But he was sincere in his grief. The more honest assessment is that it doesnt matter where I stand, or where Ed Burn stands, or what I think. I fucking love this show. It was all very realistic and extremely tough to watch. 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. Maybe you were too close? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Wire In The Blood is described as a unique character-driven procedural which exposes the gaps between good and evil, our public and private selves and the This show mattered and it still does. User Ratings Who am I to bitch about how you decided to end your own show? Hi there, I read through a few of your articles here. Im proud to be from Home of the Wire Green's vulnerability, intensity and flexibilty in his craft is a complete pleasure. It was a great work of art. But if you didnt enjoyThe Wirethis season, then lets concede for purposes of this little note that you are correct. Metacritic Reviews. Good series wish could of been another series though! Thanks David for all you did to bring it into the world. We don't recommend this series. That was the critique. ), [] own slashed staffs and cutbacks, leaving a major metropolitan newspaper that wound up as Simon acerbically noted at the time missing the whole []. This is really a two part TV series.. the first three seasons with Green and Norris.. bit.ly/1780gxl .. in the leads, and the second three with Green and Lahbib.. bit.ly/13Pgcqi .. If my state of mind can be presumed by this fellow, certainly Im entitled to note his own. I even tried going back and watching homicide life on the street but without Bunk and McNulty just couldnt get into it. 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. To wonder whether anyone would be disciplined for cursing in a newsroom, or why they made the top editor wear those suspenders, or whether it was a clich to have a fabricator driving the overt plot? 4. 1) The newsroom angle was a good idea but perhaps the show writers were a bit too close to it. Did you always have in mind from the start to have the fake news/fake crime stories play in tandem? In The Hunger Games films, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) coughs up blood for a specific reason. Lets be clear, though. Couldnt resist, sorry. I think it was something like a 14% reduction in crimes such as shootings and aggravated assault. I been expressing to folk since 2002 Then when people point out the garbage it becomes oh-so esoteric. (And yes, I got the theme. 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 biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! The acting is first rate but a few of the episodes really have huge gaping holes in the plot. But it was still damn above all the other things (books, series, movies). WITB is a dark, gritty, British crime drama that most all will heartily enjoy.. should you like the genre. The "Jordan" character was specific to the McDiarmid book "Torment of Others", of which the episode was derived. Journalism is and has been an absolute shambles in the UK since I was a kid in the 80s. Even as a child I remember sifting through the paper wondering what a presidential blowjob has to do with anything important. Season 5 was tremendous, I can only assume the criticism comes from those who still believe that high standards of journalistic integrity are still the goal of the modern news room. Reprinted with Permission. Its not likely to change our reasons for telling the stories we do, but neither is the criticism necessarily invalid or unwarranted. If your a fan of the genre and have not yet discovered Dr.Tony Hill I recommend that you do. I wish I attended that panel, and heard the insight Im sure you provided. Learn how your comment data is processed. But what can you do? President Snow is Katniss Everdeen's tyrannical enemy, and while he may appear untouchable for most of The Hunger Games he has a secret weakness. Over the past five seasons it has consistently presented detailed Im not. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. Once I learned that wrestling was faked I began to wonder what else on TV, or in print, was fabricated or enhanced. Then the Lewinsky story broke and dominated, and I lost even more faith. As they series progresses, the style of editing and camera work alters. 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. Also liked how micheal played through the all series always looking out for people around him and outsmarting snoop at the end Like another commenter, I only noticed the Prop Joe story being missed/overshadowed by the Sun. Comparisons with "Cracker" seem off the mark to me. There is a last minute dash to rescue some young woman being held by a psychopath. Herc just needed to get run over, along with Levy, and bleed out slowly suffering much in the process. I just love it so so so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Theres a reason people say youre a genius and why your show is perhaps the best in history. Nothing against Robson himself but his character annoys me. Copyright 2018 David Simon. It was way worse than you thought. External Reviews I cant bring myself to use words like the worst, or the weakest, when duscussing a series that is so well written. Both are similar, and both are very good. While he is cold and calculating, from the moment we met him Omar has a big heart and made decisions based on his emotional reaction. Purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher? If season five didnt work for you, then it didnt work for you. Thank you so much for making The Wire, it ruined every other tv show. Season 5 in a nut shell is explained in the opening scene by bunk, the bigger the lie, the more they believe There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. For a mystery/suspense,thriller this show easily surpasses virtually all shows in the genre. The systemic problems of the DMV are way too deep and the people in charge are way too invested in their petty self-interests to ever have it another way. I started watching this show in series 1. School principals in Baltimore and elsewhere in Maryland were obliged to teach test questions to pump scores at the expense of meaningful curricula. The plots, moreover, are taut and well-written. For me, its all of a piece. And at the end there, that other fellow wrote a very sincere narrative about a very real and genuine soul. You win. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. Missing a storyIm still writingstill kills me. Id always had reservations about the believability of character who existed in a contained bureaucratic work environment surrounded by lifers, repeatedly stabbing his peers and superiors in the back for wholly self-serving reasons with so few repercussions. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. ps She is always rescued. That being said, I think what was really being pointed out here, is that the sorts who were under the feeling that the blacks were ruining the city, more or less knew quite well that such levels of corruption in the legal bodies was not limited by race, as Season 5 shows, and that just like w/ many of the black characters, many of the white characters benefit professionally for their lies, cover-ups and stat-jukings. At least the stakes matter. The crime drama, which is made The 'genius' Dr, absentminded of course, to fulfill another clich, who comes across as being more in need of professional help than his patients. In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. 