The Wire: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2008] [Region Free]

The Wire has garnered more appreciation than any other television series, including an amazing 9.7 stars at IMDB. But how much of that is hype? Its predecessor Homicide, the life and times of the Baltimore homicide division (broadcasted 1993-98), was based on a book of David Simon, the creator and co-writer of The Wire, and was awarded 9 stars at IMDB. Does that mean that it's almost as good as The Wire? No, it doesn't, so IDBM's star system is fallible. Homicide is a decent series in itself; one could say that it's Baltimore's own Law & Order version (there were even cross-overs with that series), and some of the storylines and characters (like Frank Pembleton, Meldrick Lewis, Al Giordello, Tim Bayliss) are absolute great. But in the end it remained a "crime-of-the-week" series, solid but not particular outstanding, and its overrated stars must be seen more as a hommage to The Wire than that it has earned them on its own merites. The Wire on the other hand, couldn't be more different. It's also situated in Baltimore, David Simon's hometown, but there the simillarities stop. This is storytelling the like of which has seldom entered the small screen. In a mere 60 episodes (compared with the 122 of Homicide) this series show the crumbling decay of urban life from all perspectives - the police, the drug scene, the politics, the corruption, the media, even the school system. It is, literally, breathtaking in its scope. Part of its stunning success is the stellar performance of an amazing cast of almost unknown actors. Part of it is the cinematographic quality of the shows, almost all shot at locations in Baltimore. But most of it is the storytelling. No "crime of the week" or "body of the week" here. This is in effect a 60-episode movie. There is no "Previous in...", there is only a story that rolls on and on, asking the utmost concentration of its audience. You just can't hook into it at any given episode, you really need to start watching from the beginning. That's why it's probably better on DVD than TV. And HBO must be admired for sticking up to his guns! But here you have it, an epic tale in which these writers, directors and actors brought alive the lives of the corner boys, the dealers, the detectives from the squad who try to bring down some of Baltimore's drug czars via wiretapping (hence the title), the top of City Hall, from the Mayor down to the police brass trying to obfusciate the crime rate figures, the city councillors, congressmen, senators, governors, school teachers, the harbour union, journalists, the life and times of people, not just standard characters. It seems impossible to touch so many subjects in just 60 hours, but almost each character has been drawn in sharp lines with a depth that is almost Dickensian in ints intensity. It starts like a cop & robbers show, but it ends as an immense tapestry of people and events that leaves an audience by times gasping for breath. Where have we seen portraits of users and dealers and corrupt police and politicians in such a brutal and yet compassionate way? Many of them are deeply flawed but this series show that they are indeed people, and that is maybe the series' greatest strength. US television series on the whole are not particularly well endowed with storytelling qualities - the reason why West Wing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Farscape or Carnivàle jump out immediately. But The Wire tops them all. Shakespeare, Dickens and Simons rolled in one. There is one drawback; as one reviewer moaned, "Watching this show has ruined a lot of other television shows and movies for me." Well, if that's the price one has to pay, it's a bargain!

