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Sat, Nov 1
South Africa -
Homicide: Life on the Street was based on a book by a hard- working, hard-hitting Baltimore police reporter named David Simon. ...
28 mainstream media and 1 bloggers weighed in on a similar topic
Last Week,
Providence Journal says
(in FX keeps finale of The Shield a secret until tomorrow)
RI -
The difference: The Sopranos and The Wire aired on subscription channel HBO. The Shield brought drama of premium-channel quality to basic-cable subscribers. ...
And
Entertainment Weekly says
(in 'Life on Mars': No more until January!)
Life on Mars': No more until January!
- Nov 21, 2008
First The Wire, now Oz. That’sa lot of HBO. When is Michael Imperioli going to get some Sopranos pals on the show? Or maybe the Sex and the City gals can ...
And
Denver Post says
(in Satisfying "Shield" finale wraps up Mackey's destiny in ...)
Satisfying "Shield" finale wraps up Mackey's destiny in ...
CO - Nov 20, 2008
The Shield" has consistently played tough-guy to the more mannered, even pretentious series like "The Sopranos" and "The Wire" on HBO. ...
And
St. Louis Post-Dispatch says
(in 'The Shield' series finale kept secret)
United States -
The difference: "The Sopranos" and "The Wire" aired on subscription channel HBO. "The Shield" brought drama of premium channel quality to basic-cable ...
And
The Republican says
(in 2 gritty TV cop shows make an ideal gift - The Republican)
2 gritty TV cop shows make an ideal gift
MassLive.com, MA - Nov 20, 2008
Rules change; the game remains the same," was one for "The Wire," the HBO series that the Emmys flat-out ignored during its five-season run, despite many ...
And
ASU Web Devil says
(in Do ask, do tell)
AZ - Nov 18, 2008
I recently became obsessed with HBO’s “The Wire.” The only thing keeping me from completely foregoing all human contact is the fact that I only get one DVD ...
2 Weeks Ago,
Baltimore Sun says
(in Cast, crew from HBO's "Wire" begin B'more Web series)
Cast, crew from HBO's "Wire" begin B'more Web series
United States - Nov 18, 2008
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 ...
And
Variety says
(in The helm, but not overwhelm)
CA - Nov 18, 2008
I don't see myself doing that," says Tom McCarthy, a veteran actor perhaps best known for playing a journalistic rat on HBO's "The Wire," who has directed ...
And
incubate from incubate (WordPress) says
(in What Obama Can Learn from The Wire by Casey Gane-McCalla (The ...)
One of the main reasons I supported Barack Obama is because we share the same favorite TV show, HBO’s The Wire. The Wire is probably the most realistic show on television and the only show that deals intelligently with several problems ...
And
Baltimore Sun says
(in Baltimore's return)
Baltimore's return
United States - Nov 15, 2008
At least HBO's The Wire made the town look like it had competent denizens (vicious drug dealers, perhaps, but successful). And, of course, it's always ...
And
Variety says
(in 'Shield's' exit alters cop dramas)
Shield's' exit alters cop dramas
CA - Nov 14, 2008
But those shows don't often touch on the violent and dirty underworld inhabited by HBO's brilliant-but-underloved "The Wire" and FX's "The Shield," which ...
And
Ha'aretz says
(in a whale of a time)
Israel - Nov 13, 2008
Generation Kill" is the work of David Simon and Ed Burns, creators of "The Wire," which many television devotees consider the best show of all time. ...
And
Penn State Digital Collegian says
(in Obama in touch with pop culture)
PA - Nov 12, 2008
In January 2008, only days before the crucial Nevada Democratic primary, Obama told the Las Vegas Sun that HBO's gritty drama The Wire was his favorite ...
And
The Ann Arbor News says
(in Forget the Obama's new puppy. Help me name my new kitten!)
Forget the Obama's new puppy. Help me name my new kitten!
MI - Nov 13, 2008
Omar Little. A reference to my favorite character on my favorite show, "The Wire." • McNulty. Again, a reference to "The Wire" where McNulty was known for ...
And
From Inside the Box says
(in No thanks, I don't want that storyline. . .)
No thanks, I don't want that storyline. . .
