THE WIRE: Polls to determine Favorite Characters, Pre-Poll Discussion

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Here’s the big category “The Law” with duplicates marked. I should mention that I’m counting multiple appearances, whether in the same “grouping” or not, of people on the IMDb list as duplicates.

I have quite a few IMDb names not accounted for, and I’m hoping it’s just that I failed to mark them as used somewhere. I have to account for the Paper and School groups you did, and that may get the missing ones down to a small number.

What else do you need me to do with the big IMDb list?

How close do you feel we are to starting some poll threads? Would you like to own that task?

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Contents

=== 1 Police

Contents

1 Command

1.1 Current department commanders

1.1.1 William Rawls
John Doman … Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
1.1.2 Cedric Daniels
Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
1.1.3 Stanislaus Valchek
Al Brown … Major Valchek / … (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
1.1.4 Bobby Reed
Tony Head … Maj. Bobby Reed (9 episodes, 2002-2004)

1.2 Former members

1.2.1 Ervin Burrell
Frankie Faison … Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell / … (47 episodes, 2002-2008)

1.2.2 Warren Frazier
Warren Frazier
Played by: Dick Stilwell
Appears in:
Season one: “The Hunt”.

1.2.3 Raymond Foerster
Richard DeAngelis … Col. Raymond Foerster / … (15 episodes, 2002-2006)

2 Major Crimes Unit

2.1 Current members

2.1.1 Command

2.1.1.1 Jimmy Asher
Gene Terinoni … Lt. Jimmy Asher (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
2.1.1.2 Lester Freamon
Clarke Peters … Det. Lester Freamon (59 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.1.2 Detectives/Officers

2.1.2.1 Kenneth Dozerman
Rick Otto … Off. Kenneth Dozerman / … (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
2.1.2.2 Jimmy McNulty
Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.1.2.3 Leander Sydnor
Corey Parker Robinson … Det. Leander Sydnor (45 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2 Former members

2.2.1 Command

2.2.1.1 Cedric Daniels
@@ Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.2.1.2 Charles Marimow
Boris McGiver … Lt. Charles Marimow (6 episodes, 2006)
2.2.1.3 Thomas “Herc” Hauk
Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Thomas ‘Herc’ Hauk / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2.2 Detail members

2.2.2.1 Ellis Carver
Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.2.2.2 Patrick Mahon
Tom Quinn … Det. Patrick Mahon (3 episodes, 2002)
2.2.2.3 Augustus Polk
Nat Benchley … Det. Augustus Polk (6 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2.3 Unit members

2.2.3.1 Shakima “Kima” Greggs
Sonja Sohn … Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.2.3.2 Roland “Prez” Pryzbylewski
Jim True-Frost … Det. Roland ‘Prez’ Pryzbylewski / … (50 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.2.3.3 Caroline Massey
Joilet Harris … Off. Caroline Massey (7 episodes, 2004-2006)

3 Homicide unit

3.1 Current members

3.1.1 Jay Landsman
Delaney Williams … Sgt. Jay Landsman (45 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.1.2 Frank Barlow
Michael Stone Forrest … Det. Frank Barlow (4 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.1.3 Christeson
Dennis Hill … Det. Christeson (5 episodes, 2008)
3.1.4 Michael Crutchfield
Gregory L. Williams … Det. Michael Crutchfield (19 episodes, 2004-2008)
3.1.5 Shakima “Kima” Greggs
@@ Sonja Sohn … Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.1.6 Vernon Holley
Brian Anthony Wilson … Det. Vernon Holley (18 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.1.7 William “Bunk” Moreland
Wendell Pierce … Det. William ‘Bunk’ Moreland (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.1.8 Ed Norris
Edward T. Norris … Det. Edward Norris / … (22 episodes, 2002-2008)

3.1.9 Winona
Winona
Appears in:
Season two: “Ebb Tide”
Season three: “Dead Soldiers”, Mission Accomplished (uncredited)
Season four: “Soft Eyes”, “Refugees”, “Corner Boys”; “Know Your Place”, “A New Day”, “Final Grades”.

