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THE WIRE: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON

THE WIRE: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
 
Starring: Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Wendell Pierce, Robert Wisdom, Deirdre Lovejoy, Clarke Peters, Domenick Lombardozzi, Seth Gilliam, Jim True-Frost, Aidan Gillen, Jamie Hector, Chad L. Coleman, Michael K. Williams, John Doman, Frankie R. Faison, Andre Royo, Isiah Witlock, JD Williams, Glynn Turman and Corey Parker-Robinson
 
"The Wire"

 

By Tonisha Johnson



The street entrepreneurs are at it again and this time its an even bigger killing season. With witnesses barely staying alive and dead bodies surfacing left and right, The Wire is definitely grasping the hood mentality of the street code gone bad. The Baltimore based ghetto centric empire captures the hard knock life of youngsters trying to earn respect through fear of starring down the barrel of a gun. It's what's common verses common sense as it is easier to do the wrong thing and harder to do the right thing as the focus on 4 boys in the fourth season: Michael, Namond, Randy and Dukie create a can't miss drama.

The horrifying truths that aren't always lying behind closed doors are prevelant in the fourth season as young boys influenced decisions are exposed through pressuring friends and abusive mothers. However on the flipside, the writers excellently reveal that despite the outside worlds hang ups family values do exist but aren't always placed front and center by the community and its political leaders. Instead the bottom line is always what's best. And what's best can sometimes cripple more than support.

The 4 Disc 13 Episode Set Includes:

  • An exclusive two-part documentary – “It’s All Connected: The Wire,” featuring candid interviews with cast and crew discussing life in the city of Baltimore as depicted on the series, and “The Game is Real: The Wire,” a retrospective on the issues explored in past seasons  

 

  • Six audio commentaries with cast and crew: 

      – Episode 1: David Simon (Creator/Executive Producer) and Ed Burns (Producer) 

      – Episode 4: Actor Jim True-Frost (Prez), Karen Thorson (Producer) and Kate Sanford (Editor) 

      – Episode 6: Dan Attias (Director) and William F. Zorzi (Writer) 

      – Episode 11: Actors Robert Chew (Proposition Joe), Julito McCullum (Namond Brice), Jermaine Crawford (Dukie Weems), Maestro Harrell (Randy Wagstaff) and Tristan Wilds (Michael Lee) 

      – Episode 12: Joe Chappelle (Co-executive Producer) and George Pelecanos (Writer) 

        - Episode 13: David Simon (Creator/Executive Producer) and Nina Noble (Executive Producer) 

 

Release Date: December 4th, 2007

Runtime: 780 Minutes (Not Including Bonus Features)

Price: $59.99 SRP

 









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