As many reviews have written before me, this is more than a cop show. It is a PHD on the socio-political elements of a post-industrial city. It is a dissection of the war on drugs, the betrayal of the working class, the bloated bureaucracy struggling to keep everything together, the schools that teach pupils to pass exams, not to be critical thinkers, the numbers-driven agenda of the police and how the media report it all. The Wire is genuinely a seminal work of fiction, novelistic in its structure and bleak in its portrayal. If you're after an action-driven series, this is NOT it. The story is driven by dialogue, and characterisation, hardly by action. I think over the course of the five series, a gun is barely raised by a police officer and there are no over the top shoot-outs and explosions so often seen on American television. The language is foul (though nobody can make the f-word seem more eloquent than some of these characters), the violence at times vicious and the overall content very mature, but the series is better for it, as it needs the gritty realism to make it believable. Thankfully the show was on HBO, which gave the makers the luxury of not having network rules for such content. And believable it is, of the two creators, David Simon was a journalist and Ed Burns a homicide detective and school teacher. No wonder three of the five seasons concentrate explicitly on their disciplines. I've recently watched The Wire for a second time, and as much as I loved it the first, it was twice as good the second. You can concentrate on the absolutely incredible writing and acting (it is possibly the most quotable show in existence) and pick up on the nuances of direction that you hardly notice the first time. It is slow to start, and is definitely a show you cannot dip in and out of. It is fairly hard to watch, often self-referential, with important events occurring off screen, and characters who you see maybe only once or twice and who's name you definitely only get once, doing something central to the plot five episodes after their brief introduction. However it is a show that rewards the reader with concentration, as it only gets better. For me the fourth season, which concentrates on the pupils at an inner-city middle school, and the teachers who try so desperately to prepare them from a life outside 'the corner' is the best. The performance of the four teenagers who play the main pupils is genuinely stunning, as is the performance of the stone-cold enforcer Chris Partlow, one of the most chilling characters ever seen on big or small screen. Many moments in this season will pull on the heart strings. No matter who your favourite character though, by the end you will realise there is only one - the city of Baltimore itself. I don't think I've ever seen anything so thought-provoking, heart-breaking and hilarious all rolled into one. You know that book that you read every year? That CD you can listen to no matter what your mood? That movie you bought on VHS, DVD, 25-year Special Edition DVD and then blu-ray and holds pride of place on your shelf? This is the TV equivalent. I can genuinely see this becoming an annual watch for me, almost a rite-of-passage, something I just have to do. To sum up: I cannot recommend The Wire enough. It is as good as anything I have ever seen, heard or played - TV, film, music, games, this quite possibly tops the lot. It is no surprise that it has a rating of 9.7 on IMBD, with the highest film having a 9.2. It is without a doubt the greatest TV show I have ever seen. The Sopranos paved the way for making TV a genuinely artistic medium for story telling, but if in the next 100 years The Wire is topped, I will be very surprised.

Definitely one of the best tv shows of all time. If you haven’t seen it then stop what you’re doing and watch it!!

Where to start? How do you describe the best drama that's ever been created? One that's perfectly written and directed, superbly acted. One that will cause you to become emitionally enthralled, so much so it will become and addiction. The Wire is quite simply the most accomplished piece of television work ever created, one which also leaves a lot of films in the shade. The Wire is the story of the Major Crimes Unit of Baltimore's war on drugs. It spans 5 seasons and plays a key part in each season, whilst each season also focusses on a different area of the City. Season 1 focuses on the streets, season 2, the ports, season three on politics, season 4, the school system and season 5 the newspaper 'The Baltimore Sun'. The writers make it so that all the stories effortlessly interwine; everything that happens will have an impact on something else. This makes for truly compelling viewing, you will watch episode after episode. Episodes rarely end with a cliffhanger, however it easily keeps you gripped. It's not an easy watch, far from it. I didn't enjoy the first episode and found it difficult to follow the story and dialogue. I urge you to stick with it (subtitles aid greatly), those who do will be thoroughly rewarded. The best part about it are the characters. There is an unbelievable pool of characters here; McNulty, Bunk, Lester, Marlo, Prop Joe, Avon, Kima, Rawls, Michael, Dennis 'Cutty' Wise, Daniels, Dukie, Herc, Carv, Tommy Carcetti, Brother Mouzone, Burrell, Prez, Chris, all excellent characters and the list is near endless. However there are 3 which stand out. Bubbles is a drug addict whose journey throughout the 5 series is heart wrenching. Stringer Bell is an incredible character, complex, sinister and superbly portrayed by Idris Elba. However the stand out character is Omar Little. Without doubt one of the best characters, film or TV, ever created. I won't speak about him as I do not want to give anything away; every scene with him in is a joy, be it emotional or full of action. I urge everyone to at least give the Wire a chance, it is one of the most rewarding and emotionally involving dramas ever created. I am about to start the Sopranos tonight, however I fail to see how it will stand up. Unbelievalbe television.

The wire is in my opinion one of the best crime dramas of all time, the stories are very well written and that writing is done justice by the excellent performances put in by the actors, there isn't much more that I can say about it that hasn't already been said except that it is a definite must-watch for anyone who is a fan of drama. This blu-ray release looks great and is considerably better than the original, apart from noise in some darker scenes which is understandable due to the age, the picture is very good, importantly it has also has now been adjusted to take advantage of 16:9 (originally the show was broadcast in 1.33:1). It is just a shame that they cut corners at the last minute, while it probably won't be a big deal to most I was disappointed to see that this box-set has the discs for each season inside cardboard sleeves instead of blu-ray cases. I understand that this is a very long series and that something had to be done to reduce the costs and physical footprint of the box-set but I wouldn't have minded paying an extra 10-30% extra for something a bit more robust and practical. Within seconds of opening it up I had several discs almost fall out of the sleeve with was quite annoying to say the least.

