Mayor Finds Way To Watch ‘Wire’ For Free

Now that The Wire is ending and everyong is letting you know they watch it so they seem so hip, urban and cultured — and ‘cuz it’s a good show, no doubt — it’s obvious Michael Nutter is going to get in on that action. He’s holding a screening at City Hall on Sunday for the show’s finale. He also got HBO to sanction the showing, so he’s not committing piracy like we’re warned not to on so many FBI and INTERPOL bulletins we can’t fast forward through on some DVD players.

“As a fan, it’s tremendous,” said Nutter. “I want to say thank you to HBO for responding.” Oh, yes, benevolent HBO, allowing this free publicity and endorsement from the mayor of a major American city. The final episode of The Wire airs Sunday at 8 p.m.; you can win tickets for the City Hall screening through a couple of newspapers.

What’s excellent is how angry people are. Oh, wait, it’s the Internet, that’s why things are always excellent. The comment on the Daily News story is angry; the comments on Catherine Lucey’s blog post about it yesterday were angry. Hey, it’s Sunday night at 8. What else is Nutter gonna be doing?

Nutter to screen “The Wire” finale in City Hall [Philly Clout]
Nutter opens City Hall for HBO finale [Daily News]