When HBO cancelled The Wire after S3, none of the actors were under contract anymore. When David Simon got the OK for S4 he wrote to the actors, asking them to come back and not ask for more $ (wasn’t in the budget). They all did, at the same pay, which is unheard of in acting.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Gbenga Akinnagbe turned down the role of Slim Charles because it interfered with his schoolwork at the time, so they created the role of Chris Partlow for him.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Happy 50th Birthday to Lawrence Gilliard Jr., D'Angelo Barksdale on #TheWire. Born: September 22, 1971, New York, NY.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
It’s your birthday, Jimmy. You can get whatever you want. Happy 52nd Birthday to Dominic West, Jimmy McNulty on The Wire. Born October 15th, 1969 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
I remember the day he posted this and how angry I was. Rest easy Michael K. Williams.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Happy 46th Birthday to Jamie Hector, Marlo Stanfield on The Wire. Born October 7, 1975 in Brooklyn, NY.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Recent pic of Charlie Scalies aka Horseface. Still representing- wearing a Wire hat. Taken 7/19/212yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Snoop at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup. 5 days after her release she met Michael K. Williams in a club and soon was acting on TheWire.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Happy 59th Birthday to actor Michael Potts, Brother Mouzone on #TheWire. Born: September 21, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York .2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
15 years ago today- October 1st, 2006. Season 4 episode 4, “Refugees” aired on HBO. Story by Ed Burns & Dennis Lehane.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
17 years ago today- October 3, 2004. Season 3 ep.3 ‘Dead Soldiers’ premiered. Bubbles & Johnny go back to work for McNulty & Kima. Colvin dreams up Hamsterdam and we see the character who we eventually know as Kenard for the first time. The target is now Kintel Williamson.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
“Motherfuckers don’t shoot like that”- Felicia Pearson to David Simon and Ed Burns, on shooters holding the gun sideways. #Snoop2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
“Marlo Stanfield AKA “Black”. That boy is the spawn of the devil, Kima” - Det. Vernon Holly2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
Hamsterdam is almost legal. It aired 17 years ago today, October 10, 2004.2yr ⋅ Ziggys_Duck ⋅ r/TheWire
