The Wire

Detail and Symbolism on The Wire.

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The first episode of the fourth season of The Wire exhibits a very precise attention to detail in portraying different sides of Baltimore. First, it explores the dark side with the town’s pervasive drug use, gang wars, and murders. Second, within this dangerous community, the show explor...

Published Tue, Dec 1

"If Charles Dickens were alive today, he would watch ‘The Wire,’ unless, that is, he was already writing for it.”

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This “unromanticized” realness separates The Wire from all other shows on television.  In fact, the intricate web of characters that make up their Baltimore, from the look out kids to the drug dealers to the flawed cops caught in the mix, make The Wire a real “slice of life” series.  As Nicho...

Published Tue, Dec 1

The Wire: The Real World Baltimore

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I’m from Baltimore, and a lot of what I’ve heard about the show is that it gives Charm City a bad reputation.  Not only has The Wire been a tremendous economic benefit to Baltimore, but I like that it tries to depict a realistic portrayal of the city.  Baltimore is rampant with murder and drugs. ...

Published Mon, Nov 30

Life up on the corner

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This week I finished a series called the corner. The corner was made before The Wire, it is only 6 episodes and like The Wire it is based on the corners of drug ridden Baltimore and how it effects people in that community. This week I finished a series called the corner. The corner was made before T...

Published Sun, Nov 29

In Britain, "The Wire" is Reality and Baltimore is a Scary, Dangerous Place

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A truly fascinating adventure in journalism is playing out this week. British journalist Mark Hughes A truly fascinating adventure in journalism is playing out this week. British journalist Mark Hughes

Published Tue, Nov 10

the wire: season five

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I’m currently in the middle of season five which focuses on the Baltimore Sun and the cannibalizing of that once venerable newspaper. Bought by a large Chicago media corporation, the paper’s staff is slashed and its role as the fourth estate severely compromised. Veterans with long-nurt...

Published Mon, Oct 26

MDM 10-26-09: Maryland by the Numbers II

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Estimated economic impact on Maryland of the filming of The Wire: $196 million From Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts and the Maryland Film Office Number of seasons The Wire actually had: 5 http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/

Published Mon, Oct 26

Who Says TV Can't Make A Difference?

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This is just cool. Actress Sonya Sohn of The Wire has started a non-profit that uses episodes of The Wire to help “…some of [Baltimore]’s most troubled teenagers to turn their own lives around and away from drugs and crime.” This is just cool. Actress Sonya Sohn of The Wire has started a non-pro...

Published Sun, Oct 25