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Opinion: Trenton, The Wire, and Jasper Howard

19 Oct 2009 17:16:05 PDT

Written by jeffnearlife
Sadly, Jasper Howard will never get that chance but maybe this tragedy, no matter what the circumstances, will help us all to pause and remember that while shows like The Wire are not real, there are literally millions of kids trying to make the best of themselves and their families. The re...

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Opinion: Guardian Fail: Big-upping their Re-upping of the Wire

21 Sep 2009 06:24:15 PDT

Written by Iain
Steve If you’re that desperate to write about Burns and Simon, why not start previewing Generation Kill – equally as good as The Wire, arguably as relevant and, crucially, due to be aired in the UK soon. Now, let’s get one thing straight before we start. I don’t actually hate The Wire, despi

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Opinion: Alluring Community

20 Sep 2009 08:13:06 PDT

Written by Lincoln
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...

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Opinion: The Wire Troll: Masterson of his Domain

02 Aug 2009 06:58:12 PDT

Written by Tim McLeod
Chris Getz, 2B, Chicago White Sox: Four thefts in the past week. What Chris wants, Chris Getz. Michael Saunders, OF, Seattle Mariners: The 22-year-old with five-tool potential was not called up to sit, and being blocked by only Ryan Langerhans should make playing time opportunities a rat...

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Opinion: David Simon Still Dead-Wrong, Now Encouraging Newspapers to Commit Federal Crimes

21 Jul 2009 23:40:29 PDT

Written by The Cajun Boy
Back in May David Simon, creator of The Wire, asked lawmakers to relax the nation's anti-trust laws so newspaper owners could get away with collusion. Now he's telling the New York Times and Washington Post to flaunt the laws completely.

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Opinion: The Wire, Season 2, Episode 8: "Duck and Cover" (Newbies edition)

21 Jul 2009 04:01:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
I've been accused in past "Wire" reviews of being too hard on McNulty, so I should say upfront that I don't dislike the guy. As impeccably played by Dominic West -- one of those actors with a gift for becoming more appealing, not less, the worse his behavior gets -- how could you not find Jimmy l...

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The Wire news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit The Wire news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Makers of The Wire have appitite for self destruction -- by neighbourhoodcat from hbo « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: Pelecanos, The Wire, and the Crime-slash-Literary -- by Weston Cutter from david-simon « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: The Wire -- by ronniedigital from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: You Have Only One Assignment Today... -- by Jonah from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: The urban dystopia, then and now -- by Vincent Safuto from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• The Wire - The Complete Series (DVD Review) -- from EDGE Boston
• Opinion: Best drama endings ever? -- by Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com) from What's Alan Watching?
• TV Review "The Wire" -- by justinmoss from tv-review « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• TV Review "The Wire" -- by justinmoss from david-simon « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: The Wire - season 1 -- from The Tower and the Pit - The Wire

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Opinion: Getting started with 'The Wire'

06 Jul 2009 13:40:41 PDT

Written by davidbarb
I first heard of The Wire from Charlie Brooker in his TV show, ‘Screenwipe’. From his Guardian columns and his TV shows I had come to massively respect his opinions, and his endorsement of The Wire was so warm and sincere that I knew I had to check it out. If you click here you can see Charlie’s...

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Book Review: Clockers

15 Jun 2009 12:05:48 PDT

Written by Tim Weaver
Nay, this is about the book that served as the inspiration for The Wire; which affords it an immediate hollowed status in contemporary literature. Clockers by Richard Price is quite frankly one of the best books I have ever read in my life.

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Opinion: The Shield in Perspective (No Spoilers)

15 Jun 2009 11:07:28 PDT

Written by Paul Levinson(levinson.paul@gmail.com)
First, though, let me offer the ever-relevant apples and oranges proviso - television series, like all works of fiction, are never completely comparable. The Wire is in a superb now classic class of its own, not as police drama, but in its vivid, scalding, anthropologically rich presentation of life in the drug drenched hood. The Shield, in contrast, is more about police. And neither show has much in common with Lost, which inhabits a unique position in story telling that transcends even the science fiction of which it partakes. But television series can nonetheless be compared on some levels. See also ... The Sopranos Anti-Ending and The Sopranos Conference at Fordham University May 2008

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Opinion: The Wire, Season 2, Episode 2: "Collateral Damage" (Veterans edition)

05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
Or is Avon, like The Greek, and like Frank Sobotka, just about getting his, no matter the cost or consequences to others? • Also making her season two debut: Ronnie Pearlman, getting the worst of all possible Jimmmy McNulty booty call worlds.

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Series Review of The Wire

10 Dec 2008 07:55:13 PST

Written by ohmars
The breadth and ambition of “The Wire” are unrivaled and that taken cumulatively over the course of a season — any season — it’s an astonishing display of writing, acting and storytelling that must be considered alongside the best literature and filmmaking in the modern era. - Tim Goodman...

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Opinion: The Wire, Season 1, Episode 9: "Game Day" (Veterans edition)

01 Aug 2008 16:10:43 PDT

Written by Alan Sepinwall(noreply@blogger.com)
Spoilers for episode 9, "Game Day," coming up just as soon as I put on my sun visor... I just don't wanna play. Don't wanna play no more." -Wallace Coming up next Friday: "The Cost," in which the detail tries to find the stash, Stringer reaches out to Omar and Kima has a night out.

