Why did stupid fucking hbo talk over the last episode when you re watch it on demand. It still is. Comparisons with "Cracker" seem off the mark to me. Focused on a fake serial killer, they missed rampant corruption in the city government, missed obvious lying and stat juking in the police department, missed the penetration of thelaw courts by shady lawyers etc. User Ratings It would be better if he was slick like the Will Grayham character in red dragon. I am anxious to find out if there is a follow up to Painted? I agree with the message of Season 5, just not the execution. Season 2 was the bravest thing ever seen on TV. Of course, its all still out there, and I can find it and watch it and still enjoy it all, but I feel like Im a decade late to the party. The third episode not quite as strong a story as the first two, perhaps has something to do with the fact that it was not based directly on the books of V. McD. I would not recommend this show for anyone under the age of 16. You win. No expose published. The essay notes, accurately, that no one picked up on how disassociative the media has become to the actual issues and realities of the depicted Baltimore in the drama. And today, with the availability of information (political manifestos, open sites describing tax laws, politicians own blogs describing their veiled reasons behind why their nest needs feathering) etc, its still so easy to spot journalists turning a blind eye and I can only assume either lazily or complicity ignoring the data to suit a narrative theyve been fed, or have a vested interest in continuing. It would be hard for a committed education reporter to acquire the curriculum of a city middle school and compare it to what children were taught before No Child Left Behind reduced teaching to rote repetition, or to track a rise in the third-grade test scores into the fifth or seventh grade and thereby demonstrate how temporal and false the gains actually were. The acting is excellent, but I find this show way too unsubtle, lurid, and melodramatic. Now youve got the full attention of the media. Cmon, its okay to smile. I just re-watched the entire series, and its amazing how well it still holds up. I binged watch all 5 seasons, The Wire is the best tv series in tv history. David, I just wanted to take a brief moment (6 years later) to thank you for both an amazing show and this write up of your thoughts and insights into S5. In the finale, she tells Spencer he needs not waste money on a suit/tuxedo as she has credit aboard their British liner. Loved how one episode segues seamlessly into the next, and one season covers one full story in depth rather than typical crime dramas that present a problem and a resolution all in 43 minutes. I watched The Wire a second time few years later and I loved season 2. There's also a lot of blurry camera work that is meant to show the violent murders but does tend to make one rather seasick! To argue about whether the drama had become arch or unsubtle? Eventually I bought the box set a few years ago and binge watched all five seasons. Reformthat word evokes so many thoughts for me now after watching The Wire. The Wire was arguably the best television series ever made. It was fuckin awesome. I know this criticism in no way helps, the show is long done with, but I loved everything about the 5th season except for the newspaper guys. Or are you just that pissed and depressed about the world that you cant help but force your misery on your viewers? I found the season 2 a bit less interesting the first time, but I really dont know why, maybe because I was focused on characters like Avon etc, and the guys on the docks were less cool at first sight. Prayer of the Bone. There are multiple scantily clad young women who get brutally murdered. I had only heard of it but didnt know it was the drug I needed in my life to actively engage in social discussions the way you do so well in this series. I knew that in a general sense the overarching theme was the demise of quality of news journalism, but finishing my binge of the season tonight (after having avoided the show for years fearing it was over-hyped and couldnt live up boy was I wrong!) Or the way alma glossed over Omars deathI had a feeling like if she woulda mentioned his name, gus wouldve immediately recognized it and said no-heart anthonys brother? The finale was weak/unsatisfying: I feel that the people who express this opinion dont quite understand the type of storytelling that you were going for. Flagg?? Buy SD $1.99. She sends him to chase down Keith and kill him. You wanna say who cares, the story sucked? Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. Now I just read and laugh at bad writing on other TV shows. Thats why Im here. Either of the two excellent actors would have been able to perform equally well for the entire six season run, and many viewers believe that's the way it should have been (Green is tops in all episodes). When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. The pictures of his cleaned up corners and happy citizens as a result of Hamsterdam would suggest that the drop was much larger than that 14%. the Los Angeles Police Department? Ive just completed my third viewing of the entire series. Well now, its been a week sinceThe Wires final episode and a certain calm has descended, leaving a little less agita and a little more reflection. A moment for one last question: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Burns is fuckin awesome. He displays tremendous potential; one can hope that he will continue to create performances that