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HBO's 'Wire' plugs in VOD vignettes


December 05, 2007 The critically acclaimed HBO series has given a multiplatform launch to three filmed shorts produced by "Wire" creator David Simon that explore the backstories of some its characters. In addition, HBO will make all episodes of "Wire" available on VOD one week before their linear premiere (with the exception of the finale). Two of the shorts are devoted to the characters Prop Joe and Omar, depicting them as children who show flashes of their adult personality traits.

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