The Wire

[Eclipse]

Originally Posted by teena

Ok I've just started watching the wire. BTW....Stringer is my baby-daddy. I dont understand how could they have killed him off. **dabs the tears from my eyes*

My FAV-O-RITE is 'Proposition Joe'. He is ridiculous. He'll be dead in about 5 minutes.
Can someone please answer these questions.

Does this take place in New York?
Is the current mayor crooked?
Is Marlo like the current man in charge? (Hes so young)
What is up with this wiretap? Is it legal, who are they trying to catch?


(strange that this thread didnt come up in my search)

It takes place in Baltimore, but several of the actors are from the New York area.
The current mayor could probably be characterized as crooked although he likes to say "I don't wanna know" whenever someone wants to talk about dirty dealings. I think he used to be for the people, but the power and access to money has gone to his head and he is far from what he started to be.

Marlo is the current kingpin on the Westside of Baltimore and yep, he's young.

Yeah, wiretaps are legal. You have to get a court order for them. This season they were trying to catch Marlo and I think they were still supposed to be looking for Kintell Williams (who they never show), but something stopped them.