One of the best seasons of television ever will be available, on DVD, on December 4. Season Four of The Wire was ignored by the Emmy Voters (who apparently filled their HBO viewing quota with The Sopranos) in what may very well be the most inexcusable snub in the history of the Emmys.
With the fall of Barksdale and the ascent of young Marlo Stanfield as West Baltimore’s drug king, the detail continues to “follow the money” up the political ladder in the midst of a mayoral election that pits the black incumbent, Clarence Royce, against an ambitious white councilman, Tommy Carcetti. The theme of urban education is explored through four new characters ? Michael Lee, Namond Brice, Randy Wagstaff and “Dukie” Weems as they traverse adolescence in the stunted, drug-saturated streets of West Baltimore. The world that awaits these boys and the American commitment to equal opportunity are depicted brilliantly in the edgy, all too realistic Season 4 of The Wire.
Jan 8th:
Hu$tle: Season Four Read Jon’s write-up of seasons 1-3.
The Invasion: A remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemics origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Lovejoy:Season Two. The popular british series was based on the character created by mystery novelist Jonathon Gash.
MI-5: Volume 5: A popular British series about the famed U.K. intelligence organization.
For a more complete look at forthcoming crime related DVDs, visit the Crimespree DVD Calendar.