The Wire. The Complete 1st Season

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Created by David Simon.
Originally produced as 13 episodes of the television program The wire in 2002.
Bonus features: audio commentaries with writer/creator David Simon, writer George P. Pelecanos, and director Clark Johnson.
Disc 1. The target (62 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The detail (58 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Johnson) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The buys (55 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Peter Medak.
Disc 2. Old cases (59 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clement Virgo -- The pager (60 min.) / teleplay by Ed Burns, directed by Clark Johnson.
Disc 3. The wire (59 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Ed Bianchi -- One arrest (59 min.) / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, directed by Joe Chappelle -- Lessons (56 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Gloria Muzio.
Disc 4. Game day (57 min.) / teleplay by David H. Melnick & Shamit Choksey, directed by Milcho Manchevski -- The cost (55 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Brad Anderson -- The hunt (56 min.) / teleplay by Joy Lusco, directed by Steve Shill.
Disc 5. Cleaning up (56 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Simon & Pelecanos) / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, directed by Clement Virgo -- Sentencing (65 min.) / written by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Tim Van Patten.
Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn.
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 in English & Dolby digital 2.0 in English, French or Spanish.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

best show submitted by manz on July 1, 2015, 9:34am The Wire is one of the best TV shows of all time. Watch it. Join the masses.

Overrated submitted by ferielp on August 11, 2017, 8:14pm It's a good show, but I went in expecting a lot more since this show is touted as being HBO's best ever.

Hooked submitted by caburr47 on July 28, 2019, 5:14pm The dialogue is so natural, and the topics are still relevant. David Simon created a show that fortunately/unfortunately still resonates as its themes, topics and messages still carry weight today. Binge the entire show. It only gets better and gets more in depth.

The Wire Season 1 submitted by crp on August 5, 2019, 11:09pm If you're looking for an amazing TV show, this is it. Be prepared for sadness and grief.

The Wire Season 1 submitted by jibkidder on August 2, 2022, 8:16am RIP Michael Kenneth Williams. After "Sopranos", I feel like this show as the next big leap for television. I especially appreciate the absence of scored music. I found that I didn't enjoy rewatching it a second time, that it becomes more theatrical and less believable the second time around. I don't necessarily think that matters, I think television is made for a single viewing, but it was interesting how it quickly loses its natural feel once you soak it in.