"Got to. This America, man."
Tuesday, 24. March 2009, 04:21:49
Original URL: http://bamatone.livejournal.com/277654.html
Those of you who talk to me day to day know that I pretty much went batshit crazy over The Wire the last month or so. The reason I even gave it a shot in the first place was because it was David Simon's creation - the same guy who wrote "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," which of course was the basis for the NBC show Homicide: Life on the Street, one of my all time favorite shows.
I've been hearing and reading for some time that The Wire was the "spiritual follow-up" to Homicide. (A number of Homicide actors show up in The Wire. Sadly, not as their original characters, though.) I don't know what took me so long, but I finally gave it a go. Conclusion: Aw, yeah.
From Wiki: "Despite never seeing commercial success or winning any major television awards, The Wire has frequently been described by critics as one of the greatest television series of all time." I find that odd because Homicide won a boatload of awards. Maybe the critics just got tired of David Simon's brand. Or maybe they were too busy handing out awards to other HBO shows at the time. In any case, the show is brilliant. If you look at the IMDb links, Homicide scores a 9.1 and The Wire a 9.7 (out of 10) by viewers.
Below is the opening scene of the first season of The Wire.
Those of you who talk to me day to day know that I pretty much went batshit crazy over The Wire the last month or so. The reason I even gave it a shot in the first place was because it was David Simon's creation - the same guy who wrote "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," which of course was the basis for the NBC show Homicide: Life on the Street, one of my all time favorite shows.
I've been hearing and reading for some time that The Wire was the "spiritual follow-up" to Homicide. (A number of Homicide actors show up in The Wire. Sadly, not as their original characters, though.) I don't know what took me so long, but I finally gave it a go. Conclusion: Aw, yeah.
From Wiki: "Despite never seeing commercial success or winning any major television awards, The Wire has frequently been described by critics as one of the greatest television series of all time." I find that odd because Homicide won a boatload of awards. Maybe the critics just got tired of David Simon's brand. Or maybe they were too busy handing out awards to other HBO shows at the time. In any case, the show is brilliant. If you look at the IMDb links, Homicide scores a 9.1 and The Wire a 9.7 (out of 10) by viewers.
Below is the opening scene of the first season of The Wire.
WIDGETIZE
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