- Nov 12, 2008
Clark Peters, Detective Lester Freamon on The Wire, was Sam’s mentor Captain Bellows. Chad Coleman, Cutty on The Wire, was Suede. ...
3 Weeks Ago,
Huffington Post says
(in What Obama Can Learn from The Wire)
NY - Nov 11, 2008
One of the main reasons I supported Barack Obama is because we share the same favorite TV show, HBO's The Wire. The Wire is probably the most realistic show ...
And
BurlingtonFreePress.com says
(in Ex-Dean staffer writes off-Broadway play)
VT - Nov 9, 2008
The cast includes Olivia Thirlby from the movie “Juno” and Isiah Whitlock, Jr., perhaps best known for HBO’s “The Wire.” Doug Hughes, the director of ...
And
CounterPunch says
(in Now What?)
CA - Nov 6, 2008
By FRANK J. MENETREZ Fans of the HBO series The Wire are familiar with the saga of the fictional Tommy Carcetti, a white politician who beats the racial ...
And
DetNews.com says
(in Obama's pop-culture picks)
Obama's pop-culture picks
MI - Nov 5, 2008
Obama said in an interview that HBO's epic crime drama "The Wire" is his favorite show, and that Omar -- the show's homosexual freelance crime lord -- is ...
Last Month,
New York Post says
(in Ready For Her Close-Up: Amy Ryan)
NY -
took on small parts that left big impressions in the quirky family film You Can Count on Me, crime biopic Capote and the acclaimed HBO series The Wire. ...
And
Toronto Star says
(in What the HBO deal means for us)
Canada - Nov 3, 2008
The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood and The Wire. But HBO's once exclusive cachet, at awards shows and in living rooms, is now being chipped away and ...
And
Baltimore Sun says
(in Put it this way: She's certainly no Annabel Lee)
Put it this way: She's certainly no Annabel Lee
United States - Oct 31, 2008
was Sonja Sohn from The Wire, assuring the crowd that Obama would help people failed by all those Baltimore institutions they saw on the HBO series. ...
And
Eurweb.com says
(in 'THE WIRE'S' CHAD L. COLEMAN HEADS TO FO...)
THE WIRE'S' CHAD L. COLEMAN HEADS TO FO...
CA - Oct 31, 2008
The actor was last seen as Dennis "Cutty" Wise in HBO's "The Wire," which "you wouldn't normally say it in the same sentence with a broadcast comedy, ...
And
Pioneer Press Online says
(in Ritchie rocks more of the same in 'Rocknrolla')
Ritchie rocks more of the same in 'Rocknrolla'
il - Oct 30, 2008
You've got a couple of genial armed robbers named One Two and Mumbles (Gerard Butler of "300" and Idris Elba of HBO's "The Wire") heisting shipments of ...
And
Philadelphia Daily News says
(in Ellen Gray: 'Brotherhood' has a look that's a bit too pretty)
Ellen Gray: 'Brotherhood' has a look that's a bit too pretty
PA - Oct 30, 2008
two seasons of Showtime's "Brotherhood," I don't know that I'd be taking Sunday's Season 3 premiere as seriously if HBO's "The Wire" were still around. ...
And
Hartford Courant says
(in Hartford Stage Company To Present "Dying Stage')
Hartford Stage Company To Present "Dying Stage'
United States - Oct 29, 2008
21 with David Simon, creator of HBO's "The Wire" and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks ("Topdog/Underdog"). ...
And
Variety says
(in Uta Briesewitz)
CA - Oct 29, 2008
Her images have been the reward for viewers of HBO's "The Wire," which Briesewitz shot from 2002-'04, before moving on to the series "LAX" and "Thief. ...
And
Variety says
(in BET honors Debra Lee)
CA -
Taking off on BET’s pickup of "The Wire," Parsons ran through a list of shows that he proposed could make a similar transition. HBO’s "Entourage" would ...
And
Baltimore Sun says
(in "It was sent COD," Sheppard said. "You get a crate that size and ...)
It was sent COD," Sheppard said. "You get a crate that size and ...
United States - Oct 24, 2008
fans of the late HBO series are getting their fix with NBC's Heroes. Jamie Hector, who played Marlo Stanfield on The Wire, showed up as a new villain. ...
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