The Wire

The Wire - Seasons 1-5

Source: Tech

Set in Baltimore, this show centers around the city's inner-city drug scene. It starts as mid-level drug dealer, D'Angelo Barksdale beats a murder rap. After a conversation with a judge, Det. ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Ink and Beans: Are You a Honker? Die.

Source: Ink and Beans

Consider Me Climaxed · Writing the Climax · Biweekly: A Useless Word · Writer's Blog Progress - First 55 days · Top Five Available Pen Names · "The Wire" Creator David Simon Comes to Harvard · Celebrity Sightings in the Mirror ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

A modest proposal « A blog from the back room.

Source: hopisen (WordPress)

This proved no burden at all, as I was able to devour David Simon’s “Homicide”, a book based on his year with the Baltimore police department and which would become the inspiration for his stunning HBO show, The Wire. ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

The Duke Spirit lasso'd Daytrotter Session

Source: Daytrotter

Two — The mighty HBO boxset. WIth both ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Wire’ in the van, we are immersed in the grit and determination of Baltimore narcotics cops and World War II soldiers. The incredible life force that keeps these ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

Planet Money Makes Me Realize Storytelling Is Missing From My ...

Source: INDEX

I have been thinking a lot about journalism since The Wire’s David Simon addressed the craft’s decline in a recent speech. I have been thinking about it since I read a story on saving journalism in the Columbia journalism review. ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

Quiet Bubble: Movie love A to Z

Source: Quiet Bubble

W: The Wire (created by David Simon, 2002-2008). The Wire is the most complex portrayal of racial dynamics, political structures, social institutions, and the ways in which these three interweave that has ever been seen on American ...

Published Sun, Nov 23

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, The Biography by Bob Andelman: "A ...

Source: A Spirited Life, The Biography by Bob Andelman

David Simon The Wire; The Corner; Homicide: Life on the Streets. David Fury 24, Lost; Buffy; Dream On. Bob Horowitz The Singing Bee; Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials. Rasha Drachkovitch ...

Published Fri, Nov 21

Former Cast & Crew of The Wire Start Filming Web Series in ...

Source: usandv.com

Former cast and crew members of HBO's The Wire are starting production in Baltimore tomorrow on a new Web series, Life After Lisa, set and produced in Baltimore.

Published Thu, Nov 20