The final scene you never saw.
H/T Jim King
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I’m going slightly mad
OK, stay with me on this one.
After Generation Kill, David Simon should get the green light to film his series for HBO in New Orleans.
When he’s done with that, his experience with all the nuances of New Orleans will give him the knowledge he needs for his next challenge.
Yes, it will be a challenge. [...]
#9 Lake Trout Special: Going Out of Business Sale
Last open thread. Anyone got anything left?
Who got the last word?
Omar: “Marlo Stanfield is not a man for this town.”
Marlo: “Do you know who I am?”
So was “The Wire” a Black show?
The Wire was probably the most successful show ever on television with a predominantly Black cast. But wait. Before anyone pats themselves on the back, what other shows have had a predmoninatly Black cast?
David Mills goes throught quite a few, but his list ends in 1984. Since then, we’ve had ROC, Cosby spinoffs, Martin, Everybody [...]
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Damn, I miss you guys, I have had a busy period.
I loved the ending. I like the way Simon finished his story
For all of our speculation about who was going to die by the end of the show, there was relatively little blood spilled. And even knowing the substance of the show, knowing [...]
Half awake in a fake empire
Snot Boogie died because he couldn’t change things up, even a little. Omar tried changing but it didn’t take. Dukie didn’t even know how to change unless someone else did it for him.
The tree that doesn’t bend breaks.
Bubbles and McNulty both tried and failed more than once, and they lived through it but others paid [...]
The Co-Prosperity Sphere.
In all the excitement of wrapping up OUR REASON FOR LIVING THESE PAST TEN WEEKS OH DESPAIR OH KILL ME NOW, let’s not forget one little detail: Laura Lippman, whose New York Times obituary will note how she appeared to have been “stuck in cement” for her Wire cameo, has a new book out today.
“Another [...]
Attitude problems.
You know what I like about Roger Ebert’s movie criticism? He likes movies. Really. He shares a trait with the best pop-culture critics I’ve known through the years: He walks into every movie with an open mind and open heart, expecting to be entertained. Overwhelming experience has taught him he’s as likely to be disappointed [...]
A Lie Agreed Upon
Spoilers for the latest, beneath.
