I have a question about the character McNulty on The Wire, at the end of Season One. Spoiler ahead: [more inside]
posted by P.o.B. on Aug 2, 2009 - 23 answers

What does Valcheck say in Polish in episode 12 of series 2 of The Wire? (Spoilers within) [more inside]
posted by emperor.seamus on Jul 28, 2009 - 10 answers

I am watching The Wire again, and wondering approximately how much time the entire show covers?
posted by Unioncat on Jun 1, 2009 - 9 answers

On the TV show the Wire, they talk about "the bug". What disease are they referring to?
posted by oteric on Apr 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Looking for two songs featured on "The Wire." The first is from the episode "Amsterdam," playing at Cutty's homecoming party. The second is from the episode where the Stanfield organization forces Bodie to buy product from them. Chris Partlow and Snoop approach Bodie and ask if he'll accept, then a car drives by and drops off the drugs. The song is playing in the car.
posted by JamesJD on Mar 12, 2009 - 6 answers

What were some of the slang terms used for guns on The Wire? From what i remember, bodie and poot (and the other corner kids) had an unusual slang term for the guns they hid in the wheelwells of cars. It wasn't strap, heat, piece, or nine. Any ideas?
posted by Oktober on Jan 7, 2009 - 13 answers

Who are the actual people Senator Clay Davis (a character in the HBO show The Wire) is based on? [more inside]
posted by 8699oriel on Nov 12, 2008 - 4 answers

The Wire, season 2, episode 6: What does Omar say to the prosecutor right before the theme song starts? [more inside]
posted by cowbellemoo on Sep 23, 2008 - 11 answers

Any fan of The Wire knows that the show features a lot of characters played by 'non-actors.' For example, ex-convict Snoop plays Snoop, Mello is played by the real Jay Landsman, the former mayor of Baltimore (Kurt Schmoke) popped up as a health commissioner during the Hamsterdam crisis, etc. Is there a list of every such 'non-actor' on The Wire? I did google, but didn't use the right terms, or somesuch.
posted by flibbertigibbet on Jul 2, 2008 - 13 answers

Where online can I find a list of vocabulary from "The Wire" and some plain-language definitions? [more inside]
posted by gwenzel on May 16, 2008 - 18 answers

I have a question about Season 4 of The Wire. Spoiler inside. [more inside]
posted by pasici on Apr 17, 2008 - 21 answers

So I'm way behind you guys on The Wire, watching DVD releases in the UK, but I having just seen the opening of Season 4 episode 2 I have a question. [more inside]
posted by handybitesize on Mar 25, 2008 - 8 answers

The Wire's finished (wipes tear)... what do I watch/read/listen to, now ? [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Mar 10, 2008 - 35 answers

I am looking for a quote that I heard or read recently, something along the lines of "It is pointless to struggle against overwhelming injustice; it is worse not to struggle against it" or "You ask how it is that I can expend effort fighting against an unchangeable, unjust system? I ask how it is that you can live with not doing so." I'm looking for the exact quote, and the book or essay or what-have-you in which it originally appeared that I can read for some context. [more inside]
posted by mistersix on Jan 25, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm looking for the (apparently gone) stream of David Simon's performance of "My Nemesis" at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Can you help me find it? [more inside]
posted by djacobs on Jan 19, 2008 - 2 answers

How do I convince someone to take the plunge, and make the commitment...to Watch THE WIRE? [more inside]
posted by shotgunbooty on Oct 16, 2007 - 47 answers

Where does HBO's The Wire film? [more inside]
posted by deadfather on Mar 15, 2007 - 12 answers

Anyone know who does the theme song on this season's (season 4) The Wire? Damn it's good.
posted by xmutex on Nov 17, 2006 - 8 answers

Is Baltimore really as much of a complete shithole as it's made out to be on The Wire?
posted by bingo on Sep 26, 2006 - 31 answers

At the end of the most recent episode of The Wire (episode 28- dead soldiers), what was the song they sang at the wake?
posted by drezdn on Oct 8, 2004 - 5 answers