- Starring: Lance Reddick, John Doman, Wendell Pierce
- Summary:
- Genre(s): Drama
- Show Type: Ended
- Season 1 premiere date: Jun 2, 2002
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 19
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Mixed: 4 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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100Stunningly great execution.
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100Spellbinding...The Wire is compelling in its complexity, heart-rending in its humanity, and surprising in the ways it finds to spin the conventions of cop drama. [31 May 2002, p.4]
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80Though it's extremely well done, The Wire lacks the signature HBO kick of discovering something brand new, that giddy feeling of freshness that immediately attached itself to "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under." With The Wire, there's a less-exciting echo: Same old, same old. Been there, done that. [31 May 2002]
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60The language is supposed to be realistic and maybe it is realistic, but it often feels self-conscious, like an overly thick Southern accent. That's too bad, because when Mr. Simon and Edward Burns, who are credited with the writing of the first five episodes, pull back a bit, they sometimes achieve a rough eloquence.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 33
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Mixed: 0 out of 33
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Negative: 0 out of 33
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10
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10
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10
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