Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #157 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-02-05
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Dutch, English, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 780 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Corruption is rife throughout The Wire: The Complete Third Season, which picks up the further adventures of the Baltimore Major Crimes Unit as they continue to wage war on drugs. Only as this is The Wire, that’s just the beginnings of their problems. Once again, the show that’s rightly being acclaimed as one of America’s finest and most intelligent dramas covers the story from all areas. There’s the investigating cops on one hand, their targets on the other, and the small matter of heavy political influence both with the Police Department itself, and from the Mayor’s Office too.

Cleverly sowing the seeds for the series that’ll follow, while lacing the narrative with a wealth of challenging ideas to deal with there and then, season three isn’t perhaps the finest of The Wire to date, but it sure does run things close. From its willingness to explore a solution of tolerance to the problem in hand, through to the political ambitions of one man determined to make a name for himself, and the small matter of a drugs operation riddled with in-fighting, it’s compelling drama.

It’s also unequalled in recent times, courtesy of its outstanding writing, measured performances and willingness to take some bold gambles. Put bluntly, The Wire: The Complete Third Season is a quite brilliant piece of television drama, and easily rewards a purchase. --Simon Brew

Synopsis
In the third series of hit U.S. TV show THE WIRE, Baltimore's police department struggles to crack down on a criminal drug ring that's sweeping the city. Bodies are piling up and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the upcoming election. But defeating the nefarious Barksdale crew is proving harder than they had anticipated; wiretaps have failed, as have stakeouts and street busts. The demolition of Franklin Terrace Towers--the crew's headquarters--proves a temporary thorn in the side of Stringer Bell and the Barksdale crew, forcing them to improvise. But no matter how hard McNulty and company try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game.

Customer Reviews

Must see TV
I bought the first two series of the wire on the basis of comments on the amazon web site. Could it really be that good?. To my eternal shame it was several months before I finally got around to watching it. You should be in absolutely no doubt that this is landmark television. If you never watch another TV series for the rest of your life, you must watch this. The downside is that it is so good that it makes it difficult to watch virtually anything else without feeling that you have been short-changed.

a let down
after the 1st 2 series, 1st=4star, 2nd=5 star, this is a let down, so only 3 stars.
the whole "hamsterdam" thing is gargage and the actors know it, they look a bit embarrased at having to do something that is not believable and it shows.
overall, its messy and lacks focus.
have even debated with myself to stop watching it and get on with something else instead, whereas the 1st 2 series were riviting.
after this, i dont know if i'll give series 4 a go.

the best series of all time?
I am going to,for once,write a short review,this series is stunning,the first two series' were superb but this is even better,there may not even be a word for how good this is,at least nothing is springing to mind,this series focuses on the political side of baltimore,the drug trade is still prevelent among many other storylines,all you could ask for is here,this series is probably better than anything in the sopranos,did i just say that?,i think i did!