But thanks for creating some of the best characters in TV history. All the characters have distinct and believable personalities. You win. The cutbacks, management of local papers by big out of town conglomerates and lack of attention on complex issues is something we see in the UK too. I worked at a newspaper with a POS liar who made up quotes, and the editor was obsessed with him and looked the other way (on the fake quotes and also, grossly, sexual harassment). Crown me up and kneel, ya bitches. Im actually rigorous about letting criticism of the show stand without arguing back. It was pretty much written on the wall for us when that one kid didnt run away from Omar. I got my invitation late in the mail and I may as well just see all the videos and photos and banter about it on peoples social media profiles. Favorite scene is Avon visiting The Pit. There were still good journalists in our make-believe newsroom, and they did some good work just as there are still such souls in Baltimore and every city laboring in similar fashion and to similar result. S6, Ep0. The reason I loved the Wire was because it felt REAL. As Tony Season 5 in a nut shell is explained in the opening scene by bunk, the bigger the lie, the more they believe When I say Im an addict to this show I honestly feel like the fiends depicted in the show that dont creep out of their addiction like Bubs happened to do. Im sad I missed all the hoopla, the reviews, analysis, any interviews and behind the scenes footage that was released with and right after the show ended. Wire in the Blood, is first of all a showcase for the excellent acting skills of the charismatic Robson Green. Anyway, Im straying from my point: thank you for defining this additional layer to the theme of S5. Ha! And I thanks you for that, because you gave us a piece of truth storytelling. | I been expressing to folk since 2002 We have some of these initiatives in the UK but Im not sure about the situation in the US, and Im curious to know what you think. Season 2 was the bravest thing ever seen on TV. What Rough Beast. I recently watched The Wire for the first time this year, and since have done my best to find critical analyses and articles that could help meaningfully fill the void left after the show. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. The biggest pisser-offers for me in the series were the assclowns in the police department who clearly dont give a shit about what actually happens to actual people. But the gratuitous images and the worn-out theme aside this show has a lot to offer. So thank you for such an absolute terrific ride. Robson Green is a great talent, in spite of what his fellow Newcastleian had to say above. It was way worse than you thought. For example, for my first watch through, I was bored with Season two. Police are rude to Dr. Tony Hill and refuse to work with him. Really? I guess Cedric Daniels, Stringer Bell and Bunny Colvin tried with horrible results. Uncensored. I feel like an asshole now for saying some of that stuff. If I was forced, I think Id go with 4-2-1-3-5, with 1 and 3 tied. And while I tell everyone who will listen that this is the best show ever made I do feel Season 5 had some hokey yet prominent elements. WebSeason 6. Robson Green is incredibly impressive (and maybe a little bit scary) as eccentric psychological profiler Dr. Tony Hill, and Hermione Morris does a great job as tough DI Carol Jordan, a woman in what is still very much a man's world. I first discovered "Wire in the Blood" by happy accident, I was watching Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on Amazon prime and "Wire in the Blood" popped up in my recommended list. but what the hell happened with the last season? ITV has axed Robson Green drama Wire in the Blood after six years in what is seen as the latest cost cutting move by the network. Norris brought an adult, feminine, vulnerability to her role as Carol Jordan. This show leaves me completely speechless. Drug wars, territorial disputes, and the assassination of the citys largest drug importer manage to produce a brief inside the metro section that refers only to the slaying of a second-hand appliance store owner. To debate whether Gus Haynes is more of a hero than Bunny Colvin? This statement is meant to include: Mark Letheren(DI Kevin Jeffries); Emma Handy (DC Paula McIntyre) and Peter Sullivan (ACC Paul Eden). He has a 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. 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 and Sam kill him. Herc just needed to get run over, along with Levy, and bleed out slowly suffering much in the process. But what is particularly interesting is, aside from McNulty, many of the white characters in the season engage in almost the same amount and level of corrupted games as their black counterparts, in some cases moreso. In the annals of time, you documented as close to the reality of the DMV as you could get away with, its just too bad that people will always be calling it fiction., (*this is a better-edited version of my prior comment). Love if The producers could make a 15 minutes short just to show where all the cast are now. I just re-watched the entire series, and its amazing how well it still holds up. In the end, Carcetti, despite being white, was not able to avoid the same trappings of stat-juking number games and political favoritism as his predecessor, Royce, or the mayor before that. Maybe an education magazine writes a column on inncr-city curricula, or a libertarian website revisits the idea of drug decriminalization. Love your comment. The third episode not quite as strong a story as the first two, perhaps has something to do with the fact that it was not based directly on the books of V. McD. Of course, its all still out there, and I can find it and watch it and still enjoy it all, but I feel like Im a decade late to the party. Flagg?? There was just increasingly natural interplay between them that made viewing more diverse and interesting (e.g. I started college as a J-student and later moved to English. