Airs on HBO · Crime · Drama
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
10 episodes
Aired January 6, 2008
In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. And now, in the media. The places and faces change, but the game remains the same. In the fifth — and final — season, the series expands its focus into the media — specifically the role of newspapers in big-city bureaucracy — as it follows a newspaper staff as they struggle to maintain integrity and meet deadlines in the face of budget cuts and staff reductions.
1. More with Less
59 minJanuary 6, 2008
"The bigger the lie, the more they believe." - Bunk Moreland. McNulty and the detail continue to st…
2. Unconfirmed Reports
59 minJanuary 13, 2008
"This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk Moreland Freamon keeps a look out for Marlo, who is putting toget…
3. Not for Attribution
59 minJanuary 20, 2008
"They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher Mayor Carcetti's police department plan is leaked…
4. Transitions
59 minJanuary 27, 2008
"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton Omar plots his revenge for his former associates murder now…
5. React Quotes
59 minFebruary 3, 2008
"Just because they're in the street doesn't mean they lack opinions." - Haynes While the crew await…
6. The Dickensian Aspect
59 minFebruary 10, 2008
"If you have a problem with this. I understand completely." - Freamon Marlo's crew goes on full ale…
7. Took
59 minFebruary 17, 2008
"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman After cooking up another scheme for the homeless ca…
8. Clarifications
59 minFebruary 24, 2008
"A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning A shift in the police department…
9. Late Editions
60 minMarch 2, 2008
"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it." - Snoop A promising lead makes Freamon's hard work worthwhile,…
10. -30-
94 minMarch 9, 2008
"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction fr…
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