The Wire (HBO) will be back for a 5th season

[Double Down]

HBO will anounce later today. Halellujah. The media campaigning really paid off.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bal-to.hbo13sep13,0,745198.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Hopefully we get a little more McNulty in season 5. It seems like he is going to be a pretty fringe character this season.

 

[zeke12]

How freaking hilarious was he, collecting the binders by the door, though.

Viva la McNulty!

 

[terrier]

Don't trust it. Deadwood was renewed for a fourth season before the third started airing, and look what happened.

 

[ThomsonONE]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

 

[Chi City 81]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

And Sgt. Jay Landsman is played by the real-life Jay Landsman.

 

[jason_whitlock]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

And Sgt. Jay Landsman is played by the real-life Jay Landsman.

that is not true. jay landsman is on the show. but he does not play himself. the real jay landsman played bunny colvin's white-hand man...the guy with glasses.

 

[jason_whitlock]

i can't believe the ratings didn't spike for the premiere.... this show has received a lot of buzz and critical acclaim. i was expecting a big jump... it can remain our little secret as long as i can buy it on dvd and record it...

 

[Columbo]

i can't believe the ratings didn't spike for the premiere.... this show has received a lot of buzz and critical acclaim. i was expecting a big jump... it can remain our little secret as long as i can buy it on dvd and record it...

I wonder how ratings are affected by the pre-releases.

 

[Chi City 81]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

And Sgt. Jay Landsman is played by the real-life Jay Landsman.

that is not true. jay landsman is on the show. but he does not play himself. the real jay landsman played bunny colvin's white-hand man...the guy with glasses.

Yeah, you're right. Temporary brain cramp. I think a few other Baltimore detectives in Simon's book, "Homicide," have landed bit parts on the show. I'm pretty sure Ray Cole (the cop who died, and was laid out on the bar last season) was a real cop (though under a different name, obviously).

 

[Double Down]

Ray Cole was Bob Colesberry, not a real cop, but a producer on the show and one of Simon's close friends. And he really did die. Ed Norris, the bald homicide detective who is now Bunk's partner, was a real cop (the Baltimore Police Commissoner, in fact) but he was ousted for corruption, among other things.

 

[Chi City 81]

Ray Cole was Bob Colesberry, not a real cop, but a producer on the show and one of Simon's close friends. And he really did die. Ed Norris, the bald homicide detective who is now Bunk's partner, was a real cop (the Baltimore Police Commissoner, in fact) but he was ousted for corruption, among other things.

Damn, serves me right for not researching this. I honestly thought I saw a name or two pop up from Simon's book. Oh well.

 

[ThomsonONE]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

And Sgt. Jay Landsman is played by the real-life Jay Landsman.

that is not true. jay landsman is on the show. but he does not play himself. the real jay landsman played bunny colvin's white-hand man...the guy with glasses.

And the real Jay Landsman has the authentic Baltimore accent. So does Al Brown who plays Valchek. If you've never been to Baltimore and wonder what the people sound like, listen to them.

 

[Dedo]

Deadwood didn't die because of HBO, it died because Milch wanted to do another show. The creators of The Wire are fully committed to the show. There were 2 shows on On Demand that went behind the scenes with the cast and crew, both were great. If you watch the show you should catch both of them, they give a lot of color and background, like Bubbles was a real person, and there was a real homicide detective named Bunk.

And Sgt. Jay Landsman is played by the real-life Jay Landsman.

that is not true. jay landsman is on the show. but he does not play himself. the real jay landsman played bunny colvin's white-hand man...the guy with glasses.

And the real Jay Landsman has the authentic Baltimore accent. So does Al Brown who plays Valchek. If you've never been to Baltimore and wonder what the people sound like, listen to them.

I've noticed that about the accent. In addition to the two you mentioned, the female principal at Prez's new school has it, and so did the cop who found Carcetti on the park bench and told him to "take it down the road." Not being from there, I was wondering how pervasive that accent is -- is it just a Baltimore thing, or all of Maryland, or what?

Just another example of the amazing attention to detail in the show. In those two 30-minute specials leading up to this season, some of the actors were talking about how dead-on the Baltimore slang was, and how it was much different than anything you hear on the streets of even New York, Philly or Washington. Also, the actor who plays Valchek said the show has the first scripts in English he'd ever seen with a glossary.

 

[JR]

And Dominic West (McNulty) and Idris Elba (Stringer) are both English. West is originally from Yorkshire and Elba's a Londoner. They nailed it.

 

[Double Down]

If you hear Idris Elba speak in his real voice, it's scary how different it is.

As good as the Baltimore accents are, the autheticity of the corner boys vocab, to me, is amazing. I'm consistenly impressed that a group of middle age white writers can show the way urban black america speaks so accurately.

 

[Baltimoreguy]

I will say that living in Baltimore brings an entirely different level of understanding and appreciation for the show. In particular, I can't wait to see what I've heard happens with the Martin O'Malley manque in the coming weeks.

 

[Columbo]

Man, Darren Clarke, the golfer, looks like he could play McNulty's older brother.

 

[Ashy Larry]

If you hear Idris Elba speak in his real voice, it's scary how different it is.

As good as the Baltimore accents are, the autheticity of the corner boys vocab, to me, is amazing. I'm consistenly impressed that a group of middle age white writers can show the way urban black america speaks so accurately.

It's scary hearing both of them.....I've watched The Wire since the first episode, never had any idea either were British. When I heard Dominic West being interviewed a few years back I almost fell out of my chair.

I'm always super impressed when I person is able to hide their accent so well, I can't even pronounce the letter "r"..

 

[Columbo]

If you hear Idris Elba speak in his real voice, it's scary how different it is.

As good as the Baltimore accents are, the autheticity of the corner boys vocab, to me, is amazing. I'm consistenly impressed that a group of middle age white writers can show the way urban black america speaks so accurately.

It's scary hearing both of them.....I've watched The Wire since the first episode, never had any idea either were British. When I heard Dominic West being interviewed a few years back I almost fell out of my chair.

I'm always super impressed when I person is able to hide their accent so well, I can't even pronounce the letter "r"..

Funny thing is.... it seems the foreigners are much more adept at speaking American than vice-versa.

Russell Crowe in the Insider is incredible.

Can anyone think of an American accent master? I think Meryl Streep... then crickets.