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It's All In The Game, D'oh

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:53:40 -0400

Wire and Simpsons fans, this is worth keeping an eye on—Oregon artist Steve Lieber has started a project drawing...

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:05:28 -0400

The man behind The Wire's Omar talks about why he doesn't really mind being confused with his character and what makes R. Kelly tick.

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:02:40 -0400

The creator of The Wire offers some thoughts on the end of the series, plus musings about the fates of journalism and Greek myth.

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:12:24 -0400

The serialized television series we love are seemingly destined to break our hearts. Because of the open-ended nature of U.S....

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:53:20 -0500

It’s sometimes easy to talk about The Wire as a cynical show—cynical about institutional malaise, cynical...

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:15:39 -0500

There’s so much going on in The Wire every week that I determined early on that I couldn’t cover...

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:30:45 -0500

Let’s start with the ending. Stylistically, The Wire has never been particularly flashy or self-conscious,...

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:20:13 -0500

Two big cliffhangers from last week: How in the world did Omar survive that three-story fall from the Chris/Snoop/Michael ambush?...

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:44:46 -0500

And the plot thickens…It was only a matter of time before the fantasies of Jimmy McNulty and Scott Templeton would...

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:01:02 -0500

“Ain’t easy civilizing this motherfucker,” said a weary Proposition Joe about Marlo last week, when the steely...