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TechnoTV - The Wire: The Complete Series
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List Price: $249.99
Our Price: $126.89
Your Save: $ 123.10 ( 49% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: HBO
Starring: Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Aidan Gillen, Deirdre Lovejoy
Directed By: Agnieszka Holland, Alex Zakrzewski, Anthony Hemingway, Brad Anderson, Christine Moore
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0883929023196
Format: Box set
Label: HBO
Manufacturer: HBO
Number Of Items: 23
Publisher: HBO
Release Date: 2008-12-09
Running Time: 3600
Studio: HBO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Customer Rating:
Summary: everything you wanted in a neat little package
Comment: All seasons no fuss no frills, for those who are asking there are all languages and subtitles
and what a price
just buy it!!
the only critic i could bring to this utmost excellent series is the horrible intro music which seems to worsen as seasons progress
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Summary: Excellent Series at a reasonable price
Comment: The Wire: The Complete Series The HBO Series is an excellent show. Its not fast paced, but the acting and story lines keep your attention. I first bought season 1 and like the show enough to want to purchase the remaining 4 seasons. I purchased the first season at a retail store and paid more than 40% of what I paid for the complete five seasons series from Amazon. Good price for an entertaining series. I just wished I had know about the Complete Series Box Set before I bought that first season.
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Summary: Lives up to the hype
Comment: I do not suscribe to HBO. I have not watched an entire television series in over a decade. I find current and recent television to be incredibly cliche and boring. It is with that attitude that I finally caved in and bought all five seasons of The Wire. Several of my friends have been encouraging me for the past four or five years to find a way to watch this show. After seeing all the positive reviews, and getting a good price from Amazon I decided to give things a go.
Other people have done a nice job of detailing what the show is about, so I will refrain from doing that in this review. What I will say is that this is the rare show/movie that actually lives up to the hype and expectations for me. In fact, it surpasses them.
I got so hooked on this series that I knocked out an entire season every couple of days until I was finished with all seasons. This is addictive viewing to say the least! The acting is simply superb. The characters are generally well cast. There is humor, drama, action, suspense, etc. in each season. I honestly feel sorry for people that watched each season as they came out, episode by episode. I couldn't have stood the wait from week to week to see what happened next.
What I like best about this series is that the writing is so superb. It is smart, and while it may get a bit sensationalistic at times, it is grounded in reality and makes the viewer think that they are getting an actual window into observing the characters' lives. Additionally, there is none of the clear-cut good versus evil crap that saturates most shows and movies these days. In the Wire, the good guys are sometimes very bad, and the bad guys are sometimes very good. The characters are portrayed as being very human, with nobody being perfect. It is this intricacy in character development that helps make an already interesting story even better.
In closing, I highly recommend The Wire. This is coming from someone who is generally pretty cynical about television shows. There are very few shows, or movies for that matter, that have hooked me as much as The Wire.
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Summary: Stunningly Masterful Series
Comment: This is hands down the best series ever produced for the small screen. Amazingly, lots of people didn't know this as it was being made, partly because it was shown on HBO, partly because people may have been afraid to really examine it. But when you finally get around to watching it, you WILL get locked in.
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Summary: Absolutely SUPERB!!
Comment: I did not buy this off Amazon; however, I feel like I must comment on the show. Simply put, this is perhaps the greatest television series that never won an Emmy. It's a shame too. This show is so masterfully produced that it is nearly impossible to watch an episode(s) and leave the room. This show is that addictive. It's great to watch a show that is as real as it can get.
I loved this show from the very first episode. The only concern I had with this show was that even though the writing was superb, it let me down all the way to the series finale. The first season started it all and was so suspenseful. After that, the show never reached that peak again. But, that's just my opinion. I still enjoyed every moment of this series no matter what flaws it had. It's hard to come across a show of this caliber where you can be watching a disappointing episode and still be intrigued.
I highly, HIGHLY, encourage you to purchase the entire season. This is very much the show that could have and should have promoted HBO. But again, that's just my opinion.
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 12/09/2008 Rating: Nr
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