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. Watching each character grow into a previous one is riveting, and the guessing game made me click the next episode each time. David Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun for thirteen years, is the executive producer of HBOs The Wire. McNulty, Frank Sobotka, Carcetti (at least in season 3), Colvin and Prez). It was a great work of art. basically that whole hood that was the result of DC trying to lower crime stats by forcing all the hood rats over the Maryland line. I became hooked from the first episode "Mermaids Singing" which is done in 2 parts, with each episode my enthusiasm for the show also grew. It is for this reason that I think Season 5 is so brilliant. Lasher appears and asks her to stop and let him do her bidding. I found it as an interesting way to dispel the notion that one given group of people is more inclined or indoctrinated to corruption and lies than the other, but also that in any given sector of a society, you will usually find it is those who know that very truth full and well, who perpetuate that lie, in order to make themselves feel better about their shortcomings. I would have liked to have seen more scenes with randy & neymond though just to make it feel like they hadnt been forgotten especially as Michael & dookie didnt even mention them by name about same with nick sabotka maybe a conversation about the docks with someone after abusing the mayor & kracheck I like how it felt like a big open world & people could bump into each other. External Reviews Its not garbage, they just dont get it. | My husband watched this series on HBO, I must of been working. A great newspaper does this routinely on a multitude of issues, across its entire region. Grim. I dragged it past sarcasm, past cynicism, and all the way to balls-out snide. Or maybe anywhere. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. Now I just read and laugh at bad writing on other TV shows. Every cut back to that newsroom made me almost fast-forward save for not wanting to miss something that is important to the rest of the story. To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? Thank you for telling these stories. Lowry got it, and tellingly, he used to work for theL.A. Timesbut is now a step or two removed from a metropolitan daily, writing forVariety. Almost everything in the show from the dialogue to the outcomes felt refreshingly believable. These I would use to show my students when teaching a crime profiling class. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. I meant To say Roger Twigg. Brought up to believe in hard case police work, her world was turned upside down by Tony's presence. Im so glad I got to bear witness to it, even if I was late. 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. This is but the latest example of It wasnt until maybe the 3rd time that I understood these theme about the newsroom. Im interested in becoming a cop there. Still, all that being said, it was a hell of a ride and still the best damn tv series ever made. Have just finished re-watching the whole series. It was fuckin awesome. But it went over my head, that the newspaper, completely missed every major story about what went on in the city. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. watch again the final 5-6 minutes of season 3; episode 4). The 'genius' Dr, absentminded of course, to fulfill another clich, who comes across as being more in need of professional help than his patients. Well now, its been a week sinceThe Wires final episode and a certain calm has descended, leaving a little less agita and a little more reflection. A moment for one last question: The plot simply provided context and structure for socio-political criticism. Lets be clear, though. I even tried going back and watching homicide life on the street but without Bunk and McNulty just couldnt get into it. I just graduated and document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. And then Season 5 happens. Well now, its been a week since The Wire s final episode and a certain calm has descended, leaving a little less agita and a little more reflection. Did you always have in mind from the start to have the fake news/fake crime stories play in tandem? Its so damn realistic. Once I learned that wrestling was faked I began to wonder what else on TV, or in print, was fabricated or enhanced. Then the Lewinsky story broke and dominated, and I lost even more faith. Fantastic series & Ill tell anyone thats its the best series Ive ever seen. 4. Site Created by Real Fresh Creative. We sucked. Not always do we get a "wrap up" episode and we didn't get one here either. I just watched all 5 seasons in short order. At least the stakes matter. Anyway, remember that Colvins 14% were clean numbers (he didnt juke the stats) so 14% is a large increase if you look at it that way. For a mystery/suspense,thriller this show easily surpasses virtually all shows in the genre. Maybe you were too close? Thats it. The original essay doesnt do anything to counter anyones opinions as to whether The Wire was good, bad, or indifferent. 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. The acting is excellent, but I find this show way too unsubtle, lurid, and melodramatic. On my third or fourth watch through season two became my second favorite season, after season 4 of course. Plot Summary. Season five was the weakest season imho. When there is an ensemble cast and crew that work their hardest to put out the best product possible, it makes viewing a very satisfying activity. This is really a two part TV series.. the first three seasons with Green and Norris.. bit.ly/1780gxl .. in the leads, and the second three with Green and Lahbib.. bit.ly/13Pgcqi .. I didnt know there were retards saying Each ending sucked so the season 5 was bad. It had been on my entertainment backlog since 2002 Id got hold of the first season before it had been shown in the UK at all being a quality TV (and I apologize for using this sensitive word considering the context of various storylines) junkie, but for various reasonsI was deferring gratification if you will. Dont get me wrong, its great for you and the other writers/producers/actors/HBO- but even the best portrayal of life in the Charm City wont be enough to change anything. And they covered more ground, and they knew the terrain in a way that they no longer do. Focused on a fake serial killer, they missed rampant corruption in the city government, missed obvious lying and stat juking in the police department, missed the penetration of thelaw courts by shady lawyers etc. Reprinted with Permission. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. 