this is good news for some of you as it means that if you have enjoyed The Wire you can now start watching Homicide, THAT is the series ... Read More
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- Please tap into one of the most brilliant TV drama's of all timeAfter Soprano's came to an end last year over here in blighty last year I was wondering would another series come along to give it a run for it's money.
I'm not sure what people think of David Chase's Mafia Epic but I can imagine cries of overrated being called out, I personally found utterly engrossing TV and simply sublime, I was somewhat sad to see it end but grateful Chase chose it to go out on high and yes I was perfectly happy with the opened ended abrupt ending to the final episode. Chase ... Read More
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