The Wire Is Gangsta...

For those of you who don't nut up and get HBO you are severely missing out on one of the greatest shows to hit premium television EVER! The wire a urban drama set in Baltimore; is gritty, life like and above all Gangsta. Now I am not one for blowin up artist, movies or shows that take on the persona of a ghetto apocalypse but every time I watch the full 60 minutes ( I Stress 60 minutes cause normal cable is jacked up with commercials and we still pay for it)I am riveted and want more. While the show emphasizes the struggles of characters in a dilapidated urban setting, one can ascertain that there are parallels of life that transcend to all environments and neighborhoods. So even if you are bumpin HBO, in your penthouse condo or a country house in Idaho you can be engaged, entertained and enlightened for a real 60 minutes.

As one of Baltimore's most notorious stick-up artists, Omar Little brings another element to the game: the hunt. With his long duster, battle armor and the sweep of his shotgun, he adds an additional element of risk for Baltimore's dealers. Uncomfortable with profanity and careful to rob only dealers and others in the game who can have no complaint to police, Omar shows particular pride when taking off the stronger organizations - though that pride has cost him. (From http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/)


A ruthless and cunning young player, Marlo Stanfield caught everyone off guard with his insurgent campaign against the larger Barksdale crew.

(From http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/)


Reserved and quiet, Michael is an observer. He is also loyal and smart. He is the parent to his younger brother, Bug, and with a homelife made fragile by his mother's addiction, he is wary of adults who take any interest in him or his situation. In eighth grade, he traded boxing in the gym with Cutty for banging on the corners with Chris and Snoop, though he may not be as cut out for a life of murder as he thought.

(From http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/)