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The Wire Troll: Block Party. Roy’s House. You’re Invited.

08 Nov 2009 14:40:22 PST

Written by Buck Davidson
Larry Hughes, New York Knicks: Hughes will remain in the Knicks’ starting lineup for the immediate future, at least according to head coach Mike D’Antoni. Hughes has stepped into the void created by the absence of Robinson, who’s expected to miss up to two weeks with a sprained ankle, but t...

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True fiction

02 Nov 2009 08:54:27 PST

Written by jenlipman
Outcry across the web because Harvard students are to study the TV show ‘The Wire’ http://m.nymag.com/vulture/2009/11/harvard_students_to_study_the.html Well, apart from the fact that as I have previously commented, watching The Wire is more like work than play, I can’t see what all...

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The Wire Troll: Striking it Rich

26 Oct 2009 02:22:23 PDT

Written by Chris Wassel
Right Wing Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings: Say it with m: When is the injury going to come? That is perpetually the question with Mr. Williams. Nine points in nine games is great, but let us have a little fun with the following list of injuries. Yes, we go next level here. Thank you TSN.

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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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Notes on Brick City: Part 1 and 2.

24 Sep 2009 09:29:54 PDT

Written by Guest Contributor
The spirit of Newark is rough but Brick City wins because it doesn’t romanticize or demonize Newark and its people. Comparisons to The Wire are inevitable but I think Brick City will appeal to the people who thought The Wire was too raw. The irony of that is laughable since The Wire was a drama a...

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The Wire re-up: season three, episode three – drug use and dead ...

31 Aug 2009 16:16:10 PDT

Tosha's death, catching a stray one smack in the head from Dante after Omar orders his crew to "bang out" yet another Barksdale stash-house, is the second ...

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The Wire news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 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.

• The Wire: Five Seasons In Five Minutes -- by petertypingfaster from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• A 'Stargate Universe' producer takes issue with criticism of the show. Here's my response -- by Tempo from The Watcher
• Sunday Soliloquy: The Wire S02E06 -- by petertypingfaster from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Ivy League Wire Taps -- by acidsquid from hbo « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• The Wire at Harvard -- by dataduchess from hbo « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• media audiences-the wire -- by lanne09 from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• "You cannot lose if you do not play" -- by asarg2001 from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• 'The Wire' series into Ivy League -- by pochp from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• The Stringer Bell Business School -- by Ed Lee from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• HBO"s 'The Wire' being taught at Harvard -- by streetknowledge from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed

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The Wire, Season 2, Episode 10: "Storm Warnings" (Veterans edition) - The Star-Ledger

14 Aug 2009 03:19:39 PDT

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Wire, Season 2, Episode 10: "Storm Warnings" (Veterans edition) The Star-Ledger - NJ.com But as with most seasons of the show, you get the sense that David Simon and Ed Burns are more interested in setting up the plot than in actually showing ... and more »

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The Wire, Season 2, Episode 9: "Stray Rounds" (Newbies edition)

28 Jul 2009 07:15:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
• Bunny Colvin's mustachioed sidekick is Lt. Mello, played by the real-life Jay Landsman, who was the inspiration for both the character of the same name played on "The Wire" by Delaney Williams, but Detective Munch on "Homicide." He has one of the thicker (and authentic) Baltimore accent...

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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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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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The Wire, Season 2, Episode 1: "Ebb Tide" (Newbies edition)

29 May 2009 04:01:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
• "The Wire" is nothing if not patient, as is Jimmy McNulty, and the show is willing to take the time to show Jimmy taking the time to screw over Bill Rawls and Jay Landsman (who, we find out, was the one who gave away Jimmy's fear of the marine unit, rather than Jimmy himself doing it out of self-...