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. At least youre not complete sadists. But wait Marlo had to head back to those corners to be himselfthe individual. It features a crime-weary psychotherapist who is part profiler, part detective, part forensics expert. missing such a vital snap shot to the Barksdale case. Jobson develops in future episodes. The crime thriller was being eyed for adaptation by WebA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. Its especially shameful that the media did not pick up on this. Anyway, Ive gone on for far too long here. He mixes in just enough idiosyncrasies to make Hill human, endearing and sometimes down right aggravating. 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. I had only heard of it but didnt know it was the drug I needed in my life to actively engage in social discussions the way you do so well in this series. The reason I loved the Wire was because it felt REAL. Police are rude to Dr. Tony Hill and refuse to work with him. No-one looked at him twice.". Just wished it had a normal (13) episode count. Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. Site Created by Real Fresh Creative. To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Every episode is gripping. To the people saying he was stupid for returning to Baltimore in the first place: Marlo used the perfect bait. I found Wire in the Blood purely by accident and I am now a die-hard fan. One last thing though .Duquan. Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. I just watched all 5 seasons in short order. The character development and the way each characters persona was mirrored throughout each realm (from the street, to the BPD, to the courthouse, city hall, the ports, the newsroom) is the most amazing writing Ive ever seen. But youre entitled to enjoy one thing more than another, and youre even entitled to wonder about a filmmakers or writers motivations and standing, whether or not you actually have any evidence of its relevance or not. A moment for one The man who plays Tony Hill, the psychologist, is great. 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. I feel as if I understand it better and see more with each viewing. 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. While very formula driven and somewhat unbelievable at times, particularly with the characters often going it alone to catch the bad guys, it is entertaining and very "bingeworthy"! Thank you for such an amazing show. Would still give Breaking Bad the nod over The Wire as a better show though. I worked at a small, local tabloid, before entering J-school, and rapidly became frustrated as I was lectured on hooks and handles. I did enjoy everything else about Season 5. What really made Season 5 for me was Gus and the newsroom in general. But most of all, that poor child Duquan who did nothing but suffer from beginning to end. When we were beating the story out, Bill Zorzi wondered whether in the final episode it might be necessary for Gus Haynes to vocalize the theme, to turn to Alma or Luxenberg or some other character and say, Were so thin, and we waste what little resources we have left on the wrong things. Wow, I cant believe that went over my head too David. The Hunger Games is a four-part film series that is based on the hit trilogy of Melvin Wiliams passed today RIP! In this format youre not going to have stark revelations, a happy and blissful montage followed by a cut to black. All 24 episodes are great! Imagine all the fun they could have conflicting professionally, not to mention romantically, vying for Jobson's attention and favors! That was a bit beyond the historical reality; at the historicalBaltimore Sun, he was a mere Pulitzer finalist. His entire life he had nothing and no one then ends up back on the street with a needle in his arm. Also what I find tedious is that in every episode it try's to make you believe that a number of people are guilty but aren't. I meant To say Roger Twigg. One of the best Crime drama/ Mystery Thriller TV shows ever made, Vivid, believable shows with a charismatic psychologist solving intriguing crimes, Twisted and gory, but I love Robson Green. I can dream sometimes, right? To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? We sucked. You seem angry. Explain your displeasure in detail, no problem. I didnt know there were retards saying Each ending sucked so the season 5 was bad. I guess I understood it was there in some sense but initially the theme I was focused on were the institutional problems in the newsroom that are so similar to the problems in other institutions featured in the series. I knew in my bones as he walked up to the convenience store something bad was going to happen. Sorry. For example, for my first watch through, I was bored with Season two. He seems so confident that each person is the perpetrator then half way through the interview says 'no it's not him' very annoying. Polygon Court hears the case for James Camerons alternate ending. As wounded and onanistic and self-absorbed as the profession has become, there are still plenty of people for whom that matters above all. This makes for some truly unusual and amusing situations, that help bring levity to the gruesome crimes he investigates. Its like the artist was told by everyone hes a genius, so he gets an inflated ego and starts throwing out abstract garbage and lording over it with the ultimate smugness. The major American cities are in woeful shape and for various reasons we can not or will not stop this slow-moving train. Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. And then Season 5 happens. The acting is excellent, but I find this show way too unsubtle, lurid, and melodramatic. Jack and Liz. Im literally addicted to this show, and watch it through at least 3-4 times a year. And okay, the city editor, the honorable fellow, the one for whom journalism was an ethos, he got slapped down and thrown to the copy desk. Each season building toward a singular, connected argument. If you have not watched any of these, please go for it and watch them in order. In the first episode of "The Wire," Johnny is brutally beaten for passing counterfeit money to Wallace (Michael B. Jordan), and his death in Season 3 sent Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. David, I just wanted to take a brief moment (6 years later) to thank you for both an amazing show and this write up of your thoughts and insights into S5. For so many reasons. Fantastic series & Ill tell anyone thats its the best series Ive ever seen. But the fifth-season story arc began with a wonderful bit of adversarial reporting on deadline good, clean newspapering it was. Much respect, and I hope you still read these. 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. 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. Flagg?? Its a subjective matter that isnt worth a good argument, . When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. In particular, I admired how each character was so fully realized within their part of the story arc. Africa was not at all logical to their 'can't do without you' relationship). I actually cared about them as if they were real well, nearly! basically that whole hood that was the result of DC trying to lower crime stats by forcing all the hood rats over the Maryland line. Why would he care about the homeless? Gruesome scenes, Very dark and depressing at times. I was focused solely on the fact that the the newspaper was in a battle over the homelessness killings issue in a sense that their biggest problem right now was sensationalism and lies versus honest reporting. 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