Other people have written far better than I can about The Wire. It is honest, engaging, tragic, touching, funny, horrific; it is about real lives and real situations in a real place. It will take two or three episodes to get into it and for it to get going but once you get there it is like nothing else I have seen. The Sopranos is very good but the people it portrays, no matter how engaging, are parasites who have made a choice to be in the family business. The Wire is about ordinary people, in the main, who just haven't had any choices or what choices they have had have been really hard ones. It's about the cops who try to keep a lid on the crime in this place and the teachers who try to give the kids in their care some sort of escape through education but all are failed by the endemic corruption in the system. It shows America as a failed system with a growing, totally degraded urban underclass and a money-grabbing political class which disables politicians who want to do the right thing. It shows us what is wrong by allowing us to meet the victims and the perpetrators in this failed society and those who are trying to keep one group from killing each other and catch those with their fingers in the till! We also meet some chillingly ordinary-looking people, who are the men behind major drug and people trafficking, these are the true monsters. The casting is phenomenal, the characters are believable and they look like real people; the scripts and storylines are likewise faultless. The only regret I have is that I have watched it now and can't ever again experience the feeling of seeing this incredible show for the first time!

The Wire is easily the best TV series of its type I have ever seen. At first I thought it was just another American cop show but within two or three episodes I realised that this was something special. The only problem I had was understanding some of the dialog due to the heavy accents and idiomatic language, especially the Afro Americans. I realised I was missing a lot of the subtlety and many of the interactions and sub plots. My wife bought me this DVD box set and with subtitles on - problem solved. There are lots of reviews talking about the great writing and the great acting and how realistic it is and I cannot disagree but what I would like to mention is the pacing. At first it seems a little slow, because it is not at the frenetic pace of most other shows (like Prison Break for example) but almost without you realising it you get into its rhythm and before you know it the hour is up and you sit there watching the credits and it occurs to you just how much you enjoyed that and wonder if you can spare the time to watch another episode. Many programs are excellent and you can think afterwards, that was good, but none that I have ever experienced before immerse you so deeply and feel so natural in their progression and pacing that it feels like you are watching real life and real people. This whole series is a stunning achievement for everyone involved in its production from the writers to the actors and the whole production crew. If you have not seen it then lucky you, you have a real treat in store.

