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Post by ericactor1 on Jul 12, 2011 11:38:23 GMT
The Wire is based on a book?  Think my life has just became a whole lot better! Amazon here I come  |
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Post by WillieRedNut on Jul 12, 2011 12:01:23 GMT
One of guys who created the show, was a reporter in the Baltimore area. Some of the characters in the wire, are based on real people. That's why it seems so realistic.
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Post by jimbonda on Jul 12, 2011 12:11:23 GMT
yep, they've said on the DVD commentaries that most of the characters were based on someone specific from the area, so i'm not sure how it can be based on a book?
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Jul 12, 2011 12:43:07 GMT
The book reference was to Game of Thrones guys |
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Post by smartalex on Jul 12, 2011 13:59:55 GMT
Info ex Amazon:
After HBO launched its gritty, Baltimore-based series, The Wire, in 2002, it ran for five seasons and 60 episodes. The show was created by former Baltimore Sun crime reporter Simon, who pitched the drama series as an anti–cop show and as a novel for television, bolstering his writing staff with such novelists as Richard Price, Dennis Lehane, and George Pelecanos. Initially perceived as a crime show, Simon wanted to explore larger themes of politics, sociology, and economics while depicting all angles of life in Baltimore, from news media mediocrity to the life of addicts, dealers, whores, johns, and the homeless: This is the world of The Wire, the America left behind. Low ratings were followed by critical acclaim. In addition to detailed episode guides, total cast/character breakdowns, crew listings, 300+ b&w photos, and a glossary of the street slang employed in the show's dialogue, the book includes a dozen insightful, informative contributions by a variety of journalists, directors, screenwriters, and novelists, including Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, and Nick Hornby, who interviewed Simon. Other interviews include Little Melvin Williams, one of the legendary kingpins in the annals of Baltimore narcotics, who from prison went into the show's third-season cast. Weaving a sprawling tapestry of both the TV drama and the Baltimore cityscape, Alvarez, a Baltimore Sun reporter for 20 years and The Wire staff writer, has compiled engrossing, definitive coverage certain to lure HBO viewers into bookstores.
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Post by smartalex on Jul 12, 2011 14:02:33 GMT
ps Little Melvin Williams played a part referred to as The Deacon during the third and fourth seasons.
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Post by jimbonda on Jul 12, 2011 15:44:08 GMT
snoop was called the most chilling female villain on TV ever by stephen king. and shit he should have half an idea what he's on about there
and snoop is the real life nickname of felica pearson who plays her, and she' got a story and a half behind her.
BTW had no idea she was a female until i wikipedia'd her.
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Post by Stew on Jul 14, 2011 14:35:39 GMT
Eric, that review on the earlier page is from the book that went with the show. David Simon wrote two other books, Homicide (which his first show was loosely based on) and The Corner, which was made into an excellent HBO mini-series. The Wire tie in book is outstanding and you can get it for a tenner in Chapters on Parnell St in Dublin. Worth the trip as it's normally 25. Those other two books are well worth checking out. Homicide in particular is fantastic.
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Post by ericactor1 on Jul 14, 2011 15:07:06 GMT
Will do Stewart, cheers!
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Post by ericactor1 on Nov 28, 2011 19:32:28 GMT
Nearly finished season tree, it just goes from strength to strength.
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Post by jimbonda on Nov 28, 2011 19:58:45 GMT
seasons 3 and 4 were all sorts of epic
edit: season 4 is brutal. you can't take your eyes off it
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Post by Stew on Dec 2, 2011 16:30:08 GMT
Season 4 of The Wire is THE greatest achievement in TV history. There I've said it! Which brings mw on to another topic and thread....
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Post by ericactor1 on Dec 2, 2011 17:23:17 GMT
I'm just after finishing season three, it's amazing.
Can't believe Stringer Bell is dead, loved that guy. Can't believe he's a british actor, really talented guy.
Going onto season four now, everyone keep telling me how good it is.
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