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Misgivings
"Misgivings" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series ''The Wire''. Written by Eric Overmyer from a story by Ed Burns & Overmyer, and directed by Ernest Dickerson, it originally aired on November 19, 2006. Plot Politics Senator Clay Davis meets with Commissioner Ervin Burrell and tries to reassure him that he is safe from Tommy Carcetti's plans to unseat him now that Carcetti has won the election and has already put de facto Deputy Commissioner William Rawls in charge of his position. Davis believes that Burrell's race is his trump card, and knows he has got the City Council President's, Nerese Campbell, as well as the Ministers' support, but urges him to impress the mayor with police work. Burrell is at a loss for how to act on this suggestion. Davis later meets with Carcetti and Norman Wilson. He brings up Burrell's precarious position and Wilson reveals that they hope that his supporters will be swayed if they attract a better candidate. Davis sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Of The Wire
The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in ''The Wire''. Command The department is led by a Police Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioners of Operations (often shortened to Deputy Ops) and Administration. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. The Deputy Ops wields a great deal of power and is responsible for the day-to-day activity of the department's district and investigative unit commanders. The Administrative Deputy oversees the Internal Investigations Division (IID) and other units. The Baltimore Police Department#Rank structure and insignia, real life chain of command from the Commissioner downwards is Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective/Officer. However, in the series, any mention of the ranks of Chief, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain are omitted. Presumably this is to avoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Mello
The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in ''The Wire''. Command The department is led by a Police Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioners of Operations (often shortened to Deputy Ops) and Administration. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. The Deputy Ops wields a great deal of power and is responsible for the day-to-day activity of the department's district and investigative unit commanders. The Administrative Deputy oversees the Internal Investigations Division (IID) and other units. The real life chain of command from the Commissioner downwards is Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective/Officer. However, in the series, any mention of the ranks of Chief, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain are omitted. Presumably this is to avoid confusion and make the relationships between differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School System Of The Wire
The school system of ''The Wire'' is a fictional education system in the city of Baltimore depicted in the HBO drama series ''The Wire''. The fourth season of the show introduced an examination of the Baltimore city school system and many new characters including pupils, staff and education board employees. Administration Howard "Bunny" Colvin Colvin was a thirty-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department and a district commander before his radical policies caused his forced retirement. He moved into working with potential repeat violent offenders in the school system. Marcia Donnelly *Played by: Tootsie Duvall *Appears in :Season 4: " Boys of Summer"; " Soft Eyes"; "Home Rooms"; "Refugees"; " Alliances"; "Margin of Error"; "Unto Others"; "Know Your Place"; "Misgivings"; "A New Day"; "That's Got His Own" :Season 5: "–30–". Marcia Donnelly is the Assistant Principal of Edward J. Tilghman Middle School. She is a disciplinary, no-nonsense person whom the students have learne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were classmates at the Tisch School of the Arts and worked together on Lee's 1983 master's degree thesis student film, '' Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads'', which ultimately won a Student Academy Award. As a director, he is known for action and horror films such as ''Juice'', ''Demon Knight'', ''Bulletproof'', ''Bones'' and ''Never Die Alone''. He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series, including ''Once Upon a Time'', ''The Wire'', '' Dexter'', ''The Walking Dead'', and ''Godfather of Harlem''. Early life Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies. He later relocated to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Overmyer
Eric Ellis Overmyer (born September 25, 1951) is an American writer and producer. He has written and/or produced numerous TV shows, including '' St. Elsewhere'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''Law & Order'', ''The Wire'', ''New Amsterdam'', '' Bosch'', '' Treme'', and ''The Man in the High Castle''. Biography He graduated as a theater major from Reed College in 1973. He credits his time at the college for helping him find and claim his identity as a writer. Overmyer wrote for the NBC crime drama ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' from 1996 to 1999. He joined the crew as a writer for the fourth season. He became a consulting producer for the sixth season in fall 1997. He returned as a supervising producer for the seventh and final season in fall 1998. The series was based on the book ''Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'' by David Simon. Simon also worked as a writer and producer on the later seasons on the show and the two became friends. Overmyer joined the crew of ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians Of The Wire
The following are politicians, family members, and assistants administrating the politics of Baltimore on ''The Wire''. Maryland State politicians Clay Davis * Played by: Isiah Whitlock, Jr. * Appears in: :Season one: "One Arrest"; " The Cost" and " Cleaning Up". :Season two: " Hot Shots" and "Port in a Storm". :Season three: " Hamsterdam"; " Straight and True"; "Homecoming"; "Moral Midgetry" and "Slapstick". :Season four: " Soft Eyes"; "Margin of Error"; "Misgivings"; " A New Day" and "Final Grades". :Season five: "More with Less"; " Unconfirmed Reports"; " Not for Attribution"; " Transitions"; "React Quotes"; "The Dickensian Aspect"; "Took"; " Clarifications"; "Late Editions" and " -30-". Clay Davis is a corrupt State Senator who is an important Democratic fundraiser. Baltimore mayors therefore try to stay on his good side. Damien Lavelle Price * Played by: Donnell Rawlings * Appears in: :Season one: "One Arrest" and "Lessons". :Season five: " Not for Attribution" and "Took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Day (The Wire)
