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Patton Oswalt Gets His Wish!! THE WIRE Gets Season Five!!
I am – Hercules!!
Ratings for Sunday’s season premiere were weak, but reviews were strong to very strong, and HBO has given “The Wire” its fifth season.
There was a two-year layoff between seasons three and four; I’m guessing we’ll see season five in September 2008.
Read all of Variety’s story here.
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Behind Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm, of course.
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James Cromwell and Eddie Izzard are joining 24. Cromwell will play Philip Bauer, jacks estranged dad and Izzard the Lizard will play what is being discribed as a villanous accomplice.
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I couldn't agree with you more. As for Omar returning, that is indeed true. He was featured on the preview for the 3rd episode (HBO put the 2nd episode onDemand already!) I must say, this news elicited a fist pump and a "yes!" from me. The only bad thing is that we'll have to wait a while for it.
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be 2 yrs for season 5 they will start filming in jan to be on next sept
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Just because the show's coming back, doesn't mean all those characters are. I just watched ep 2 the other night and it was awesome to see Weebay again. This news just made my day. I'll gladly wait another 2 years for this show to come back.
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Omar's back next week...and you know who I hope we'll also see later in the season: Brother Mouzone, who kicks ass. Anyone know if he'll be back? I love that McNulty has virtually disappeared from the show, and its pretty much unnoticeable. Its a testament to how strong everything is... even the most minor characters are interesting and complex and can easily carry an arc (new favorite is nail gun woman... what's her name?) Even if Dominic West hadn't himself reportedly cut back on his appearances so he could pursue other projects, it's also appropriate to the structure of the show that McNulty disappear: remember the extended "Chess" metaphor from Season One? From the beginning, McNulty was set up as the Chess piece directly opposed to Stringer, so now that's Stringer's gone, it's kind of appropriate that McNulty's off the board, too. On another note: this week (if you're watching ahead on HBO on Demand), it was great to see a scene where Lt. Cedric Daniels was smiling and laughing and totally relaxed at home: a different side to his character than what we're used to. On a probable sadder note: God, every season on "The Wire" something terrible happens to a sweet soul who gets ground up in the system. I'm really worried about those kids! It's already almost too painful, cause you know something bad is gonna happen to at least one of 'em.
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I really was expecting HBO to kill their last great show by not going for a season five of The Wire. This news is something I've been waiting for since David Simon said he originally envisoned five seasons. Excellent job on recognizing the best show on tv HBO. I just hope that it will release next year as waiting for fall 08 would be terrible.
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I haven't heard if Brother Mouzone is coming back or not but his team up with Omar last season was like the greatest super villain team up that Marvel or DC never produced. I was totally jonesing when I realized the two of them were going to get together and mess some people up. As for the accessability of this season, I totally agree. It's pretty easy to jump right in but there are just a ton of geek payoffs for those of us who've watched from the begining and I'd hate to deprive anyone of that. Watching Weebay talk about his fish, seeing Herc and Carver back at it again, watching Prez walk through that classroom door, Bubs taking on an apprentice, Lester screwing with the higher ups, Daniels laughing about it now that Lester's not under his command, McNulty in the uniform. It was all good.
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HERC HAS NOT EVEN MENTIONED THIS GREAT SHOW, EXCEPT FIRST EPISODE,
IM GLAD ITS ONLY THE SEASON FINALE AND WILL...WILL...WILL...BE BACK NEXT SEASON...HAH TO THE NAY SAYERS!!! I SAY TO THEM...NEET!!!
NOW GET THE HELL OUTAA MY WAY..I HAVE VAMPS TO ASH....
I HAD TO GO ON HERE...SINCE HERC WONT LET IT HAPPEN IN TALKBACK..
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One good thing that is continuing at the moment - On Demand will have the new episodes of The Wire available for viewing PRIOR to the Sunday Premiere...
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there's nothing to fear in that sense- the "agreement" HBO made for Deadwood season IV was never official- never announced- it was a verbal thing that leaked out- no official HBO press release. The Wire season V re-up has been made official- you can even read the press release on HBO's webpage...
