He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. And being a refuge from a newsroom, I thought I was over my grief at the death of real journalism. We did that, too, because hey, to criticize such a newsroom culture did indeed carry those risks in Baltimore. Coming into the series after nearly a decade of being exposed to the general hype and season five criticism, I finished season five feeling just as I would imagine you intended. 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. Both shows only went 5 seasons but BB tied up the loose ends and made the ending much easier to swallow than TW did. We don't recommend this series. It was as good as I remembered and then some. What to say, what to say, what to say? Regarding the final season, was there any sort of fake serial killer or fake serial criminal real-life story that inspired you? Thats it. Missing a storyIm still writingstill kills me. I have no idea how you were able to pick one quote out of the whole episode, to show at the beginning because almost every line is of substance. So fuck what I said. Also starring Hermione Norris (MI-5) and Simone Lahbib (Loch Ness), these dark and twisty mysteries are "brilliantly edgy" (SFGate.com). missing such a vital snap shot to the Barksdale case. Not always do we get a "wrap up" episode and we didn't get one here either. We do what we do and people are free to react as they will. As wounded and onanistic and self-absorbed as the profession has become, there are still plenty of people for whom that matters above all. Fiction makes everyone comfortable and talkative; journalism good, probing journalism is a much harder, much more rigorous task. In particular, I admired how each character was so fully realized within their part of the story arc. You wanna say that its an unfair representation of modern journalism? A police psychologist pursues a serial killer who tortures homosexual victims in increasingly gruesome ways. Carcetti seemed to both indirectly affirm the beliefs of the more racist/prejudiced white politicians that a white mayor who could possibly whiten up the administration, would weed out the corruption, and at the same time did his best to work with the black members of the citys congress, businesses, police force and school systems, etc. The ending was perfect, the way Omar died was perfect, the serial killer thing was perfect, but then whenever it cut back to that newsroom it dragged. I always thought the crime reduction % that Colvin reports as a result of his Hamsterdam experiment were too low. 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. It had been on my entertainment backlog since 2002 Id got hold of the first season before it had been shown in the UK at all being a quality TV (and I apologize for using this sensitive word considering the context of various storylines) junkie, but for various reasonsI was deferring gratification if you will. Maybe you were too close? Maybe its honest. And the depiction of the weak-willed, money-grubbing, ring-kissing top brass at papers was spot-on, too. | Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The Hunger Games is a four-part film series that is based on the hit trilogy of These I would use to show my students when teaching a crime profiling class. Web2. Almost perfectly sums up my feelings about the series. Has the city cleaned up. We told the precise story we wished to tell and what happened was supposed to happen. The original essay doesnt do anything to counter anyones opinions as to whether The Wire was good, bad, or indifferent. Thank you so much for making The Wire, it ruined every other tv show. Lets say there used to be 20 of those crimes per month a 14% reduction would mean there were now 17 of those crimes instead of 20. Really, someone should have put it to Herc, you have to admit. Burns is fuckin awesome. If you like your murder mysteries uncensored this is the best one. I was wondering, What does it take to become an officer of If season five didnt work for you, then it didnt work for you. All the characters have distinct and believable personalities. I watched all five series back to back in less than a month bit of an overdose I guess, but just couldnt stop. You dont need to justify anything, its a masterpiece. Great blog, it confirms my suspicions of the final season but wasnt enough to change my mind about it. In the end, Carcetti, despite being white, was not able to avoid the same trappings of stat-juking number games and political favoritism as his predecessor, Royce, or the mayor before that. A few funny lines, too. Echoes and Layers: Tony Lazlo Looks Back at The Wire CC2K, Why The Wire Should Be Must-See TV for Baltimore Pundits | Variety, All the pieces matter: analysis, essays, and anything else on The Wire | ReadJack.com. For instance the homeless serial killer story and the idea that this would be more politically important than closing a case where 22 murdered bodies were hidden away in vacants all over the city. 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. Robson Green is a favourite of mine which is why I really wanted to love this show. I was lucky enough to have a copy taped from BBC America (cheers, Mom!) I would want us to argue subjectively about public policy and social issues. Brilliant! The crime drama, which is made 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. There is always a player in the on deck circle, even when the final out is being recorded. The excellence of Seasons 2 and 5, and how they are an integral part of the whole, are particularly revealed on repeat viewing. Eventually I bought the box set a few years ago and binge watched all five seasons. I wonder what were missing?. But what can you do? To argue about whether the drama had become arch or unsubtle? But life isnt like that. 