Much respect, and I hope you still read these. And they covered more ground, and they knew the terrain in a way that they no longer do. It was nuanced and I really saw Gus as the lead protagonist of this season and lester and mcnulty as shifty antagonists. He mixes in just enough idiosyncrasies to make Hill human, endearing and sometimes down right aggravating. However in the case of season 5, as you pointed out, even the remaining good journalists such as Gus, are, to a degree, complicit in missing every major story. The first was Joshua Ferris novel Then We Came to the End, He has a 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 think it is, but Id like to hear your opinion on this. Every cut back to that newsroom made me almost fast-forward save for not wanting to miss something that is important to the rest of the story. Jack and Liz. It is important to give the newcomer a distinctive identity. When the Wire was first broadcast, in 2002, I decided not to watch it because of the hype. 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 Not always do we get a "wrap up" episode and we didn't get one here either. Because the thing I cant leave alone, the thing that makes me giddy as a schoolgirl is this: Whatever else I am a traitorous apostate to newsprint, the angriest hack in television, a kicker of small dogs you must acknowledge that I am now, also, the newly crowded King of Meta. Now I just read and laugh at bad writing on other TV shows. There was some love in there for the ink-stained wretches. Not as cavalier as his "Touching Evil" series; his "Wire in the Blood" character of Tony Hill is much more reserved, quirky, and, being a criminal profiler, is more internalized with his processing of information. My comment amounts to little more than unwanted negative feedback for a show that ended 5 years ago. Then when people point out the garbage it becomes oh-so esoteric. Just wished it had a normal (13) episode count. During the political campaign in Season 3, when Royce was facing pressure from Carcetti, there is a subtle glimpse into the racial component. He has a reputation of taking small seemingly unconnected facts puzzling them together and providing a profile for the police to follow. Nice piece written here but my only real issues with season 5 With the exception of the good journalism that bookended the story arc which is, of course, representative of the fact that there are still newspaper folk in Baltimore and elsewhere struggling mightily to do the job the season amounted to ten hours of a newspaper that is no longer intimately aware of its city. 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. There were three full-length movies: "The Mermaid's Singing", "Shadows Rising", and "Justice Painted Blind". Ms. Lahbib is an unknown entity to me, but as I finished watching series 4, I felt a bit queasy. Ill rant a bit about journalism, or the drug war or any other issue that I rub up against. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Please bring us another series. ITV has axed Robson Green drama Wire in the Blood after six years in what is seen as the latest cost cutting move by the network. Web2. I wonder whats happening in this city that we dont know about. I was wondering, What does it take to become an officer of You wanna explain where the argument is inconsistent? If my state of mind can be presumed by this fellow, certainly Im entitled to note his own. Ps. 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. David Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun for thirteen years, is the executive producer of HBOs The Wire. Prayer of the Bone. The serial killer story was just too silly. Im an asshole. 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. 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. I guess Cedric Daniels, Stringer Bell and Bunny Colvin tried with horrible results. I been expressing to folk since 2002 Dont even know where to start, and I dont think I can critique anything about this show because it critiques itself. Almost perfectly sums up my feelings about the series. I just graduated and And to get teachers talking, even on background, about their anger and frustration at this flummery? Damn, I think I might just sit down and watch the whole thing again to see what else Ive missed. I just watched all 5 seasons in short order. 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. Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. Only silver lining to that dark cloud of a series. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! To argue about whether the drama had become arch or unsubtle? Lasher appears and asks her to stop and let him do her bidding. -And Herc? I was lucky enough to have a copy taped from BBC America (cheers, Mom!) I was leaning more towards something karmic, but its clear that many of the characters did not get what was coming to them. We do what we do and people are free to react as they will. If you like Touching Evil or Monk, this series may be for you. Why did stupid fucking hbo talk over the last episode when you re watch it on demand. The writing is exceptional, especially for the episode, "Torment". He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. 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. You dont like the last season of a television drama, feel free to venture an opinion. And Omar, well I can understand his death, tragic, but it was more realistic than a final bloodfest. Then you have the choir, inexplicably, warbling on as if to lend some kind of gravitas to the lacklustre proceedings. 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. So they went from 20 to 17. It wasnt until maybe the 3rd time that I understood these theme about the newsroom. 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. 