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Opinion: On a Grand Scale: The Similarities between "The Wire" and "The Dark Knight"

19 Jul 2008 13:06:21 PDT

Written by Myles
What sets The Wire apart from other crime shows on television is its emphasis on all impacts of a particular event or scenario. It is not a story of the police fighting against the Baltimore Drug Trade, but a show about the expansive impacts of that trade on the people fighting it, the people t...

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Opinion: Generation Kill - Part 1: "Get Some"

14 Jul 2008 12:12:20 PDT

Written by Media Maven
David Simon is a smart, smart dude. That much is clear. He never shies away from dealing with important, contemporary issues in important, contemporary ways, like racism, disillusionment, corruption, hope, and many more. But at the same time, it's also crystal clear that David Simon began his career as a journalist, not an author or screenwriter. David Simon looks for the story, the verisimilitude, the interesting idea. He doesn't look for the emotional hook, the character arc, or the vulnerability of his primary players. And until David Simon can crack this code and find a way to combine his journalistic eye for riveting stories with the human need for emotional connection, not only will his projects struggle to find viewershi...

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Opinion: The Wire, Season 1, Episode 6, "The Wire" (Veterans edition)

06 Jul 2008 17:11:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
There's an episode coming up called "The Cost," but in some ways, that title applies better to this one, as the murder of Brandon illustrates the emotional cost of living in this police/drug world. The episode opens and closes with the image of Brandon, no longer beautiful after being tort...

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Opinion: COULD IT BE: "THE WIRE" TO FINALLY RECEIVE AN EMMY NOMINATION?

30 Jun 2008 04:56:31 PDT

Written by shadowcampaigner
It's an absolute travesty that "The Wire" -- probably The Single Greatest Television Series in History -- has for years now been snubbed by people who decide what's best on TV. After 5 seasons of positively brilliant, wrenching work, the Wire may -- may -- receive an Emmy nomination t...

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Opinion: The Wire, season 1, episode 1: "The Target" (Veterans edition)

30 May 2008 04:24:12 PDT

Written by Alan Sepinwall(noreply@blogger.com)
David Simon likes to say that the first scene of each season of "The Wire" encapsulates the themes of that season. In the case of Detective Jimmy McNulty investigating the murder of one Omar Isiah Betts, known to friends and family as Snot Boogie, Simon gets to explain what the entire series...

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Opinion: This, that and that other thing

26 Mar 2008 16:31:53 PDT

Written by Alan Sepinwall
Blogging activity's been pretty minimal of late, I know. The end of "The Wire" took a lot out of me (and also robbed me of the most-commented topic each week), and I'm hoping to start the season one rewind soon. (I'll provide plenty of advance warning before I do, so people can dust off their DVD...

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Opinion: ● The end of The Wire

11 Mar 2008 13:55:40 PDT

Written by jason@kottke.org
Yanksfan vs. Soxfan views The Wire through the lens of Baltimore sports. Assorted other articles that I'll leave unexcerpted: AV Club interview with Simon, final episode recap from Thoughts on Stuff, and a letter on HBO's site from David Simon to the fans of the show.

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The Wire Episode 59 Review: Lies - They Get Things Done

02 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by Mark
Namond is the lucky one. Someone pulled him from the soup. The "system" failed him as much as it did the other kids, it's just that he was lucky enough to end up where there was someone with a hand to lend. Dukie was too smart and Michael too functional to be in the "corner kids" program, never got a c...

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The Wire Episode 58 Review: Omar Bagged Up

24 Feb 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by Mark
Freamon and Leander crack Marlo's code. Marlo is going down, and so is Chris, thanks to Bunk. Now, we know Micheal didn't sell out Chris but he's sure to be blamed - probably not by Chris, though. Marlo may go down due to the cell phone number that Herc stole from Levy's office. Levy is sure to figur...

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The Wire Season 5 Episode 7 Review

21 Feb 2008 12:50:10 PST

Written by mcnulty
Bunk seem to be about to crack soon, don’t think he’ll rat on McNulty or Freamon, but he’s pretty pissed off. Also liked the scene when he’s interrogating Michael. Hope he gets to Chris and Snoop soon. btw, did you notice that Dominic West (playing McNulty) directed this episode? How cool is th...

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Opinion: The Wire Season 5 Episode 3: McNulty and Marlo

19 Jan 2008 12:55:00 PST

Written by Paul Levinson
McNulty has picked up the pro-active make-things-happen and damn-the-consequences approach he played so well in the very first season of The Wire. It's good to see McNulty really on top of his game again. This time, he's trying to make his colleagues and bosses think there's a serial killer loose in Baltimore - the only way McNulty can think of to keep the cops focused on Marlo and the drug business. The only person wise to what McNulty is doing - because he was there when McNulty started hatching this plan - is Bunk, who is none too happy about it. See also The Wire's Back! Review of Season 5 Episode 1 and Episode 2: The Great, Dangling Conversation challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly a Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News

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Opinion: Emmy Fortunes of House vs. The Wire Reveal Awards' Weaknesses

20 Jul 2007 00:09:07 PDT

Written by Diane Kristine
Outstanding Drama SeriesOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Hugh Laurie, naturally)Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (for David Morse as Detective Tritter. Even though I was disappointed in the resolution to his story, the man formerly known as Boomer creeped the hell ou...

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TV Review: The Wire Returns, Bringing "Boys of Summer"

11 Sep 2006 02:46:59 PDT

Written by Eric Berlin
Like a new chapter in a grand and sweeping novel, The Wire returned tonight, opening up its fourth season on HBO. Perhaps The Great American Novel is making way for something else. If that's so, I'd argue that The Wire is a Great American Story, made up of some of the richest and most fully reali...

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