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 I was leaning more towards something karmic, but its clear that many of the characters did not get what was coming to them. It would not have been easy for a veteran police reporter to pull all the police reports in the Southwestern District and find out just how robberies fell so dramatically, to track each individual report through staff review and find out how many were unfounded and for what reason, or to develop a stationhouse source who could tell you about how many reports went unwritten on the majors orders, or even further to talk to people in that district who tried to report armed robberies and instead found themselves threatened with warrant checks or accused of drug involvement or otherwise intimidated into dropping the matter. Cocaine Bear, the new For me, its all of a piece. The man in black tracked Jenna down at the right house, but he knocked on the wrong door he's tangled up in a deadly Book of Blood story that ends when Ellie Not so much as an offhand reference, and that goes not just for the journalists displeased enough with our newspaper tale, but for the larger number of commentators and critics who thought we did swell. The school system has been teaching test questions to improve No Child Left Behind scores, and to protect the mayor politically and to validate a system that is failing to properly educate city children. Enter DI Alex Fielding, Simone Lahbib. Notable killings and machinations in the drug world were the talk of the streets. I wanted to like this show, really, and Robson Green is an interesting actor, but it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. The Wire will be studied in the future. I just thought it was depressing that someone that big in the community wasnt well known by the newspaper people, but for some reason I didnt really put any more thought into them missing things. The serial killer story was just too silly. There are multiple scantily clad young women who get brutally murdered. The character development is quite entertaining. Grim. Amid buyout after buyout, theBaltimore Sunconceded much of its institutional memory, its beat structure, its ability to penetrate municipal institutions and report qualitatively on substantive issues in a way that explains not just the symptomatic problems of the city, but the root causes of those problems. And to get teachers talking, even on background, about their anger and frustration at this flummery? In fact, when I was delivering newspapers as a kid back in the 90s I became incredibly skeptical of the news I was delivering. WebSeason 6. In one of the best scenes of the series, Im interested. Season 5 was great. But the gratuitous images and the worn-out theme aside this show has a lot to offer. Plot Summary. Purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher? WebRobson Green (Grantchester, Touching Evil) plays a clinical psychologist called in by the police to help investigate serial killers in this acclaimed mystery series based on the books by Val McDermid. Ultimately, thank you for such an epic drama! Politically sensitive casework was butchered or pursued selectively by political interests and departmental indifference. To me, the climactic conclusion of the show happened in S5E9 and E10 was more of the epilogue, allowing us to digest what happened and gain some insight on where things are headed for the city. I even tried going back and watching homicide life on the street but without Bunk and McNulty just couldnt get into it. 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. Im proud to be from Home of the Wire 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. Isnt that what your essay calls for? He seems so confident that each person is the perpetrator then half way through the interview says 'no it's not him' very annoying. you could give me! Interesting article. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! What's going on in Val McDermott's head. 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. But Ill get back to the journalism angle momentarily. The first two, "Singing" and "Shadows" are adaptations of author Val McDermid's books; This is a taut British crime drama very much in the "Cracker" mould. We said what we wanted to say and now everyone else is entitled to talk back without some counterbitch finding them. I had no memory of this series, he forgot the name, I researched it and found it. There was just increasingly natural interplay between them that made viewing more diverse and interesting (e.g. I couldnt believe the level of writing and literary presence of this show. but I believe even his murder would have been more satisfying for viewers who were waiting for his comeuppance. Lets be clear, though. I love the WIRE I was already a cynic before 9/11, then The Wire came. I was focused solely on the fact that the the newspaper was in a battle over the homelessness killings issue in a sense that their biggest problem right now was sensationalism and lies versus honest reporting. That was the critique. There