HOME / hot document: Primary sources exposed and explained.

The Wire's Suppressed Final Scene

hot document:
entries
1234

By Bonnie Goldstein
Posted Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at 3:40 PM ET

The fifth and final season of HBO's award-winning series The Wire debuts Sunday evening. Its theme is the declining influence of the press. In August, as shooting was about to wrap for the last episode, the exhausted production crew and cast were advised they would have to rehearse and tape an unexpected additional four-page scene (see below and the following three pages). Although there was mild "grumbling," series creator David Simon told the Baltimore City Paper, "everyone acted professionally." Inexplicably, the scene will not be aired.

Got a Hot Document? Send it to . Please indicate whether you wish to remain anonymous.

hot document:
entries
1234

By Bonnie Goldstein
Posted Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at 3:40 PM ET
Print This ArticlePRINTEmail to a FriendE-MAILShare This ArticleRECOMMEND...Get Slate RSS FeedsRSS
Bonnie Goldstein is a former special investigator to the U.S. Senate and investigative producer for ABC News.
What did you think of this article?
Join The Fray: Our Reader Discussion Forum
POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES
TODAY'S PICTURES
TODAY'S CARTOONS
TODAY'S DOONESBURY
TODAY'S VIDEO
Back in the summer of '69—in Afghanistan.85/090701_TP.jpg
Cartoonists' take on Iraq.22/090701_TC.jpg
Tongue of Newt. 52/DoonesburyPlaceholder.jpg