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20 Nov 2009 10:17:40 PST

Written by stevenhartwriter
Considering that Roger Corman launched the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Peter Bogdanovich, John Sayles, and Martin Scorsese, I’d say that Oscar was waaaay overdue. This video collection of the 100 best lines from The Wire is so NSFW it...

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what is genre???

17 Nov 2009 11:16:43 PST

Written by lanne09
The genre I have decided to analyse is American TV drama such as The Wire and The Sopranos. Most of the drama that is created is loosely based on real life experiences or situations and for me that is the element that makes me interested in watching it. Of course after the basic concept is formed...

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The Wire Troll: Do the Math: NO – CP3 = DC

14 Nov 2009 05:40:11 PST

Written by Buck Davidson
Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons: No, this isn’t the NBA Seniors Division Report — Wallace has awakened the echoes of bygone days this season, averaging 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals through eight games. He looks like the Big Ben of old (minus the hair), but just like Old School Ben, New S...

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Opinion: Makers of The Wire have appitite for self destruction

11 Nov 2009 02:01:53 PST

Written by neighbourhoodcat
Over here is a review of the book that I like because of its quotes. I don’t have much time for the still rich and obsolete members of the “music industry”, but there’s a lot to learn from Steve Knopper’s book and yea, I’ll probably watch whatever HBO do with it – I mean, The Wire was pretty good ri...

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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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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 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.

• where's wallace? -- by Lola from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Top 5 Hats On TV -- by ayesar from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Wait, Bragging Can Help You Get Ahead? -- by showson2 from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• HBO versus Apichatpong Weerasethakul -- by kieronclark from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• [Television] Generation Kill -- by somewhereacrossforever from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• The Wire: 100 Greatest Quotes -- by jayev3ryday from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• See-Through Toilets and Weight Issues and a Whole Lotta Catching Up -- by jomorey from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• 100 Best Quotes of The Wire -- by petiteabsinthe from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• 100 Greatest Quotes from The Wire -- by mikekendrick from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Best of the best of the best? -- by Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com) from What's Alan Watching?

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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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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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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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Summer reading list

13 Jun 2009 23:04:23 PDT

KS Labeling Pelecanos a crime novelist is as much an understatement as describing "The Wire" -- for which he was a writer and producer -- as a TV show set in Baltimore. Just as that critically acclaimed HBO series encompassed the ills of our ravaged ...

Original story at Kansas.com . Related stories include: 'Family Guy' to compete in Emmy's best comedy category - Entertainment Weekly , Have your book and read it, too, at North Light - Examiner.com and ... Seattle Weekly , Yahoo! Sports , Financial Times , TV Squad , Baltimore Sun , Business Gazette , Monterey County Herald

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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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Tube News: Chances of Actor's Strike (Mostly) Unlikely

25 Nov 2008 20:12:41 PST

Written by Aleks Chan
Now for some good news: Amy Ryan, her of the Academy Award-nominee and all-around awesomenes fame, has signed on to reprise the role she played in the fourth season finale of NBC's The Office. She'll continue being Dunder Mifflin's human resources rep for at least five episodes -- or at lea...

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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...

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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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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