1 The Office. Sorry. Thank you for telling these stories. Politically sensitive casework was butchered or pursued selectively by political interests and departmental indifference. 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. Im not. I guess I will have to reflect on why I could easily accept Hamsterdam and not the phony killer. Having grown up on the southeast side of PG County inside the Beltway, I can tell you that The Wire was a hit right between the eyes. "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. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. The suits in Chicago are running scared. They are gradually won over. The Witcher: Blood Origin 's ending serves as setup for The Witcher season 3, revealing the truth behind the Conjunction of the Spheres and another prophecy that's sure to have a profound influence on Ciri's life. Really, someone should have put it to Herc, you have to admit. Dont get me wrong, its great for you and the other writers/producers/actors/HBO- but even the best portrayal of life in the Charm City wont be enough to change anything. 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. I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. Season 2 was the bravest thing ever seen on TV. Watch with Acorn TV. A great newspaper does this routinely on a multitude of issues, across its entire region. In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. Maybe its honest. The excellence of Seasons 2 and 5, and how they are an integral part of the whole, are particularly revealed on repeat viewing. Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. These I would use to show my students when teaching a crime profiling class. To have the city editor saying such things would have been, well, arch. -- if you're a Robson Green fan, it's a fantastic showcase for his acting. If I was forced, I think Id go with 4-2-1-3-5, with 1 and 3 tied. A few funny lines, too. 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. Fucking worthless, fuck hbo! Thats why Im here. Departmental priorities make high-level drug investigation prohibitive. The people changed but the game remained exactly the same. There is a last minute dash to rescue some young woman being held by a psychopath. For me, its all of a piece. The crime drama, which is made A mayor was elected governor while his police commanders made aggravated assaults and robberies disappear. Also starring Hermione Norris (MI-5) and Simone Lahbib (Loch Ness), these dark and twisty mysteries are "brilliantly edgy" (SFGate.com). The show is bases on the books written by crime novelist Val McDiarmid. I even tried going back and watching homicide life on the street but without Bunk and McNulty just couldnt get into it. And why would carcetti suddenly give them all the money? But the rest of you blessed, scribbling souls? All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? I have been seeing quite a lot of this show on TV lately and i find it surprisingly entertaining. 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. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. 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. 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. In fact, when I was delivering newspapers as a kid back in the 90s I became incredibly skeptical of the news I was delivering. The crime thriller was being eyed for adaptation by The Wire is my favorite show of all time, but Season 5 was definitely the weakest. The "Jordan" character was specific to the McDiarmid book "Torment of Others", of which the episode was derived. The game is rigged and Im not sure if I wanna play. I do honestly feel that way about the ending but telling you that personally (digitally, whatever) was completely asinine and unnecessary. since 2010 ive been watching the wire every year (2 tiems this year mind ) Ive tried many times to get family and friends into it and it never happens which really upsets me very much, quite simply the wire has the best charaters, the best acting and defo the best script ever. I just wish more Americans were still capable of thinking. Or are you just that pissed and depressed about the world that you cant help but force your misery on your viewers? I actually cared about them as if they were real well, nearly! Not everything can have a happy ending, I understand. Its not likely to change our reasons for telling the stories we do, but neither is the criticism necessarily invalid or unwarranted. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. I started watching this show in series 1. When the big bust happen since the wire to wasnt legal I figured Marlo was going free. I must comment on the general disappointment around season 5 though: I too was bored by the whole Baltimore Sun room and cast. The Drug Game, The Cops, The Port, City Hall, The Schools and The Newspaper. The film, which stars Anthony Mackie She sends him to chase down Keith and kill him. Wish there was more, or at least a book. Starring: Robson Green, Simone Lahbib. Note: this show is designated TV-MA, because of some intense or violent scenes. 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. I sincerely believe S4 is the best season of any show in existence and overall, The Wire is the best-told story Ive ever experienced in television. Production took a huge risk deciding to change setting and characters after only 1 season. 