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Creator: David Simon
Dir.s: Edward Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Steve Shill, Thomas J. Wright, Daniel Attias, Timothy Van Patten, Rob Bailey, Ernest R. Dickerson, Robert F. Colesberry
Writ.s: David Simon, Ed Burns, Joy Kecken, Rafael Ã?lvarez, George P. Pelecanos

• Dominic West … Det. Jimmy McNulty
• Sonja Sohn … Det. Kima Greggs
• Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Herc Hauk
• Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels
• Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver
• John Doman … Deputy Commissioner Rawls
• Idris Elba … Stringer Bell
• Michael K. Williams … Omar Little
• Andre Royo … Bubbles
• Chris Bauer … Frank Sobotka
• Paul Ben-Victor … Vondas Vondopoulos
• James Ransone … Ziggy Sobotka
• Pablo Schreiber … Nick Sobotka

The first season of The Wire dealt with drug dealers run by the Barksdale family. At the end the detail got reassigned with McNulty working for the marine unit. While out he comes across a floater. And later the bodies of 13 more women are found in a container in the city port. At first there is considerable debate over who has to take these cases; there is even doubt over whether it is murder. But eventually McNulty works out exactly where the deaths must have happened, and the it is his old homicide colleagues who must take the case. Spite and revenge really do get results.

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Tags: 10 Stars, Andre Royo, Baltimore, Chris Bauer, Daniel Attias, David Simon, Domenick Lombardozzi, Dominic West, drugs, Ed Burns, Edward Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Ernest R. Dickerson, George P. Pelecanos, human trafficing, Idris Elba, James Ransone, John Doman, Joy Kecken, Lance Reddick, Michael K. Williams, Pablo Schreiber, Paul Ben-Victor, police, Rafael Ã?lvarez, Rob Bailey, Robert F. Colesberry, Seth Gilliam, Sonja Sohn, Steve Shill, The Wire, Thomas J. Wright, Timothy Van Patten, war on drugs

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Dir: Michael Apted, Julian Farino, Allen Coulter, Alan Poul, Timothy Van Patten, Steve Shill, Jeremy Podeswa, Alan Taylor, Mikael Salomon.
Writ: Bruno Heller, John Milius, David Frankel, William J. MacDonald, Alexandra Cunningham, Adrian Hodges.

• Kevin McKidd - Lucius Vorenus
• Ray Stevenson - Titus Pullo
• Polly Walker - Attia of the Julii
• Ciarán Hinds - Julius Caesar
• James Purefoy - Mark Anthony

it has been four hundred years since the founding of the Republic, and in that time Rome has grown into a mighty power. But military might, and subjugated lands don’t mean everything is happy at home. While Gaius Julius Caesar has been off subduing Gaul, the senators back home have been growing more discontented. And while at first his co-ruler of Rome, Pompey, isn’t willing to oppose him, slowly he comes around until conflict is inevitable.

But Rome is much more than a history lesson, though all attempts have been made to ensure that this show is as historically accurate as possible, because the writers and creators have made the central story revolve around two ordinary men, soldiers Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus.

The show itself is fantastic. It looks fantastic, set design, costumes, weapons. All look authentic. And the actors are even better, each and everyone seems so suited to their characters, I’ve reviewed most of the episodes already, so I won’t repeat myself.

The DVD has a number of special features. One flashes up historical facts as you watch the episode, giving you wonderful information, such as the name of some sexual positions. There are also a number of commentaries. These were interesting, but not spectacular, and in certain cases it would have probably been a lot better had they had two people do the commentary, rather than having just the one person.

There is also a bonus disc of documentaries, and again, they are all entertaining and informative. But nothing I’d really be bothered to watch twice. Still, the actual episodes themselves are great, and even without any extras at all, it would still be worth buying.

Tags: 10 Stars, Adrian Hodges, Alan Poul, Alan Taylor, Alexandra Cunningham, Allen Coulter, blood, Bruno Heller, Chicken and Lamb, Ciarán Hinds, David Frankel, historical fiction, James Purefoy, Jeremy Podeswa, John Milius, Julian Farino, Julius Caesar, Kevin McKidd, Lucius Vorenus, Michael Apted, Mikael Salomon, Polly Walker, Ray Stevenson, Roman Empire, Rome, Rome season 1, Steve Shill, Timothy Van Patten, Titus Pullo, violence, William J. MacDonald

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