3.2 Former members

3.2.1 Ray Cole
Robert F. Colesberry … Det. Ray Cole (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
3.2.2 Lester Freamon
@@ Clarke Peters … Det. Lester Freamon (59 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.2.3 Jimmy McNulty
@@ Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.2.4 William Rawls
@@ John Doman … Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

4 Western District

4.1 Current staff

4.1.1 Command

4.1.1.1 Dennis Mello
Jay Landsman … Lt. Dennis Mello / … (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
4.1.1.2 Ellis Carver
@@ Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

4.1.2 Uniformed Patrolmen

4.1.2.1 Brian Baker
Brian Baker
Played by: Derek Horton
Appears in
Season three: “Time After Time”; “All Due Respect”
Season four: “Misgivings”; “A New Day” (uncredited).
Season five: “Took” (uncredited)

4.1.2.2 Bobby Brown
Bobby J. Brown … Off. Bobby Brown (10 episodes, 2002-2008)
4.1.2.3 Aaron Castor
Lee E. Cox … Off. Aaron Castor (5 episodes, 2004-2008)
4.1.2.4 Michael Santangelo
Michael Salconi … Off. Michael Santangelo / … (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
4.1.2.5 Eddie Walker
Jonnie Brown … Off. Eddie Walker / … (7 episodes, 2003-2006)

4.1.3 Plainclothes Officers

4.1.3.1 Anthony Colicchio
Benjamin Busch … Off. Anthony Colicchio (18 episodes, 2004-2008)
4.1.3.2 Lloyd “Truck” Garrick
Ryan Sands … Off. Lloyd ‘Truck’ Garrick (16 episodes, 2004-2008)

4.1.3.3 Lambert
Lambert
Played by: Nakia Dillard
Appears in:
Season three: “Time After Time”; “All Due Respect”; “Homecoming”; “Back Burners”; Reformation.

4.2 Former staff

4.2.1 Major Howard “Bunny” Colvin
Robert Wisdom … Howard ‘Bunny’ Colvin / … (27 episodes, 2003-2008)
4.2.2 Kenneth Dozerman
Rick Otto … Off. Kenneth Dozerman / … (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
4.2.3 Thomas “Herc” Hauk
@@ Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Thomas ‘Herc’ Hauk / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
4.2.4 Jimmy McNulty
@@ Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

5 Others

5.1 Walter Cantrell
Dave Trovato … Lt. Walter Cantrell / … (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
5.2 Claude Diggins
Jeffrey Fugitt … Claude Diggins (7 episodes, 2003)
5.3 Randall Frazier
Erik Dellums … Dr. Randall Frazier (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
5.4 Beadie Russell
Amy Ryan … Off. Beatrice ‘Beadie’ Russell (20 episodes, 2003-2008)
5.5 Marvin Taylor
Barnett Milton Lloyd … Maj. Marvin Taylor (2 episodes, 2004)
5.6 Torret
Derren Fuentes … SWAT Team Leader (2 episodes, 2004)

6 Relatives

6.1 Cheryl
Melanie Nicholls-King … Cheryl (15 episodes, 2002-2008)
6.2 Elena McNulty
Callie Thorne … Elena McNulty (12 episodes, 2002-2008)
6.3 Sean McNulty
Eric G. Ryan … Sean McNulty (7 episodes, 2002-2008)
6.4 Michael McNulty
Antonio Cordova … Michael McNulty (9 episodes, 2002-2008)

7 Actual BPD Officers who have appeared

7.1 Gary D’Addario
Gary D’Addario … Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale (5 episodes, 2003-2008)

7.2 Leonard Hamm
Leonard Hamm
Season five: “Not for Attribution”

7.3 Jay Landsman
@@ Jay Landsman … Lt. Dennis Mello / … (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
7.4 Edward Norris
@@ Edward T. Norris … Det. Edward Norris / … (22 episodes, 2002-2008)

7.5 Jimmy Rood
Jimmy Rood
Season four: “Boys of Summer”

7.6 Donald Worden
Donald Worden
Mentioned in :Season three: “Slapstick”
Season five: “Not for Attribution”
7.7 Other Officers mentioned

7.7.1 Ed Burns
Ed Burns
Mentioned in: :Season three: “Slapstick”

7.7.2 Michael Crutchfield
Michael Crutchfield
recurring character of the same name

7.7.3 Vernon Holley
Vernon Holley
recurring character of the same name

7.7.4 Roger Nolan
Roger Nolan
Mentioned in :Season one: “The Target”

7.7.5 Rick Requer
Rick Requer
Mentioned in :Season five: “Transitions”

=== 2 FBI

2.1 Terrance “Fitz” Fitzhugh
Doug Olear … FBI Spec. Agent Terrance ‘Fitz’ Fitzhugh (13 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.2 Amanda Reese
Benay Berger … FBI Supervisor Amanda Reese / … (8 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.3 Kristos Koutris
Tom Mardirosian … Agent Kristos Koutris (3 episodes, 2003)

=== 3 Court house

3.1 Rupert Bond
Dion Graham … State’s Attorney Rupert Bond (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
3.2 Nadiva Bryant
Toni Lewis … F.B.I. Agent / … (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
3.3 Steven Demper
Doug Roberts … State’s Attorney Steven Demper (3 episodes, 2002-2004)
3.4 Ilene Nathan
Susan Rome … Asst. State’s Atty. Ilene Nathan / … (6 episodes, 2002-2006)
3.5 Rhonda Pearlman
Deirdre Lovejoy … Asst. State’s Atty. Rhonda Pearlman (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.6 Daniel Phelan
Peter Gerety … Judge Daniel Phelan (15 episodes, 2002-2008)
3.7 Gary DiPasquale
@@ Gary D’Addario … Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale (5 episodes, 2003-2008)

=== 4 Politics

Contents

1 Maryland State Politicians

1.1 Clay Davis
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … State Sen. R. Clayton ‘Clay’ Davis (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
1.2 Damien Lavelle Price
Donnell Rawlings … Damien ‘Day-Day’ Price (4 episodes, 2002-2008)
1.3 Odell Watkins
Frederick Strother … State Delegate Odell Watkins (16 episodes, 2004-2008)

2 Baltimore City Administration

2.1 Current

2.1.1 Nerese Campbell
Marlyne Barrett … Council President Nerese Campbell (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
2.1.2 Tommy Carcetti
Aidan Gillen … Councilman Thomas ‘Tommy’ Carcetti / … (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
2.1.3 Marla Daniels
Maria Broom … Marla Daniels (16 episodes, 2002-2008)
2.1.4 Gerry
Karen Vicks … Gerry (7 episodes, 2006)
2.1.5 Anthony Gray
Christopher Mann … Councilman Anthony Gray / … (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
2.1.6 Michael Steintorf
Neal Huff … Chief of Staff Michael Steintorf (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
2.1.7 Norman Wilson
Reg E. Cathey … Norman Wilson (23 episodes, 2006-2008)

2.2 Former

2.2.1 Eunetta Perkins
Eunetta Perkins
Played by: Unknown
Appears in:
Season three: “Mission Accomplished”
Season four: “Alliances”

2.2.2 Coleman Parker
Cleo Reginald Pizana … Chief of Staff Coleman Parker / … (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
2.2.3 Clarence Royce
Glynn Turman … Mayor Clarence V. Royce / … (22 episodes, 2004-2008)

3 Campaign staff

3.1 Theresa D’Agostino
Brandy Burre … Theresa D’Agostino (15 episodes, 2004-2006)

4 Fund-raisers

4.1 Andy Krawczyk
Michael Willis … Andy Krawczyk / … (14 episodes, 2003-2008)

5 Relatives

5.1 Jen Carcetti
Megan Anderson … Jen Carcetti (13 episodes, 2004-2008)

=== 5 Prison staff

5.1 Dwight Tilghman
Antonio D. Charity … Dwight Tilghman (3 episodes, 2003)

42

I think we’re pretty close to starting the polls. I’m working on breaking down the Street list into a couple of subgroups.

One will be basically anyone directly involved with “the game,” and then the other group for Miscellaneous street characters like Bubbles, Deacon, and Walon.

Where should Omar’s boyfriends go? Some helped him w/ crimes, but did they all? Should they all just go into the Misc bin?

What about Butchie and Old Face Andre? They helped the criminals but they operated outside of the Game. Same w/ Mouzone and Lamar.

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Here is how I was thinking of splitting The Street group:

“The Game”
Michael K. Williams … Omar Little (51 episodes, 2002-2008)
J.D. Williams … Preston Broadus (42 episodes, 2002-2006)
Wood Harris … Avon Barksdale (38 episodes, 2002-2008)
Idris Elba … Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell (37 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jamie Hector … Marlo Stanfield (32 episodes, 2004-2008)
Gbenga Akinnagbe … Chris Partlow / … (30 episodes, 2002-2008)
Anwan Glover … Slim Charles (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tray Chaney … Malik ‘Poot’ Carr (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Felicia Pearson … Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson (25 episodes, 2004-2008)
Robert F. Chew … Joseph ‘Proposition Joe’ Stewart (24 episodes, 2002-2008)
Hassan Johnson … Roland ‘Wee-Bey’ Brice (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Larry Gilliard Jr. … D’Angelo Barksdale (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Burton … Sean ‘Shamrock’ McGinty / … (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kwame Patterson … ‘Monk’ Metcalf (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Thuliso Dingwall … Kenard (16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Method Man … Melvin ‘Cheese’ Wagstaff / … (13 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael B. Jordan … Wallace (13 episodes, 2002)
Edward Green … Spider (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chris Clanton … Savino Bratton (9 episodes, 2002-2008)
Darrell Britt-Gibson … O-Dog (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Troj Strickland … Ricardo ‘Fat Face Rick’ Hendrix / … (7 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mia Arnice Chambers … Squeak (4 episodes, 2004)
Melvin Jackson Jr. … Bernard (4 episodes, 2004)
Tyrell Baker … Little Kevin (3 episodes, 2006)
Miscellaneous Street
Alfonso Christian Lover … Old Face Andre (6 episodes, 2006)
Clayton LeBouef … Wendell ‘Orlando’ Blocker (7 episodes, 2002)
DeAndre McCullough … Lamar (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Potts … Brother Mouzone (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rashad Orange … Sherrod (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Shamyl Brown … Donette (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Michael Hyatt … Brianna Barksdale (12 episodes, 2002-2006)
Kelli R. Brown … Kimmy (10 episodes, 2003-2006)
Melvin Williams … Deacon (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Kostroff … Maurice ‘Maury’ Levy (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Leo Fitzpatrick … Johnny Weeks / … (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
Wendy Grantham … Shardene Innes (11 episodes, 2002-2008)
S. Robert Morgan … Butchie (10 episodes, 2003-2008)
Sandi McCree … De’Londa Brice / … (9 episodes, 2006)
Ernest Waddell … Dante (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ramon Rodriguez … Renaldo (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Shamika Cotton … Raylene Lee (Michael’s Mother) (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Steve Earle … Walon (8 episodes, 2002-2008)
Andre Royo … Bubbles / … (52 episodes, 2002-2008)
Chad Coleman … Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise (26 episodes, 2004-2008)

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I proofed the Paper and School groups against the IMDb list and that took care of most of the missing actor/characters in the More-than-10-Eps group. I still have a few I need to locate, though. Shouldn’t be a lot longer.

I’d think of Omar’s boyfriends as part of “the game” even if all they did was “behind the scenes.”

Same with Butchie and Old Face Andre.

Just as a rule-of-thumb for size of groups, I’d say something between 12-40 ought not put too big a strain on the voters, but smaller groups would be the objective if possible.

I would hope the Final Poll might have in the range of 50 to select from. That should give every really good character a shot at a mention at least. We can worry about all that after the sub-polls show us what we’re dealing with.

I’d think a couple weeks should be the time to leave the sub-polls open.

What else to consider?

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Looks good unless you wanted them in number-of-eps order.

46

That all sounds good to me. Here are revised “Street” groups:

“The Game”
Michael K. Williams … Omar Little (51 episodes, 2002-2008)
J.D. Williams … Preston Broadus (42 episodes, 2002-2006)
Wood Harris … Avon Barksdale (38 episodes, 2002-2008)
Idris Elba … Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell (37 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jamie Hector … Marlo Stanfield (32 episodes, 2004-2008)
Gbenga Akinnagbe … Chris Partlow / … (30 episodes, 2002-2008)
Anwan Glover … Slim Charles (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tray Chaney … Malik ‘Poot’ Carr (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Felicia Pearson … Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson (25 episodes, 2004-2008)
Robert F. Chew … Joseph ‘Proposition Joe’ Stewart (24 episodes, 2002-2008)
Hassan Johnson … Roland ‘Wee-Bey’ Brice (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Larry Gilliard Jr. … D’Angelo Barksdale (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard Burton … Sean ‘Shamrock’ McGinty / … (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kwame Patterson … ‘Monk’ Metcalf (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Thuliso Dingwall … Kenard (16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Method Man … Melvin ‘Cheese’ Wagstaff / … (13 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael B. Jordan … Wallace (13 episodes, 2002)
Edward Green … Spider (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kelli R. Brown … Kimmy (10 episodes, 2003-2006)
S. Robert Morgan … Butchie (10 episodes, 2003-2008)
Chris Clanton … Savino Bratton (9 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ernest Waddell … Dante (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ramon Rodriguez … Renaldo (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Darrell Britt-Gibson … O-Dog (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Clayton LeBouef … Wendell ‘Orlando’ Blocker (7 episodes, 2002)
Michael Potts … Brother Mouzone (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Troj Strickland … Ricardo ‘Fat Face Rick’ Hendrix / … (7 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alfonso Christian Lover … Old Face Andre (6 episodes, 2006)
Mia Arnice Chambers … Squeak (4 episodes, 2004)
Melvin Jackson Jr. … Bernard (4 episodes, 2004)
Tyrell Baker … Little Kevin (3 episodes, 2006)
DeAndre McCullough … Lamar (3 episodes, 2003-2004)

Miscellaneous Street
Rashad Orange … Sherrod (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Shamyl Brown … Donette (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Michael Hyatt … Brianna Barksdale (12 episodes, 2002-2006)
Melvin Williams … Deacon (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Kostroff … Maurice ‘Maury’ Levy (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Leo Fitzpatrick … Johnny Weeks / … (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
Wendy Grantham … Shardene Innes (11 episodes, 2002-2008)
Sandi McCree … De’Londa Brice / … (9 episodes, 2006)
Shamika Cotton … Raylene Lee (Michael’s Mother) (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Steve Earle … Walon (8 episodes, 2002-2008)
Andre Royo … Bubbles / … (52 episodes, 2002-2008)
Chad Coleman … Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise (26 episodes, 2004-2008)

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Sorry, here is Misc in order

Miscellaneous Street
Andre Royo … Bubbles / … (52 episodes, 2002-2008)
Chad Coleman … Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Kostroff … Maurice ‘Maury’ Levy (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Leo Fitzpatrick … Johnny Weeks / … (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
Shamyl Brown … Donette (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Michael Hyatt … Brianna Barksdale (12 episodes, 2002-2006)
Melvin Williams … Deacon (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Wendy Grantham … Shardene Innes (11 episodes, 2002-2008)
Sandi McCree … De’Londa Brice / … (9 episodes, 2006)
Shamika Cotton … Raylene Lee (Michael’s Mother) (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Steve Earle … Walon (8 episodes, 2002-2008)
Rashad Orange … Sherrod (7 episodes, 2004-2006)

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Okay. Here are the few dangling IMDb folks:

Michael Ahl “Detective” – I don’t recognize him and Wiki didn’t list him that I could find.

These are barely worth the copy/paste, but here they are:

Thomas W. Stewart … Banquet Attendee / … (12 episodes, 2004-2008)

Jeffrey Lorenzo … Karim Williams (11 episodes, 2006)

Jennifer Rouse … Whiting’s Secretary / … (10 episodes, 2003-2008)

Art Hall … Reporter (10 episodes, 2008)

They wouldn’t be getting my vote. Maybe somebody will be pissed that we left them off. Somebody’s bound to!

If you’re comfortable with what we’ve done, I’d say let 'er rip!

It’s been a good time doing all this. I feel I know a lot of these people much better than I did. Great actor/character work on a great show.

49

Awesome. I’ll work on a poll tonight, then. Should we add links to each name in the OP of the poll (not in the poll, obviously) so that people can click on the name to see who they are? Or should we just post a catch-all link at the top to the Wiki page of the main subgroup?

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I think a link to the Wiki page(s) for the particular poll’s group would do well enough. Having individual links is too much busy work for you. If people need help remembering too many folks, it’s hard to imagine they’re “favorites” anyway.

Use you own judgment about whether to provide a link to this thread in case anybody gets all squrmy about why we selected the way we did. At least they can see that it wasn’t just a random thing.

No matter what, somebody will just have to threadshit it somewhere along the way. That’s life in the big city. Maybe even Baltimore. :wink:

51

Ok, getting ready to post this. How many votes per sub-group do you think is fair?

I think maybe 8-10 votes for the big categories, Street and Police, and then maybe 3 for the small groups like the docks, paper, Misc streets, and school.

Thoughts?

52

I could swear I answered this over an hour ago. I must have previewed it and not submitted it. What I said was that I was sorry to be late replying to your question. I think you did well in the choice of three per voter per poll on these first polls. Later on more votes will be in order, especially The Street.

Do you need any help from me with the other polls? Have you decided how many there need to be?

Just be sure to save Omar’s poll for last!

53

No worries. We can post politics next, and then police, miscellaneous, and then the street last? I don’t think I’ve seen the final police/politics lists yet to see what might need to be broken out with them. Have you done those yet?

54

See Post # 41. I didn’t do any futher breakdown, in case you preferred to subdivide the big thing. Therefore I didn’t pull out just the IMDb format names and sort them down. I’ll be happy to do that if you want to specify the Groups you want from the big set. It was all based on the Wiki logic and I pulled in the sub-outlines wherever they appeared.

Just let me know how I can assist.

If that order you mention (politics, police, miscellaneous, and street) is how you want to go, just say so. I’m a little unclear on the Miscellaneous group, though.

55

I was just referring to the “Miscellaneous Street” group that has guys like Bubbles and Walon in it. We’ll probably need either a Miscellaneous Police group to catch similar characters on that side, or maybe we’ll just put them all together.

56

I’m clear now on the Misc category. No sweat.

How about this as a little task for me to do in the next litttle while: I’ll keep the Wiki outline headings for The Law (Post # 41) but strip away everything but the IMDb data. Then you can see how many people we’re dealing with for potential sub-groups, more clearly. Then you decide the sub-groups and I can sort them in number-of-eps order. That work for you?

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Here’s a first cut along those lines. I left some obvious trash, just for reference.
Also, the @@ dupes are there for you to select where they best fit in your scheme.

====================================================

=== 1 Police

1 Command

John Doman … Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Al Brown … Major Valchek / … (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Tony Head … Maj. Bobby Reed (9 episodes, 2002-2004)

1.2 Former members

Frankie Faison … Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell / … (47 episodes, 2002-2008)
Richard DeAngelis … Col. Raymond Foerster / … (15 episodes, 2002-2006)

Warren Frazier
Played by: Dick Stilwell
Appears in:
Season one: “The Hunt”.

2 Major Crimes Unit

2.1 Current members

Gene Terinoni … Lt. Jimmy Asher (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Clarke Peters … Det. Lester Freamon (59 episodes, 2002-2008)
Rick Otto … Off. Kenneth Dozerman / … (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Corey Parker Robinson … Det. Leander Sydnor (45 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2 Former members

2.2.1 Command

@@ Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Boris McGiver … Lt. Charles Marimow (6 episodes, 2006)
Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Thomas ‘Herc’ Hauk / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2.2 Detail members

Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Tom Quinn … Det. Patrick Mahon (3 episodes, 2002)
Nat Benchley … Det. Augustus Polk (6 episodes, 2002-2008)

2.2.3 Unit members
Sonja Sohn … Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jim True-Frost … Det. Roland ‘Prez’ Pryzbylewski / … (50 episodes, 2002-2008)
Joilet Harris … Off. Caroline Massey (7 episodes, 2004-2006)

3 Homicide unit

3.1 Current members

Delaney Williams … Sgt. Jay Landsman (45 episodes, 2002-2008)
Michael Stone Forrest … Det. Frank Barlow (4 episodes, 2002-2008)
Dennis Hill … Det. Christeson (5 episodes, 2008)
Gregory L. Williams … Det.3.1.5 Shakima “Kima” Greggs
@@ Sonja Sohn … Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Brian Anthony Wilson … Det. Vernon Holley (18 episodes, 2002-2008)
Wendell Pierce … Det. William ‘Bunk’ Moreland (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Edward T. Norris … Det. Edward Norris / … (22 episodes, 2002-2008)

3.1.9 Winona
Winona
Appears in:
Season two: “Ebb Tide”
Season three: “Dead Soldiers”, Mission Accomplished (uncredited)
Season four: “Soft Eyes”, “Refugees”, “Corner Boys”; “Know Your Place”, “A New Day”, “Final Grades”.

3.2 Former members

Robert F. Colesberry … Det. Ray Cole (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
@@ Clarke Peters … Det. Lester Freamon (59 episodes, 2002-2008)
@@ Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
@@ John Doman … Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

4 Western District

4.1 Current staff

Jay Landsman … Lt. Dennis Mello / … (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
@@ Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

4.1.2 Uniformed Patrolmen

Brian Baker
Played by: Derek Horton
Appears in
Season three: “Time After Time”; “All Due Respect”
Season four: “Misgivings”; “A New Day” (uncredited).
Season five: “Took” (uncredited)

Bobby J. Brown … Off. Bobby Brown (10 episodes, 2002-2008)
Lee E. Cox … Off. Aaron Castor (5 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Salconi … Off. Michael Santangelo / … (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jonnie Brown … Off. Eddie Walker / … (7 episodes, 2003-2006)

4.1.3 Plainclothes Officers

Benjamin Busch … Off. Anthony Colicchio (18 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ryan Sands … Off. Lloyd ‘Truck’ Garrick (16 episodes, 2004-2008)

4.1.3.3 Lambert
Lambert
Played by: Nakia Dillard
Appears in:
Season three: “Time After Time”; “All Due Respect”; “Homecoming”; “Back Burners”; Reformation.

4.2 Former staff

Robert Wisdom … Howard ‘Bunny’ Colvin / … (27 episodes, 2003-2008)
Rick Otto … Off. Kenneth Dozerman / … (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
@@ Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Thomas ‘Herc’ Hauk / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
@@ Dominic West … Det. James ‘Jimmy’ McNulty / … (60 episodes, 2002-2008)

5 Others

Dave Trovato … Lt. Walter Cantrell / … (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jeffrey Fugitt … Claude Diggins (7 episodes, 2003)
Erik Dellums … Dr. Randall Frazier (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Amy Ryan … Off. Beatrice ‘Beadie’ Russell (20 episodes, 2003-2008)
Barnett Milton Lloyd … Maj. Marvin Taylor (2 episodes, 2004)
Derren Fuentes … SWAT Team Leader (2 episodes, 2004)

6 Relatives

Melanie Nicholls-King … Cheryl (15 episodes, 2002-2008)
Callie Thorne … Elena McNulty (12 episodes, 2002-2008)
Eric G. Ryan … Sean McNulty (7 episodes, 2002-2008)
Antonio Cordova … Michael McNulty (9 episodes, 2002-2008)

7 Actual BPD Officers who have appeared

Gary D’Addario … Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale (5 episodes, 2003-2008)

Leonard Hamm
Season five: “Not for Attribution”

@@ Jay Landsman … Lt. Dennis Mello / … (18 episodes, 2003-2008)
@@ Edward T. Norris … Det. Edward Norris / … (22 episodes, 2002-2008)

7.5 Jimmy Rood
Jimmy Rood
Season four: “Boys of Summer”

7.6 Donald Worden
Donald Worden
Mentioned in :Season three: “Slapstick”
Season five: “Not for Attribution”
7.7 Other Officers mentioned

7.7.1 Ed Burns
Ed Burns
Mentioned in: :Season three: “Slapstick”

7.7.2 Michael Crutchfield
Michael Crutchfield
recurring character of the same name

7.7.3 Vernon Holley
Vernon Holley
recurring character of the same name

7.7.4 Roger Nolan
Roger Nolan
Mentioned in :Season one: “The Target”

7.7.5 Rick Requer
Rick Requer
Mentioned in :Season five: “Transitions”

=== 2 FBI

Doug Olear … FBI Spec. Agent Terrance ‘Fitz’ Fitzhugh (13 episodes, 2002-2008)
Benay Berger … FBI Supervisor Amanda Reese / … (8 episodes, 2002-2008)
Tom Mardirosian … Agent Kristos Koutris (3 episodes, 2003)

=== 3 Court house

Dion Graham … State’s Attorney Rupert Bond (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Toni Lewis … F.B.I. Agent / … (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Doug Roberts … State’s Attorney Steven Demper (3 episodes, 2002-2004)
Susan Rome … Asst. State’s Atty. Ilene Nathan / … (6 episodes, 2002-2006)
Deirdre Lovejoy … Asst. State’s Atty. Rhonda Pearlman (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Peter Gerety … Judge Daniel Phelan (15 episodes, 2002-2008)
@@ Gary D’Addario … Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale (5 episodes, 2003-2008)

=== 4 Politics

1 Maryland State Politicians

Isiah Whitlock Jr. … State Sen. R. Clayton ‘Clay’ Davis (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Donnell Rawlings … Damien ‘Day-Day’ Price (4 episodes, 2002-2008)
Frederick Strother … State Delegate Odell Watkins (16 episodes, 2004-2008)

2 Baltimore City Administration

Marlyne Barrett … Council President Nerese Campbell (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Aidan Gillen … Councilman Thomas ‘Tommy’ Carcetti / … (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
Maria Broom … Marla Daniels (16 episodes, 2002-2008)
Karen Vicks … Gerry (7 episodes, 2006)
Christopher Mann … Councilman Anthony Gray / … (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
Neal Huff … Chief of Staff Michael Steintorf (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Reg E. Cathey … Norman Wilson (23 episodes, 2006-2008)

2.2 Former

Eunetta Perkins
Played by: Unknown
Appears in:
Season three: “Mission Accomplished”
Season four: “Alliances”

Cleo Reginald Pizana … Chief of Staff Coleman Parker / … (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
Glynn Turman … Mayor Clarence V. Royce / … (22 episodes, 2004-2008)

3 Campaign staff

Brandy Burre … Theresa D’Agostino (15 episodes, 2004-2006)

4 Fund-raisers

Michael Willis … Andy Krawczyk / … (14 episodes, 2003-2008)

5 Relatives

Megan Anderson … Jen Carcetti (13 episodes, 2004-2008)

=== 5 Prison staff

Antonio D. Charity … Dwight Tilghman (3 episodes, 2003)

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Here is the Politics list as I see it. Also, should Judge Phelan and Rhonda Pearlman be listed here or w/ The Law? Judges are elected, but are DA’s?

=== 4 Politics
Aidan Gillen … Councilman Thomas ‘Tommy’ Carcetti / … (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … State Sen. R. Clayton ‘Clay’ Davis (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
Reg E. Cathey … Norman Wilson (23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Glynn Turman … Mayor Clarence V. Royce / … (22 episodes, 2004-2008)
Maria Broom … Marla Daniels (16 episodes, 2002-2008)
Frederick Strother … State Delegate Odell Watkins (16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Cleo Reginald Pizana … Chief of Staff Coleman Parker / … (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brandy Burre … Theresa D’Agostino (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Willis … Andy Krawczyk / … (14 episodes, 2003-2008)
Megan Anderson … Jen Carcetti (13 episodes, 2004-2008)
Christopher Mann … Councilman Anthony Gray / … (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
Neal Huff … Chief of Staff Michael Steintorf (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marlyne Barrett … Council President Nerese Campbell (10 episodes, 2006-2008)

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I’m think I’ll move Jen Carcetti, along w/ McNulty’s family and Kima’s girlfriend Cheryl over to the Miscellaneous group. How’s everything else look?

I’m starting to wish we’d put Beadie w/ The Docks… but she’ll be ok w/ The Law.

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This looks good to me. I have no reason one way or the other to prefer Politics for those two. I believe they figured more in the Law Enforcement track than in Politics as such. If there’s a size of group consideration, let that determine it.

Just so I will have mentioned it, I’m planning to use my IMDb master list as a checking tool, once all the polls have been posted, to spot anybody we may have omitted or included more than once. We may have omitted somebody intentionally, but that would let us be sure we didn’t inadvertently do so.