The wire : truth be told / Rafael Alvarez ; introduction by David Simon ; contributions by Victor Paul Alvarez ; Laura Lippman ; Michael A. Fletcher ; Ann LoLordo ; Greg Garland ; George Palecanos ; Nick Hornby ; Deborah Rudacille ; Joy Lusko Kecken ; Tom Waldron ; Scott Kecken ; Anthony Walton ; William F. Forzi.

By:

Alvarez, Rafael

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Language: Publication details: New York : Grove Press, 2009.Description: 581 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780802144997 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

791.4572 ALV

Contents:

Prologue. Introduction / by David Simon -- Letter to HBO -- Barack Obama, Wire fan / by Michael A. Fletcher -- Season One. Overview -- The women of The Wire (no, seriously) / by Laura Lippman -- Episode guide -- The bunk and the bunk -- A snitch from a South Baltimore alley -- Q & A with Little Melvin Williams) -- Season Two. Overview -- Frank Sobotka, union man -- Episode guide -- Ziggy Sobotka, angry prince of goofs -- Inevitable fates : D'Angelo, Wallace, and Dukie -- The legend of the orange sofa and the unlikely Hollywood careers of Vince Peranio and Pat Moran -- The rules of the game / Anthony by Walton -- Season Three. Overview -- Mayor O'Malley to The Wire : drop dead -Episode guide -- The writer's ambition / by George Pelecanos -- Way down in the hole : the music of The Wire -- Russell "Stringer" Bell (1969-2004) : American businessman -- The politics of Baltimore / by William F. Zorzi -- Victory undeclared -- Season Four. Overview -- Omar's whistle : Jen Ralston and the sound of The Wire -- Episode guide -- Omar -- Dennis Lehane and the stolen lollipops -- David Simon on Jamie Hector as Marlo Stanfield -- The foundation of a free society / by Tom Waldron -- Felicia "Snoop" Pearson / by Ann LoLordo -- An interview with David Simon / by Nick Hornby -- Season Five. Overview -- Cop reporters and The Wire / by Victor Paul Alvarez and Greg Garland -- Episode guide -- Directing Episode No. 53 : "Not for attribution" / by Joy Lusco Kecken and Scott Kecken -- Proposition Joe, show-tune enthusiast -- Worlds within worlds : cameos and stunt casting -- The drunkard's opera : Jimmy McNulty in life and letters / by Deborah Rudacille -- Afterword. Homage to the quiet man -- A scene that will never make the bonus disc -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. Cast and crew.

Summary: Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the television series "The Wire," discussing the real-life inspiration for storylines and characters, the cast and crew, and the city of Baltimore in which the program is set.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru	3rd Floor	791.4572 ALV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		45955

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Includes appendix and index.

Prologue. Introduction / by David Simon -- Letter to HBO -- Barack Obama, Wire fan / by Michael A. Fletcher -- Season One. Overview -- The women of The Wire (no, seriously) / by Laura Lippman --
Episode guide -- The bunk and the bunk -- A snitch from a South Baltimore alley -- Q & A with Little Melvin Williams) -- Season Two. Overview -- Frank Sobotka, union man -- Episode guide -- Ziggy Sobotka, angry prince of goofs -- Inevitable fates : D'Angelo, Wallace, and Dukie -- The legend of the orange sofa and the unlikely Hollywood careers of Vince Peranio and Pat Moran -- The rules of the game / Anthony by Walton -- Season Three. Overview -- Mayor O'Malley to The Wire : drop dead -Episode guide -- The writer's ambition / by George Pelecanos -- Way down in the hole : the music of The Wire -- Russell "Stringer" Bell (1969-2004) : American businessman -- The politics of Baltimore / by William F. Zorzi -- Victory undeclared -- Season Four. Overview -- Omar's whistle : Jen Ralston and the sound of The Wire -- Episode guide -- Omar -- Dennis Lehane and the stolen lollipops --
David Simon on Jamie Hector as Marlo Stanfield -- The foundation of a free society / by Tom Waldron -- Felicia "Snoop" Pearson / by Ann LoLordo -- An interview with David Simon / by Nick Hornby --
Season Five. Overview -- Cop reporters and The Wire / by Victor Paul Alvarez and Greg Garland --
Episode guide -- Directing Episode No. 53 : "Not for attribution" / by Joy Lusco Kecken and Scott Kecken -- Proposition Joe, show-tune enthusiast -- Worlds within worlds : cameos and stunt casting --
The drunkard's opera : Jimmy McNulty in life and letters / by Deborah Rudacille -- Afterword. Homage to the quiet man -- A scene that will never make the bonus disc -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. Cast and crew.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the television series "The Wire," discussing the real-life inspiration for storylines and characters, the cast and crew, and the city of Baltimore in which the program is set.

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