One of the best Crime drama/ Mystery Thriller TV shows ever made, Vivid, believable shows with a charismatic psychologist solving intriguing crimes, Twisted and gory, but I love Robson Green. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. It continued doing so into the present decade as the Tribune Company followed the Times-Mirror buyouts with even more ruthless abandon. Carcetti seemed to both indirectly affirm the beliefs of the more racist/prejudiced white politicians that a white mayor who could possibly whiten up the administration, would weed out the corruption, and at the same time did his best to work with the black members of the citys congress, businesses, police force and school systems, etc. I just finished the final episode of The Wire. In series 4, Ms Norris has left the show and Simone Lahbib as Inspecter Alex Fielding has the dubious job of reining in Hill. This is an entertaining series currently available on Acorn TV. The depth, the acting, the setting, the pace, its all spot on :p. I love this show. The acting is exceptional. Circling back to the journalism angle in season 5 and your above article, it is sad that so many people missed the real commentary about the total lack of journalistic integrity- not just in Bmore but in the whole country. The serial killer story was just too silly. I started college as a J-student and later moved to English. Politicians then took credit for the limited gains that were, of course, unsustainable as the students aged into middle school. I knew in my bones as he walked up to the convenience store something bad was going to happen. From the Huffington Post, March 17, 2008 Why would he care about the homeless? This show leaves me completely speechless. The dramas final season, depicting a Baltimore newspaper, concluded last week. Please bring us another series. Dr. Hill comes up with detail after detail about the perpetrator, without any more explanation of how he did it than Sylvia Browne, psychic, ever gives. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. Almost everything in the show from the dialogue to the outcomes felt refreshingly believable. In the confrontation that follows, Adam shows him the photographs he took I realize that this is ten years too late to be of any practical use, but I just thought Id throw it out there. While in the bathroom, Lawrence and Adam try to stage a scene wherein Adam fakes choking and dying after smoking one of the cigarettes dipped in the corpses poisoned blood. It is a heart trending, visceral, honest portrayal of a modern city. I thought this was a really interesting article, especially in the context of the current pandemic which is hitting local papers the hardest. The show is bases on the books written by crime novelist Val McDiarmid. Theres a reason people say youre a genius and why your show is perhaps the best in history. how many years you figure we been doing the same shit.. Hopefully there is some point in time when the majority of people become a little smarter and catch up w/ the intelligence this show possesses. Its not painful to me. Rowan is following him even though she is hurt and losing blood. Season 5 was great. Echoes and Layers: Tony Lazlo Looks Back at The Wire CC2K, Why The Wire Should Be Must-See TV for Baltimore Pundits | Variety, All the pieces matter: analysis, essays, and anything else on The Wire | ReadJack.com. Great blog, it confirms my suspicions of the final season but wasnt enough to change my mind about it. Purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher? To the people saying he was stupid for returning to Baltimore in the first place: Marlo used the perfect bait. A great newspaper does this routinely on a multitude of issues, across its entire region. but please dont make anymore. What's going on in Val McDermott's head. The newsroom story arc wasnt lost on me i believe some of the characters in the newsroom just didnt grip you as much as the other areas which makes it seem the weaker part. Awards And now, with the economic vise that is the internet tight around her, TheSun like so many once-worthy regional newspapers is fighting for relevance and readers. I did have a question though that I hope you could answer. No expose published. I mean its obvious all three of them enjoyed it way too much for a normal gangster who just wanted someone out of their way- and Marlos final shot licking the blood off his sleeve just about proves that that guy was about to go on a black Manson killing spree had the story logically continued from its stopping point. 2) As for the WORST McNultys supercop character finally jumped the shark. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. But absent that kind of reporting, we will all soon enough live in cities and towns where politicians and bureaucrats gambol freely without worry, where it is never a risk to shine shit and call it gold. The Drug Game, The Cops, The Port, City Hall, The Schools and The Newspaper. David. Watching each character grow into a previous one is riveting, and the guessing game made me click the next episode each time. Im sure that to many of these guys, getting Carcetti elected would do as much to inject fresh blood into the citys political processes as it would clear up the problem of those blacks corrupting the process, nevermind how ridiculous those sorts of notions hold up. It was as good as I remembered and then some. To argue about whether the drama had become arch or unsubtle? And unsubtle. Thank you for such an amazing show. I actually cared about them as if they were real well, nearly! The writing is exceptional, especially for the episode, "Torment". And remember the part where