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Wire has worse ratings than carnivale, yet it got renewed over carnivale. Plus, reviews for season 2 of Carnivale were pretty strong. I just don't get it.
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For renewing The Best Show On Television!
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For renewing The Best Show On Television!
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This made my month. What a great show, underwatched but still watched by people like those posting their happiness on this board. To David Simon, Ed Burns, and all the cast and crew of The Wire and even those crazy ass HBO executives: thanks from one dedicated fan for staying strong and continuing to fight the good fight. It's not about race, it's not about the violence or the drugs--it's about the rage and the sharpness of the vision. Keep up the great work.
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Novaman5000
The Wire costs much, much less to produce than Carnival and Deadwood which are period pieces so the costuming, sets, makeup, vehicles, horses and props are a lot more expensive to produce than the Wire, which is filmed in Baltimore with the support of the city. They don’t pay a fee for most of there sets because they get people to volunteer the space, the city provides police vehicles and things for the show. It’s really about money, they can spend more on a Sopranos or a Six feet under because they got huge syndication packages for them, but I doubt they will for Carnival, Deadwood or the Wire.
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Novaman5000
The Wire costs much, much less to produce than Carnival and Deadwood which are period pieces so the costuming, sets, makeup, vehicles, horses and props are a lot more expensive to produce than the Wire, which is filmed in Baltimore with the support of the city. They don’t pay a fee for most of there sets because they get people to volunteer the space, the city provides police vehicles and things for the show. It’s really about money, they can spend more on a Sopranos or a Six feet under because they got huge syndication packages for them, but I doubt they will for Carnival, Deadwood or the Wire.
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there's a good amount of cgi in Carnivale- and Novaman is a little bit off on his info- critical response to season II of Carnivale wasn't that good at all- it did have a small number of fans in the media world but it almost seemed an afterthought- and comparing it to critical response to The Wire is unfathomable- The Wire probably gets better across-the-board critical praise than any show that's ever existed. Your'e also forgetting that HBO offered Daniel Knauf the same kind of deal that was offered to David Milch- to finish up Carnivale in movie installments- Knauf refused. That said- and being a fan of both shows- I'll take The Wire over Carnivale any day. Don't get me wrong- there was plenty of reasons to love Carnivale- but there's like ten times as many reasons to love The Wire...
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David Simon said it himself. White viewers in general won't look at a show that's majority black. They just won't. You would have thought that at least the first episode would have gotten good ratings considering the critical praise this show has gotten this season. If you tune in and don't like it that's one thing. But it wasn't even given a look by most people. Black viewers will look at all kinds of shows no matter what the racial make up of that show. I'm not saying that this is a matter of racism or anything. I just think most white viewers look a majority black show and think that it can't speak to them.
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One of the best shows on TV. This is f*cking awesome.
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Ever notice that HBO's four most brilliant creators are all named David? David Milch (Deadwood), David Simon (The Wire), David Chase (Sopranos), and Larry Fucking David (Curb)... What's up with these Davids?
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It's good to see HBO back on track and respecting their properties again. Although their backs were against the wall with the pending final seasons of: Sopranos, Rome, Deadwood, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also Simon is working on a new HBO series about life in New Orleans after Katrina.
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I don't believe that Alan Ball's name is "David".
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Alan Ball is not one of HBO's most brilliant creators? You smoke rock much?
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http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/wireseason4
98 rating on Metacritic. That's the highest I've ever seen on that site. -
"Black folks have been voting for white folks for years. It's y'all [white folks] who don't vote for black folks." Sad, but generally true.
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"Also Simon is working on a new HBO series about life in New Orleans after Katrina." That's great news, crackerfarmboy. Any word on if he'll get Wendell Pierce (who plays Bunk on "The Wire") as one of the stars? That would make a lot of sense-- if you've seen Spike Lee's "when the Levee Breaks" doc, you hear a lot from Pierce (who's a New Orleans native) about his family's experiences with Katrina. It sounds like he'd be perfect for the project, both onscreen and for research and character background. Plus, Pierce is simply a damn fine actor, another of about twenty "Wire" cast members who should have had Emmy noms by now.
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