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The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray collects all 60 episodes of David Simon’s HBO crime drama, from 2002 to 2008. Over five seasons, the series explores Baltimore’s drug trade, port, city hall, schools and newspapers, with Dominic West, Idris Elba and Michael K. Williams. This is a brand-new copy, in stock and shipped free within the US. Add it to your cart today!
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Discs | 20 |
| Run time | 3563 minutes |
| Condition | New |
| Availability | In stock |
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray brings home every season of David Simon's acclaimed HBO crime drama, all 60 episodes from its run between June 2, 2002 and March 9, 2008. Set and filmed in Baltimore, Maryland, the series follows police officers, drug dealers, dockworkers, politicians, teachers and reporters across five seasons.
This is a brand-new copy. You will need a Blu-ray player or a game console that plays Blu-ray discs, because it will not play in a standard DVD-only player.
The Wire looks at Baltimore through a different institution each season. Season 1 follows the illegal drug trade, Season 2 turns to the city's port system, Season 3 examines city government and bureaucracy, Season 4 moves into the school system, and Season 5 focuses on the print news media.
Dominic West plays Jimmy McNulty, Idris Elba plays Stringer Bell, and Michael K. Williams plays Omar Little. Lance Reddick plays Cedric Daniels, Wendell Pierce plays Bunk Moreland, Sonja Sohn plays Kima Greggs, Andre Royo plays Bubbles, and Aidan Gillen plays Tommy Carcetti.
The series is told from the perspectives of both the police and the people they pursue, so each season builds a fuller picture of how the city works.
The Wire won a Peabody Award for its second season, a Writers Guild of America Award for its fourth season and a Directors Guild of America Award for its fifth. It earned NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series for every season, and two Primetime Emmy nominations for writing.
Because each season builds on the last, the show rewards watching in order, and having the whole series on disc means you can do exactly that, at your own pace, with no streaming catalog changes to worry about.
Explore more TV and movie box sets, browse all TV series on disc, or read our list of the best TV series box sets. For the full cast and episode history, see the Wikipedia article on The Wire.
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in the complete series?
All 60 episodes across five seasons.
Will it play in my DVD player?
No. This is a Blu-ray set, so you need a Blu-ray player or a console that plays Blu-ray.
What condition is this set in?
It is a brand-new copy, and our 30-day return policy covers your purchase.
Who created The Wire?
David Simon created the series, which aired on HBO from 2002 to 2008.
The Wire Complete Series Blu-ray is in stock, ships free within the US and is dispatched within 2 business days. Read our return policy, then add it to your cart and settle in for all five seasons.
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This is the Blu-ray edition, 20 discs.
Stink Eye –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Gospel: To Move
I bought the box set when it came down in price because it was otherwise too expensive for this retired teacher. This was my second time watching a series that I promised myself I would not watch again, not because there was anything critically wrong with it, but because of the hard truths it reveals about an American city, its urban population, the sins of its politicians and civic leaders, and the decency and frustration of those who hold onto a shred of their humanity to make things better for the marginalized. Every episode bleaches away the myths of American exceptionalism and reveals a different tapestry of how we as Americans struggle with the illusions of personal, group, and institutional power. The collision is at the center of each story and the through line is “the way out” of impending tragedy. No longer are archetypes like “going home” or “the journey” or “finding one’s roots” at the center of our literature, at least the literature of “The Wire.” All the characters in this amazing, but thoroughly heartbreaking cast of characters, form a new archetype, one that neutralizes all other archetypes. In Season 4, for example, we are immersed in the Baltimore public school system. It’s not enough that the good intentions of teachers, administrators, and educational theorists brought in to study some of the kids as if they were in a zoo, are neutralized by poverty, neglect and a whole host of issues symptomatic of many urban districts. There’s something worse: The kids actually don’t know how to sit down. The fundamentals of motion: we don’t want them to move. They are totally unconditioned to learn. It dawned on me as I was watching why I didn’t want to watch this series again. I’m conditioned to sit. To not not act, to not move. We are worlds apart. The bankruptcy of Detroit illustrates this. Where is America? How exceptional are we to let a city die? “The Wire” reminds me of the process of a city dying. The school episodes have all the microcosmic ingredients, and there is a certain amount of success in key sequences, as some students are rewarded to a nice dinner at a swanky uptown restaurant for sitting down and completing a project. But when these same students exit the restaurant they have no more understanding of what they achieved than how they were just rewarded. They have a sense, an instinct, that there is a better world, but there is nothing constant there to move them towards a better world. And all the characters suffer from this at some point. When a character does find redemption, it is only because someone is there to move him.
By CJs Pirate –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
One Fantastic Series!
The 4* review isn’t for the content which is certainly worth every bit of 5*s. It’s because the second disc of Season 1 has issues. The color is off, the perspective looks “squashed” and a few other things. Other than that, this is a great series.
My wife and I have watched The Wire probably three times from beginning to end via streaming, on-air or DVR’d. We were mesmerized by the fantastic acting, characters, writing and feeling of the program. Nothing in this seemed to be television but a glimpse into day-to-day life in Inner B-more.
It’s hard even now to see some of the actors in other roles without thinking of them being Stringer Bell, Jimmy McNulty or Omar Little. That is the absolute definition of a great character.
Amazon Customer –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase