Man on a Wire

Advantages: Grity US drama
Disadvantages: The bc are showing them to close together

...80% of the recent so-called US sub prime debt was run up by black Americans, the last group in America to be cynically offered credit to keep those erroneous bonuses coming in for those greedy bankers, the city of Baltimore (65% black) and the setting for 'The Wire' a classic case study of who's bearing the brunt of the consequences, that contrast between poverty and wealth in Baltimore one of the reasons why the show is so authentic, that financial, criminal and political aphartied of the city dissected here through David Simons brilliant script. The banks knew the black families didn't have a cent but offered them 110% mortgages at high interest rates they could never pay back. City authorities are suing the Wells Fargo Bank for the so called 'ghetto loans' because they now have to pick up the pieces now the bubble has burst all over...

thedevilinme 06.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Wire - Series 3 - Complete (DVD)

Man on wire - 1360 feet up over downtown Manhattan

Advantages: A compelling tale told with warmth and humour by those who lived it
Disadvantages: Unnecessary "reconstruction" scenes used over voiceovers

...of this man, who I considered to be a clown, walking on a wire 1,368 feet off the ground. Of course in childhood that number means nothing ? in fact despite the TV coverage Frenchman Phillipe Petit?s feat received in 1974, it wasn?t until I saw the twin towers for myself on my first visit to New York 25 years later that I realised just how high up he had been, and perhaps he wasn?t just a clown after all. ?Man on Wire? is a documentary that explains how Petit came to perform this highwire walk on the 7th of August 1974. And while the star of the show is always Petit, it explains how he was able to pull off the stunt with the help of a motley crew of helpers. Phillipe Petit had been training for the walk for years. Right at the start of ?Man on Wire? he retells reading about these new towers that were being built in Manhattan in a newspaper...

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Review of Man On Wire

Wire in the Blood

Advantages: Great TV
Disadvantages: The worst of the five series

...The BBC`s rather bold policy of showing five series of The Wire back-to-back during the spring and summer evenings is very welcome as it annoying, and certainly all rather frantic if you want to keep up, video tapes piling up by our TVs as the excellent American cop series goes out at that post Newsnight, BBC2, 11:15pm weekday slot. It's a complete mystery why they didn't put it on the 9 pm weekday slot to build its popularity and so drag it out for two years it's that good and intelligent viewing for that anti-ITV prime-time slot. Series one reflected the Black American drug culture of the City of Baltimore, through the eyes of the police, the legislature, the local politicians and the black criminal underclass themselves, their methods not that different from the good guys in getting the job done, whoever the good guys are...

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Review of The Wire - Series 2 - Complete (DVD)

Bird on a Wire

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...BIRD ON A WIRE (1990) Starring- Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine Directed by- John Badham Produced by- Rob Cohen Release date- 18 May 1990 Running time- 110 minutes My Rating- 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Story Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) gave his identity to a FBI to help convict a drug dealing. 15 years later he is working in a gas station. One day Rick's former fiance Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) came to the gas station, and of course Marianne recongised Rick, he was really mad, because everyone, included Marianne thought , that Rick is dead. Rick told, that he helped to convict Eugene Sorenson (David Carradine), but now he is released from...

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Review of Bird On A Wire (DVD)

The Wire -ESSENTIAL Viewing

Advantages: Fantastic story, uniques atmosphere, iconic characters
Disadvantages: Initially challenging

...HBO's 'THe Wire' is easily one of the most engrossing, intelligent and amusing shows on television. It has become cult-viewing of the highest standard, and you've likely heard about it from either the media or any one of the growing number of Wire enthusiasts. But if you haven't heard about it, heres my attempt to convince you that 'The Wire' is essential TV viewing not just for lovers of crime shows, but all lovers of quality television. SYNOPSIS The Wire is set in Baltimore, a city split between the poisonous influence of drug dealers and the corrupt bereaucrats of the police department and local government. In theory the show follows a unit of special investigators who attempt to take down one of the city's major drug lords, running their operation from a basement and attempting to gather enough evidence to finally pin the guy...

DanB17 13.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Wire - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

Wired up !

