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The Wire - The Complete Fourth Season

starring: Dominic West, Wendell Pierce, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Aidan Gillen
directed by: Daniel Attias

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0026359392726
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 04, 2007
Running Time: 780 minutes
Sales Rank: 661
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005



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With the fall of Barksdale and the ascent of young Marlo Stanfield as West Baltimore's drug king the detail continues to 'follow the money' up the political ladder in the midst of a mayoral election that pits the black incumbent Clarence Royce against an ambitious white councilman Tommy Carcetti. The theme of urban education is explored through four new characters ? Michael Lee Namond Brice Randy Wagstaff and 'Dukie' Weems as they traverse adolescence in the stunted drug-saturated streets of West Baltimore. The world that awaits these boys and the American commitment to equal opportunity are depicted brilliantly in the edgy all too realistic Season 4 of The Wire.Running Time: 780 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/HBO UPC: 026359392726 Manufacturer No: 93927

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Even if you missed the first three seasons (the character guides and thorough episode recaps on HBO's website are recommended), and with only one season left, it's not too late to get in under The Wire. In fact, season 4 is an accessible introduction for those who know The Wire only by its street cred as arguably the very best show on television. For them especially, this season will be, as befitting its theme, a real education. Without resorting to melodramatics that other ratings-challenged series employ to gain that frustratingly elusive audience, The Wire shakes things up this season in a way that is true to the series and its characters. A major character, Dominic West's McNulty, plays a minor role as a contented street cop and family man, while a former supporting player, Jim True-Frost's Roland Pryzbylewski, goes to the head of the class as a new eighth grade teacher at beleaguered Edward Tilghman Middle School. It may take a couple of episodes to orient yourself to the Baltimore backrooms, squad rooms, classrooms, and street corners where The Wire's intense dramas play out, and new viewers may miss something in character nuance, but they will easily grasp the big picture. A politically motivated shake-up sends Major Crimes detectives Freamon (Clarke Peters) and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) to Homicide. The gloves come off in the mayoral race between black incumbent Clarence Royce (Glynn Turman) and idealistic white challenger Tommy Carcetti (Aidan Gillen). Gang leader Marlo (Jamie Hector) quietly and deliberately becomes the city's new drug kingpin, managing to subvert all surveillance efforts. Meanwhile, while 'Prez' tries to reach his students, four highly at-risk kids will be drawn into the drug trade.

Mere synopsis does not do The Wire justice. The series deftly juggles its myriad storylines and characters, all of whom make an impression, from Marlo's cold-blooded enforcers, Snoop (Felicia Pearson) and Chris (Gbenga Akinnagbe), to boxing instructor 'Cutty' (Chad L. Coleman), determined to keep his young charges off the corners. There is not a false note in the performances or the writing. Richard Price (Clockers) and Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) again contributed episodes. That this series has only been nominated for only one Emmy (for writing) is a travesty. As engrossing as the finest novels and in a class by itself, this isn't television; it's The Wire. --Donald Liebenson



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Best season of the best series ever made.
If you haven't already seen the Wire, see it. There is nothing better. This is in my opinion the best ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Continues to Impress
I have to admit, when I finished the first season, I was bummed. I was sure no subsequent seasons could ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Best Season!!
The Best season yet! This season you see more of the new generation stepping to the forefront and letting ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - So dark..............
The fourth season of The Wire is different to the other seasons as they have gotten away from the wire tap ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - After three years, this season is yet another disappointment from Simon and Co.
The Wire in its forth season suffers from both new and recurring problems from past seasons. While the ... Read More

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