The Wire

A 'Stargate Universe' producer takes issue with criticism of the show. Here's my response

source: The Watcher

I'm not expecting "flawless people, square-jawed heroes, and stories that set up and deliver all the answers over the course of a forty-five minute episode," to use executive producer Joseph Mallozzi's recent warning to fans. I'm expecting an hour of TV that pulls me in and entertains me...

Published Sun, Nov 8

5 of the Best HBO Productions...

source: bigbaddogblog (WordPress)

Season 1 Episode 1 “The Routine” - Episode 7 ”The Breaking Point” The Wire If you only watch one episode of The Wire, watch: Season 3 Episode 4 “Hamsterdam” The Sopranos If you only watch one episode of The Sopranos, watch: Season 3 Episode 11 “Pine Barrens”

Published Fri, Oct 30

THE AVON BARKSDALE STORY-LEGENDS OF THE UNWIRED

source: spizzyblog.com

E1 MUSIC ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF DVD “AVON BARKSDALE STORY – LEGENDS OF THE UNWIRED” IN MARCH 2010 Barksdale says he consulted David Simon, the creator of The Wire, during the early filming of the highly successful mini-series. He says, “The Wire was one long commercial for this!”

Published Thu, Oct 29

the wire: season five

source: dcomposing (WordPress)

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

source: mdmorn (WordPress)

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?

source: petertypingfaster (WordPress)

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

The Office – “The Lover”

source: memles (WordPress)

What makes this episode work, in the end, is that it’s more about Michael Scott’s quest for happiness than it is about Pam’s reaction to the news of Michael and her mother dating, but what keeps it from really working is that we’re really only given Pam’s side of the story. Ultimately, I felt f...

Published Thu, Oct 22

David Simon on Creating The Wire

source: sasquatchradio (WordPress)

The Wire is probably the best television show ever made and it deserves as much publicity as possible for its overall quality and the message it achieves. If Simon’s retrospective on creating The Wire reminds others who have watched it to tell their friends or even gets new watchers on boar...

Published Wed, Oct 21