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...novice might be a little afraid of watching “The Wire.” The truly amazing thing about the show, however, is that it brings forth all of these issues through dynamic, involving, and often genuinely funny characters. The ostensible protagonist of “The Wire?? is idealistic cop Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), but speaking only of McNulty does a disservice to the show’s remarkable ensemble of brilliant detectives, cunning drug dealers, beleaguered bureaucrats, and heartbreaking street victims—not to mention the show’s breakout character, Omar...
...series about the city of Baltimore. Don’t worry if you’re among the uninitiated; the show has been criminally underwatched, especially throughout its final season, and it’s been consistently ignored by the Emmys. Over its five seasons, “The Wire?? was structured something like an archery target: the bullseye, introduced in the first season, was a group of cops and a group of drug dealers, both fascinating and flawed. One hunts the other; the other hunts itself. As each season progressed, creator David Simon and his writing staff...
Omar is the favorite character of avowed “Wire?? fan Obama, who has also called the show one of his all-time favorites. It’s only after watching “The Wire?? in its entirety that it becomes clear how significant a major politician being a “Wire?? fan really is. The show’s about the system against the individual. More importantly, it’s about how America’s various wars—the war on drugs, the war on the middle...
...Baltimore, as in real life, every choice is connected; as Detective Lester Freamon puts it, “all the pieces matter.” Watching “The Wire?? is a lesson in the frustrating compromises that go into everything from publishing a daily paper to convicting a killer to running a city (or country). And for all of us—from future politicians, lawyers, and journalists to garden-variety citizens—it has more than a few important messages about the real troubles that afflict this country. In the world...
...better after a summer with the Justice Department last year. Call me crazy, but discussing the intricacies of which Senator is screwed (or screwing) doesn’t bring the same excitement as when my father and I can debate the merits of shows like “The Wire?? and “The Shield...