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. He hated closing those foreign bureaus and cutting back further in the newsroom. While we have been in the longest war in U.S. history we have had to sit through endless sensationalism about: Jeb Bushs crackhead niece Noelle Bush; Terry Schiavo; Tiger Woods; Casey Anthony; Treyvon Martin then George Zimmerman; Michael Brown; and it will never end. Its admittedly easy enough, if you are writing a fictional television show, to sit in a diner booth or on a bar stool with a police lieutenant or an assistant principal, an assistant states attorney or a political functionary and have them tell you the good dirt, knowing as they do that fiction is a safe abstraction. I did enjoy everything else about Season 5. Thanks for a great series and compelling stories and characters, in what was often a pretty bleak scene. Both are similar, and both are very good. It was edgy and gritty, with strong performances from everyone. There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. It would have been nice but it was time to put an end to Dr. Tony Hill's sideline work so it would have benefitted from them giving us one. 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 first of all a showcase for the excellent acting skills of the charismatic Robson Green. I realize that this is ten years too late to be of any practical use, but I just thought Id throw it out there. It continued doing so into the present decade as the Tribune Company followed the Times-Mirror buyouts with even more ruthless abandon. 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. But it went over my head, that the newspaper, completely missed every major story about what went on in the city. Okay, I dont actually agree, but neither would I argue. how many years you figure we been doing the same shit.. So fuck what I said. Robson Green is a great talent, in spite of what his fellow Newcastleian had to say above. Peace, yo. 2) As for the WORST McNultys supercop character finally jumped the shark. In the end, she asks for a transfer. | I know you were trying to show the 5 different aspects of what goes down in a city David Simon but one more season that just wraps everything up in a nice little bow would have been perfect. All Rights Reserved. I feel as if I understand it better and see more with each viewing. Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. The amount of quotables in this show is amazing. As wounded and onanistic and self-absorbed as the profession has become, there are still plenty of people for whom that matters above all. Its the best series ever 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. And at the end there, that other fellow wrote a very sincere narrative about a very real and genuine soul. I feel like an asshole now for saying some of that stuff. My favorite character was bubs, I knew someone like him. After a while, we tired of the gore and wished the series would end. Every time I sit down to watch it again, more and more of the depth reveals itself. We don't recommend this series. 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. 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. Its about the media and powers that manipulating the masses to support a war in Iraq fought on false pretenses. The character development is quite entertaining. Just the slow motion walk through of him seeing his operation in action, and the perfect timing of Polk (or Mahone?) Learn how your comment data is processed. One of the best Crime drama/ Mystery Thriller TV shows ever made, Vivid, believable shows with a charismatic psychologist solving intriguing crimes, Twisted and gory, but I love Robson Green. And I thanks you for that, because you gave us a piece of truth storytelling. 1 Jun 2015. In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. When one actor leaves a show and is replaced. By that, I mean the sense from many of white politicians in the city holding this belief that the city was corrupted because blacks were the ones that made up the majority of the police department, and had a black mayor in Royce. Some shameful shit right there. 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. S6, Ep0. 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. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. Why would he care about the homeless? Uncovered. Metacritic Reviews. I loved the series. Take it light but take it. 2008. Surprisingly because i'm usually no fan at all of the serial-killer genre nor the kind of grisly imagery that this show always provides. I would want us to argue subjectively about public policy and social issues. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! This statement is meant to include: Mark Letheren(DI Kevin Jeffries); Emma Handy (DC Paula McIntyre) and Peter Sullivan (ACC Paul Eden). 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. I gave up due to some of the most annoying characters I have seen written. 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. But Ill get back to the journalism angle momentarily. Its all in the game yo. And to studiously avoid any sustained discussion about whether the depicted newspaper is, in all respects, capturing the meaningful narrative of the depicted city? Season 5 was great. Its not painful to me. Now youve got the full attention of the media. In the confrontation that follows, Adam shows him the photographs he took the Los Angeles Police Department? Think season 5 could of been way better but liked how Omar died didnt expected it from the little kid. I always thought the crime reduction % that Colvin reports as a result of his Hamsterdam experiment were too low. The shows all involve murder and this is the focus of the plots. 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. 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. 