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Release Date:
2 June 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Rules change. The game remains the same. (third season) more
Plot:
Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement. full summary
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Drugs
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Gay Slur
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Dockworker
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Wiretap
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Labor Union
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 9 wins
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35 nominations
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(341 articles)
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One Of HBO's Best
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60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Australia:M (some episodes) |
UK:18 (some episodes) |
Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) |
UK:15 (some episodes) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA
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Lance Reddick auditioned for the roles of Bunk Moreland and Bubbles before being cast as Cedric Daniels.
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Continuity: Throughout the series some Officers are shown on both the day, evening and Night shifts in a short period of time, some even within the same day. The Baltimore police department rarely gives shift changes until the next fiscal year.
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Quotes:
Lt. Dennis Mello:
[repeated Line at End of Role Call] Don't Get Captured!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Screenwipe: (#2.1)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Way Down in the Hole
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What is the name of the song over the opening credits?Why is McNulty's role altered in season four? (minor season 4 spoilers)
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If you have missed THE WIRE, you have missed one of 2002's best television productions. The acting is superb, the writing is fantastic, and the direction is elegant. This is the armored underbelly of Baltimore at its most grim, accurately depicted and wonderfully detailed. This isn't merely great television, this is great drama, with heroes and villains who are never all good and certainly not all bad. The performances are, without exception, marvelous and everybody involved with this magnificent series deserves to be honored when they start passing out the awards.