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The Wire
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| Name: | The Wire |
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| Creator: | David Simon, Ed Burns |
| Date(s): | 2002-2008 |
| Medium: | television |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | IMDB; wikipedia; HBO Official Site |
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The Wire is a television show that ran for five seasons on HBO based on the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon, which was also the inspiration for the television series Homicide: Life on the Street. Set in Baltimore, the first season focussed on street-level drug trade and police attempts to control it. Later seasons expanded to include other aspects of Baltimore life. It shares several actors with its HBO-mate, the notorious Oz, and is rife with the kind of characters and relationships that often inspire fic. Despite this, it never gained much of a fandom presence, and most stories reside at Yuletide.
Fanworks
- The Wire fanworks on Archive of Our Own
- Little deaths archive (mix of fics for this fandom and 6 Feet Under)
Mailing Lists
- The Wire (Yahoo Group) archive link "We're tapped into HBO's The Wire. David Simon brings the cop drama back to Baltimore for the first time since Homicide and The Corner. This is the cool, smart, and connected Wire group. Join now and let's talk about this exciting TV series."