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. No one went near the theme; everyone stayed dead-center and literal, oblivious to the big-ass elephant in our mythical newsroom. On my third or fourth watch through season two became my second favorite season, after season 4 of course. What's going on in Val McDermott's head. WebA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. However, each action, no matter how small, led to clear and defined reactions that changed the course of events. To debate whether Gus Haynes is more of a hero than Bunny Colvin? S5 ran him off a cliff. Police are rude to Dr. Tony Hill and refuse to work with him. Hopefully there is some point in time when the majority of people become a little smarter and catch up w/ the intelligence this show possesses. I loved the show, its in my top 5 of all time and I cant imagine it going anywhere. Its disappointing to read the entire comment thread and see that no one picked up on those journalistic themes either, but I saw every single one of them- which is why I watched season 5 in total frustration as every cut back to the Baltimore Sun went straight into the same mire of bullshit all journalists everywhere in America now live in. Both shows only went 5 seasons but BB tied up the loose ends and made the ending much easier to swallow than TW did. At least youre not complete sadists. But most of all, that poor child Duquan who did nothing but suffer from beginning to end. Brought up to believe in hard case police work, her world was turned upside down by Tony's presence. In closing, I missed you Mr. Simon, coming to do a panel at my school Washington State University in 2012 I think it was, because I had no idea about the show at that time. Africa was not at all logical to their 'can't do without you' relationship). Why couldnt we have gone one more season with the show? 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. If you like your murder mysteries uncensored this is the best one. Another Silence Of The Lambs/Cracker knock-off, without the storylines, I'm afraid. 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. Given the corruption in the Baltimore you portrayed, it isnt hard to imagine an offender being released for even more serious charges. 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. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. In response to a few specific complaints Ive come across rather frequently in regards to the season: How is it remotely plausible that Marlo walked free? I certainly read that last post and thought thats angry. And yes, as many reviewers commented, the transition from Norris to Lahbib could have, and should have been handled with much greater care (CJ abruptly abandoning him without an explanation to addicted viewers, and heading off to So. David Simon I dont think you have given up yet or maybe you would go off and retire like Marlo. but what the hell happened with the last season? 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. Brilliant! Imagine all the fun they could have conflicting professionally, not to mention romantically, vying for Jobson's attention and favors! In The Hunger Games films, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) coughs up blood for a specific reason. Thanks for the reply. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. And yeah, he gave the more-with-less talk to maintain morale and it rang a hollow because at this point, buyout upon buyout, the grey ladies are down to bone already. So thank you for such an absolute terrific ride. Producer Chris Miller explains why. I was reading The Stand at the time I posted that response. I found this series especially delightful because Robson Green's character lives within the confines of his own mind. I couldnt believe the level of writing and literary presence of this show. Thank you for your ridiculously worthwhile contributions to humanity. Ohhh, and the commissioner and Senator Davis, you might as well have been talking about our infamous Marion Barry and his cronies all over the place. Im proud to be from Home of the Wire The acting is exceptional. Wouldnt she confront them first? David SImon, I dont understand why you wrote this. Maybe enough individuals can make an impactor at least make an impact on more individuals. After watching the awful Sorkin show The Newsroom that was so dumb and naive it was nice to see some smart and realistic drama about a newsroom. However, of the many detective series that my wife and I have watched, British, French, Scandinavian, Icelantic, this series has the sickest, most graphic murders in every episode. And it is clear that between Marlo, Snoop, and Chris, their real game was killing. This is really a two part TV series.. the first three seasons with Green and Norris.. bit.ly/1780gxl .. in the leads, and the second three with Green and Lahbib.. bit.ly/13Pgcqi .. You made an impact on me David. I was already a cynic before 9/11, then The Wire came. 6 Apr. The Mermaids Singing: Part 1: Directed by Andrew Grieve. The school system is closest to my heart because I grew up in that sad, irreparable school system and the stories of those kids were the ones I really hoped would resolve better so you knew that in the end, at least SOMEONE in that hood got a real chance. 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. Watching each character grow into a previous one is riveting, and the guessing game made me click the next episode each time. Love your comment. Great. The chemistry between Hill and D.I. The biggest pisser-offers for me in the series were the assclowns in the police department who clearly dont give a shit about what actually happens to actual people. Flagg?? 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. The writing, the directing, the acting, the story arcs: are all amazing. Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. For now I will just pass. Such a newspaper was not chronicled onThe Wire. Stars Robson Green Mark Missing a storyIm still writingstill kills me. 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