you saw the lady outside selling snowballs, the postal carrier was able to deliver mail, people were outside hanging laundry so you could tell that the 14% drop was substantial in that district. | But for all of it to amount to a forest-and-tree farce? Of course, given if any of that is there. How is Baltimore under Trumps term. Im not. Outside the Wire has arrived on Netflix, and the streamers latest sci-fi military thriller ends with a bit of a bang, to say the least. Reprinted with Permission. But he was sincere in his grief. Write a television story arc about the betrayal of the working class, the fraud of the drug war or the lie of No Child Left Behind and you cant get off the entertainment pages. I sincerely believe S4 is the best season of any show in existence and overall, The Wire is the best-told story Ive ever experienced in television. You wanna say who cares, the story sucked? Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. I am glad you landed Naymond softly but Randy getting beat down again in the group home then showing up for a second in season 5 STILL in a group home- couldnt Carver have at least followed through on ONE good intention and taken him out of that system?! Lets say there used to be 20 of those crimes per month a 14% reduction would mean there were now 17 of those crimes instead of 20. The shows all involve murder and this is the focus of the plots. Or the way alma glossed over Omars deathI had a feeling like if she woulda mentioned his name, gus wouldve immediately recognized it and said no-heart anthonys brother? It would not have been easy for a veteran police reporter to pull all the police reports in the Southwestern District and find out just how robberies fell so dramatically, to track each individual report through staff review and find out how many were unfounded and for what reason, or to develop a stationhouse source who could tell you about how many reports went unwritten on the majors orders, or even further to talk to people in that district who tried to report armed robberies and instead found themselves threatened with warrant checks or accused of drug involvement or otherwise intimidated into dropping the matter. I've enjoyed his first rate performances in two other series I've seen, and can't wait to see how his character's flirtation with D.I. I see commentary all the time where the seasons are ranked and there seems to be a common thread. I certainly read that last post and thought thats angry. Its like the artist was told by everyone hes a genius, so he gets an inflated ego and starts throwing out abstract garbage and lording over it with the ultimate smugness. Daniels is probably the best example of this, but to a lesser extent so is Freamon, whose corrupted (by definition of the law) actions lead to retirement from the police force. Wouldnt she confront them first? Now, the fifth season was a bit of a problem. -And Herc? But then I would be as guilty of lazy ad hominem as they have been in assessing the work. When the big bust happen since the wire to wasnt legal I figured Marlo was going free. Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? Omars death/Omar returning to Baltimore: We all wanted to see Omars last stand be in a bloody shootout with a high body count, but anyone paying attention to the story being told knew it wouldnt go down like that. I am your new lord sovereign of buried, latent, subtextual argument. This show is so brilliant, so uniquely American, such a mind-altering and contemplative rumination on the powerful pull of the system FUCK, I LOVE THE WIRE!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, Im straying from my point: thank you for defining this additional layer to the theme of S5. A good newspaper covers its city and acquires not just the quantitative account of a days events, but the qualitative truth and meaning behind those events. Also the deal they made with Marlo at the end where he would be free was just nonsensical, unless you want to believe that the DAs office is incredibly pure and moral and would never want to go to court and bust a guy they know is a major killer just because there is a little dirt in their investigation. Rawls and Valchek were just as bad- and the reason they all irked me so much is because its way closer to the truth than people want to admit. Each episode is someone chained up. Grim. This is but the latest example of I loved the series. I was only introduced to this show in 2014 by a friend in college at Washington State University that let me borrow is DVDs one season at a time, and I bought the DVD box set shortly thereafter. No worries. The man in black tracked Jenna down at the right house, but he knocked on the wrong door he's tangled up in a deadly Book of Blood story that ends when Ellie But no, show dont tell is the rule. Any criticism you get is unwarranted. When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. Uncensored. The game is rigged and Im not sure if I wanna play. I just graduated and Perhaps one on the books it is based on might warm me up to it. Stars Robson Green Mark Some of the most compelling Ive seen. Uncovered. Most commentary has season 4 as the best and has season 5 as the least best. And yes, in real life, there wasnt much written about such in my city. Im interested in becoming a cop there. Americans are stupid ppl by and larger, they pretty much believe whatever we tell them Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. Im an asshole. Jack and Liz. I been expressing to folk since 2002 He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. He displays tremendous potential; one can hope that he will continue to create performances that are filled with the humanity, compassion and insight that "Tony Hill" shows us. Jordan is done in a tasteful way. With Robson Green, Elaine Claxton, Hermione Norris, Richard Frame. Starring: Robson Green, Simone Lahbib. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. It was amazing television. If anything I learned after watching The Wire series (for my 4th or 5th time) is that quick comments or knee-jerk reactions about the themes discussed just dont play. Firstly thank you David Simon, Ed Burns and a host of talented and courageous collaborators for telling it like it is. The character development is quite entertaining. What the hell, man? Brilliant series. The man who plays Tony Hill, the psychologist, is great. Site Created by Real Fresh Creative. I didnt get hooked by Treme or the mini serie with a mayor though. Jobson develops in future episodes. See production, box office & company info, Drama Trails: 'Coronation Street' to 'Kingdom'. I hated Marlo for his ruthlessness but I respect that you gave him a realistic ending-they could not realistically build a case against him bc of police corruption. Wed get a rant or two from whoever he screwed over, then next episode or season all is forgiven, forgotten and everyones back to good ole Jimmy again. While he is cold and calculating, from the moment we met him Omar has a big heart and made decisions based on his emotional reaction. Wire in the Blood, is first of all a showcase for the excellent acting skills of the charismatic Robson Green. And why would carcetti suddenly give them all the money? Id always had reservations about the believability of character who existed in a contained bureaucratic work environment surrounded by lifers, repeatedly stabbing his peers and superiors in the back for wholly self-serving reasons with so few repercussions. Explain your displeasure in detail, no problem. but I believe even his murder would have been more satisfying for viewers who were waiting for his comeuppance. The Hunger Games is a four-part film series that is based on the hit trilogy of But thanks for creating some of the best characters in TV history. What a way for a series to go out. Additionally though people point to the development of hyper-local news sites as a way of saying that local news isnt dead, these are often little more than blogs or advertising of businesses in the area rather than sustained critiques and investigations. Anyway, thats all. Adding to this, the fact that her mother still celebrates the missing daughters birthday bothers her. Actually, I dont even think of it as a show its literature. And a couple of others at alternative weeklies figured it out again, perhaps, because theyre less vested than everyone at the big, vulnerable dailies. It's like watching a big budget film on TV. Every episode is gripping. I wonder what were missing?. After a while, we tired of the gore and wished the series would end. Im nitpicking though I loved seeing the little references to old characters even sourvino being in the final series Top series. WowIm emotionally drained. Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. Ive just completed my third viewing of the entire series. What Rough Beast. In an interview Robson Green said the phrase wire in the blood was taken to mean a genetic kink, something impure and unusual in the blood, that leads to the When the Wire was first broadcast, in 2002, I decided not to watch it because of the hype. That was a bit beyond the historical reality; at the historicalBaltimore Sun, he was a mere Pulitzer finalist. Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. People who are innocent are very rude to the police and refuse to co-operate for no apparent reason. It still is. Other than Breaking Bad. To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. There is a certain formula each episode follows. An eccentric psychologist, with zero social skills, and a smart and charming female detective come together in Bradfield, England, to solve cases that no normal policemen could ever. I love game of thrones (but its too quick imo), but The Wire is the best. For so many reasons. Because the thing I cant leave alone, the thing that makes me giddy as a schoolgirl is this: Whatever else I am a traitorous apostate to newsprint, the angriest hack in television, a kicker of small dogs you must acknowledge that I am now, also, the newly crowded King of Meta. Regarding the final season, was there any sort of fake serial killer or fake serial criminal real-life story that inspired you? Missing a storyIm still writingstill kills me. The next thing journalists should be writing about is the impending fall of the U.S. empire, because its coming and were gonna see it in our lifetimes. I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. In the first episode of "The Wire," Johnny is brutally beaten for passing counterfeit money to Wallace (Michael B. Jordan), and his death in Season 3 sent Then you have the choir, inexplicably, warbling on as if to lend some kind of gravitas to the lacklustre proceedings. In The Hunger Games films, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) coughs up blood for a specific reason. Norris brought an adult, feminine, vulnerability to her role as Carol Jordan. No. His rogue decision to stage serial killings was believable but Bunks toothless response and using Lester and his involvement to give credence to Jimmys scheme went beyond the pale. It was too subtle for me to catch on my first watch, and Im sure a 10 hour binge made it even easier to gloss over. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. 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