The Wire

The end is the beginning is the end

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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

Aught Lang Syne: The Golden Age of Television

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And, of course, David Simon and Ed Burns, the creative duo behind The Wire (as well as The Corner, Homicide, and Generation Kill) came directly from the subject matter they would be writing on: Simon as a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun and Burns as a homicide detective, and later a sc...

Published Mon, Dec 14

2000-2010: The Top 10 TV shows

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The Wire: In five seasons, David Simon and Ed Burns revealed the broken-down but still beating heart of a struggling American city, specifically Baltimore, ...

Published Sat, Dec 12

Christmas DVD box set roundup

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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

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton lead plaintiff in class-action suit over ... - Gaea Times

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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton lead plaintiff in class-action suit over ... Gaea Times (blog) David Simon, creator of "The Wire" and "Homicide: Life on the Street," started shooting the first season of his HBO series "Treme" in New Orleans this month ... and more »

Published Fri, Dec 11

Hartnett's Law

source: Irish Echo

The Wire" is one of the most authentic police shows ever, he says, referring to the HBO series set in Baltimore. Exactly three years since Mayor Phil ...

Published Wed, Dec 9

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

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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

Get Hooked on THE WIRE

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If you don’t watch The Wire, you might think it’s only for… a) people from Baltimore b) boys d) TV snobs

Published Tue, Dec 8