March 5th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
Great to see in HD, but this release should prove to be interesting, given the nature of the remastering. Anyway: Hailed as “one of the best and most original series on television in decades” (The New York Times), the groundbreaking hit series The Wire makes its highly anticipated debut on Blu-ray June 2, 2015. For The Wire: The Complete Series Blu-ray, the entire legendary series has been beautifully remastered in 16×9 Full-Frame HD from more than 8,000 reels of original 35mm camera negative, allowing for a tighter fit on widescreen TVs. Featuring brand new package art to match its HD upgrade, the box set will be a must-own for fans who loved The Wire from the beginning and for those watching for the first time.
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THE WIRE®: THE COMPLETE SERIES
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BLU-RAYTM WITH DIGITAL HD
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“One of the most daring dramas in the history of the medium” -The Baltimore Sun
“One of the great achievements in television artistry” -San Francisco Chronicle
Acclaimed Series Available for the First Time on Blu-rayTM Disc with Digital HD June 2, 2015 – Loaded with Bonus Content Just in Time for Father’s Day Gift Giving
All 60 Episodes Beautifully Re-mastered in 16×9 Full Frame HD
New York, NY (March 5, 2015) – In the six years that have passed since the conclusion of the HBO® series The Wire, the critically acclaimed drama has turned into a worldwide phenomenon that has been hailed as “the best show in the history of television” by MSNBC. This summer, the series will make its highly anticipated debut on Blu-ray disc for the very first time. The 20-disc box set featuring all 60 episodes of the hit series in a stunningly re-mastered 16×9 full-screen HD format is showcased with newly redesigned box art. The Wire: The Complete Series on Blu-ray with Digital HD ($199.99) is loaded with an exciting slate of bonus materials, including four behind-the-scenes documentaries, three prequels that explore life before The Wire, and an all-new cast and crew Q&A from the Paley Center for Media’s The Wire reunion event. The Wire: The Complete Series on Blu-ray with Digital HD will be in stores June 2, 2015 – just in time for Father’s Day and summer binge watching – and is a must-have for all TV connoisseurs!
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The Wire depicts an American urban dystopia, framed in our time, in which easy distinctions between good and evil and crime and punishment are challenged at every turn. In five successive seasons, the series depicts a Baltimore in which institutional prerogatives, economic inequalities and a brutalizing drug war confound the efforts to advance the city and its people. The series’ first season lays out the futility of the drug war, while the second highlights the deindustrialization and the death of the working class. The third season introduces the city’s political culture and lays out the forces that stand in the path of actual reform. The fourth season addresses the educational system and the actual opportunities that remain to coming generations. The fifth and final season examines the media culture and its role in perpetuating the status quo. Amid all of this, carefully drawn characters on both sides of the law and from a variety of Baltimore cultures move forward as best they can, human to a flaw, struggling against a system that seems weighted against civic progress.
The Wire: The Complete Series
Blu-ray Disc with Digital HD
Street Date: June 2, 2015
Order Date: April 28, 2015
Rating: TVMA
Runtime: Approx. 59 Hours
Price: $199.99
About HBO Home Entertainment®
HBO Home Entertainment develops, distributes and markets an extensive array of critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking programs in three formats: Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HDthroughout the world. Releases include the global hits Game of Thrones®, True Blood® and Girls®, favorites such as The Sopranos®, Sex and the City® and Entourage®, and multiple Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Pacific® and Band of Brothers®. The company’s catalog contains hundreds of titles including the Peabody Award-winning children’s program Classical Baby, provocative programs from HBO Documentary Films including The Weight of the Nation, innovative movies from HBO Films including Game Change and Behind the Candelabra,and comedy specials featuring stand-up performers like George Lopez and Ricky Gervais. Launched in 1984, HBO Home Entertainment has offices in New York, London and Toronto and the company’s releases are sold in over 80 territories around the world.
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