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The Wire Episode 2
🕑 Added 2021-01-13 14:01:04 +0000 UTCEverybody has a good point ... which leaves me mystified as to whose side I should be on. Oh, and that mofo with the long assed name is a fucking moron.
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Dexter Goad
Yeah, after watching the quality of The Wire I was ASTONISHED that David Simon was not a household name in the manner of David E Kelly or Sorkin, etc. One hit wonder, unfortunately.
Keith R
Also, David Simon did a series with James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhall in the last 5 years called The Deuce. It's a show about the formation of the porn industry. I personally don't like James Franco in dramatic roles and find the show in general to be a bit of a step down for Simon but Gylenhall is fantastic in it. I think Simon never had another hit because his stuff is so high-brow and doesn't play to the audiences. The difference with The Wire was that it had the hook of a traditional cop and gang dynamic that audiences always love.
Dexter Goad
Interesting. I'd only vaguely heard of it. I'll put it on the list.
Keith R
Just wanted to put in a good word for Treme. The Wire tries to capture the essence of Baltimore. Treme attempts the same with New Orleans with the backdrop of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and a constant smattering of New Orleans jazz music thrown in. I personally think it's the most forgotten gem of a series in television history and consider it to be very close to as good as The Wire.
Dexter Goad
Never heard that, interesting.
KlausBerndUWE
red ball seems to come from the railroad industry as a high priority Signal so seems
