The Wire come to life

[baleanoptera]

If this was fiction no one would believe it! A drug ring in Queens copied "The Wire".

Call it a case of crime imitating art imitating crime.
That's what the police say happened with a drug ring in Queens whose members honed their trade and learned to evade arrest by watching the HBO series "The Wire," a gritty, realistic police procedural about a

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[baleanoptera]

I know! I also love how they could listen on the wire to discussions on "The Wire". It's like meta - on a hold new level. Hee.

[the_grynne]

Smart guys. Stringer would approve. :)

[baleanoptera]

Hee! yes, that was my first thought as well. Oh I wish we didn't have to wait until January for season 5. ;)

[sunnyskywalker]

Someone should make a TV show about this, just to make things even more awesome weird. A show about smart criminals who watch criminal shows and learn from them - how cool would that be?

(Like those Shakespeare plays where it's a boy playing a girl playing a boy...)

[baleanoptera]

Words cannot express how much I would love a show like that. But then again I get giddy with joy at all things meta. Hee.

Btw - have you seen "The Wire"? It is excellent and so much more than a cop-show. (In fact the cop and crime angle I would argue is just a cover for a show that deals with a city and its cultures)

[sunnyskywalker]

Alas, no. But it's on my very long list :D

Unfortunately, I'll be having a lot less time to catch up on fun things soon. On the other hand, I'll have money, so it's not a total loss.