The Wire is an outstanding US television drama. It has been described by some critics as the greatest television show of all time. To even be in that conversation is a sign of how particularly excellent this show was. The Wire is a dramatisation of life in Baltimore and in particular the world of drug users, dealers, law enforcers, and other officials. The 5 series have an overall narrative but each season tells a slightly different tale as the police take on a different set of challenges. Season 1 is the introduction to Baltimore's drug problem abd the gangs controlling the drugs trade in Baltimore's underclass. Season 2 moves the action to the docks and the working class men in a dying industry turning to criminality. Season 3 returns to the hood as a senior police officer tests out partial legalisation while mayoral politics heats up. Season 4 heralds the rise of a violent new gang while also focussing on travails of the education system. Season 5 takes on the impact of media sensationalism. What makes The Wire so great is the characterisation. Writer David Simon has been at pains to stress plot over character in his comments on the show but all truly great television is about the people involved. Seasons 1 and 4 emphasise this most effectively. The real greatness of Season 1 is D'Angelo Barksdale. A lieutenant in the Barksdale drugs gang, the world of Baltimore's drug gangs is unveiled through his eyes. D'Angelo is the character who could have been something different were he not trapped by his drug-infested environment. He is posted into the Low Rises by the leader of the gang, his uncle Avon Barksdale and Avon's menacing right hand man Stringer Bell. The visual identity of the Low Rises is excellent. The poverty of the inhabitants is visceral and creates a sense of hopelessness. D'Angelo espouses that hopelessness and the far away look in his eyes generates excellent pathos. His line about pawns is the seminal theme for many of the characters of The Wire. That it takes his henchman Bodie until season 4 to really get it is part of the genious of The Wire. The most popular character of the show appears to be Stringer Bell. He is the real brains behind the Barksdale operation. His efforts at self-improvement are an example of the American Dream. Bell might be a murderous drug kingpin but he takes economics classes to try to increase the value of his business. That Stringer turns up at a class called Introduction to Macroeconomics and yet receives Microeconomics 101 (supply and demand) is just one of the many errors strewn through the 5 seasons but as so much goes right the mistakes can be ignored. Stringer's tale is an excellent character arc. He is initially the heavy who dispassionately demotes D'Angelo and cruises around looking exceedingly menacing. It turns out though that he has a vision that the others do not and he tries to make things better including by creating legitimate front companies. Stringer is a smart man but he is screwed over when he leaves his comfort zone by the unscrupulous senator Clay Davis who steals Stringer's money. Stringer is incredibly ruthless and his violent life leads him to make very violent decisions but leads to what in retrospect was perhaps an inevitable end. The scene between Stringer Bell and D'Angelo Barksdale popularly known as Where Wallace At is one of television's finest moments. D'Angelo and Stringer are far from the only well rounded characters. Most of the characters have stories to tell and they tell those stories brilliantly. Stick-up boy Omar Little is perhaps the most entertaining of the bunch. A man who makes his living by robbing from drug dealers needs to be something slightly special and Omar is. Omar takes on the Barksale gang and takes a couple of them out. He does it with such fantastic charisma that he is an especially likeable character. Omar's whistling of Farmer in the Dale is haunting and is an excellent way to illustrate the fear he inspires. It is a shame that the writers ruined that part of his character and the associated catchphrase of The Cheese Stands Alone by naming a lesser character from another gang Cheese but that's just another of the many errors that can be ignored. Omar Little is an intriguing piece of writing not least because he is gay. A gay black man who is a highly proficient killer with an honour code and a desire for bloodthirsty revenge is fascinating. Killers are portrayed in exceptionally rounded ways in The Wire. When the Stansfield Crew become prominent in Series 4 and 5 the body count goes way up. The callous brutality of Marlow is delivered by his enforcers Chris and Snoop. Snoop is one of the most engaging and witty characters, her B-More slang, strong accent, and rapid fire banter make Snoop arguably the funniest mass murderer in television history with the scene in the hardware store being particularly funny. Actress Felicia Pearson's own life story plays into her character so very well. Snoop's line "How my hair look Mike?" is perhaps the most moving line throughout the entire series, offering a glimpse into the person Snoop might well really be underneath the cold blood killer exterior. The roundedness of the bad guys is a crucial part of what makes The Wire so great. These are not simple characters. Perhaps the best written character arc of any is Ellis Carver. In season 1 Carver is a thug. He and partner in thuggery Herc police the streets in a way not too dissimilar from the way the gangsters carry themselves. Carver is somewhat rash and makes mistakes. By the end of his story arc, Carver is arguably the best officer on display. He learns over the seasons especially from his interactions with Bunny Colvin and that makes his journey the most interesting. The most heartbreaking tales are those of the young hoppers. The up and coming kids born into a lifestyle that offers little hope is a tragic theme that really takes off in season 4. The education system and its failings are shown through the lives of a group of kids who are inevitably drawn into the violent world that surrounds them. It is by far the most emotionally powerful element of The Wire in its display of kids who want a better life but find no way to achieve it. Part of the reason these characters and the many others on display are so effective is the exceptional acting. These are believable people. They have rounded characters and the actors are mainly outstanding. Perhaps the most impressive acting performance is from Andre Royo as Bubbles. As a down and out heroin addict, Bubbles is often the avenue for the grotesque. The absolute filth of the addict's life is displayed through Bubbles and Royo puts in a truly marvellous performance. He is utterly believable as the fidgety and sharp Bubbles and he is utterly believable as festering drug addict. Not every character is round or well acted. D'Angelo's mother Brianna jars badly. Not only does she look nothing like her supposed family but the enunciation and vernacular of her speech does not fit in with those around her. Former drug addict Walon is one of the few paper thin characters. His lack of depth as an almost evangelical drugs counselor combines with his biker look to make him feel very out of place amongst the characters of the Low Rises. Brother Mouzone's Nation of Islam persona meshes badly with his surroundings and he is only missing a lisp in his Chris Eubank impression. The cops are generally well played with terrific banter and backstabbing throughout each series. Lead cop character is Jimmy McNulty. In season 1 McNulty is terrific as the one cop really trying to make a difference against the Barksdales. His bends the rules repeatedly and manipulates the chain of command often to get what he wants. Along with his hilarious womaniser partner Bunk, McNulty brings spark and interest to the first