While in the bathroom, Lawrence and Adam try to stage a scene wherein Adam fakes choking and dying after smoking one of the cigarettes dipped in the corpses poisoned blood. Or maybe anywhere. Many found it hard to relate to or invest in. Amid buyout after buyout, theBaltimore Sunconceded much of its institutional memory, its beat structure, its ability to penetrate municipal institutions and report qualitatively on substantive issues in a way that explains not just the symptomatic problems of the city, but the root causes of those problems. I thought this was a really interesting article, especially in the context of the current pandemic which is hitting local papers the hardest. I certainly read that last post and thought thats angry. And I thanks you for that, because you gave us a piece of truth storytelling. I was wondering, What does it take to become an officer of Thanks for the response, even if it got the best of me! Lasher appears and asks her to stop and let him do her bidding. Ill rant a bit about journalism, or the drug war or any other issue that I rub up against. WITB is a dark, gritty, British crime drama that most all will heartily enjoy.. should you like the genre. The Drug Game, The Cops, The Port, City Hall, The Schools and The Newspaper. What is most unfortunate is that your scathing and accurate critique of Washington D.Cs left armpit (with PG County being its right) and really the entire D.C. area will always be written off as great entertainment and remembered as one of the best shows ever on television. The man who plays Tony Hill, the psychologist, is great. This show is so brilliant, so uniquely American, such a mind-altering and contemplative rumination on the powerful pull of the system FUCK, I LOVE THE WIRE!!!!!!!!!!! The film, which stars Anthony Mackie Cocaine Bear, the new action-comedy now in theaters, is based on a true story, but only barely. Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. In the finale, she tells Spencer he needs not waste money on a suit/tuxedo as she has credit aboard their British liner. If I didnt know the show was set in Baltimore it just as easily could have been set in Lanham, Capitol Heights, District Heights, Temple Hills, Forestville. And Omar, well I can understand his death, tragic, but it was more realistic than a final bloodfest. The newsroom story arc wasnt lost on me i believe some of the characters in the newsroom just didnt grip you as much as the other areas which makes it seem the weaker part. Im literally addicted to this show, and watch it through at least 3-4 times a year. Brilliant! The next thing journalists should be writing about is the impending fall of the U.S. empire, because its coming and were gonna see it in our lifetimes. Its a great show! Peace, yo. I am glad you landed Naymond softly but Randy getting beat down again in the group home then showing up for a second in season 5 STILL in a group home- couldnt Carver have at least followed through on ONE good intention and taken him out of that system?! Lowry got it, and tellingly, he used to work for theL.A. Timesbut is now a step or two removed from a metropolitan daily, writing forVariety. Season five was the weakest season imho. No-one looked at him twice.". I have to say I loved the Wire the first time I saw it. The major American cities are in woeful shape and for various reasons we can not or will not stop this slow-moving train. That said, I thank you for the bitter pill. And it is clear that between Marlo, Snoop, and Chris, their real game was killing. Summary: Tony is put under police protection when the area mental health commissioner is brutally murdered. I am writing my thesis on THE WIRE This argument strucked me when Omar died and no one noticed it in The Sun No institutional memory, no quality journalism. It was a great work of art. I have an unanswered question about the ending and it appears as though there is (or should be) a sequel to this? Well played. We have some of these initiatives in the UK but Im not sure about the situation in the US, and Im curious to know what you think. Heres what happened in season five ofThe Wirewhen almost no one among the working press, at least was looking: The mayor, who came in promising reform, is instead forcing his police department to once again cook the stats to create the illusion that crime is going down. Jumped that shark in high-topped Nikes, we did. He hated closing those foreign bureaus and cutting back further in the newsroom. And why would carcetti suddenly give them all the money? Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. I know this criticism in no way helps, the show is long done with, but I loved everything about the 5th season except for the newspaper guys. While the Arab Spring was happening, the only thing you could find on news TV was tabloid coverage of a murder case. August 19, 2002. I just re-watched the entire series, and its amazing how well it still holds up. Carcetti seemed to both indirectly affirm the beliefs of the more racist/prejudiced white politicians that a white mayor who could possibly whiten up the administration, would weed out the corruption, and at the same time did his best to work with the black members of the citys congress, businesses, police force and school systems, etc. watch again the final 5-6 minutes of season 3; episode 4). You wanna say who cares, the story sucked? I was already a cynic before 9/11, then The Wire came. I dunno. No need to worry about any season of this amazing show. TheSunbegan doing so in the 1990s before the internet, before the Tribune Company did its worst when beat reporting and any serious, systemic examination of issues was eschewed in favor of impact journalism, special projects and Pulitzer sniffing. Police are rude to Dr. Tony Hill and refuse to work with him. I may be the only one who remembers how he blew two critical moments in the Port case during season 2 all due to his general stupidity and self-centeredness- along with being responsible for Randys torment due Herc selling him out to find the camera he lost AND poor Bubbles getting brutalized on the street over and over for the exact same reason. The excellence of Seasons 2 and 5, and how they are an integral part of the whole, are particularly revealed on repeat viewing. But it was still damn above all the other things (books, series, movies). Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. i do not like hyped up shows, because of an innate sense of superiority which makes me believe than anything that other people like cannot be good. But all the endings mean something and other endings would have been the wrong ones. I love the WIRE So thank you for such an absolute terrific ride. This series is generally well-scripted and acted. The Witcher: Blood Origin 's ending serves as setup for The Witcher season 3, revealing the truth behind the Conjunction of the Spheres and another prophecy that's sure to have a profound influence on Ciri's life. There were three full-length movies: "The Mermaid's Singing", "Shadows Rising", and "Justice Painted Blind". Crown me up and kneel, ya bitches. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. It was pretty much written on the wall for us when that one kid didnt run away from Omar. The world is still debating the relative merits and detractions of the final episode of Vince Gilligans meth-world saga Breaking Bad, with some quarters feeling Drug wars, territorial disputes, and the assassination of the citys largest drug importer manage to produce a brief inside the metro section that refers only to the slaying of a second-hand appliance store owner. Drugs were just an excuse to pursue their passion, because it is clear that wacking people is what they loved. Throughout 1923, Alexandras wealth has come into play (or the wealth of her family, rather). Omar and Prop Joe were the last good guys among the bad guys and both of them had to go down, while Snoop the Psycho Bitch who deserved at least a few weeks of good torture gets off easy with a single shot to the head. Okay, I dont actually agree, but neither would I argue. Not so much as an offhand reference, and that goes not just for the journalists displeased enough with our newspaper tale, but for the larger number of commentators and critics who thought we did swell. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. Eventually I bought the box set a few years ago and binge watched all five seasons. There are many crime/mystery books and shows out there but few are done this well with excellent character development, believable plots and story lines that are on one hand complex, terrifying, fully engrossing and on the other hand funny, thoughtful and informative. I got my invitation late in the mail and I may as well just see all the videos and photos and banter about it on peoples social media profiles. Did you always have in mind from the start to have the fake news/fake crime stories play in tandem? Wire in the Blood is one of the most important and valuable series ever produced for television. Sorry. Brilliant series. Grim. You win. I absolutely love this program so so much! Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. Really, someone should have put it to Herc, you have to admit. For me, the series is not about the individual seasons. Anyway, Ive gone on for far too long here. And the depiction of the weak-willed, money-grubbing, ring-kissing top brass at papers was spot-on, too. My plight feels similar to that of the increasingly-obsolete reporters you mentioned, rummaging through webpage-after-page of marketable impact junk to find substantial material worth digging into. Im sad I missed all the hoopla, the reviews, analysis, any interviews and behind the scenes footage that was released with and right after the show ended. The crime drama, which is made A good newspaper covers its city and acquires not just the quantitative account of a days events, but the qualitative truth and meaning behind those events. In particular, I admired how each character was so fully realized within their part of the story arc. I learned more from two weeks of practical work, than an entire year of overpaid theory, and eventually switched to English, because I couldnt stand a style that, to me, was tantamount to lying. Either of the two excellent actors would have been able to perform equally well for the entire six season run, and many viewers believe that's the way it should have been (Green is tops in all episodes). I'm a big fan of good,clever mystery. Even recently I remember watching CNN and they were