was some love in there for the ink-stained wretches. I learned more from two weeks of practical work, than an entire year of overpaid theory, and eventually switched to English, because I couldnt stand a style that, to me, was tantamount to lying. I found this series especially delightful because Robson Green's character lives within the confines of his own mind. Even though I dont like those gay fags fuckin each other but thats the world we live in so no problems. Melvin Wiliams passed today RIP! I just finished the final episode of The Wire. Drug wars, territorial disputes, and the assassination of the citys largest drug importer manage to produce a brief inside the metro section that refers only to the slaying of a second-hand appliance store owner. Gruesome scenes, Very dark and depressing at times. David, let me first congratulate you on making one of the most riveting series to have ever graced the global stage. You dont like the last season of a television drama, feel free to venture an opinion. The Wire is my favorite show of all time, but Season 5 was definitely the weakest. Brilliant! The "Jordan" character was specific to the McDiarmid book "Torment of Others", of which the episode was derived. 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. 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. Metacritic Reviews. 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. Im actually rigorous about letting criticism of the show stand without arguing back. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. It was fuckin awesome. I know that is a meta-narrative that some people find credible, but I could as easily and as credibly argue that the meta-narrative itself stems from newspaper critics who were too close and too sensitive to the overall critique. The people changed but the game remained exactly the same. But the rest of you blessed, scribbling souls? The fact that my appreciation for every single season changed over time due to rewatching the show over and over, proves how good this series as a whole really is. For me, the series is not about the individual seasons. 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.. WowIm emotionally drained. But all the endings mean something and other endings would have been the wrong ones. The plots, moreover, are taut and well-written. During the political campaign in Season 3, when Royce was facing pressure from Carcetti, there is a subtle glimpse into the racial component. I also loved Generation Kill. I am anxious to find out if there is a follow up to Painted? When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. the Los Angeles Police Department? I just graduated and I realize that this is ten years too late to be of any practical use, but I just thought Id throw it out there. While in the bathroom, Lawrence and Adam try to stage a scene wherein Adam fakes choking and dying after smoking one of the cigarettes dipped in the corpses poisoned blood. August 19, 2002. If you took out subjective arguments about popular entertainment, the nation would free up a lot of bandwidth and many repetitive stress injuries would be avoided. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. 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. TheSunbegan doing so in the 1990s before the internet, before the Tribune Company did its worst when beat reporting and any serious, systemic examination of issues was eschewed in favor of impact journalism, special projects and Pulitzer sniffing. A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. Other than Breaking Bad. Thanks for this. As they series progresses, the style of editing and camera work alters. And a couple of others at alternative weeklies figured it out again, perhaps, because theyre less vested than everyone at the big, vulnerable dailies. Im not. But youre entitled to enjoy one thing more than another, and youre even entitled to wonder about a filmmakers or writers motivations and standing, whether or not you actually have any evidence of its relevance or not. There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. He hated closing those foreign bureaus and cutting back further in the newsroom. External Reviews -And Herc? Anyway, thats all. Throughout 1923, Alexandras wealth has come into play (or the wealth of her family, rather). But the fifth-season story arc began with a wonderful bit of adversarial reporting on deadline good, clean newspapering it was. For now I will just pass. Sorry. But then I would be as guilty of lazy ad hominem as they have been in assessing the work. It worked, I thought it fell short of the seasons 3, and 4. Such a newspaper was not chronicled onThe Wire. I just finished watching the entire run of the series a couple of nights ago. Im out. I just recently bought the Blu-ray box set as well, just to have it in both editions and to see the reunion at the Paley Center. The Mermaids Singing: Part 1: Directed by Andrew Grieve. No worries. 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. Herc just needed to get run over, along with Levy, and bleed out slowly suffering much in the process. Its like The Odyssey of Homer. Like another commenter, I only noticed the Prop Joe story being missed/overshadowed by the Sun. I think it was something like a 14% reduction in crimes such as shootings and aggravated assault. In series 4, Ms Norris has left the show and Simone Lahbib as Inspecter Alex Fielding has the dubious job of reining in Hill. When there is an ensemble cast and crew that work their hardest to put out the best product possible, it makes viewing a very satisfying activity. Endless repetitions of the words "of course" are truly the hallmarks of a second rate detective production. The major American cities are in woeful shape and for various reasons we can not or will not stop this slow-moving train. 