You happy now bitch?

Omar comin

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Iceland here i come

“ With his party having won 6 of the City Council’s 15 seats, Mr. Gnarr needed a coalition partner, but ruled out any party whose members had not seen all five seasons of “The Wire”

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David Simon lecture on the fate of journalism

David Simon gives a lecture that touches on the aspirations of the wire and some of the themes in it that may not be ovious to all viewers. Especially interesting is @ 39:20 where he asks the audience,

“What was the main theme of the
newspaper story (in season 5)?”

Im ashamed to say i hadnt really noticed what he said was the major theme and i wonder if its this problem that has left many people disapointed with the fifth season as a whole?He gets a bit sidetracked explaining his big meta moment with the wire but he finishes the thought in the Q and A section as a response to the question @ 1:06:38.

Scripts for the wire

Full script of series 1 episode 1 of the wire (The Target) and an overview of the story arc of season 1 by david simon which kottke thinks could be a pitch to hbo. Back in the day when McNulty was called McArdle, Avon was Aaron and Stringer was Stringy!

Where’s Wallace?

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