are filled with the humanity, compassion and insight that "Tony Hill" shows us. I've enjoyed his first rate performances in two other series I've seen, and can't wait to see how his character's flirtation with D.I. The dramas final season, depicting a Baltimore newspaper, concluded last week. During the political campaign in Season 3, when Royce was facing pressure from Carcetti, there is a subtle glimpse into the racial component. I feel as if I understand it better and see more with each viewing. August 19, 2002. How is Baltimore under Trumps term. As it is, I argued, any good journalist will if he or she loves the business follow this story and wince at the stories systematically missed, the undiscovered and unreported tales of the city known to viewers for four seasons. True, the top editor had to get up on a desk amid the deluge of the internet and the declines in circulation and advertising. Image via NBC. And being a refuge from a newsroom, I thought I was over my grief at the death of real journalism. I have to say I loved the Wire the first time I saw it. Some shameful shit right there. I feel like an asshole now for saying some of that stuff. WebA clinical psychologist, Dr. Tony Hill, delves into his dark side to see into the minds of serial killers, to aid the police in solving their most difficult cases. And yes, in real life, there wasnt much written about such in my city. Nothing against Robson himself but his character annoys me. But all the endings mean something and other endings would have been the wrong ones. I wanted to like this show, really, and Robson Green is an interesting actor, but it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. All in all, this series is great fun. Wire in the blood is now one of my favorite crime/Mystery/Drama shows for T.V. To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? The Wire will be studied in the future. Americans are stupid ppl by and larger, they pretty much believe whatever we tell them You wanna say that its an unfair representation of modern journalism? There wasnt a single interesting person in that arc, except maybe the copy editor championing integrity at all costs. Well, okay. That was the critique. Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. In the annals of time, you documented as close to the reality of the DMV as you could get away with, its just too bad that people will always be calling it fiction., (*this is a better-edited version of my prior comment). I think the biggest problem with Season 5 is that the Sun people were kind of boring and so many of them were one note. My original ranking was honestly 4-1-3-5-2 with my first watch. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Im so glad I got to bear witness to it, even if I was late. If anything I learned after watching The Wire series (for my 4th or 5th time) is that quick comments or knee-jerk reactions about the themes discussed just dont play. Firstly thank you David Simon, Ed Burns and a host of talented and courageous collaborators for telling it like it is. There was just increasingly natural interplay between them that made viewing more diverse and interesting (e.g. For me, its all of a piece. But wait Marlo had to head back to those corners to be himselfthe individual. But what can you do? Hamsterdam, say. Once I learned that wrestling was faked I began to wonder what else on TV, or in print, was fabricated or enhanced. Then the Lewinsky story broke and dominated, and I lost even more faith. I loved how the series showed its one big circle & for everyone person saved bubbles theres a dookie, Marlo trying to become stringer but him being more like avon, Michael becoming the new Omar & many more. Meanwhile our federal government has wholesaled our highway systems, infrastructure, and debt to any country that was buying while dropping trillions of dollars into the pockets of Halliburton and the rest of the 1% in the name of fighting a war on terror. Please. I just binge-watched the last 3 seasons after slowly going through 1 & 2 and I feel regret that I almost missed out on this amazing thing that started basically a decade ago when I was just starting high school. I cant bring myself to use words like the worst, or the weakest, when duscussing a series that is so well written. Also liked how micheal played through the all series always looking out for people around him and outsmarting snoop at the end We did that, too, because hey, to criticize such a newsroom culture did indeed carry those risks in Baltimore. Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. It was amazing television. I recently watched The Wire for the first time this year, and since have done my best to find critical analyses and articles that could help meaningfully fill the void left after the show. And whether that is an accurate critique? Every time I sit down to watch it again, more and more of the depth reveals itself. Stars Robson Green Mark And the depiction of the weak-willed, money-grubbing, ring-kissing top brass at papers was spot-on, too. Uncovered. But then I would be as guilty of lazy ad hominem as they have been in assessing the work. Its like The Odyssey of Homer. But why would he go around looking for Marlo, wasnt he a bit smarter than that? Also the deal they made with Marlo at the end where he would be free was just nonsensical, unless you want to believe that the DAs office is incredibly pure and moral and would never want to go to court and bust a guy they know is a major killer just because there is a little dirt in their investigation. Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. but I believe even his murder would have been more satisfying for viewers who were waiting for his comeuppance. Hes just being painfully honest. It is our not insignificant loss that more shows weren't filmed. Ps. That said, I thank you for the bitter pill. You let Bubbles live. It was especially poignant seeing all the since-deceased (or reformed, theres no way I could overlook or forget Dukie becoming Bubbles) characters roles being filled by the New Age.. And to studiously avoid any sustained discussion about whether the depicted newspaper is, in all respects, capturing the meaningful narrative of the depicted city? Reprinted with Permission. Wow, I cant believe that went over my head too David. (Think "Cracker" meets "Inspector Morse" meets "CSI").There is a bookish, academic quality to Doctor Hill, without him being tweedy and standoffish (he's more human, and less lofty than Morse). It is for this reason that I think Season 5 is so brilliant. For me, the series is not about the individual seasons. David Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun for thirteen years, is the executive producer of HBOs The Wire. And okay, the city editor, the honorable fellow, the one for whom journalism was an ethos, he got slapped down and thrown to the copy desk. Explain your displeasure in detail, no problem. No show has ever, EVER done that. Imagine all the fun they could have conflicting professionally, not to mention romantically, vying for Jobson's attention and favors! Id always had reservations about the believability of character who existed in a contained bureaucratic work environment surrounded by lifers, repeatedly stabbing his peers and superiors in the back for wholly self-serving reasons with so few repercussions. I wish I attended that panel, and heard the insight Im sure you provided. The acting is first rate but a few of the episodes really have huge gaping holes in the plot. There are many crime/mystery books and shows out there but few are done this well with excellent character development, believable plots and story lines that are on one hand complex, terrifying, fully engrossing and on the other hand funny, thoughtful and informative. I loved the show, its in my top 5 of all time and I cant imagine it going anywhere. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. Even more awesome is how you actually continued that same thread from one season to the next, taking one subject matter and examining it from all the angles that make up the context of the entire problem. All in all, you really gave us a lot to think about. All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? This series is generally well-scripted and acted. Im sad I missed all the hoopla, the reviews, analysis, any interviews and behind the scenes footage that was released with and right after the show ended. Brilliant! It was too subtle for me to catch on my first watch, and Im sure a 10 hour binge made it even easier to gloss over. External Reviews how many years you figure we been doing the same shit.. Its a subjective matter that isnt worth a good argument, . Heres what happened in season five ofThe Wirewhen almost no one among the working press, at least was looking: The mayor, who came in promising reform, is instead forcing his police department to once again cook the stats to create the illusion that crime is going down. I absolutely love this program so so much! Has the city cleaned up. In one of the best scenes of the series, Ill rant a bit about journalism, or the drug war or any other issue that I rub up against. Fiction makes everyone comfortable and talkative; journalism good, probing journalism is a much harder, much more rigorous task. Even as a child I remember sifting through the paper wondering what a presidential blowjob has to do with anything important. basically that whole hood that was the result of DC trying to lower crime stats by forcing all the hood rats over the Maryland line. Regarding the final season, was there any sort of fake serial killer or fake serial criminal real-life story that inspired you? It's like watching a big budget film on TV. His entire life he had nothing and no one then ends up back on the street with a needle in his arm. Actually, I dont even think of it as a show its literature. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. If you have not watched any of these, please go for it and watch them in order. Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. Ultimately, thank you for such an epic drama! Plot Summary. I became hooked from the first episode "Mermaids Singing" which is done in 2 parts, with each episode my enthusiasm for the show also grew. Have just finished re-watching the whole series. In the first episode of "The Wire," Johnny is brutally beaten for passing counterfeit money to Wallace (Michael B. Jordan), and his death in Season 3 sent missing such a vital snap shot to the Barksdale case. Gruesome scenes, Very dark and depressing at times. Even if you're not a Robson Green fan, this will surely garner him new followers. This is an entertaining series currently available on Acorn TV. Liz had sent a distress call to the two medics, and they all make an attempt to flee in an ambulance. Maybe the guys just kind of being a dickhead here. Just the slow motion walk through of him seeing his operation in action, and the perfect timing of Polk (or Mahone?) Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. I would have liked to have seen more scenes with randy & neymond though just to make it feel like they hadnt been forgotten especially as Michael & dookie didnt even mention them by name about same with nick sabotka maybe a conversation about the docks with someone after abusing the mayor & kracheck I like how it felt like a big open world & people could bump into each other. The story the music the acting is just so damn beautiful. Love it. Lowry got it, and tellingly, he used to work for theL.A. Timesbut is now a step or two removed from a metropolitan daily, writing forVariety. But what is particularly interesting is, aside from McNulty, many of the white characters in the season engage in almost the same amount and level of corrupted games as their black counterparts, in some cases moreso. President Snow is Katniss Everdeen's tyrannical enemy, and while he may appear untouchable for most of The Hunger Games he has a secret weakness. "Wire in the Blood" is the story of Dr.Tony Hill (Robson Green), a slightly eccentric clinical psychologist who works part time with the police force of Bradford, England. He has a reputation of taking small seemingly unconnected facts puzzling them together and providing a profile for the police to follow. Unlike most shows, which run at 45 minutes per episode, Wire in the Blood runs at 90 minutes per episode. Given the immense detail used in the stories, the show simply wouldn't work with shorter episodes. The series was cancelled in 2009 due to ITV's financial troubles. WebA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. I may be the only one who remembers how he blew two critical moments in the Port case during season 2 all due to his general stupidity and self-centeredness- along with being responsible for Randys torment due Herc selling him out to find the camera he lost AND poor Bubbles getting brutalized on the street over and over for the exact same reason. Each season building toward a singular, connected argument. Thanks for this. We certainly expected more attention from the media. So fuck what I said. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. But the rest of you blessed, scribbling souls? Think season 5 could of been way better but liked how Omar died didnt expected it from the little kid. Notable killings and machinations in the drug world were the talk of the streets. I think not. To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. The more honest assessment is that it doesnt matter where I stand, or where Ed Burn stands, or what I think. Watched the first four seasons in 07-08 and decided to save S5 so I could pretend it wasnt over finally caved this week and watched it, andTHANK YOU! Metacritic Reviews. Take it light but take it. No. I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. Green is, of course, the lead of the show and he is brilliant. Robson Green is a favourite of mine which is why I really wanted to love this show. While she tries her best to support her parents, Puleng also hates how theyre not willing to give up on the past. And remember the part where you saw the lady outside selling snowballs, the postal carrier was able to deliver mail, people were outside hanging laundry so you could tell that the 14% drop was substantial in that district. No worries. Additionally though people point to the development of hyper-local news sites as a way of saying that local news isnt dead, these are often little more than blogs or advertising of businesses in the area rather than sustained critiques and investigations. I sure noticed the theme of unreported stories in season five. And while I tell everyone who will listen that this is the best show ever made I do feel Season 5 had some hokey yet prominent elements. No one went near the theme; everyone stayed dead-center and literal, oblivious to the big-ass elephant in our mythical newsroom. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. I first discovered "Wire in the Blood" by happy accident, I was watching Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on Amazon prime and "Wire in the Blood" popped up in my recommended list. 1 Jun 2015. And a couple of others at alternative weeklies figured it out again, perhaps, because theyre less vested than everyone at the big, vulnerable dailies. Circling back to the journalism angle in season 5 and your above article, it is sad that so many people missed the real commentary about the total lack of journalistic integrity- not just in Bmore but in the whole country. That being said, I think what was really being pointed out here, is that the sorts who were under the feeling that the blacks were ruining the city, more or less knew quite well that such levels of corruption in the legal bodies was not limited by race, as Season 5 shows, and that just like w/ many of the black characters, many of the white characters benefit professionally for their lies, cover-ups and stat-jukings. Season 5 was great. The creative and honest mind of the writers is put on the screen with a quality job of directing. I couldnt believe the level of writing and literary presence of this show. After a while, we tired of the gore and wished the series would end. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. All Rights Reserved. And Omar, well I can understand his death, tragic, but it was more realistic than a final bloodfest. It wasnt until maybe the 3rd time that I understood these theme about the newsroom. Note to the producers: Have Robbie Coltraine guest as "Cracker" character in a future episode assisting Hill and Jobson! "Wire in the Blood" is the story of Dr.Tony Hill (Robson Green), a slightly eccentric clinical psychologist who works part time with the police force of Bradford, England. Even recently I remember watching CNN and they were covering the Treyvon Martin case seemingly 24/7 and in the news ticker at the bottom of the screen there was the briefest mention of some protest in Egypt. For so many reasons. I confess I thought that journalism was still self-aware enough to get it, that enough collective consciousness of the crafts highest calling remained, that reporters still worried about what their newspapers were missing. Maybe its honest. | Note: This article contains spoilers for the entire first series of Blood. That was a bit beyond the historical reality; at the historicalBaltimore Sun, he was a mere Pulitzer finalist. One last thing though .Duquan. Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. Production took a huge risk deciding to change setting and characters after only 1 season. I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. Would still give Breaking Bad the nod over The Wire as a better show though. You want to suggest that the creator of the project has his nose in the air for being interested in the matter at all, and that you have some insight into his temperament? I wonder what were missing?. Sorry. Other than Breaking Bad. I hated Marlo for his ruthlessness but I respect that you gave him a realistic ending-they could not realistically build a case against him bc of police corruption. In an interview Robson Green said the phrase wire in the blood was taken to mean a genetic kink, something impure and unusual in the blood, that leads to the If my state of mind can be presumed by this fellow, certainly Im entitled to note his own. Its especially shameful that the media did not pick up on this. But if we give upthen what? 7.2 (359) Rate. David, let me first congratulate you on making one of the most riveting series to have ever graced the global stage. As they series progresses, the style of editing and camera work alters. In series 1-3, Hermione Norris played Detective Inspecter/Chief Inspecter Carol Jordan of Bradford CID, who managed to rein Tony's scattered abilities and make sense of them. Maybe I prefer more violent things. Its the best series ever Notify me of follow-up comments by email. David-I just finished the entire series in about a week. Im interested in becoming a cop there. | We have some of these initiatives in the UK but Im not sure about the situation in the US, and Im curious to know what you think. Particularly the fat guy in homicide (who pissed me off so much I blocked out the characters name from memory) who would rather jerk off behind his desk to titty mags and suck off the government nipple while the whole city goes up in flames. You wanna say so on the producers blog, no worries. The next thing journalists should be writing about is the impending fall of the U.S. empire, because its coming and were gonna see it in our lifetimes. I had no memory of this series, he forgot the name, I researched it and found it. Also what I find tedious is that in every episode it try's to make you believe that a number of people are guilty but aren't. 6 Apr. In the confrontation that follows, Adam shows him the photographs he took Seemed pretty angry to me. Another Silence Of The Lambs/Cracker knock-off, without the storylines, I'm afraid. In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. See production, box office & company info, Drama Trails: 'Coronation Street' to 'Kingdom'. Its tremendously unfortunate a potentially amazing show was turned into a cute little art project. Enter DI Alex Fielding, Simone Lahbib. I absolutely love The Wire so I mean no disrespect when I say this (arent prefaces like that always inevitably followed by something kinda shitty and disrespectful?) Flagg on his last day being the only one who could tap in to the police department to get the low down on Burrells removal. But suggest that high-end American newspapers have been gutted by out-of-town ownership, besieged by the internet and preoccupied by a prize culture that validates small-trick and self-limiting impact, rather than seriously evaluating problems? If I didnt know the show was set in Baltimore it just as easily could have been set in Lanham, Capitol Heights, District Heights, Temple Hills, Forestville. Caught the wire over a year ago & Ive watched it 3 times through since then. You seem angry. Still, all that being said, it was a hell of a ride and still the best damn tv series ever made. Awards And they covered more ground, and they knew the terrain in a way that they no longer do. The cutbacks, management of local papers by big out of town conglomerates and lack of attention on complex issues is something we see in the UK too. Wire In The Blood is described as a unique character-driven procedural which exposes the gaps between good and evil, our public and private selves and the Its about the media and powers that manipulating the masses to support a war in Iraq fought on false pretenses. Season 5 was tremendous, I can only assume the criticism comes from those who still believe that high standards of journalistic integrity are still the goal of the modern news room. Some of the most compelling Ive seen. As wounded and onanistic and self-absorbed as the profession has become, there are still plenty of people for whom that matters above all. Web2. Couldnt resist, sorry. What he suddenly turns stupid? The criminals are deeply psychologically twisted, far more so than any person you have ever encountered, even in the newspapers. The clues about The Sun missing important stories are there in plain sight. 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