From David Simon creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series 'The Corner' this unvarnished highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance where easy distinctions between good and evil and crime and punishment are challenged at every turn. Episodes comprise: 1. The Target 2.
Excellent value.
The Wire is probably the best TV series you've never heard of. While its fellow HBO shows like Deadwood and the Sopranos have found huge audiences, and awards, this cop show set in Baltimore's underworld has been criminally ignored. But I would urge you to pick up this largely undiscovered gem now.
The plot, presented as a visual novel where every conversation and scene of every episode is critical to understanding what's going on, centres around a complex drug investigation. Over the course of the 12 episodes you get to a meet a host of gritty, realistic characters, both cops and crooks. None of them are typical of the crime genre, while the riveting plot keeps you guessing to the very end, something else which is pretty unique in this well-worn genre. If you enjoy quality, thought-provoking drama then I can't recommend The Wire enough.
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From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series The Corner, this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn. Episodes comprise: 'The Target', 'The Detail', 'The Buys', 'Old Cases', 'The Pager', 'The Wire', 'One Arrest', 'Lessons', 'Game Day', 'The Cost', 'The Hunt', 'Cleaning Up' and 'Sentencing'.
From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series The Corner, this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn. Episodes comprise: 'The Target', 'The Detail', 'The Buys', 'Old Cases', 'The Pager', 'The Wire', 'One Arrest', 'Lessons', 'Game Day', 'The Cost', 'The Hunt', 'Cleaning Up' and 'Sentencing'.
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