The Wire

where's wallace?

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so if you’re a fan of “The Wire” and/or you’ve seen the “100 greatest wire quotes in 10 mins” video you’ve probably seen the following clip wherein D’Angelo politely asks Stringer Bell if he knows Wallace’s whereabouts: maybe D’Angelo would have made it if he’d just read this book, instea...

Published Fri, Nov 20

Stringer Bell and Sasha Fierce in: Futile Attraction

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In the 80s and 90s Michael Douglas was the go-to guy to play men harassed, used, abused and manipulated by women, as seen in the White-Men-Under-Attack trilogy of Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Disclosure. After his screen avatar’s bad luck was purged by David Fincher in The Game hi...

Published Tue, Nov 17

You want some mystery with your logo?

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• Badass men - Al Swearengen (Deadwood), Sayid Jarrah (Lost), Michael Westen (Burn Notice), Omar Little (The Wire) • Bald cops - Theo Kojak (Kojak), Andy Sipowicz (NYPD Blue), Frank Pembleton (Homicide), Vic Mackey (The Shield)

Published Tue, Nov 17

The Wire: Five Seasons In Five Minutes

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Watching Omar Little testify got me all nostalgic for The Wire, so I figured I’d post this up as well. A rapper by the name of Mad Skillz sums up the entire story of The Wire in five minutes. Watching Omar Little testify got me all nostalgic for The Wire, so I figured I’d post this up

Published Sun, Nov 8

Sunday Soliloquy: The Wire S02E06

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More scene than soliloquy, but one of the most memorable scenes from The Wire in my books. Omar Little is one of my favorite characters of all time, and one worth studying. Here he is at his best while testifying against a member of the Barksdale crew.

Published Sat, Nov 7

Ivy League Wire Taps

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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

The Show Stealers

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There are too many strong performances in The Wire to mention in this one post, but you knew if you had to pick one, only one, it would be Omar Little. The homosexual-gangster-whistling-robin-hood-assassin takes the biscuit for strange hyphenated partners. I’m pretty certain David Sim...

Published Thu, Oct 15

Opinion: Alluring Community

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In one of the best scenes in The Wire, from the middle of season three, Bunk confronts Omar, reminding him that they grew up together: “Rough as that neighborhood could be, we had us a community. Wasn’t nobody, no victim, who didn’t matter.” It hits home to Omar, too: just watch the last shot an...

Published Sun, Sep 20