23 Facts About The Wire

The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon.

The Wire is lauded for its literary themes, its uncommonly accurate exploration of society and politics, and its realistic portrayal of urban life.

The Wire hoped the show would change the opinions of some viewers but said that it was unlikely to affect the issues it portrays.

Alongside Simon, the show's creator, head writer, showrunner, and executive producer, much of the creative team behind The Wire were alumni of Homicide and Primetime Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner.

The Wire is credited by the rest of the creative team as having a large creative role as a producer, and Simon credits him for achieving the show's realistic visual feel.

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Rather than overlaying songs on the soundtrack, or employing a score, The Wire primarily uses pieces of music that emanate from a source within the scene, such as a jukebox or car radio.

In distinguishing the police characters from other television detectives, Simon makes the point that even the best police of The Wire are motivated not by a desire to protect and serve, but by the intellectual vanity of believing they are smarter than the criminals they are chasing.

The Wire uses the metaphor of a visual novel in several interviews, describing each episode as a chapter, and has commented that this allows a fuller exploration of the show's themes in time not spent on plot development.

The Wire employs a broad ensemble cast, supplemented by many recurring guest stars who populate the institutions featured in the show.

The Wire is making an argument about what institutions—bureaucracies, criminal enterprises, the cultures of addiction, raw capitalism even—do to individuals.

The Wire is joined in the newsroom by two other new stars; Michelle Paress and Tom McCarthy play young reporters Alma Gutierrez and Scott Templeton.

The Wire tells Phelan that no one is investigating Barksdale's criminal activity, which includes a significant portion of the city's drug trade and several unsolved homicides.

The Wire is eventually selected to lead the detail assigned just to investigate Sobotka; when the investigation is concluded Daniels is assured he will move up to head a special case unit with personnel of his choosing.

The Wire again goes behind Avon's back, giving up half of Avon's most prized territory to a rival named Proposition Joe in exchange for a share of his supply, which is revealed to be coming from the Greek.

The Wire uses his New York connections to hire a feared assassin named Brother Mouzone.

The Wire tries to work as a manual laborer, but struggles to adapt to life as a free man.

The Wire politely refuses offers from Daniels who is a major and commanding the Western District.

The Wire'srrod dies after snorting a poisoned vial of heroin that, unbeknownst to him, Bubbles had prepared for their tormentor.

The Wire is befriended by Sun reporter Mike Fletcher, who eventually writes a profile of Bubbles.

All seasons of The Wire have received positive reviews from major television critics, with seasons two through five in particular receiving near universal acclaim, with several naming it the best contemporary show and one of the best drama series of all time.

At the close of the third season, The Wire was still struggling to maintain its ratings and the show faced possible cancellation.

Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, is a strong follower of The Wire; he has tried to cast as many actors from it into the television series of the same name as possible, so far having cast Chad Coleman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

The Wire was nominated for and won a wide variety of awards, including nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Middle Ground" and "–30–", NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series for each of its five seasons, Television Critics Association Awards, and Writers Guild of America Awards .