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 [...]
So was “The Wire” a Black show?
Let the bodies hit the floor
Were we wrong, or what?
The only guy that got bagged was Cheese (Thank you Slim Charles), Michael is the new Omar, Dukie is the new Bubbles, Rhonda is the new Gary, Chris is the new Wee-Bey, Bubbles got to come upstairs (Amen!), and everybody on the side of the law covered their asses most well.
Valchek? [...]
So…McNulty
We’ve been discussing the fate of McNulty. From the path the show is taking, and from the looks of the previews, McNulty hasn’t got much of a future. He’s permanently fucked things up with Rhonda, Beadie, his ex, and his kids. His secret is out within the department and looks like it [...]
NuPac’ers can fuck up a wet dream
Get thee over to David Mills’ blog and read “The end of The Wire“. The writer of “Soft Eyes” has kind words to say about the show wrapping, and a pile of links I hadn’t seen before. His pic with the post also reminds me how much I miss Prop Joe.
Follow the Money: The Addict Rate of Exchange
I wanted Bubbles to stay clean really badly, for personal reasons. Because I have too many friends who fight this disease on a daily basis. I know people who didn’t make it through Mardi Gras this year, who threw away months of hard-earned, clear-eyed sobriety, because during parade season they couldn’t see the harm in [...]
Bubbles
Man.
I grinned from ear to ear the whole scene until I cried.
…like a train that is nearly always late
Speculation, not spoilers.
In 58, while Sydnor is doing surveillance on Marlo and Monk, a train passes by on the el in the background. (Dunno if they call it an el in Bal’more. So shoot me. No, wait, don’t.)
We’ve talked a lot about trains foreshadowing death in The Wire. Was this Omar’s [...]
I need to lie down.
Didn’t write much last week, I know. I watch my Wire On Demand, spend the week thinking about it, then post something after you proles without superpremium cable get caught up. And as you know, the new episode goes up a mere two hours after the last one airs for the first time.
And after watching [...]
Wire mirroring reality #n: Ray Nagin acts like Clay Davis
WWL TV did a piece on Ray Nagin Thursday night about his schedule. What was he doing with his time, was he in Jamaica most of the year, were his kids in Houston, and so on.
Typical FOIA journalism.Only thing, See-Ray went coocoo for Cocoa Puffs. He went ballistic, he went off his meds, he lost [...]
Marlo ain’t owning up to shit
Just to clear up some confusion in the comments…Marlo did not own up to killing Prop Joe. He said “I know what you’re thinking, so let me put it out there…I did it” (as in “I know you’re thinking I did it.”). He then went on to blame Omar for Hungry and Joe’s murder, and [...]
