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Sweaterneck · 08-06-2012, 02:28 AM

Hey I was wondering if there was anyway that HBO might release the wire on bluray. I know it seems like a long shot but I would never feel my collection is complete without seeing Omar little on bluray.

manjeansie · 08-06-2012, 02:01 PM

Would love to have it on Blu Ray as well but I doubt we'll ever see it. The show was shot 4x3 and the creator has said this is the way it should be watched. It also doesn't have a huge following so chances are pretty slim that we'll ever get it in HD

Wyndam · 08-06-2012, 03:38 PM

Since Deadwood, HBO has been pretty lax on releasing their "catalogue" titles. I'd love to see most of their series hit Blu, but since they haven't even finished releasing The Sopranos, I'm getting a bit worried we wont see much more released.

KOQ24 · 08-07-2012, 10:10 PM

Ive given up on it and got myself Season 1&2 on DVD for 9,99Euro each on Amazon.

Bluprint · 08-07-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweaterneck

Hey I was wondering if there was anyway that HBO might release the wire on bluray. I know it seems like a long shot but I would never feel my collection is complete without seeing Omar little on bluray.

Preach!

KubrickFan · 08-09-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by manjeansie

Would love to have it on Blu Ray as well but I doubt we'll ever see it. The show was shot 4x3 and the creator has said this is the way it should be watched. It also doesn't have a huge following so chances are pretty slim that we'll ever get it in HD

David Simon said he didn't like widescreen and HD, but then he went on to make Generation Kill and Treme, which are in widescreen and HD.
He did feel strongly about the 4:3 framing, and I have to agree on that. But that's no reason for no Blu-ray release, since the original framing obviously should be kept intact. The Wire was shot on film, so it'd be very much possible.

anthonyls · 05-28-2013, 05:27 PM

I really wish HBO would issue this series on Blu-ray. The DVD picture quality looks horrible. There is so much micro-blocking and compression that the video quality really suffers.

And while their at it... they should also release the entire Sopranos series on Blu-ray already. What's the deal???

TDSOTM · 05-28-2013, 06:35 PM

It's been discussed already. My personal take on this is that the remastering process will be very costly and the sales will probably be underwhelming.

bsweetness · 05-28-2013, 06:55 PM

Here's the main thread for discussion about wanting The Wire on Blu-ray:

The Wire

Pretty much everything we know, don't know, and speculate has been talked about there.

I'd love to see a Blu-ray release, but based upon all of the available information, it doesn't look likely in the foreseeable future.

08-06-2012, 02:28 AM	#1
Sweaterneck Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:28 DVD collection:1	The wire on blu ray? Hey I was wondering if there was anyway that HBO might release the wire on bluray. I know it seems like a long shot but I would never feel my collection is complete without seeing Omar little on bluray.

05-28-2013, 06:35 PM	#8
TDSOTM Senior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013	It's been discussed already. My personal take on this is that the remastering process will be very costly and the sales will probably be underwhelming. Last edited by TDSOTM; 05-28-2013 at 06:52 PM.

08-06-2012, 02:01 PM	#2
manjeansie New Member Member since:Jul 2012 Blu-ray collection:15	Would love to have it on Blu Ray as well but I doubt we'll ever see it. The show was shot 4x3 and the creator has said this is the way it should be watched. It also doesn't have a huge following so chances are pretty slim that we'll ever get it in HD

08-06-2012, 03:38 PM	#3
Wyndam Expert Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:174 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:2	Since Deadwood, HBO has been pretty lax on releasing their "catalogue" titles. I'd love to see most of their series hit Blu, but since they haven't even finished releasing The Sopranos, I'm getting a bit worried we wont see much more released.

08-07-2012, 10:10 PM	#4
KOQ24 Active Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Grimmen, Germany Blu-ray collection:216 DVD collection:45	Ive given up on it and got myself Season 1&2 on DVD for 9,99Euro each on Amazon.

05-28-2013, 05:27 PM	#7
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	I really wish HBO would issue this series on Blu-ray. The DVD picture quality looks horrible. There is so much micro-blocking and compression that the video quality really suffers. And while their at it... they should also release the entire Sopranos series on Blu-ray already. What's the deal???

05-28-2013, 06:55 PM	#9
bsweetness Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:85	Here's the main thread for discussion about wanting The Wire on Blu-ray: The Wire Pretty much everything we know, don't know, and speculate has been talked about there. I'd love to see a Blu-ray release, but based upon all of the available information, it doesn't look likely in the foreseeable future.

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