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Widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows ever made, The Wire , often called a novel-as-television, is a Dickensian masterpiece that weaves together complex stories and complicated characters into a sprawling, textured portrait of an American city in decline. The Wire: Truth Be... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jimmy Mcnulty: Add a description of this character.
- Omar
- Mario
- Daniels
- Michael
- Carcetti
- Barksdale
- Greggs
- D'angelo
- David Simon
- Bunny Colvin
- Bodie
- Burrell
- Stringer Bell
- Rawls
- Frank Sobotka
- Joe
- Williams
- Dukie
- Burns
- Carver
- Pearlman
- Andre
- Nick
- Clay Davis
- Stanfield
- Templeton
- Randy
- Wallace
- Landsman
- Herc
- Lester
- Namond
- Marlo
- Moran
- Haynes
- Slim Charles
- Russell
- Freamon
- Pearson
- Royce
- Levy
Setting & Locations edit
- West Baltimore
- Avon
- New York
- America
- City Hall
- Hamsterdam
- Maryland
- Washington
- London
- East Baltimore
- Valchek
- South Baltimore
- Los Angeles
- East Providence
- Annapolis
- Partlow
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Crabtown
- Season Four
- The Wire
- Hollywood
- Iraq
- New Jersey
- Benewicz
- United States
- Chicago
- Franklin Terrace
- Belton
- Locust Point
First Sentence edit
Swear to God, it isn't a cop show.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rafael Alvarez (Author)
- David Simon (Introduction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 791.4572
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