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. The depth, the acting, the setting, the pace, its all spot on :p. I love this show. Metacritic Reviews. Yes, that IS the truth for kids all over the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) but I really wish, David, you could have shown him some compassion as the most innocent among them really deserved some kind of redemption. Great blog, it confirms my suspicions of the final season but wasnt enough to change my mind about it. Just the slow motion walk through of him seeing his operation in action, and the perfect timing of Polk (or Mahone?) For so many reasons. As they series progresses, the style of editing and camera work alters. Ive re-watched this entire series again recently with the HD release (probably my 4th or 5th time watching the entire series) and in many ways it gets better the more I watch it. All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? I know you were trying to show the 5 different aspects of what goes down in a city David Simon but one more season that just wraps everything up in a nice little bow would have been perfect. 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. Maybe enough individuals can make an impactor at least make an impact on more individuals. While she tries her best to support her parents, Puleng also hates how theyre not willing to give up on the past. No worries. It was as good as I remembered and then some. Throughout 1923, Alexandras wealth has come into play (or the wealth of her family, rather). 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. Jack and Liz. Brilliant! But there used to be more of them. | David, let me first congratulate you on making one of the most riveting series to have ever graced the global stage. Damn, I think I might just sit down and watch the whole thing again to see what else Ive missed. Image via NBC. That being said, I think what was really being pointed out here, is that the sorts who were under the feeling that the blacks were ruining the city, more or less knew quite well that such levels of corruption in the legal bodies was not limited by race, as Season 5 shows, and that just like w/ many of the black characters, many of the white characters benefit professionally for their lies, cover-ups and stat-jukings. 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 do honestly feel that way about the ending but telling you that personally (digitally, whatever) was completely asinine and unnecessary. David Simon I dont think you have given up yet or maybe you would go off and retire like Marlo. It would be better if he was slick like the Will Grayham character in red dragon. Is McNulty still clean etc. WITB is a dark, gritty, British crime drama that most all will heartily enjoy.. should you like the genre. Its not likely to change our reasons for telling the stories we do, but neither is the criticism necessarily invalid or unwarranted. Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. Thanks David for all you did to bring it into the world. The Wire was arguably the best television series ever made. Imagine all the fun they could have conflicting professionally, not to mention romantically, vying for Jobson's attention and favors! You want to suggest that the creator of the project has his nose in the air for being interested in the matter at all, and that you have some insight into his temperament? I certainly read that last post and thought thats angry. Each season building toward a singular, connected argument. For now I will just pass. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! It is a heart trending, visceral, honest portrayal of a modern city. This feeling of gritty realism was lost on me during the McNulty fake-killer arc. I dunno. Not so much as an offhand reference, and that goes not just for the journalists displeased enough with our newspaper tale, but for the larger number of commentators and critics who thought we did swell. Endless repetitions of the words "of course" are truly the hallmarks of a second rate detective production. I think not. What is most unfortunate is that your scathing and accurate critique of Washington D.Cs left armpit (with PG County being its right) and really the entire D.C. area will always be written off as great entertainment and remembered as one of the best shows ever on television. The apartment complex we lived in was actually the subject of a widely publicized reformation project (in 96) after having the highest rates of violent crime in the district for 12 years. Key investigations and prosecutions are undercut or abandoned by the political machinations of police officials, prosecutors and political figures. Flagg on his last day being the only one who could tap in to the police department to get the low down on Burrells removal. Much respect, and I hope you still read these. Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. I came late to The Wire, having heard many great things about it from others over the years. I learned more from two weeks of practical work, than an entire year of overpaid theory, and eventually switched to English, because I couldnt stand a style that, to me, was tantamount to lying. No-one looked at him twice.". Dont even know where to start, and I dont think I can critique anything about this show because it critiques itself. You let Bubbles live. ps To argue about whether the drama had become arch or unsubtle? Im out. There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. My plight feels similar to that of the increasingly-obsolete reporters you mentioned, rummaging through webpage-after-page of marketable impact junk to find substantial material worth digging into. Not because I missed the point about your critique of the journalist world, I got that, but because you sacrificed some of your best characters to get your point across. Maybe I prefer more violent things. I watched The Wire a second time few years later and I loved season 2. -And Herc? I was watching for the Barksdale arc and didnt know how important season two was in the overall visual novel. The school system is closest to my heart because I grew up in that sad, irreparable school system and the stories of those kids were the ones I really hoped would resolve better so you knew that in the end, at least SOMEONE in that hood got a real chance. 