The Wire

He had a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The Sopranos and The Wire actor Charley Scalies has passed away at the age of 84. The Philadelphia-born actor played Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa in the second season of The Wire and Tony’s high school football coach in a dream sequence on The Sopranos. His daughter, Anne Marie Scalies confirmed […]

He had a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The Sopranos and The Wire actor Charley Scalies has passed away at the age of 84. The Philadelphia-born actor played Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa in the second season of The Wire and Tony’s high school football coach in a dream sequence on The Sopranos. His daughter, Anne Marie Scalies confirmed […]

10 months ago

The iconic scene from The Wire that HBO executives wanted to cut

‘The cheese stands alone.’ Back in 2002, The Wire arrived on TV screens and brought an array of fascinating, complicated characters to us, such as Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) and Omar Little (Michael K Williams). The Wire ran on HBO for five seasons, between 2002 and 2008. It was reasonably successful […]

‘The cheese stands alone.’ Back in 2002, The Wire arrived on TV screens and brought an array of fascinating, complicated characters to us, such as Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) and Omar Little (Michael K Williams). The Wire ran on HBO for five seasons, between 2002 and 2008. It was reasonably successful […]

3 years ago

Keanu Reeves pays emotional tribute to John Wick co-star Lance Reddick

John Wick Chapter 4 will be dedicated to Reddick Keanu Reeves had said he is “deeply saddened and heartbroken” over the death of his John Wick co-star Lance Reddick, writes Steve Hopkins. The actor died Friday, aged 60. Reddick, best known for his role in The Wire, also appeared in all four John Wick movies. He died “suddenly” […]

John Wick Chapter 4 will be dedicated to Reddick Keanu Reeves had said he is “deeply saddened and heartbroken” over the death of his John Wick co-star Lance Reddick, writes Steve Hopkins. The actor died Friday, aged 60. Reddick, best known for his role in The Wire, also appeared in all four John Wick movies. He died “suddenly” […]

3 years ago

Tributes pour in for Lance Reddick as The Wire star dies aged 60

The actor will appear in the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4. Lance Reddick, known for his role as Cedric Daniels in The Wire, has passed away from natural causes, according to his agent. He was 60. The actor, who started his screen career in the 90’s, is also known for his roles in Fringe, Bosch […]

The actor will appear in the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4. Lance Reddick, known for his role as Cedric Daniels in The Wire, has passed away from natural causes, according to his agent. He was 60. The actor, who started his screen career in the 90’s, is also known for his roles in Fringe, Bosch […]

3 years ago

The new show from the creator of The Wire is available to stream in Ireland

Brought to you by NOW One of the best police thrillers of recent years has arrived. The very first episode of The Wire debuted 20 years ago this week, and to this day, it is still considered to be one of the very best TV shows ever made. The creator of that show now has […]

Brought to you by NOW One of the best police thrillers of recent years has arrived. The very first episode of The Wire debuted 20 years ago this week, and to this day, it is still considered to be one of the very best TV shows ever made. The creator of that show now has […]

3 years ago

The 100 greatest TV shows of the 21st century have been revealed

Start your arguments… now! Everyone loves a good, definitive, “Actually, this is the pinnacle of pop culture because we said so” list, don’t they? It’s just one of those facts of life. Take, for example, Rolling Stone’s recent compendium of the 500 Best Songs of All Time, which placed Aretha Franklin’s soaring ‘Respect’ at number one. As […]

Start your arguments… now! Everyone loves a good, definitive, “Actually, this is the pinnacle of pop culture because we said so” list, don’t they? It’s just one of those facts of life. Take, for example, Rolling Stone’s recent compendium of the 500 Best Songs of All Time, which placed Aretha Franklin’s soaring ‘Respect’ at number one. As […]

4 years ago

The Wire

Brought to you by NOW One of the best police thrillers of recent years has arrived. The very first episode of The Wire debuted 20 years ago this week, and to this day, it is still considered to be one of the very best TV shows ever made. The creator of that show now has [&hellip;]

Brought to you by NOW One of the best police thrillers of recent years has arrived. The very first episode of The Wire debuted 20 years ago this week, and to this day, it is still considered to be one of the very best TV shows ever made. The creator of that show now has […]