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Favorite Brand Names On The Wire

27 Nov 2008 18:15:50 PST

Written by misgatos
For more, read a discussion about Blue Tops at The Wire’s forums. Even better, dealers in Philly have a brand of heroin called The Wire. Did I miss any good ones? Let me know… One of my favorite things about The Wire is how it’s tied in so completely to contemporary Bal

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Is Hollywod Narrative Dead?

27 Nov 2008 05:56:39 PST

Written by recordpreserveshare
If Hollywood storytelling is in danger, we are arguably seeing an opposing trend in television narrative. Thanks to innovative TV shows like The Sopranos, The Wire and Damages - which demand audience attention - there has been an increase in complex narrative structure and subject...

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David Chase speaks again! (But not really)

26 Nov 2008 16:14:59 PST

Written by Alan Sepinwall
Last night the tour went on pause for the Television Critics Association Awards, a swingin' event where the critics try to put right what the Emmys got wrong. (Mostly; somehow, we couldn't find a way to give "The Wire" an... Last night the tour went on pause for the Television Critics Associati...

Original story at NJ.com .

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"The Shield" Finishes Up

26 Nov 2008 02:50:45 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
During the past year two of the greatest crime dramas ever on television have come to an end: "The Wire" left us in March, and "The Shield" on Tuesday in a cut deep enough to leave us bleeding for quite a while, no matter how tight the tourniquet.

Original story at Huffington Post .

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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...

Original story at Watch with Intelligence .

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Opinion: Best drama endings ever?

24 Nov 2008 11:40:24 PST

Written by Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com)
So, in writing my review of "The Shield" finale, I'm going out on a limb and declaring it my favorite drama series finale ever. This prompted a question from my editor about what other finales I would put in my top 5. "The Wire" is definitely on there (though, as with all things "The Wire," it was...

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The Wire news and blogs - December 02, 2008

02 Dec 2008 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.

• wish you were here... -- by 1eyedmonkee from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Irish Examiner Sports Column Nov 28 2008 -- by michaelmoynihan from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• House 5.9: "Last Resort" -- by marcusandstevi from the-wire « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Latest news + comment | You're watching TV Barn -- from TV Barn
• HEROES: DESTINY Webisodes -- by Sandie from Daemon's TV
• 'The Shield's' last episode: 'Family Meeting' -- by Tempo from The Watcher
• House, "Last Resort": Puppy day afternoon -- by Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com) from What's Alan Watching?
• The Wire - Seasons 1-5 -- from Tech - Strings
• Fringe's Lance Reddick: 'Mariah Carey Will Have a Film Career ... -- from Mariah Carey Connection
• Shouting Down the Well: George Eliot and The Wire -- by megbon from Shouting Down the Well

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The Wire Troll: Lasso Rasho?

23 Nov 2008 13:08:27 PST

With Herija away for the next couple of weeks, I’ll be taking over the Troll for the time being. Anyways, I have to head off to a Grey Cup party shortly, so will make this snappy. No, I really don’t give a flying fuck about the CFL, but it’s a good excuse to drink some beers (not that I need an excuse)....

Original story at RotoRob .

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True Blood: "To Love Is To Bury"

16 Nov 2008 21:04:53 PST

The penultimate episode of a season is always where a great show excels the most. Think of The Wire: The Wire’s penultimate episode was generally left to crime novelist George P. Pelecanos to write—he did so in three of the five seasons—and that was usually when the heavy shit went down. The fi...

Original story at A.V. Club .

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The Wire Troll: Foster-ing Rebounds

16 Nov 2008 20:16:02 PST

Written by Herija Green
Washington’s JaVale McGee has seen his minutes increase recently, playing better than 24 minutes in three of his last four games. He has posted two double-doubles and blocked five shots in that time, and with Brendan Haywood out indefinitely there’s a hole to be filled in the middle in the...

Original story at RotoRob .

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The Wire Troll: Pau’s Bro Making his Mark

09 Nov 2008 11:09:31 PST

Written by Herija Green
Marquis Daniels, Indiana Pacers: The absence of Mike Dunleavy has opened up playing time for Daniels, who has shown more in the first four games of ‘08-09 than he did in the last four seasons. He has notched two double-doubles in his past three games and is currently second on the team with 8.0...

Original story at RotoRob .

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The Audacity of Despair and the Obama Coalition.

23 Oct 2008 09:09:25 PDT

Written by G.D.
Case in point: last week, shani-o and I attended a discussion at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School about "The Wire" and urban crime. The panelists were David Simon, the show's creator, and Michael Nutter, the mayor of Philadelphia. Simon launched into one of his trademark seething rants...

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Life on Mars #5 Meets the Wire in New York

21 Oct 2008 07:34:11 PDT

Written by Paul Levinson(noreply@blogger.com)
When you walk through the garden, you better watch your back ..." Hey, they could almost have played that superb Tom Waits "Way Down in the Hole" theme song from The Wire in last night's episode #5 of Life on Mars, which had two* Wire veterans on hand, Clarke Peters (Lt. Freamon on The Wire) and Chad Coleman ("Cutty" on The Wire). Even Whoopee Goldberg had a cameo. *(And an anonymous commentator just mentioned that Chris Bauer, Frank Sobotka from The Wire, played the priest in this episode of Life on Mars - so that makes three Wire people.) See also Life on Mars Debuts in America ... Life on Mars 2nd Episode in America: Coma, Time Travel, Mars Rover ... Life on Mars Goes On in America: What Happens When a Time Traveler Runs Into His Earlier Self? ... Life on Mars #4: Al...

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The Wire Troll AL All-Wire Team

30 Sep 2008 10:00:30 PDT

Written by Tim McLeod
John Danks, Chicago White Sox: The 23-year-old lefty currently has White Sox fans saying “Brandon who?” Acquired from the Rangers for Brandon McCarthy in February, Danks managed a huge improvement in virtually all categories in his sophomore season. In 187 IP, he put together an 11-9 re...

Original story at RotoRob .

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The Wire Troll: Shoppach-ing for Help

14 Sep 2008 10:47:05 PDT

With Tim McLeod taking a well-deserved vacation from his disability leave (hey, eating chocolate chip cookies all day is hard work), RotoRob takes over the crafting of The Wire Troll for the next couple of weeks. Being much less fortified with Kathy’s delicious baked goods than Tim gener...

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David Simon and The Wire: The Audacity of Despair

11 Sep 2008 15:47:35 PDT

Written by casanovaruffin
Yesterday I had the chance to see David Simon, creator of the greatest television show ever made forever and ever, The Wire. He was giving his lecture, The Wire: Audacity of Despair, to a tightly packed, moderately sized, room of about 140 people. I never thought I'd have the chance to see the...

Original story at steelcloset (WordPress) .

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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: 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: ● 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.

Original story at kottke.org .

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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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Why David Simon Should Shut Down The Wire [Backlash]

20 Feb 2008 08:19:08 PST

Written by Nick Denton
Devotees of The Wire, myself among them, should be delighted by this hint given by one of the HBO drama's actors. Dominic West, who plays the increasingly manic police detective, Jimmy McNulty, tells the Los Angeles Times some of his colleagues are lobbying David Simon for a movie spinoff...

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The Wire - Season 5 - Episode 6 [Part 2 of 2]

22 Jan 2008 01:03:28 PST

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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."

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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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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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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