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]

Forwarded Message Of The Day

Hey, are you a good enough actor to play a nude corpse? The Wire needs you!

———- Forwarded message ———-

From: [redacted]
Date: Jul 27, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: [theatrealliance] HBO “THE WIRE” NEEDS NON UNION NUDE CORPSES
To: [redacted]

HBO THE WIRE NEEDS ASAP
FOR SAT. 7/28/07 NON UNION NUDE CORPSES

1 FEMALE 2 MALE- AGE 18-70
$125.00 FOR THE SHOT
PLEASE REPLY WITH A NON NUDE PHOTO, ALL CONTACT NUMBERS. MUST BE
AVAILABLE ALL DAY SAT 7/28/07
AND NO PROBLEM WITH PLAYING A NUDE CORPSE.

SHAMOSFISHER [at] GMAIL.COM
OR CALL 410-558-xxxx

IF YOU HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE WIRE..PLEASE DO NOT REPLY-NEW FACES PLEASE

Hurry up and apply! And, remember, non-union; you’re SOL, Bob Brady.