Frank Pembleton, Raymond Holt, and The Necktie
The two roles, arguably Braugher’s most acclaimed, may just bookend an acting career that began in 1989, as an outfit is completed by his beloved necktie.
Tagged: The Wire
What is this thing you call “Breaking Bad”?
There are still unifying forces in American popular culture. Don’t believe me? Try missing a few.
Circling the Drain in the NSA Surveillance Debate
(The middle section of this post is a thorough re-statement and critique of David Simon’s argument that their are few “legitimate” concerns that can be raised regarding the NSA’s collection of metadata and web...
David Simon Misses the Point
The acclaimed creator of HBO’s The Wire, David Simon, is using his experience as a reporter and deep knowledge of wiretaps to set the record straight on all this ruckus over the leaks regarding the...
Lessons Gleaned from The Wire
~by Anderson Tuggle “It’s really about the American city, and about how we live together. It’s about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer,...
Wire Fraud
The Wire’s David Simon forcefully responds to criticism of his show from Baltimore’s police commissioner. Read the whole thing, and then read his stirring defense of the show from similar criticism in front of...
For ‘Wire’ Obsessives
Here’s the trailer for David Simon’s new show and here’s the trailer (and press release!) for “The Avon Barksdale Story.”
Son of The Wire
Matt Yglesias says: What’s really depressing to me about the current TV landscape isn’t so much that we haven’t seen another Wire-quality show as it is that we haven’t even seen a serious effort...
“deep thoughts” on television shows I watch or used to watch
1. Deadwood, aside from being far too foul-mouthed for my taste (and a bad influence on me) was pretty good the first season. After that it totally fell apart. I think this was because...
David Simon, call your office
Via Jeffrey Goldberg, a CQ editor has apparently been fired for daring to speak up in the midst of widespread lay-offs. An email he fired off to management before the firing is pretty badass:
