Wire in the Blood, is first of all a showcase for the excellent acting skills of the charismatic Robson Green. I still rewatch twice a year and its my all-time favourite series. Nothing like unrelenting brutal, realism. The Wire finale recap: The end of the line Two things about my Sunday were making me sick. I always thought the crime reduction % that Colvin reports as a result of his Hamsterdam experiment were too low. Yes, that IS the truth for kids all over the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) but I really wish, David, you could have shown him some compassion as the most innocent among them really deserved some kind of redemption. Perhaps one on the books it is based on might warm me up to it. Its about the media and powers that manipulating the masses to support a war in Iraq fought on false pretenses. McNulty crossing the Rubicon with the fake serial-killer angle brought up an appropriate amount of conflict about the age-old Does the End Justify the Means question, but really, to have BOTH Greggs AND Herc sell him out?! Im actually rigorous about letting criticism of the show stand without arguing back. Whenever I watch it is like the whole world stops I am just focused on the TV. 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. You wanna say so on the producers blog, no worries. People who are innocent are very rude to the police and refuse to co-operate for no apparent reason. All the characters have distinct and believable personalities. THE BEST FUCKING SERIES I EVER WATCHED! I found this series especially delightful because Robson Green's character lives within the confines of his own mind. Some shameful shit right there. In one of the best scenes of the series, And, just like the black counterparts, almost all of them gain some level of career advancement, be it Rawls promotion to superintendent, Pearlmans to judge, Hurks ascension in the legal realm (admitably his is more honest than the others, since he wanted the same things McNulty and Freamon wanted, and he actually suffers the consequences of his mess-up in Season 4), Carcetti, Templeton, etc. Its like the artist was told by everyone hes a genius, so he gets an inflated ego and starts throwing out abstract garbage and lording over it with the ultimate smugness. Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. 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. This show leaves me completely speechless. The dramas final season, depicting a Baltimore newspaper, concluded last week. For now I will just pass. 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. The creative and honest mind of the writers is put on the screen with a quality job of directing. Several years go by since Pulengs sister went missing. 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. To have the city editor saying such things would have been, well, arch. You dont like the last season of a television drama, feel free to venture an opinion. 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). Watch with Acorn TV. I did have a question though that I hope you could answer. I must comment on the general disappointment around season 5 though: I too was bored by the whole Baltimore Sun room and cast. I wonder whats happening in this city that we dont know about. An eccentric psychologist, with zero social skills, and a smart and charming female detective come together in Bradfield, England, to solve cases that no normal policemen could ever. All 24 episodes are great! The great irony (relative to the final season) is that the criticism being leveled against NCLB and the war on drugs was lost on the real-life media in the very same way that The Wires Baltimore Sun missed those very same things in the show. Norris brought an adult, feminine, vulnerability to her role as Carol Jordan. Hi there, I read through a few of your articles here. How is Baltimore under Trumps term. Okay. I started college as a J-student and later moved to English. In the finale, she tells Spencer he needs not waste money on a suit/tuxedo as she has credit aboard their British liner. S6, Ep0. While the Arab Spring was happening, the only thing you could find on news TV was tabloid coverage of a murder case. I actually cared about them as if they were real well, nearly! Brilliant! Interesting article. Great blog, it confirms my suspicions of the final season but wasnt enough to change my mind about it. Only silver lining to that dark cloud of a series. My friend letting me borrow season one was the tester, and I kept going back for the yellow tops or that WMD (the rest of the seasons). Not that your intention with this blog was to do that. 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. 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. We do what we do and people are free to react as they will. Thank you for telling these stories. Well now, its been a week since The Wire s final episode and a certain calm has descended, leaving a little less agita and a little more reflection. 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. I love the WIRE Green's vulnerability, intensity and flexibilty in his craft is a complete pleasure. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. Lasher follows Keith to a random shack in the Fielding is a single mother with a son and a cat, yet in the second episode of s4, "Torment", the writers were able to slide her easily into the role that would have been Norris'. 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. I really gave this a chance, watching the first two series almost to the end, but it got the better of me: I had the sense of having been there and seen it already. Every single time I watch this show over again, I notice something I never saw before, and get instant gratification for going back again and re-watching it. The serial killer story was just too silly. It was fuckin awesome. 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. During the political campaign in Season 3, when Royce was facing pressure from Carcetti, there is a subtle glimpse into the racial component. 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. 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. It wasnt until maybe the 3rd time that I understood these theme about the newsroom. No need to worry about any season of this amazing show. I absolutely love this program so so much! Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! I watched The Wire a second time few years later and I loved season 2. Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. Daniels is probably the best example of this, but to a lesser extent so is Freamon, whose corrupted (by definition of the law) actions lead to retirement from the police force. 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 show is bases on the books written by crime novelist Val McDiarmid. I gave up due to some of the most annoying characters I have seen written. 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. Almost perfectly sums up my feelings about the series. Enter DI Alex Fielding, Simone Lahbib. You seem angry. 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. Any criticism you get is unwarranted. Not always do we get a "wrap up" episode and we didn't get one here either. 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. 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. 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?! In the confrontation that follows, Adam shows him the photographs he took Did you guys just intentionally try to deliver a shitty, unsatisfying conclusion so you can feel like you didnt pander to the audience or compromise your artistic vision or some shit? And Kima, would she really be snitching on them? I meant To say Roger Twigg. For example, for my first watch through, I was bored with Season two. With no consequences for either, even Herc the Assclown who monumentally fucked up every single case he was put on? But inflated ego, ultimate smugness, etc? There is a certain formula each episode follows. | Comparatively, many of the black characters who could have made gains by playing the same game, either didnt or chose not to. Simone Lahbib is a favorite UK actor, but if forced to choose in this series, I'd have to go with Green/ Norris. It is a heart trending, visceral, honest portrayal of a modern city. Marlo gets away clean and he keeps his money, Avon lives happily ever after in prison, McNulty gets screwed, the lying reporter wins a damn Pulitzer, and oh yeah, OMAR GETS KILLED BY A LITTLE KID?! Good series wish could of been another series though! -- if you're a Robson Green fan, it's a fantastic showcase for his acting. The more honest assessment is that it doesnt matter where I stand, or where Ed Burn stands, or what I think. Although its one of my favorites, the only things in common with "Wire" are forensic psychologists profiling murderous sickos, and helping the police catch 'em. you could give me! I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. The editing becomes more choppy, inserting 1-2 second scenes in the middle of something else. Season 4 seemed to show Carcetti living up to their ideals, and it *did* seem like things were getting cleaned up. Plot Summary. Now I just read and laugh at bad writing on other TV shows. No show has ever, EVER done that. The reason I loved the Wire was because it felt REAL. Over the past five seasons it has consistently presented detailed but what the hell happened with the last season? There wasnt a single interesting person in that arc, except maybe the copy editor championing integrity at all costs. I agree with the message of Season 5, just not the execution. Ps. It features a crime-weary psychotherapist who is part profiler, part detective, part forensics expert. 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 and Sam kill him. This is an entertaining series currently available on Acorn TV. I worked at a newspaper with a POS liar who made up quotes, and the editor was obsessed with him and looked the other way (on the fake quotes and also, grossly, sexual harassment). Thats when Pulengs world completely changes. I dunno. OK so Rawls put him on a boat for while. At least youre not complete sadists. There's something to be said for being able to binge an entire show from episode one to final episode when cancelled. No. Wow, I cant believe that went over my head too David. 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. A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. 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. I was already a cynic before 9/11, then The Wire came. Still, all that being said, it was a hell of a ride and still the best damn tv series ever made. 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 To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. The only story that I noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned Prop Joe. Both shows only went 5 seasons but BB tied up the loose ends and made the ending much easier to swallow than TW did. User Ratings 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. This show mattered and it still does. Ultimately, thank you for such an epic drama! Wire in the Blood is one of the most important and valuable series ever produced for television. Really? I guess I understood it was there in some sense but initially the theme I was focused on were the institutional problems in the newsroom that are so similar to the problems in other institutions featured in the series. Also starring Hermione Norris (MI-5) and Simone Lahbib (Loch Ness), these dark and twisty mysteries are "brilliantly edgy" (SFGate.com). My comment amounts to little more than unwanted negative feedback for a show that ended 5 years ago. 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. The port was referenced a couple of times but would have liked to have a bit more substance so it felt like it all fit. 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. Watch Wire In The Blood: Prayer Of The Bone, The plastic "blue bag" that Tony Hill is often seen with was gleaned from Robson Green's research for Wire in the Blood, which involved spending time with revered criminal psychologist Julian Boon, who Green describes in part as an "extraordinary, intelligent, nice guy who carried his life in a blue bag and travelled on a double-decker bus. Herc just needed to get run over, along with Levy, and bleed out slowly suffering much in the process. What Rough Beast. Brought up to believe in hard case police work, her world was turned upside down by Tony's presence. 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 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. There was some love in there for the ink-stained wretches. 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 felt it was entirely too unrealistic and borderline offensive to the shows entire structure. Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. Well played. The writing, the directing, the acting, the story arcs: are all amazing. There is always a player in the on deck circle, even when the final out is being recorded. i do not like hyped up shows, because of an innate sense of superiority which makes me believe than anything that other people like cannot be good. Just wished it had a normal (13) episode count. Peace, yo. The apartment complex we lived in was actually the subject of a widely publicized reformation project (in 96) after having the highest rates of violent crime in the district for 12 years. 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. David Simon I dont think you have given up yet or maybe you would go off and retire like Marlo. Its not garbage, they just dont get it. Cmon, its okay to smile. So they went from 20 to 17. What he suddenly turns stupid? Key investigations and prosecutions are undercut or abandoned by the political machinations of police officials, prosecutors and political figures. Although I understand the validity of some of the endings, I really was disappointed with season 5. Well, okay. Episode 8 of Mayfair Witches season 1 starts with Keith running in the woods trying to escape. In particular, I admired how each character was so fully realized within their part of the story arc. 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. 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. This show is so brilliant, so uniquely American, such a mind-altering and contemplative rumination on the powerful pull of the system FUCK, I LOVE THE WIRE!!!!!!!!!!! We don't recommend this series. They are gradually won over. She sends him to chase down Keith and kill him. 4. I didnt know there were retards saying Each ending sucked so the season 5 was bad. I watched all 3 in order and enjoyed this series. See production, box office & company info, Drama Trails: 'Coronation Street' to 'Kingdom'. No-one looked at him twice.". In the end, she asks for a transfer. Really, someone should have put it to Herc, you have to admit. 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. 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. Why couldnt we have gone one more season with the show? The acting is excellent, but I find this show way too unsubtle, lurid, and melodramatic. 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. 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. But why would he go around looking for Marlo, wasnt he a bit smarter than that? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. 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 love game of thrones (but its too quick imo), but The Wire is the best. So it makes you wonder what actually gets reported and what we all miss day in and day out. Im watching Treme now. Wouldnt she confront them first? There will be many scenes of hookers and trashy bar people. Thank you for such an amazing show. What is the Japanese language plot outline for Wire in the Blood (2002)? When I say Im an addict to this show I honestly feel like the fiends depicted in the show that dont creep out of their addiction like Bubs happened to do. It was way worse than you thought. Six years later. 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. A mayor was elected governor while his police commanders made aggravated assaults and robberies disappear. The game is rigged and Im not sure if I wanna play. 