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Buy DVD - The Wire - The Complete Third Season
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List Price: $59.98
Our Price: $39.85
Your Save: $ 20.13 ( 34% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Starring: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Aidan Gillen, Wood Harris
Directed By: Tim Van Patten, Ernest Dickerson, Agnieszka Holland
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WIRE
EAN: 0026359277627
Format: AC-3
Label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-08-08
Running Time: 720
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-06-02
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Series!!
Comment: The series is awesome!! However, I bought this as a gift for my brother. He is bound to enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: The Wire Season 3
Comment: When I was first introduced to this show, I must admit that I was not convinced. My husband was given season 1 as a gift and watching the first and second episodes I boasted that it was in no way better than the Sopranos. However, after pushing thru, I ended up enthralled with the series and before the end of season one, we went online and purchased seasons 2 and 3.
Without giving away too much, season 3 focuses on the dynamics of Avon and Stringer and the empire they run. It touches on the players of the "game" and you will be amazed as to how far their ties go.
This season is not one to disappoint and will leave you looking for your fix of season 4 before you even finish this series. I highly recommend that you start by purchasing (or viewing) the first and second series before moving on to this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's simple really, the pinnacle of television
Comment: I will let you know that the final 5 episodes of this season are a good as anything that has ever been put on television. If you have already seen the first 2 seasons and are a fan, what more needs to be said?
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Summary: Deserves its high reputation
Comment: "The Wire" tracks the decay of a major American city, in this case, Baltimore. The third season focuses on the street level struggle between gangsters for control of the drug trade, the desperation of the police to show measureable progress in their fight against narcotics, and the political maneuvering at the highest levels of municipal government. There is much more going on as well in this complex, intelligently scripted series, far too much to touch upon in a brief review.
Just in case my opening paragraph makes the show sound too cerebral, rest assured that it rests on a foundation of engaging characters and gritty storylines. We have McNulty (Dominic West), the dedicated cop whose personal life is a shambles, Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), the ruthless drug lord trying to become a legitimate businessman, Bubbles (Andre Royo), the good-hearted junkie who feeds information to the police, Tommy Carcetti (Adrien Gillen), the councilman with designs on the mayor's seat who struggles with balancing his idealism with political expediency, Major "Bunny" Colvin (Robert Wisdom), whose radical solution to the drug plague will shake the city from top to bottom, and far too many more to list here.
If you haven't seen this show before, begin with the first season. I began with this season and I was sometimes confused because of situations or characters that continued from previous seasons. You can still get your bearings and enjoy the show if you are an attentive viewer, but I think it will be more rewarding to watch events unfold in their proper order.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing!!
Comment: Amazing show, amazing DVDs. Quality. The acting and storylines are superb. Season 3 is solid.
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The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But the police department hasn't got any answers. With the demolition of the Franklin Terrace towers, Stringer Bell and the Barksdale crew have been forced to improvise. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Episodic Previews
Episodic Recaps
Other
Audio Commentary:Five audio commentaries with creatorDavid Simon, director Joe Chappelle, writers Richard Price and George Pelecanos, and producers Karen L. Thorson and Nina K. Noble
Interviews:Q&A with David Simon and Creative Team, Courtesy of the Museum of Television & Radio Conversation with David Simon at Eugene Lang Collete, The New School for Liberal Arts
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