Episode 45 spoilers below. For posts on 44, see here, here and here.
Let me begin by saying that #45 was the worst episode of The Wire I’ve ever seen.
Now that I have your attention… I’m serious. 45 was over-the-top preachy, with Prez, Sampson and co. reciting talking points instead of real dialogue in the teachers’ [...]
This goes off of #45. All #44 needs can be addressed by this post.
As I believe I’ve let on in previous posts, my Season 4 experience has been irrevocably jacked up by spoilers. Although I did my best to avoid anything that smacked of them, one errant click was all it took for me to learn [...]
Welcome back, those of you returning after the long Wire hiatus. You can click here, here, and here for our thoughts on #44. For anyone pleasuring themselves in the realm of OnDemand, I’ll have something new and sterling by late afternoon. And people spreading leaked copies around the webs. . . if this blog wanes, [...]
Be warned: 44 spoilers await. (Count ‘em.)
As jetset pointed out on Monday, 44 contains a very amusing set piece of Prezbo getting the kids interested in math by teaching them, well, the numbers: He notices them playing poker at lunchtime (using pistachioes in lieu of money, although a quarter is placed on the table just [...]
I’m not sure how well-known this information is, so I apologize ahead of time if this is less than informative. But, if you didn’t know, Detective Norris, the bald-headed partner of Greggs on the dead witness case who, in episode 43, was temporarily demoted to a beat cop working the election polls, is played by [...]
Well the week lapse really puts into high relief the oddness of HBO’s machinations and the On-Demand mess they have created. If you want to see our commentary on Episode #43 please look here, there, and yonder. For some extra tidbits and our more thematic discussions please see this and that. Plus check out our [...]
Today’s been a slow day around HH headquarters, but we’re getting it together. In the meantime, I invite those of you who have not been entertained by this clip to get with it.
I also encourage you all to read Laura Lippman’s wonderful essay on Baltimore books on Salon today. I haven’t read any of [...]
In the hallway of the school where much of this season’s action takes place, there is a large mural celebrating the namesake of the school. In an interview on the HBO website Vincent Peranio describes its significance thusly:
“Edward J. Tilghman was the Baltimore police chief who let David Simon hang out, which led to the [...]
As 44 isn’t up on On Demand yet, we’re taking it easy on the up-to-the-minute-analysis; besides, I’ve heard rumors of spoilers lurking in the comments on some of these posts, so I’m not taking my chances reading them. (People, I have the entire season and I am stringing it out watching each episode as they [...]
No spoilers today. Those seeking #43 talk should click here, here, and here, but not before experiencing our exclusive Q&A with David Simon himself. I emailed him seven brief questions about the program’s interaction with the community and lo, he sent back several thousand words worth of prime Wire insight and information. Out of deference, [...]
