|
Creator David Simon said this Baltimore-set show took "Greek tragedy & applied it to the modern city-state" |
The Wire
|
$400 |
DJ |
TELEVISION |
2025-10-22 |
#9418 |
|
Richard Price wrote gritty novels like "Ladies' Man" before writing for this Baltimore-set HBO show |
The Wire
|
$400 |
DJ |
WRITE FOR TV |
2024-12-19 |
#9229 |
|
Stringer Bell studied macroeconomics while managing West Baltimore drug dealers on this show |
The Wire
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
TV CRIMINALS |
2023-06-15 |
#8894 |
|
On this acclaimed drama, the Barksdale family ran a drug racket on the streets of Baltimore |
The Wire
|
$800 |
J |
TV CRIME FAMILIES |
2021-11-16 |
#8512 |
|
The name of Idris Elba's character on this HBO show comes from Baltimore criminals Bernard "Stringer" Reed & Roland Bell |
The Wire
|
$600 |
J |
TV INSPIRATIONS |
2020-09-23 |
#8243 |
|
Omar Little on this Baltimore-set series was a big fan of Honey Nut Cheerios |
The Wire
|
$800 |
DJ |
TV |
2019-10-29 |
#8082 |
|
The cast of this gritty show included Idris Elba as drug kingpin Stringer Bell |
The Wire
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION |
2016-10-24 |
#7386 |
|
Baltimore detectives Bunk & McNulty |
The Wire
|
$800 |
DJ |
TV DETECTIVES |
2016-03-17 |
#7259 |
|
Omar, played by Michael K. Williams, relieved Baltimore drug dealers of their profits on this HBO drama debuting in 2002 |
The Wire
|
$600 |
J |
TV THROUGH THE YEARS |
2013-10-22 |
#6692 |
|
(I'm CNBC reporter David Faber.) I enjoy getting a look at commerce far from Wall Street on this drama from David Simon about Baltimore's inner city drug trade |
The Wire
|
$800 |
J |
CELEBRITIES LOVE TV |
2013-03-04 |
#6556 |
|
Before she was Michael Scott's crush on "The Office", Amy Ryan was a Baltimore port police officer on this show |
The Wire
|
$800 |
J |
TV CAREER MOVES |
2011-07-18 |
#6196 |