covering the Treyvon Martin case seemingly 24/7 and in the news ticker at the bottom of the screen there was the briefest mention of some protest in Egypt. Loved how one episode segues seamlessly into the next, and one season covers one full story in depth rather than typical crime dramas that present a problem and a resolution all in 43 minutes. Each episode is someone chained up. Surprisingly because i'm usually no fan at all of the serial-killer genre nor the kind of grisly imagery that this show always provides. I always thought the crime reduction % that Colvin reports as a result of his Hamsterdam experiment were too low. The first two, "Singing" and "Shadows" are adaptations of author Val McDermid's books; This is a taut British crime drama very much in the "Cracker" mould. Im sure that to many of these guys, getting Carcetti elected would do as much to inject fresh blood into the citys political processes as it would clear up the problem of those blacks corrupting the process, nevermind how ridiculous those sorts of notions hold up. People who are innocent are very rude to the police and refuse to co-operate for no apparent reason. See if you can purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher. And while I tell everyone who will listen that this is the best show ever made I do feel Season 5 had some hokey yet prominent elements. In the annals of time, you documented as close to the reality of the DMV as you could get away with, its just too bad that people will always be calling it fiction., (*this is a better-edited version of my prior comment). Fucking worthless, fuck hbo! 2) As for the WORST McNultys supercop character finally jumped the shark. David Simon I dont think you have given up yet or maybe you would go off and retire like Marlo. Write a television story arc about the betrayal of the working class, the fraud of the drug war or the lie of No Child Left Behind and you cant get off the entertainment pages. Wire in the blood is now one of my favorite crime/Mystery/Drama shows for T.V. Some of the most compelling Ive seen. Thank you for such an amazing show. The school system has been teaching test questions to improve No Child Left Behind scores, and to protect the mayor politically and to validate a system that is failing to properly educate city children. Circling back to the journalism angle in season 5 and your above article, it is sad that so many people missed the real commentary about the total lack of journalistic integrity- not just in Bmore but in the whole country. The writing, the directing, the acting, the story arcs: are all amazing. Endless repetitions of the words "of course" are truly the hallmarks of a second rate detective production. Im watching Treme now. Africa was not at all logical to their 'can't do without you' relationship). Love your comment. Even more awesome is how you actually continued that same thread from one season to the next, taking one subject matter and examining it from all the angles that make up the context of the entire problem. Only silver lining to that dark cloud of a series. I worked at a small, local tabloid, before entering J-school, and rapidly became frustrated as I was lectured on hooks and handles. The political corruption, the cronyism, the back-asswards views on racism which prevent all minorities from getting a real say in anything lest they be deemed racist- and most agonizingly, the completely screwball insanity that is the PG County school system is exactly like the way you depicted life in Baltimore. Too short. Theres a reason people say youre a genius and why your show is perhaps the best in history. Green is, of course, the lead of the show and he is brilliant. There was just increasingly natural interplay between them that made viewing more diverse and interesting (e.g. In one of the best scenes of the series, You had the ambitious lying dick with no redeemable qualities, the very honorable and honest veteran, some young black guy who covered Bubbles, the villainous senior editors, and a girl who was a good reporter. Most commentary has season 4 as the best and has season 5 as the least best. Jack and Liz. Ohhh, and the commissioner and Senator Davis, you might as well have been talking about our infamous Marion Barry and his cronies all over the place. Because the thing I cant leave alone, the thing that makes me giddy as a schoolgirl is this: Whatever else I am a traitorous apostate to newsprint, the angriest hack in television, a kicker of small dogs you must acknowledge that I am now, also, the newly crowded King of Meta. ), [] own slashed staffs and cutbacks, leaving a major metropolitan newspaper that wound up as Simon acerbically noted at the time missing the whole []. I found the season 2 a bit less interesting the first time, but I really dont know why, maybe because I was focused on characters like Avon etc, and the guys on the docks were less cool at first sight. Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. Lasher follows Keith to a random shack in the The apartment complex we lived in was actually the subject of a widely publicized reformation project (in 96) after having the highest rates of violent crime in the district for 12 years. All the characters have distinct and believable personalities. My comment amounts to little more than unwanted negative feedback for a show that ended 5 years ago. Its disappointing to read the entire comment thread and see that no one picked up on those journalistic themes either, but I saw every single one of them- which is why I watched season 5 in total frustration as every cut back to the Baltimore Sun went straight into the same mire of bullshit all journalists everywhere in America now live in. Its the best series ever There are multiple scantily clad young women who get brutally murdered. I wonder whats happening in this city that we dont know about. But wait Marlo had to head back to those corners to be himselfthe individual. Thats why Im here. I came late to The Wire, having heard many great things about it from others over the years. The 'genius' Dr, absentminded of course, to fulfill another clich, who comes across as being more in need of professional help than his patients. Even as a child I remember sifting through the paper wondering what a presidential blowjob has to do with anything important. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. Yes, that IS the truth for kids all over the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) but I really wish, David, you could have shown him some compassion as the most innocent among them really deserved some kind of redemption. Tony Hill finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings when he travels to Texas to assist the local district attorney in the case of Darius Grady who is accused of murdering his wife and two children. To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? Some shameful shit right there. The case was based on a wealth of curruption and illegal detective work and the need for self-preservation could easily allow for a deal to be made. What the hell, man? I feel better about missing the plot about The Baltimore Sun newspaper missing important stories, now I know that the pros missed it too. How is Baltimore under Trumps term. If you like Touching Evil or Monk, this series may be for you. I did enjoy everything else about Season 5. Fiction makes everyone comfortable and talkative; journalism good, probing journalism is a much harder, much more rigorous task. The only story that I noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned Prop Joe. One last thing though .Duquan. Well now, its been a week sinceThe Wires final episode and a certain calm has descended, leaving a little less agita and a little more reflection. A moment for one last question: But inflated ego, ultimate smugness, etc? Green's vulnerability, intensity and flexibilty in his craft is a complete pleasure. Love it. That was the critique. Regarding the final season, was there any sort of fake serial killer or fake serial criminal real-life story that inspired you? Its not likely to change our reasons for telling the stories we do, but neither is the criticism necessarily invalid or unwarranted. Season 5 is tremendous, you have such great payoffs for characters, building on all that came before. Well said, David. What to say, what to say, what to say? Particularly the fat guy in homicide (who pissed me off so much I blocked out the characters name from memory) who would rather jerk off behind his desk to titty mags and suck off the government nipple while the whole city goes up in flames. The writing was a train wreck, the characterization limp, the acting and plotting, shameful and shameless both. My original ranking was honestly 4-1-3-5-2 with my first watch. On my third or fourth watch through season two became my second favorite season, after season 4 of course. I still rewatch twice a year and its my all-time favourite series. A great newspaper does this routinely on a multitude of issues, across its entire region. Any criticism you get is unwarranted. Note: this show is designated TV-MA, because of some intense or violent scenes. I love the Hamsterdam plot. There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. Why would he care about the homeless? Thanks for the reply. I just graduated and But the gratuitous images and the worn-out theme aside this show has a lot to offer. For me, its all of a piece. Every cut back to that newsroom made me almost fast-forward save for not wanting to miss something that is important to the rest of the story. Both are similar, and both are very good. There is a certain formula each episode follows. All Rights Reserved. Robson Green in Wire in the Blood. Photograph: ITV ITV has axed Robson Green drama Wire in the Blood after six years in what is seen as the latest cost cutting move by the network. The final season of True Blood ended Sunday with a three-year time jump, bringing many of its characters to a Thanksgiving hosted by a pregnant Sookie ( Anna Maybe enough individuals can make an impactor at least make an impact on more individuals. I became hooked from the first episode "Mermaids Singing" which is done in 2 parts, with each episode my enthusiasm for the show also grew. I found it as an interesting way to dispel the notion that one given group of people is more inclined or indoctrinated to corruption and lies than the other, but also that in any given sector of a society, you will usually find it is those who know that very truth full and well, who perpetuate that lie, in order to make themselves feel better about their shortcomings. Wish there was more, or at least a book. 6 Apr. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! The plot simply provided context and structure for socio-political criticism. What a way for a series to go out. Whatever you say, arthouse. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. To debate whether Gus Haynes is more of a hero than Bunny Colvin? Anyway, for me, its perfect. Robson Green thinks a US remake of his noughties ITV series Wire in the Blood could be "brilliant". Who am I to bitch about how you decided to end your own show? Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. With the exception of the good journalism that bookended the story arc which is, of course, representative of the fact that there are still newspaper folk in Baltimore and elsewhere struggling mightily to do the job the season amounted to ten hours of a newspaper that is no longer intimately aware of its city. the Los Angeles Police Department? Im actually rigorous about letting criticism of the show stand without arguing back. After a while, we tired of the gore and wished the series would end. Thanks for this. By the way, Ive been through journo school in NZ, although I didnt pass (I dropped out), my tutor told me that NZ doesnt have the same problems as the USA regarding the demise of newspapers, because, according to him, NZ newspapers already run on a hard core skeleton staffing level with no subcutaneous fatwhich I always thought was bullshit. As it is, I argued, any good journalist will if he or she loves the business follow this story and wince at the stories systematically missed, the undiscovered and unreported tales of the city known to viewers for four seasons. It would not have been easy for a veteran police reporter to pull all the police reports in the Southwestern District and find out just how robberies fell so dramatically, to track each individual report through staff review and find out how many were unfounded and for what reason, or to develop a stationhouse source who could tell you about how many reports went unwritten on the majors orders, or even further to talk to people in that district who tried to report armed robberies and instead found themselves threatened with warrant checks or accused of drug involvement or otherwise intimidated into dropping the matter. The more honest assessment is that it doesnt matter where I stand, or where Ed Burn stands, or what I think. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. I felt it was entirely too unrealistic and borderline offensive to the shows entire structure. 1 Jun 2015. I really gave this a chance, watching the first two series almost to the end, but it got the better of me: I had the sense of having been there and seen it already. Enter DI Alex Fielding, Simone Lahbib. When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. If you took out subjective arguments about popular entertainment, the nation would free up a lot of bandwidth and many repetitive stress injuries would be avoided. I've been in love with Robson Green for years, and he's in top form here in "Wire in the Blood," a British TV series based on characters created by crime writer Val McDermid. Note to the producers: Have Robbie Coltraine guest as "Cracker" character in a future episode assisting Hill and Jobson! Sometimes the jumps in logic can seem a bit far fetched, but that is what makes it interesting and fun, without having to be a series of mindless chase scenes and explosions. The clues about The Sun missing important stories are there in plain sight. Its about the media and powers that manipulating the masses to support a war in Iraq fought on false pretenses. Lets be clear, though. Anyway, remember that Colvins 14% were clean numbers (he didnt juke the stats) so 14% is a large increase if you look at it that way. Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. The serial killer story was just too silly. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? Righteous journalism that makes a good reporter get up in the morning. It had been on my entertainment backlog since 2002 Id got hold of the first season before it had been shown in the UK at all being a quality TV (and I apologize for using this sensitive word considering the context of various storylines) junkie, but for various reasonsI was deferring gratification if you will. WebPart of the Wire in the Blood series As this hit British detective drama concludes, clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green, Grantchester) and DI Alex Fielding I would have liked to have seen more scenes with randy & neymond though just to make it feel like they hadnt been forgotten especially as Michael & dookie didnt even mention them by name about same with nick sabotka maybe a conversation about the docks with someone after abusing the mayor & kracheck I like how it felt like a big open world & people could bump into each other. Uncensored. There were still good journalists in our make-believe newsroom, and they did some good work just as there are still such souls in Baltimore and every city laboring in similar fashion and to similar result. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. 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