Season Five promo on YouTube! Check it out.
Season Five is set to air on Sunday, Jan. 6.

Steve Earle's "Down in the Hole"

The theme song for Season Five by Steve Earle is now available on iTunes. The album is called Washington Square Serenade. I have to say, my immediate reaction is that it's one of the weakest of the five versions. It doesn't really go anywhere, there are few intonations in the lead vocals. It feels sort of flat to me and doesn't build off any of the other versions.

Felicia Pearson ("Snoop") has authored a book that is being released on Nov. 1. Titled "Grace After Midnight" it's a memoir of her coming of age in East Baltimore. She's also speaking tomorrow at Karibu Books in Baltimore. Donut from the show is speaking at a Baltimore Book Event this weekend (click on same link for info).

And the DVD box for Season Four will be released on December 4th.

It's a Wrap for Season Five!

The Washington Post ran this article on its front page of Monday's edition (if the link doesn't work just do a Google News search for "The Wire" to find it). The show finished shooting on its fifth season last weekend. This article is really a must-read, giving a great glimpse into the actors' lives and how much the show meant to them as well as the intentions of Simon and Burns. The show, as conceived by its creators, is meant to be the television equivalent of a long novel. Money quote:

"In many ways, 'The Wire' is a long, convoluted love letter to Baltimore-- from a conflicted but resolutely committed lover."

The photo above is Dominic West (McNulty) addressing the cast and crew once the shooting had wrapped.