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3/20/08 The Wire Podcasts: Nina K. Noble

20 Mar 2008 09:16:39 PDT

Written by marcsteinerblog
External Links David Simon: The Wire Exit Interview from Baltimore City Paper Bittersweet Work of Wrapping 'Wire' from The New York Times What Does a Producer Do?by Marshall Persinger Nina Noble from Internet Movie Database Nina Noble and friends accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Mi...

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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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3/6/08 The Wire podcasts: Viva House

05 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by marcsteinerblog
This is a selection of images taken at Viva House in West Baltimore. Move your cursor over the pictures for captions. Baltimore's Viva House from America, The National Catholic Weekly Mildred and Me , from Laura Lippman.com-Laura writes about her experience volunteering at Viva House. Di...

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3/5/08 The Wire Podcasts: Robert Chew, aka Proposition Joe

04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by marcsteinerblog
We're back again today with another fantastic interview for you. Last week Marc sat down with Robert Chew, the Baltimore native who has portrayed the east Baltimore drug lord Proposition Joe for the past several years on the hit HBO series The Wire. Prop Joe, as he came to be known, was an ic...

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3/4/08 The Wire podcasts: David Simon

03 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by marcsteinerblog
Here are just a few of the thousands of interviews with and articles about David Simon. Stealing Life: The Crusader behind The Wire in the New Yorker, October 22nd, 2008.Interview: Talking With the Creator of One of T.V.'s Best and Smartest Shows in Rolling Stone, September 25th, 2005.Under t...

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3/3/08 The Wire podcasts: Ed Burns

02 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by marcsteinerblog
HBO: The Wire: Interview: Ed Burns Ed Burns on Fresh Air in November 2006 The Ethical Scumbag (blog) interviews Ed Burns Edutopia: Edward Burns: Bringing Education Reality to TV The Wire Links (blog) Links to articles and info on THE WIRE Ed Burns on the set of The Wire As we promised last w...

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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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Omar For President

31 Jan 2008 10:44:29 PST

Written by Rick Monaco
In a mildly radical departure from traditional political values, I've decided to endorse Omar Little from "The Wire" as my choice for presidential candidate. Let me be clear about this: I'm not endorsing Michael Kenneth Williams, the actor who portrays Omar on the show, but rather the ch...

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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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Barack Obama on his favorite TV show

14 Jan 2008 12:18:14 PST

Written by Tempo
Sen. Barack Obama has previously said that HBO’s "The Wire" is his favorite show. But now Obama's revealed another tidbit. In a story from Monday's Las Vegas Sun, the presidential candidate said that the bold thief Omar is his favorite character on "The Wire."

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David Simon talks about his career in journalism and the final chapter of 'The Wire'

10 Jan 2008 15:07:19 PST

Written by Tempo
Here is a feature/review of Season 5 of "The Wire," as well an interview with the HBO show's creator and executive producer, David Simon. The full interview, which is below the story, does not contain Season 5 spoilers.There's also a transcript of my talk with John Carroll, Simon's former e...

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The Wire Season 5 Episode 1 in Review

07 Jan 2008 06:49:43 PST

Written by mcnulty
Another bright point was the journo crew at the Baltimore Sun which seem to be just as much of a motley crew as the gangsters and police. It was great to see so many familiar faces in one single episode - McNulty, Bunk, Kima, Herc, Marlo, Prop Joe, Bubs, Carter, Carcetti, Chris, Snoop, Michae...

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With strike, it comes down to 'The Wire' - San Jose Mercury News

30 Dec 2007 20:48:07 PST

With strike, it comes down to 'The Wire' By Chuck Barney "The Wire," one of television's best shows -- if not the very best -- returns to HBO for its fifth and final season on Jan. ... The Wire' loses spark in newsroom storyline Baltimore Sun Inside 'The Wire' Wall Street Journal

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Podcast: Writing for Television, with David Simon, Creator of "The Wire," Featuring Host Bob Andelman

14 Oct 2007 11:00:00 PDT

Written by paula@writingshow.com
With David Simon, creator of "The Wire," featuring host Bob Andelman

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