if you haven't watched the wire, you owe it to yourself to do so.  you will be stunned, shocked, moved, angered, edified, amazed, amused, and entertained.  it is some of the very finest television i have ever watched.  david simon's a fucking genius.

i need to post deep love and respect for this show.  i think it's one of the very best pieces of television work i've ever seen and, without hyperbole, perhaps one of the most important shows ever produced.  it is sharp, insightful, funny, heart-breaking, sophisticated, intelligent, compelling, and rich.  the storytelling is intricate and complex; ( Read more... )

i am so bored.  sheesh.  it's been a perfectly nice weekend and today's been just fine, but here it is 5 on sunday and i'm at a loose end.  i've had breakfast with friends, talked on the phone, tried to sell my tv, grocery shopped, done laundry, read some fanfic, watched doctor who and battlestar galactica.  all today so it seems like i should be ( Read more... )

i've been hearing great things about the wire and have it on my netflix queue.  unfortunately, the first season is in high demand right now so there is a "very long wait" for disc one.  but i digress.

if you're a wire fan, terry gross of npr's fresh air broadcast an interview this evening with  david simon, the creator of the show.  it was very ( Read more... )