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Monday, March 3, 2008

Nutter to screen "The Wire" finale in City Hall

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Sometimes it's good to be mayor.

Mayor Nutter is such a huge fan of the gritty HBO drama, The Wire, that he has organized a special City Hall screening of the series finale Sunday night.

“As a fan it’s tremendous,” said Nutter, who squeezed in a viewing of the season opener in the jam-packed days before his inauguration. “I want to say thank you to HBO for responding.”

Wendell Pierce, the actor who portrays affable Detective Bunk Moreland, is scheduled to attend. Nutter hopes other actors from the show will sign on also.

(We're keeping our fingers crossed for Michael Kenneth Williams, AKA Omar Little.)

City Representative Melanie Johnson said that after the 8 p.m. screening in the Mayor's Reception Room, Nutter will host a question and answer session with the actors. 

HBO has sanctioned the event and will be providing technical support, said Johnson. The Greater Philadelphia Film Office is also working with Nutter on the project.

Johnson said the roughly 100 tickets for the screening would be evenly divided between invited guests and the general public. She said the city hopes to do a ticket raffle through the Philadelphia Daily News, the Inquirer, Al Dia and the Philadelphia Tribune.

Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 3:31 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:37 PM, 03/03/2008
    what the hell does this have to do with philly. they are killing each and he is watching the wire. the tv program its not reality...wow philly once again you picked a winner as a mayor. get the ny commisioner back he had you guys under a tight reign or better yet. See what the south esp north carolina what they do about the crime in the streets. because they barely have crime in charlotte.
    — phillyneedstocometogether
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:49 PM, 03/03/2008
    Maybe Nutter should spend more time evaluating his support of Clinton instead of Obama. Maybe he should develop a backbone and "reject and denounce" the racially charged comments of Governor Rendell a few weeks back....
    — Truth
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:16 PM, 03/03/2008
    Maybe he can set up a screening of the old Eddie Murphy movie "Trading Places", at least it was partially filmed in Philadelphia... Or maybe he should invite HBO to come to town and make a documentary about gun violence. Yet another politician who leaves me uninspired.
    — DennisAtwell
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:23 PM, 03/03/2008
    I expected so much more of Nutter. Turns out he is already wrapped up in his so called celebrity!
    — Truth
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:25 PM, 03/03/2008
    Maybe you two Dennisatwell or truth needs to move to another city.
    — phillyneedstocometogether
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:13 PM, 03/03/2008
    i hope clark johnson shows up. he's a philly native.
    — joeblow
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:49 PM, 03/03/2008
    Obama is a wire fan also. His favorite character on the wire is Omar Little.
    — Adevar
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:15 PM, 03/04/2008
    What do I have to do to get in on this? Seriously I would absolutely LOVE to be at this event.
    — MilaXXX


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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics ­– which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002 and has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. After covering the 2007 mayoral election, she moved over to the City Hall bureau where she has been reporting on the Nutter administration.
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.
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