We Don’t Get The Money

I wanted to pull out something Laura said in a comment here:
Very few bosses in my 20-year career stood their ground to protect journalism. They wanted to protect their reputations and their pets, and the kind of journalism that enhanced their repuations. 2) Yet there were, in fact, Gus Hayneses, and I’ll name one name: [...]

1-888-531….LEAK!!!!

Riffing a bit from the comments in Ashley’s post below on actors. From the Speechless Hollywood campaign in support of the WGA strike, here’s our Beadie, the gifted Amy Ryan, with the always-wonderful Patricia Clarkson:

Divorcing the character from the actor

The impact of these characters is amazing.  In a couple of interviews, Wire cast members said that Snoop is probably most like her character, and that Chris was least.  Now, the fact that these two are partners is part of the magic. 
It took me a season or two to be able to look at [...]