The Wire

The Wire (Season 1, Episode 8): Lessons – Warning: Contains Spoilers

source: University Observer Online

The extent of The Wire's greatness or lack thereof has been debated relentlessly at this stage. As the above quote demonstrates, David Simon remains ...

Published 11 hours ago

The Wire re-up: season four, episode six – where's Jimmy?

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

But I prefer to put it down to the same unsentimental instinct in David Simon and Ed Burns that led them to strangle D'Angelo Barksdale and gun down ...

Published Mon, Dec 14

Aught Lang Syne: The Decade's Top Ten Seasons of Television

source: npinopunintended (WordPress)

Best Episode: 11 PM-12 AM Best Episode: Mud Bowl 6. The Sopranos Season Six (HBO 2006-07) Best Episode: The Jet Set 3. The Wire Season Three (HBO 2004) 2. The Sopranos Season Two (HBO 2000) Best Episode: D-Girl 1. The Wire Season 4 (HBO 2006) Best Episode: Final Grades

Published Mon, Dec 14

The end is the beginning is the end

source: goofybeast (WordPress)

Another HBO series finale that pushed all the right buttons with me was Generation Kill’s final episode, “Bomb in the Garden”. It’s rare for a series that is so documentary in its approach to manage its story and character arcs so deftly, but David Simon and Ed Burns have done a brilliant job....

Published Mon, Dec 14

Christmas DVD box set roundup

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

For those suffering withdrawal symptoms since the end of The Wire, its six-episode predecessor The Corner (HBO) is also manageable – a powerful, ...

Published Fri, Dec 11

The Aughts: When TV Became Art -OR- When Everyone Learned to Shut Up and Trust the Showrunner

source: petertypingfaster (WordPress)

On January 16, 2000 Big Pussy slouched up Tony Soprano’s driveway, hiding his terrible secret. It was the first episode of the second season of The Sopranos, and everywhere, on cable and network, artful programming was on the rise. In April, HBO aired The Corner, the precursor to David Simo...

Published Tue, Dec 8

The Wire re-up: season four, episode five – in sickness and in health

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

The only time Valchek appears to hold back is when Herc seeks advice after inadvertently catching Royce getting a blowjob from his secretary. ...

Published Mon, Dec 7

Why we watch Friday Night Lights -- And why so many others don't.

source: annehelenpetersen (WordPress)

When I told Zach Gilford that I watched his show, I was technically lying: I watched all three seasons on DVD. Season 4 is underway and I haven’t seen an episode yet. In fact, I am actively waiting for it to come out on DVD because I can’t stand waiting a week between episodes and because I don’t li...

Published Mon, Dec 7