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Wire (The): Season 1 (TV) (2002)
Listen Carefully.Director: Clark Johnson, Peter Medak, Clément Virgo, Ed Bianchi, Joe Chapelle, Gloria Muzio, Milcho Manchevski, Brad Anderson, Steve Shill, Tim Van Patten et al
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
3 Episodes:
- "The Target" (62:05)
- "The Detail" (57:45)
- "The Buys" (55:01)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "The Target" by Creator/Writer David Simon
*Audio Commentary on "The Detail" by Director Clark Johnson
*Episode Previews and Recaps
*Series Index
DISC TWO
2 Episodes:
- "Old Cases" (59:27)
- "The Pager" (59:58)
Supplements:
*Episode Previews and Recaps
*Series Index
DISC THREE
3 Episodes:
- "The Wire" (59:15)
- "One Arrest" (59:05)
- "Lessons" (56:01)
Supplements:
*Episode Previews and Recaps
*Series Index
DISC FOUR
3 Episodes:
- "Game Day" (56:39)
- "The Cost" (55:29)
- "The Hunt" (56:18)
Supplements:
*Episode Previews and Recaps
*Series Index
DISC FIVE
2 Episodes:
- "Cleaning Up" (56:14)
- "Sentencing" (65:30)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "Cleaning Up" by Creator/Writer David Simon and Writer George P. Pelecanos
*Episode Preview and Recaps
*Series Index -
Subtitles:English, French and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged as a 5-Disc Digi-Stack with Outer Shell.
Also available in the 23-disc "The Complete Series" which contains all 5 seasons with exclusive content on disc 23. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
3 Episodes:
- "The Target" (62:09)
- "The Detail" (57:46)
- "The Buys" (55:04)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "The Target" by Creator/Writer David Simon
*Audio Commentary on "The Detail" by Director Clark Johnson
*Series Index
DISC TWO
2 Episodes:
- "Old Cases" (59:30)
- "The Pager" (60:03)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC THREE
3 Episodes:
- "The Wire" (59:20)
- "One Arrest" (59:10)
- "Lessons" (56:05)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC FOUR
3 Episodes:
- "Game Day" (56:44)
- "The Cost" (55:33)
- "The Hunt" (56:22)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC FIVE
2 Episodes:
- "Cleaning Up" (56:19)
- "Sentencing" (65:33)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "Cleaning Up" by Creator/Writer David Simon and Writer George P. Pelecanos
*Series Index -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4. Packaged in a 5-Disc Digi-Pack.
ALL Episodes have been converted from NTSC > PAL directly (at 24fps), and as such have artefacts such as interlacing. There is also some magnetic interference on the transfer at the very top of the screen (during the episodes) which is not present on the R1. -
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Extras:DISC 1
3 Episodes:
- "The Target" (62:09)
- "The Detail" (57:46)
- "The Buys" (55:04)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "The Target" by Creator/Writer David Simon
*Audio Commentary on "The Detail" by Director Clark Johnson
*Series Index
DISC 2
2 Episodes:
- "Old Cases" (59:30)
- "The Pager" (60:03)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC 3
3 Episodes:
- "The Wire" (59:20)
- "One Arrest" (59:10)
- "Lessons" (56:05)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC 4
3 Episodes:
- "Game Day" (56:44)
- "The Cost" (55:33)
- "The Hunt" (56:22)
Supplements:
*Series Index
DISC 5
2 Episodes:
- "Cleaning Up" (56:19)
- "Sentencing" (65:33)
Supplements:
*Audio Commentary on "Cleaning Up" by Creator/Writer David Simon and Writer George P. Pelecanos
*Series Index -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4. 5-Disc Set.
ALL Episodes have been converted from NTSC > PAL directly (at 24fps), and as such have artefacts such as interlacing. There is also some magnetic interference on the transfer at the very top of the screen (during the episodes) which is not present on the R1. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Only minor language differences.
Do note "The Complete Series" set has some exclusive extras on disc 23.
Event though all releases are basically the same the R1 is correctly mastered (and, having compared both, has a much sharper image too) and includes Episode Previews and Recaps. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- HBO - No Cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner/ HBO - No Cuts.
- R4 Australia- Warner/ HBO - No Cuts.
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 18/07/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/08/15UPDATE LOG:
10/09/2011: Fixed various typos and changed the Overall.
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03/08/15: Added ASINs, changed "First Season" to "Season 1 (TV)", added US Complete Series.
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