Advantages: Its fantastically made
Disadvantages: It will steal your life

...I was a little apprehensive about The Wire, all of the reviews I have read in the press seem to rate it very highly, as did my friends in the USA who have had 3 seasons to enjoy. = The Plot = The Wire is set in Baltimore, Maryland on the East Coast of the USA and is basically a cop show, with a difference. The best way i have heard it summed up would be NYPD Blue crossed with 24. The main storyline is one of murders and drugs. What initially looks to be yet another hood murder turns into a mammoth case against an underworld kingpin by the name of Avon Barksdale. Our main character is homicide cop, alcholic, divorcee Jimmy McNulty who appears at the trial of " D " otherwise known as D'Angelo Barksdale, the nephew of our...

Matt.Blundell 23.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Wire - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

No more wires!

Advantages: Looks good, no more wires, sturdy
Disadvantages: Uses lots of batteries

...This controller is the controller is the official wireless controller for the Xbox 360 regardless of the type of console (arcade, 20gb, 60gb or elite.) No more wires! A great feature of this controller is that it is wireless so you can say goodbye to falling over wires and getting them all tangled up. This used to always happen to my PS2 and it took ages to untangle them. Another great thing about the controller being wireless is that I can play on my Xbox where ever I am in the room. The maximum range of the controller is 30 feet. The only downside of the fact it is wireless is that it uses batteries which go in the back of the controller but to solve this you can buy rechargeable batteries e.t.c Look and Feel The controller looks great and fits the sleek design of the console. You can buy the controller in different...

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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - game pad

Wires, a thing of the past!

Advantages: Great range, great look, very reliable, cool features
Disadvantages: quite expensive, cost of new batteries

...all be using wireless controllers on your xbox, which is very useful so you don't end up having an endless tangle of wires. Range and battery life The Xbox 360 wireless controller has a 30-foot range and up to 40 hours of life on the average pair of AA batteries. If you want to save money on batteries i would recommend buying a pair if not two pairs of AA batteries so you can keep re-charging them and when one pair runs out you'll have another pair you can put in straight away whilst the others re-charge. What else can the controller do? You can also plug your Xbox 360 Headset into the controller so you can talk with your friends over xbox live. It works in the same way as the controller does so it's very simple to use. Just plug your headset into your controller and it's ready to be used immediately. The xbox...

Young_1 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - game pad

The Wire - The Most Hard Hitting Show Ever Made!

Advantages: Is an excellent programme with some excellent characters and an even better story
Disadvantages: The episodes are 1 hour long and it can be hard to get into.

...This is my first review so bare with me, any comments would be much appreciated. The Wire is without a doubt one of the most entertaining shows on TV. The first season concentrates on the police as they try to infiltrate the West Baltimore drug ring. The drug ring is headed by Avon Barksdale and his ruthless right hand man Stringer Bell. The police investigation is run by a small team of police, headed up by Lieutentant Daniels, who has a dark past of his own. Throughout the season we see a case that could bring down half of Baltimores major political forces and we see that the drug money runs deep. However, the small team working on the case have to deal with constant problems as the higher powers in police force interfere and try to stop them moving the case forward. In the drug ring we see that the characters are...

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Review of The Wire - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

The Wire Series 2 - Best thing Ive ever seen

Advantages: Written beautifully!
Disadvantages: none

...I was skeptical of The Wire at first. Why did/does everyone rave about it so much? I watched it and i understood why. The Wire isn't just a cop and drug dealers drama, its a deep and analitical view of modern life. It revolves around the fact that humans are humans, and in this monetary system, we cannot function to our highest extent. Its a deeply pleasurable, deeply satisfying show, with not one cringeworthy scene, I gurantee! Every witicism, every sentence, every word, is wrapped with depth, vulgar and nobelity, just like human beings. The city itself shows this as we are shown the impoverished side as well as the sleek hierarchy offices of both the cops and the drug-lords. The cast also possess these human qualities, unlike most shows where characters have to stay 'in character' otherwise they don't seem like themselves at all. But...

semiflex 30.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Wire - Series 2 - Complete (DVD)