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The Wire - The Complete Third Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Tim Van Patten, Ernest Dickerson, Agnieszka Holland
Actors: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Aidan Gillen, Wood Harris
Studio: HBO Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 2272
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Greek (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 720
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: HBOD92776D
UPC: 026359277627
EAN: 0026359277627
ASIN: B000FTCLSU
Theatrical Release Date: June 2, 2004
Release Date: August 8, 2006
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/08/2007 Run time: 720 minutes Rating: Nr
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With volatile issues of Baltimore city political reform as its narrative focus, the third season of The Wire superbly maintains the series' astonishingly consistent status as the greatest "novel for television" ever created. While the Baltimore police department's wire-tapping investigations continue to monitor the intricate and now legitimately fronted drug ring of Russell "Stringer" Bell (Idris Elba, smooth as ever), detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) continues his loutish ways, navigating through a series of shallow sexual conquests while doing some of the best cop-work of his career. Stringer's ex-convict partner Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) is back in the picture and bent on eliminating a drug-dealing competitor named Marlo (Jamie Hector), and Baltimore P.D. Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin (Robert Wisdom) tries his own defiantly independent brand of street justice by essentially legalizing drugs in "Hamsterdam," where isolated sections of the city are established as open drug-dealing zones, utterly without the knowledge or approval of Colvin's superiors. As city councilman Tommy Carcetti (Aiden Gillen) plots his own ruthlessly ambitious strategy for the mayor's seat, Baltimore officials, McNulty's wire unit, and the entire Baltimore P.D. stand poised for the inevitable fallout from street-level and executive-level manipulations of power. Of course, this is just the tip of a very large iceberg, as The Wire continues its labyrinthine yet tightly controlled chronicle of over 50 characters, major and minor, who are all flawlessly woven into the fabric of these 12 remarkable episodes. For season 3, series creator David Simon continued to recruit a top-drawer lineup of reputable writers (including novelists Richard Price, Dennis Lehane, and George Pelecanos) and directors (including Ernest Dickerson, Tim Van Patten, and Agnieszka Holland), and by the time a major character is killed in the season's penultimate episode (arguably the series' finest yet), it's clear that The Wire has earned its crown as the most ambitious and intelligent crime drama in the history of American television. DVD extras are excellent, as usual, including five illuminating episode commentaries (an absolute must for devoted fans of the series), a Q&A session with cast & crew moderated by renowned TV critic and author Ken Tucker, and a classroom conversation with Simon that delves deeper into the creative process of the series. Having deservedly earned its renewal for a fourth season (out of a projected five, according to Simon), The Wire delivers surprises aplenty (keep a close watch for startling revelations) while proving, yet again, that cable-TV is the place to be for anyone seeking respite from the relative mediocrity of mainstream network programming. --Jeff Shannon
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Great Series!! December 29, 2008
The series is awesome!! However, I bought this as a gift for my brother. He is bound to enjoy it as much as I did.
The Wire Season 3 December 22, 2008
When I was first introduced to this show, I must admit that I was not convinced. My husband was given season 1 as a gift and watching the first and second episodes I boasted that it was in no way better than the Sopranos. However, after pushing thru, I ended up enthralled with the series and before the end of season one, we went online and purchased seasons 2 and 3.
Without giving away too much, season 3 focuses on the dynamics of Avon and Stringer and the empire they run. It touches on the players of the "game" and you will be amazed as to how far their ties go.
This season is not one to disappoint and will leave you looking for your fix of season 4 before you even finish this series. I highly recommend that you start by purchasing (or viewing) the first and second series before moving on to this one.
It's simple really, the pinnacle of television December 19, 2008
I will let you know that the final 5 episodes of this season are a good as anything that has ever been put on television. If you have already seen the first 2 seasons and are a fan, what more needs to be said?
Deserves its high reputation December 14, 2008
"The Wire" tracks the decay of a major American city, in this case, Baltimore. The third season focuses on the street level struggle between gangsters for control of the drug trade, the desperation of the police to show measureable progress in their fight against narcotics, and the political maneuvering at the highest levels of municipal government. There is much more going on as well in this complex, intelligently scripted series, far too much to touch upon in a brief review.
Just in case my opening paragraph makes the show sound too cerebral, rest assured that it rests on a foundation of engaging characters and gritty storylines. We have McNulty (Dominic West), the dedicated cop whose personal life is a shambles, Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), the ruthless drug lord trying to become a legitimate businessman, Bubbles (Andre Royo), the good-hearted junkie who feeds information to the police, Tommy Carcetti (Adrien Gillen), the councilman with designs on the mayor's seat who struggles with balancing his idealism with political expediency, Major "Bunny" Colvin (Robert Wisdom), whose radical solution to the drug plague will shake the city from top to bottom, and far too many more to list here.
If you haven't seen this show before, begin with the first season. I began with this season and I was sometimes confused because of situations or characters that continued from previous seasons. You can still get your bearings and enjoy the show if you are an attentive viewer, but I think it will be more rewarding to watch events unfold in their proper order.
Amazing!! November 3, 2008
Amazing show, amazing DVDs. Quality. The acting and storylines are superb. Season 3 is solid.
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