series. However, there is too much McNulty. In a show with such a massive ensemble, McNulty is not the most interesting. He gets too much screen time and despite the logic of his character arc, McNulty in season 5 is the reason that the show had to come to an end. In between times though there are some great events. Bunk burning the evidence of his one night stand is so funny. The political machinations within the police force and in the race for the mayoralty are well played out. The despair of the dockers trying to keep their trade alive matches well with the lives of other citizens of Baltimore. The Hamsterdam effort is a reasonable introduction to the pros and cons of legalisation even if it is inconceivable that Mayor Royce would be anything other than intimately familiar with the concept of Harm Reduction. No-one with any institutional relation to the drugs policy debate could possibly have missed the Harm Reduction argument. The Wire has been lauded for its handling of themes that most other TV shows shy away from. The politics of the drug war is not one that others shy away from but the case for a different approach is spelled out in a compelling and easy to follow manner. Some of the characters involved in it are not all-knowing or preachy but instead are just trying to get results a different way. What is absolutely evident throughout though is that the problems facing many of the characters are problems of economics. These are very poor people with limited prospects and that shapes their approach to life more than anything. Problems of finance are at the heart of many of the difficulties faced by the institutions present in The Wire. The police lack the real resources they need and the quaint technology involved in their wire tap efforts is laugh out loud amusing. The chronic lack of funding in the US education system is the largest financial message. That lack of funding is compounded by the No Child Left Behind approach that systematises teaching in a way that does not meet the needs of the urban poor. Systemtisation is attacked throughout The Wire with the quest for statistics the biggest flaw most of the police characters identify. In reality of course there needs to be some measurability to public spending and it is not enough just to police using sixth sense. It is the simplicity of the targets that the police are set which cause the problem. Systemtisation is at its most vehement in series 2. The dockers face the real threat of being replaced by robots with a report from the port at Rotterdam being the underpinning of this fear. Writer David Simon sees a world where humans are no longer valued as much. In reality of course many industries in many parts of the world are no longer viable, the dockers of Baltimore face the same prospects as a whole raft of professions that have fallen away with technological development through the centuries. One of the most repeated points made about The Wire is the diversity of the cast. It isn't truly diverse but probably does reflect the diversity of Baltimore in that a significant proportion of the cast is black. The black characters are not just the drug dealers but include the mayor and the police commissioner. The black characters are not better or worse than the others, they have many of the same foibles and strengths as the white characters. It is this even handedness that makes The Wire stand out rather than just the number of black actors. The Wire also offers a seemingly authentic range of dialogue. Characters use profanity all the time. While the particularly brilliant catchphrase of Clay Davis probably isn't heard that much, the use of strong language is entirely consistent with the way real people speak. Normal people swear, all the time. There are also quite a few sex scenes. The scenes are cleverly put together in that they often match the character traits of those involved. The sex scenes featuring the Cedric Daniels character are determined and studied while those with Jimmy McNulty are more energetic. The sex scenes aren't especially stimulating though Kima Greggs does have one particularly steamy session. Much of what makes The Wire work so well is that it seems to feature real people doing many of the things real people do. To that end, the pacing of The Wire is special. The slow, dialogue heavy approach is so much more realistic than the action orientated shows that waste most of the space on TV schedules. Season 1 is the best example of the pacing and it takes a few episodes to build the dawning realisation that The Wire is awesome. Where The Wire does not work as well is when the pace is changed and when characters act to serve the plot. The jarring example comes towards the end of season 1 when a police officer is shot. The pace suddenly changes and not for the better. Characters act in ways that don't seem to fit their motivation. It takes until season 4 for The Wire to get back to the absolute pinnacle of its greatness. Season 2 and 3 are great, just not perhaps the best television show ever unlike seasons 1 and 4. Season 5 is not as good as the preceeding 4. It focuses on sensationalist media coverage. It is still a good season but in creating something sensational, the creators of The Wire moved away from the gritty realism that made everything else so awesome. Jimmy McNulty becomes very annoying in season 5. The continuing story arcs are great but the serial killer storyline is weak. Fortunately there is still enough brilliance in the background including that supplied by the terrific Prop Joe but the season's main story of the serial killer breaks away from what makes The Wire great. Season 5 also features the weakest message. The idea that the media manipulate things to serve a narrow agenda is reasonable if not exactly ground breaking. However, the idea that media organisations and journalists are supposed to serve some kind of public good is farcical. Journalism is amongst the most despised of professions but as David Simon was a journalist, he imbues the media with power and with morality far beyond that which those outside the profession would ascribe. The music of The Wire is most memorable for the introduction credits song Way Down In The Hole. The best version is definitely the season 1 version by The Blind Boys of Alabama. Their version of the song is incredible. The season 4 version is also pretty good. The others are ok. The sound of The Wire is brilliant in its simplicity. The music blares out because it is coming from someone's speakers rather than because it is a soundtrack. The hip hop is generally a decent ambient sound that is never intrusive because it feels authentically part of the environment. The same is not quite so true when an actual soundtrack plays such as at the end of season 2. Visually The Wire is stunning. Every environment feels real. Nothing looks out of place. The environment lends an almost documentary sense to the proceedings which really adds to the authentic impression. The DVD Extras are somewhat limited. There are a couple of commentaries. There is one good piece of DVD extra which covers a lot of the themes of The Wire. There is one bad piece of DVD extra which is a series of actors pontificating on the role of the media. There is one strange piece of DVD extra which is a seminar held by an excrutiatingly boring professor featuring a question and answer session with some of the cast and crew. Overall The Wire is greatness. Seasons 1 and 4 make solid claims to being the best US television show ever. Seasons 2 and 3 are better than pretty much anything else out there. Season 5 isn't quite so great. However, the brilliance of this show is incredible despite quite a few errors and occasionally too much focus on plot over character. The Wire is a rare case of must-see TV and everyone needs to have seen it.

