The Wire

Thoughts on the Wire

source: thepoeticsoftelevision (WordPress)

The segments I liked best were the ones with the kids. As the researcher guy should’ve known, indoctrination into street life starts early in the inner city. It’s self-preservation. Carcetti’s journey on his campaign was also quite interesting. I disliked him in the first episode – he seeme...

Published Mon, Nov 30

Wire Troll: Goin’ Back to Philly…Think So?

source: RotoRob

Without Louis Williams to direct traffic, the 76ers have a big hole in their backcourt. Welcome to the Week Six edition of The Wire Troll. We hope our American readers had a peaceful Thanksgiving, and we’re thinking that your last bite of turkey tetrazzini probably exhausted your poultry f...

Published Sat, Nov 28

See-Through Toilets and Weight Issues and a Whole Lotta Catching Up

source: fromthefar.com

6. I am now a complete Wire convert and addict. We were v lucky to pick up some bargain DVD collections in Ho Chi Minh, including the complete series of The Wire and the complete works of Woody Allen. I am sooooo happy and Will and I hardly speak anymore.

Published Wed, Nov 18

Ivy League Wire Taps

source: acidsquid.com

Now young rich whites can learn the ins-and-outs of how to truly run a proper business with proper direction from the boys on the block.  It’s only a matter of time before the narcos start to find “bodies” in those vacant dorms.  Word on the street is that Mr. Omar will be running the school’s fin...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Opinion: Guardian Fail: Big-upping their Re-upping of the Wire

source: iainmhepburn.com

Steve If you’re that desperate to write about Burns and Simon, why not start previewing Generation Kill – equally as good as The Wire, arguably as relevant and, crucially, due to be aired in the UK soon. Now, let’s get one thing straight before we start. I don’t actually hate The Wire, despi

Published Mon, Sep 21

Wire star cast in BBC crime drama

source: C21Media

The London-born actor, who played Stringer Bell in US cablenet HBO's The Wire, will play the lead role in six-parter Luther. Elba plays a near-genius murder ... and more »

Published Fri, Sep 4

The Wire's David Simon: pay-TV has freed drama from ad pressures

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

BBC News The Wire creator David Simon said pay-TV had rescued drama producers from the need to satisfy advertisers, which he said had destroyed the art of ... Wire writer says adverts kill TVBBC News Unravelling The WireThe Australian Murder and drama take it to the wireThe Herald

Published Fri, Aug 28

The Wire vs. Midsomer Murders

source: Baltimore City Paper

Visit Baltimore recently put up a YouTube video comparing The Wire (HBO's Baltimore-based crime drama) to Midsomer Murders (which is apparently a ... Baltimore's mayor rebukes Tory Chris Grayling over Wire remarkguardian.co.uk Mayor of Baltimore accuses Grayling of 'dishonouring' cit...

Published Thu, Aug 27