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. [] The Wires Final Season and the Story Everyone Missed, by David Simon []. There will be many scenes of hookers and trashy bar people. We certainly expected more attention from the media. Thats exactly would happen to people in the real world. The Wire finale recap: The end of the line Two things about my Sunday were making me sick. With Robson Green, Elaine Claxton, Hermione Norris, Richard Frame. Note: this show is designated TV-MA, because of some intense or violent scenes. 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. But why would he go around looking for Marlo, wasnt he a bit smarter than that? But most of all, that poor child Duquan who did nothing but suffer from beginning to end. Anyway, Im straying from my point: thank you for defining this additional layer to the theme of S5. So thank you for such an absolute terrific ride. | Ive re-watched this entire series again recently with the HD release (probably my 4th or 5th time watching the entire series) and in many ways it gets better the more I watch it. Now its so hard to even rank the seasons because they are all so important to the overall story. FAQ Its not likely to change our reasons for telling the stories we do, but neither is the criticism necessarily invalid or unwarranted. Learn how your comment data is processed. Really? Brought up to believe in hard case police work, her world was turned upside down by Tony's presence. 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. Would still give Breaking Bad the nod over The Wire as a better show though. OK so Rawls put him on a boat for while. Season 4 seemed to show Carcetti living up to their ideals, and it *did* seem like things were getting cleaned up. Any of you save for a couple sharp journos who were able to stand back just far enough to realize what the real critique was. 1 The Office. Its so damn realistic. Thank you for telling these stories. Thanks for making a great series. Jack and Liz. For non-British viewers the British actors provide something faintly exotic and alluring, which works fine to subtly draw the viewer into the action of this suspense show. Have just finished re-watching the whole series. Journalism is and has been an absolute shambles in the UK since I was a kid in the 80s. Copyright 2018 David Simon. Note to the producers: Have Robbie Coltraine guest as "Cracker" character in a future episode assisting Hill and Jobson! In the end, she asks for a transfer. If my state of mind can be presumed by this fellow, certainly Im entitled to note his own. Most commentary has season 4 as the best and has season 5 as the least best. Thrilled at the fact that you made him irredeemable, because the reporters who do that shit truly are that way. I started college as a J-student and later moved to English. I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. And now, with the economic vise that is the internet tight around her, TheSun like so many once-worthy regional newspapers is fighting for relevance and readers. I am glad you landed Naymond softly but Randy getting beat down again in the group home then showing up for a second in season 5 STILL in a group home- couldnt Carver have at least followed through on ONE good intention and taken him out of that system?! Did you always have in mind from the start to have the fake news/fake crime stories play in tandem? Love it. 7.2 (359) Rate. Well, okay. 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. how many years you figure we been doing the same shit.. 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. Great. But if you didnt enjoyThe Wirethis season, then lets concede for purposes of this little note that you are correct. Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. This show leaves me completely speechless. But it was still damn above all the other things (books, series, movies). I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. 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! At least youre not complete sadists. To debate whether Gus Haynes is more of a hero than Bunny Colvin? The Drug Game, The Cops, The Port, City Hall, The Schools and The Newspaper. Uncensored. That was a bit beyond the historical reality; at the historicalBaltimore Sun, he was a mere Pulitzer finalist. You win. Write a television story arc about the betrayal of the working class, the fraud of the drug war or the lie of No Child Left Behind and you cant get off the entertainment pages. Everything that happens on this show is explained, the more times that you watch it through. Dr. Hill comes up with detail after detail about the perpetrator, without any more explanation of how he did it than Sylvia Browne, psychic, ever gives. Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. The world is still debating the relative merits and detractions of the final episode of Vince Gilligans meth-world saga Breaking Bad, with some quarters feeling It was a great work of art. 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