'Arrow' Season 5 Big Bad Will Be Part Stringer Bell, Part Khal Drogo
Arrow Season 4 didn’t quite clue us into next year’s big bad the way Season 3 name-dropped Damien Darhk, leaving fans to sleuth out his or her identity with “charming” descriptions. Now, an new report...
View Article'Arrow' Season 5 Casts 'Wire' Alum Chad Coleman as New Baddie 'Tobias'
Arrow Season 5 certainly made waves with its intent to cast a villain cut from the cloth of The Wire iron Stringer Bell, but who knew they’d go right to the source? The fifth season of DC’s emerald...
View ArticleUPDATE: HBO's Best Dramas Are Staying With Amazon Prime
Now that any HBO viewer can buy their own streaming package outside a cable subscription, one had to wonder what would become of Amazon Prime’s old deal to host some of the network’s best shows. Sadly,...
View ArticleAmazon Losing HBO Shows After All, But You Have Until 2018
Just over a week ago, Amazon fervently denied reports that its three-year HBO deal would expire in May, removing access to all-time HBO greats like The Wire or Six Feet Under. The confusion was...
View ArticleThe Marvel Cinematic Universe Has an Absurd Number of Stars From 'The Wire'
The Major Crimes Unit meets the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We break down every MCU appearance of HBO’s ‘The Wire’ cast, from ‘Thor’ to Hulu’s ‘Runaways.’ Continue reading…
View Article'Walking Dead' Sends Michonne Out in 'Sing Me a Song' Clip
We’ve two Walking Dead episodes left in 2016, and it looks like next week’s penultimate “Sing Me a Song” might finally break with Season 7's piecemeal approach. Not only will Negan and the Saviors...
View ArticlePete Holmes HBO 'Crashing' Recalls 'The Wire' in New Trailer
HBO’s most recent comedies haven’t proven the commercial breakthrough that Westworld was for drama, and it may take some big names for Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes’ Crashing to get there. The newest...
View ArticleReg E. Cathey, Star of 'House of Cards,' Dies at 59
A great loss for the acting community today, as one of its most recognizable supporting players has passed away. House of Cards, Fantastic Four and The Wire vet Reg E. Cathey has died at the age of 59,...
View Article‘Night Falls on Manhattan’ Is a Forgotten ’90s Gem
This 25-year-old thriller is like a classic HBO series in two hours. Continue reading…
View Article‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Dies at 54
Williams also starred in ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘Lovecraft Country.’ Continue reading…
View ArticleRobert Chew, AKA Prop Joe, Dead at 52
The massive achievement that is HBO's 'The Wire' is such that even supporting players left a lasting impression on pop culture. Robert Chew, who played Prop Joe, had one of the juiciest roles (in a...
View Article‘Boardwalk Empire’ Season 4 Casts ‘The Wire’s Domenick Lombardozzi As…
It's been a good long while since we've heard anything from 'Boardwalk Empire, especially after season 3 finale "Margate Sands" put such an effective cap in the stories of lead characters Nucky...
View Article‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4: “Roy Stark” Cast With Lawrence Gilliard Jr.?
A few weeks ago, we heard that 'The Walking Dead' season 4 had begun casting for a new series regular, that of former Army medic "Roy Stark." The seemingly-original character description launched a...
View ArticleCinemax Thriller ‘Quarry’ Adds ‘The Wire’ Star Jamie Hector
While Cinemax will bring two series to Comic-Con 2013 with 'Banshee' and 'Strike Back,' it's upcoming pilot drama 'Quarry' that continues to turn our heads. Most recently adding 'The Avengers' star...
View ArticleHBO and Amazon Prime Strike Major Streaming Deal
HBO has long been a thorn in the side of streaming media enthusiasts, only licensing its content to be accessed through HBO GO, unlike the Netflix and Amazon Prime models that have become so...
View Article‘The Walking Dead’ Season 5 Adds ‘The Wire’ Alum Seth Gilliam in New Mystery...
We weren't altogether surprise to find 'The Walking Dead' adding three of its newest and most memorable characters to series regular rank with season 5, though it seems the AMC horror-drama has a more...
View ArticleHBO's 'The Wire' Gets HD Remastering in 16x9
Long renowned as one of HBO's crowning achievements in drama, David Simon's Baltimore crime saga 'The Wire' is getting a major facelift for 2015. Not only will the network premiere a high-def digital...
View ArticleSee the Locations From 'The Wire' Then and Now
Regardless of your feelings about HBO’s remastered version of ‘The Wire,’ it’s wonderful to see the greatest show in the history of television (to me and other awesome people, anyway) being discussed...
View ArticleNetflix 'Daredevil' Showrunners Preview Kingpin's Rise
For as many new stills and hearsay as Marvel’s Netflix ‘Daredevil’ darts around, we still haven’t seen very much of the series itself, nor gotten a strong sense of its characters. Now, showrunner...
View Article100 Interesting TV Facts You May Not Know
Well hello there, TV super-fan! Did you know that Breaking Bad breakout Jesse Pinkman was almost killed off in Season 1? How about that Joss Whedon hated the original Buffy theme song, or Curb Your...
View ArticleHBO Wants 'The Wire' Creator's Porn Series, 'Jinx' Season 2
Emboldened by many recent successes, HBO has a reputation for buying and developing a great deal more programs than other networks, two of which may now include follow-ups to some of HBO’s most iconic...
View ArticleMelvin Williams, Star, Inspiration of 'The Wire,' Dies at 73
Sad news for appreciators of Melvin Williams and The Wire alike, as the actor, inspiration, and former real-life Baltimore drug kingpin behind one of HBO’s most enduring dramas has passed away. The...
View Article10 Facts You Might Not Know About 'The Wire'
HBO’s The Wire famously shifted focus to different corners of Baltimore between seasons, but did you know creator David Simon based the series on his real-life time as a police reporter? Or that many...
View ArticleFranco-Gyllenhaal Porn Drama 'The Deuce' Gets HBO Order
HBO had plenty to announce by the recent TCA press tour (as well to keep quiet), and now some more good news has flown in under the wire. The network has handed a series order to a ‘70s New York porn...
View Article'The Wire' Reunites the Sobotkas in Toyota Prius Commercial
You can’t take five steps on TV these days without running afoul of some cast reunion, but The Wire fans were surprised to have one sprung on them during the Super Bowl last night. The Sobotka boys...
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