"A New Day" is the 11th episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series ''The Wire''. Written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns, and directed by Brad Anderson, it originally aired on November 26, 2006. Plot Western district Namond Brice buys Chinese takeout for Michael Lee, Randy Wagstaff and Duquan "Dukie" Weems. Sitting on a stoop with Donut, they discuss the recent murder of Little Kevin. Randy is dismayed to learn of Kevin's death. Officer Walker walks by and tells the boys to move on, accusing them of waiting to rob a passer-by. The boys plan revenge on Walker for his brutal assault on Donut. Michael says he knows of a bar that is well known as a police hangout that Walker frequents and vows to handle the problem. Although Namond, Randy and Dukie express doubts, Michael does not hesitate. As Walker leaves the bar, Duquan scratches Walker's car, luring Walker to chase him. In an alley, Michael confronts Walker with a gun, ordering Walker to turn a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanfield Organization
On the fictional television drama ''The Wire'', the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. The Organization is introduced in Season Three of ''The Wire'' as a growing and significantly violent drug syndicate. Marlo has established his organization's power in West Baltimore's main streets in the shadow of the dominating Barksdale Organization, which was more concerned with conducting its activities in the Franklin Terrace Towers. The Stanfield Organization violently clashes with the Barksdale crew after the latter is forced to move on from the demolished Franklin Terrace Towers and tries to reclaim the streets the gang once dominated. Marlo's is the only crew in the area not to let itself be absorbed into the feared Barksdale gang, and a violent turf war breaks out. The Stanfield Organization begins as the underdog, but fallout from the strain of the war combined with internal strife among the Barksdale Organization leadership, the organization's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barksdale Organization
The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Department setting up a Major Crimes Unit to investigate the Barksdale Organization, led by Avon Barksdale who is portrayed as the most powerful drug kingpin in Baltimore. The gang's criminal activities include heroin and cocaine dealing, homicides (including killing witnesses in criminal cases against the gang), and money laundering. Avon Barksdale's power in west Baltimore was established some time before the events of season 1. The Barksdale Organization started a turf war for the city's largest public housing project. When they won the war and got the prized Franklin Terrace Towers, they had the best drug territory in the city and dominated the illicit heroin trade in west Baltimore. The show starts sometime after these events. The Balt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know Your Place
"Know Your Place" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series ''The Wire''. Written by Kia Corthron from a story by Ed Burns & Kia Corthron, and directed by Alex Zakrzewski, it originally aired on November 12, 2006. Plot summary Bodie's crew Poot returns to the streets from prison after having been arrested alongside Avon Barksdale and many of his lieutenants and soldiers in Season 3. Bodie tells him about how Marlo was able to threaten the crew into working under him, but Poot does not mind the change of leadership, stating that one boss is the same as the next. Herc and Dozerman pull up in a patrol car, looking for Little Kevin to question in Lex's murder. Nobody tells Herc their names. Recognizing only Bodie and Poot, he says everyone under 5'6" and 150 lbs. goes into the wagon, and the three smallest corner boys are snatched up. Not realizing that Kevin's nickname is a joke on his portly size, Herc and Dozerman leave the real Little Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunk Moreland
William "Bunk" Moreland is a fictional character in ''The Wire'', played by Wendell Pierce. Bunk's character is based on a retired Baltimore detective named Oscar "The Bunk" Requer. He is portrayed as a generally competent, if profane and curmudgeonly detective. Like his best friend Jimmy McNulty, he also has problems related to infidelity and alcohol abuse, although he is more mindful than McNulty of the department's chain of command. Casting According to series creator David Simon, Pierce was cast immediately after completing his audition for the part. In Jonathan Abrams' book '' All The Pieces Matter'', about the process of making ''The Wire'', Simon described Pierce's state of mind at the audition: "He was really pissed off. He had gotten in an argument with a cab driver. It was one of those sort of trying-to-hail-a-cab-while-black moments in New York, and he came in and he was steaming." Although he tried to apologize for being upset, the casting staff felt his attitude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlo Stanfield
Marlo Stanfield is a fictional character on the HBO television drama ''The Wire'', played by actor Jamie Hector. Stanfield is a young, ambitious, intelligent and ruthless gangster and head of the eponymous Stanfield Organization in the Baltimore drug trade. Marlo's organization starts out small-time, competing with the larger Barksdale Organization, but rises to the top of the Baltimore drug trade fairly quickly. A repeated theme in Marlo's characterization is his demand for unconditional respect, which supersedes all other concerns. Marlo is murderously narcissistic; he frequently orders the deaths of those who disrespect him or undermine his name on the streets, and is arguably the most ruthless and violent of the drug kingpins portrayed in ''The Wire''. In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him #2 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". Character background and plot relations Marlo's background prior to his drug empire is largely unexplored. He was a previous suspect in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