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. In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. It was pretty much written on the wall for us when that one kid didnt run away from Omar. I am your new lord sovereign of buried, latent, subtextual argument. All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? The political corruption, the cronyism, the back-asswards views on racism which prevent all minorities from getting a real say in anything lest they be deemed racist- and most agonizingly, the completely screwball insanity that is the PG County school system is exactly like the way you depicted life in Baltimore. Reformthat word evokes so many thoughts for me now after watching The Wire. Couldnt resist, sorry. 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. 6 Apr. | If your a fan of the genre and have not yet discovered Dr.Tony Hill I recommend that you do. When the Wire was first broadcast, in 2002, I decided not to watch it because of the hype. Thanks for this. I did enjoy everything else about Season 5. If season five didnt work for you, then it didnt work for you. And again, great work on this terrific series; dont let the naysayers get to you on Season 5, I found it every bit as good as the previous 4. It still is. See if you can purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher. It worked, I thought it fell short of the seasons 3, and 4. 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. 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? The plots, moreover, are taut and well-written. What really made Season 5 for me was Gus and the newsroom in general. Production took a huge risk deciding to change setting and characters after only 1 season. The suits in Chicago are running scared. Web"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. 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 HOPE THEY COME OUT WITH MORE SEASONS!! Cocaine Bear, the new action-comedy now in theaters, is based on a true story, but only barely. Its tremendously unfortunate a potentially amazing show was turned into a cute little art project. Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. The crime drama, which is made The major American cities are in woeful shape and for various reasons we can not or will not stop this slow-moving train. I mean its obvious all three of them enjoyed it way too much for a normal gangster who just wanted someone out of their way- and Marlos final shot licking the blood off his sleeve just about proves that that guy was about to go on a black Manson killing spree had the story logically continued from its stopping point. I found it as an interesting way to dispel the notion that one given group of people is more inclined or indoctrinated to corruption and lies than the other, but also that in any given sector of a society, you will usually find it is those who know that very truth full and well, who perpetuate that lie, in order to make themselves feel better about their shortcomings. A police psychologist pursues a serial killer who tortures homosexual victims in increasingly gruesome ways. 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. (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). I realize that this is ten years too late to be of any practical use, but I just thought Id throw it out there. I got my invitation late in the mail and I may as well just see all the videos and photos and banter about it on peoples social media profiles. It was amazing television. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. Season 5 in a nut shell is explained in the opening scene by bunk, the bigger the lie, the more they believe You wanna explain where the argument is inconsistent? Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! 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. If my state of mind can be presumed by this fellow, certainly Im entitled to note his own. A moment for one In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. Fantastic series & Ill tell anyone thats its the best series Ive ever seen. Lets be clear, though. That was thematic and no one commented on the argument, which I found disappointing. Many found it hard to relate to or invest in. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. Every episode is gripping. I was lucky enough to have a copy taped from BBC America (cheers, Mom!) but please dont make anymore. Though he shows remarkable insight into the actions of the violent and deranged, he also displays that phenomenal lack of social consciousness that is particular to geniuses and artists (as in "Yes, I just invented nuclear fission, but no, I didn't know I was supposed to wear socks and shoes to this award ceremony."). 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. There were still good journalists in our make-believe newsroom, and they did some good work just as there are still such souls in Baltimore and every city laboring in similar fashion and to similar result. 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 .. Nice piece written here but my only real issues with season 5 I would not recommend this show for anyone under the age of 16. Maybe an education magazine writes a column on inncr-city curricula, or a libertarian website revisits the idea of drug decriminalization. Learn how your comment data is processed. Theres a reason people say youre a genius and why your show is perhaps the best in history. Maybe the guys just kind of being a dickhead here. Most commentary has season 4 as the best and has season 5 as the least best. Producer Chris Miller explains why. Jack and Liz. Caught the wire over a year ago & Ive watched it 3 times through since then. Maybe enough individuals can make an impactor at least make an impact on more individuals. 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). 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