If you happen to be a fan of the Wire and are binge-watching it this weekend, you might also be following Twitter at the same time. Some of the actors and actresses have been live-tweeting during the marathon, reflecting on being part of a classic TV show and revealing things from behind the scenes. If you can’t keep up with both things, don’t worry. We’ve collected tweets from everybody, from Bubbles to Bodie to Bunk.
SPOILER ALERT
Season 1
Bubbles (Andre Royo) was really nervous when he shot his first scene:
Herc (Domenick Lombardozzi) remembers a scene with Bubbles where a real rat crawled over their feet:
One of Bunk’s (Wendell Pierce) favorite moments? Interrogating D’Angelo (Larry Gilliam Jr.):
When it hits you that Day-Day (Donnell Rawlings) is also Ashy Larry:
Bunk recalled that he and Sergeant Landsman (Delaney Williams) had the ladies swooning over them on set. To which the sergeant responds:
Poot (Tray Chaney) revealed that the actor behind D’Angelo taught him a lot:
Lieutenant Daniels (Lance Reddick) chimed in with a salute to his fellow cast members:
Kima (Sonja Sohn) thought the building up to the death of Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) was a work of art:
Bunk also revealed that whenever a cast member was killed off, everybody would come to their final moment and bid them farewell:
Bodie (JD Williams) has a pick for most underrated role on the show:
To wrap up Season 1, how many E’s goes into the classic line from Senator Clay Davis (Isiah Whitlock Jr.)? He offers a number:
Season 2
Sapper (Brandon Tate) gave props to the actor behind Frank Sobatka (Chris Bauer) for transforming into the Stevedore, and he responded that it’s all about the role:
Bubbles tweeted about director David Simon and the cast not receiving awards for the show:
Namond (Julito McCullum) thinks Sobatka is one of the most unappreciated characters on the show:
Check back in throughout the marathon for additional tweets from the cast.
You can also find the author on Twitter at @SeveChambers.
The Wire Cast Tweets Inside Stories, Memories Of Show During HBO Marathon was originally published on theurbandaily.com