2008. The only story that I noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned Prop Joe. ), [] own slashed staffs and cutbacks, leaving a major metropolitan newspaper that wound up as Simon acerbically noted at the time missing the whole []. It is our not insignificant loss that more shows weren't filmed. Whenever I watch it is like the whole world stops I am just focused on the TV. or something, but instead he was just another man shot, and his name fittingly echoed into the folklore of the streets, Im a latecomer to The Wire and I think its the best thing Ive ever seen on television. 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 was born with scoop mentality and its never left me. Has the city cleaned up. No need to worry about any season of this amazing show. I loved the show, its in my top 5 of all time and I cant imagine it going anywhere. It continued doing so into the present decade as the Tribune Company followed the Times-Mirror buyouts with even more ruthless abandon. Its the best series ever It worked, I thought it fell short of the seasons 3, and 4. But if we give upthen what? But then I would be as guilty of lazy ad hominem as they have been in assessing the work. Isnt that what your essay calls for? Green's vulnerability, intensity and flexibilty in his craft is a complete pleasure. Departmental priorities make high-level drug investigation prohibitive. Purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher? 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. You dont like the last season of a television drama, feel free to venture an opinion. And yeah, he gave the more-with-less talk to maintain morale and it rang a hollow because at this point, buyout upon buyout, the grey ladies are down to bone already. A moment for one Like another commenter, I only noticed the Prop Joe story being missed/overshadowed by the Sun. In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. Its tremendously unfortunate a potentially amazing show was turned into a cute little art project. I just marathoned the entire series in less than 2 weeks (okay, so Im unemployed & have the time on my hands) and now I see why The Wire got so much acclaim in its day. I am anxious to find out if there is a follow up to Painted? Politicians then took credit for the limited gains that were, of course, unsustainable as the students aged into middle school. While very formula driven and somewhat unbelievable at times, particularly with the characters often going it alone to catch the bad guys, it is entertaining and very "bingeworthy"! 6 Apr. And yes, in real life, there wasnt much written about such in my city. The finale was weak/unsatisfying: I feel that the people who express this opinion dont quite understand the type of storytelling that you were going for. And to get teachers talking, even on background, about their anger and frustration at this flummery? Even though I dont like those gay fags fuckin each other but thats the world we live in so no problems. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! To wonder whether anyone would be disciplined for cursing in a newsroom, or why they made the top editor wear those suspenders, or whether it was a clich to have a fabricator driving the overt plot? We told the precise story we wished to tell and what happened was supposed to happen. So lets happily concede that all criticism stands and get to the real fun. But Ill get back to the journalism angle momentarily. (Think "Cracker" meets "Inspector Morse" meets "CSI").There is a bookish, academic quality to Doctor Hill, without him being tweedy and standoffish (he's more human, and less lofty than Morse). During the political campaign in Season 3, when Royce was facing pressure from Carcetti, there is a subtle glimpse into the racial component. In the finale, she tells Spencer he needs not waste money on a suit/tuxedo as she has credit aboard their British liner. I'm a big fan of good,clever mystery. Cocaine Bear, the new But life isnt like that. The intelligent and complex story line demands focus to follow clearly, and make you think. But it was still damn above all the other things (books, series, movies). Web2. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. Six years later. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. Even more awesome is how you actually continued that same thread from one season to the next, taking one subject matter and examining it from all the angles that make up the context of the entire problem. But the fifth-season story arc began with a wonderful bit of adversarial reporting on deadline good, clean newspapering it was. But suggest that high-end American newspapers have been gutted by out-of-town ownership, besieged by the internet and preoccupied by a prize culture that validates small-trick and self-limiting impact, rather than seriously evaluating problems? I confess I thought that journalism was still self-aware enough to get it, that enough collective consciousness of the crafts highest calling remained, that reporters still worried about what their newspapers were missing. Over a television drama. Journalism is and has been an absolute shambles in the UK since I was a kid in the 80s. 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. A few months ago I decided to give it a go and, as you can imagine, I fell in love. Green is, of course, the lead of the show and he is brilliant. Its a great show! i do not like hyped up shows, because of an innate sense of superiority which makes me believe than anything that other people like cannot be good. Thank you so much for making The Wire, it ruined every other tv show. S5 ran him off a cliff. 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. 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!!!!!!!!!!! Couldnt resist, sorry. I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. The character development is quite entertaining. Uncovered. 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. I may be the only one who remembers how he blew two critical moments in the Port case during season 2 all due to his general stupidity and self-centeredness- along with being responsible for Randys torment due Herc selling him out to find the camera he lost AND poor Bubbles getting brutalized on the street over and over for the exact same reason. 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