'The Wire' roundtable
By Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
After spending five seasons exploring urban decay in Baltimore, the HBO series
"The Wire" culminates Sunday night. The 90-minute finale reveals whether the exposure of the bogus serial killer scheme concocted by Dets. Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) and Lester Freamon will take down the major drug investigation they surreptitiously financed. But for hard-core fans of the program (which seem to be the only kind), the final plotline is secondary to the larger societal questions raised by the drama's nuanced storytelling. In January, we sat down with seven actors from the large cast to get their thoughts on hope in the ghetto and other topics. Excerpts from the nearly two-hour conversation with castmembers Clarke Peters (Freamon), Andre Royo (Bubbles), Lance Reddick (Col. Cedric Daniels), Sonja Sohn (Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs), Jamie Hector (Marlo Stanfield), Michael K. Williams (Omar Little) and Wendell Pierce (Det. William "Bunk" Moreland) follow.