"The Wire" è un incredibile capolavoro di scrittura, recitazione, ambientazione, un trattato sociologico e una drammaturgia eccezionale per umanesimo, lucidità, impegno e attenzione ai dettagli. Ero partita estremamente prevenuta verso una trama poliziesca che non è il mio genere, ma qui il genere poliziesco diventa parte della vita vera. La visione è consigliatissima! Purtroppo, in Italia è distribuita solo da Sky, con audio originale o doppiaggio, senza sottotitoli in nessuna lingua. Io ho un C2 di listening inglese, ma senza sottotitoli l'audio in baltimorese stretto per me è 95% incomprensibile; il doppiaggio italiano non è malfatto, ma non è l'originale. Questa bella edizione completa permette finalmente di godere dell'audio originale + sottotitoli, che è - per me - l'unico modo serio di guardare una serie. Preciso che i sottotitoli in italiano non sono presenti (io non li userei comunque). Funziona in Italia (è regione 2, edizione inglese). Come annunciato, è usato (un po' ammaccato in 2 scatole su 5) ma i DVD sono in ottime condizioni. D'altra parte, nuovo ha prezzi proibitivi...

...and a box set of The Wire. I'm sure I can't say anything about this series that hasn't been said already ... it's a must watch.

I'm happy with the quality of my purchase. At first they wouldn't play in my 4k bluray player, after doing some troubleshooting I realized my old hdmi cords was the problem. I purchased some new fusion 4k 2.1 hdr 48 bandwidth higher quality hdmi cords & that solved my problem. Now I'm enjoying all the seasons of the legendary series the wire. My only gripe is all the disc it comes with & getting up to change the disc out but when the wifi fails I have all the seasons of the wire to watch.

Excelente pack de la mejor serie de la historia. Es la edición inglesa UK, pero está en español entre otros. -audio: ingles, francés, alemán, español españa, español latino, y otros (danés y finlandés creo) -subtitulos, ingles, francés, alemán, español españa, español latino (aunque son los mismos) y otros, La forma ideal de ver ésta estupenda series es con audio original inglés y subtitulos en español. Aunque para los que le cueste más, pues que se pongan el audio en español. Confirmado, versión inglesa UK pero con audio y subtítulos en español españa. La calidad de video y audio es excelente, se nota la remasterización. El pack contiene 5 estuches individuales con cada una de las temporadas, y dentro de cada estuche los 4 discos con todos los episodios. El listado de episodios está escrito (en inglés) en la parte interna de la caratula de cada estuche. Recomendado al 100%, es exactamente igual que la versión española (salvo por la cajita cuyo texto y sinopsis de la serie está en ingles, detalle irrelevante), pero es que su precio es la mitad que la versión española. Así que ni lo dudes.

No one can argue that The Wire is one of the best TV Series to ever air. Why not give this 20 disc set a much nicer case even as the existing all paper one is functional and may be appealing to those trying to avoid plastic. I compare this to a recent purchase of the TV Series Banshee, another great show, which has each of the four seasons in its own plastic case!! OK, so the world is full of plastic but mine will stay on the shelf and not go into the environment.