Nothing against Robson himself but his character annoys me. Love it. 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. Maybe an education magazine writes a column on inncr-city curricula, or a libertarian website revisits the idea of drug decriminalization. Several years go by since Pulengs sister went missing. 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. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. 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. I knew in my bones as he walked up to the convenience store something bad was going to happen. At least the stakes matter. 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. I loved the series. Drugs were just an excuse to pursue their passion, because it is clear that wacking people is what they loved. 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 By the way, Ive been through journo school in NZ, although I didnt pass (I dropped out), my tutor told me that NZ doesnt have the same problems as the USA regarding the demise of newspapers, because, according to him, NZ newspapers already run on a hard core skeleton staffing level with no subcutaneous fatwhich I always thought was bullshit. I meant To say Roger Twigg. A police psychologist pursues a serial killer who tortures homosexual victims in increasingly gruesome ways. Wed get a rant or two from whoever he screwed over, then next episode or season all is forgiven, forgotten and everyones back to good ole Jimmy again. Brilliant series. I worked at a small, local tabloid, before entering J-school, and rapidly became frustrated as I was lectured on hooks and handles. Circling back to the journalism angle in season 5 and your above article, it is sad that so many people missed the real commentary about the total lack of journalistic integrity- not just in Bmore but in the whole country. 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. Even if you're not a Robson Green fan, this will surely garner him new followers. Well said, David. 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. | 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. Season five was the weakest season imho. 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. Hes just being painfully honest. 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. It was edgy and gritty, with strong performances from everyone. Politically sensitive casework was butchered or pursued selectively by political interests and departmental indifference. For so many reasons. I'm a big fan of good,clever mystery. Reformthat word evokes so many thoughts for me now after watching The Wire. Nice piece written here but my only real issues with season 5 It continued doing so into the present decade as the Tribune Company followed the Times-Mirror buyouts with even more ruthless abandon. Thanks for the response, even if it got the best of me! It is for this reason that I think Season 5 is so brilliant. There are multiple scantily clad young women who get brutally murdered. The writing, the directing, the acting, the story arcs: are all amazing. 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. What he suddenly turns stupid? From the Huffington Post, March 17, 2008 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. Explain your displeasure in detail, no problem. You win. It's quite dark, with just enough wit to keep you from falling over the edge into the great abyss. 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?! Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. I just finished the final episode of The Wire. But most of all, that poor child Duquan who did nothing but suffer from beginning to end. 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). Youre fuckin awesome. If I was forced, I think Id go with 4-2-1-3-5, with 1 and 3 tied. Wire in the blood is now one of my favorite crime/Mystery/Drama shows for T.V. 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. Regarding the final season, was there any sort of fake serial killer or fake serial criminal real-life story that inspired you? Cocaine Bear is based on a true story but the events especially the ending are very different. I would want us to argue subjectively about public policy and social issues. Anyway, Ive gone on for far too long here. This is an entertaining series currently available on Acorn TV. As wounded and onanistic and self-absorbed as the profession has become, there are still plenty of people for whom that matters above all. WebA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. 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. Much respect, and I hope you still read these. Robson Green in Wire in the Blood. Photograph: ITV 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. This show mattered and it still does. 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. Okay, I dont actually agree, but neither would I argue. I HOPE THEY COME OUT WITH MORE SEASONS!! I dragged it past sarcasm, past cynicism, and all the way to balls-out snide. While she tries her best to support her parents, Puleng also hates how theyre not willing to give up on the past. It is important to give the newcomer a distinctive identity. What a way for a series to go out. Rowan is following him even though she is hurt and losing blood. The "Jordan" character was specific to the McDiarmid book "Torment of Others", of which the episode was derived. 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. I found Wire in the Blood purely by accident and I am now a die-hard fan. What's going on in Val McDermott's head. I dunno. I was reading The Stand at the time I posted that response. 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? 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. Thank you for such an amazing show. Its the best series ever Im out. The character development and the way each characters persona was mirrored throughout each realm (from the street, to the BPD, to the courthouse, city hall, the ports, the newsroom) is the most amazing writing Ive ever seen. 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. In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. I wanted catharis toobut I was raised on ER. Why would he care about the homeless? The suits in Chicago are running scared. 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. Outside the Wire has arrived on Netflix, and the streamers latest sci-fi military thriller ends with a bit of a bang, to say the least. Entertaining but formula driven and with plot holes! Over the past five seasons it has consistently presented detailed Omar and Prop Joe were the last good guys among the bad guys and both of them had to go down, while Snoop the Psycho Bitch who deserved at least a few weeks of good torture gets off easy with a single shot to the head. David Simon I dont think you have given up yet or maybe you would go off and retire like Marlo. Robson Green is a favourite of mine which is why I really wanted to love this show. I just want to watch it over and over again without stopping. The writing is exceptional, especially for the episode, "Torment". | 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. 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. Almost perfectly sums up my feelings about the series. Its quite apparent that todays 24 hour news cycle is entirely based on sensationalist impact stories. 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! It was way worse than you thought. Its especially shameful that the media did not pick up on this. My husband watched this series on HBO, I must of been working. What to say, what to say, what to say? So it makes you wonder what actually gets reported and what we all miss day in and day out. Ill rant a bit about journalism, or the drug war or any other issue that I rub up against. 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. While he is cold and calculating, from the moment we met him Omar has a big heart and made decisions based on his emotional reaction. I agree with the message of Season 5, just not the execution. Buy SD $1.99. A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. 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. Comparatively, many of the black characters who could have made gains by playing the same game, either didnt or chose not to. We don't recommend this series. 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. I just binge-watched the last 3 seasons after slowly going through 1 & 2 and I feel regret that I almost missed out on this amazing thing that started basically a decade ago when I was just starting high school. His entire life he had nothing and no one then ends up back on the street with a needle in his arm. | Notable killings and machinations in the drug world were the talk of the streets. The excellence of Seasons 2 and 5, and how they are an integral part of the whole, are particularly revealed on repeat viewing. User Ratings I wish I attended that panel, and heard the insight Im sure you provided. Its like The Odyssey of Homer. I understand the story and the tie-ins that you wrote about in this very blog, but I feel like you could have highlighted the bullshit of the media without compromising the core of The Wire, unrelenting, brutal, realism. Throughout 1923, Alexandras wealth has come into play (or the wealth of her family, rather). Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. This statement is meant to include: Mark Letheren(DI Kevin Jeffries); Emma Handy (DC Paula McIntyre) and Peter Sullivan (ACC Paul Eden). 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 even tried going back and watching homicide life on the street but without Bunk and McNulty just couldnt get into it. The setting and actors are British. 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. I am a detective investigator and I am very critical with "who done it" crime solving type movies. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. 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. I can dream sometimes, right? 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. The original essay doesnt do anything to counter anyones opinions as to whether The Wire was good, bad, or indifferent. I wondered what you thought of new local titles which seek subscriptions from the community as well as community involvement in their storytelling. But he was sincere in his grief. Brilliant! Just the slow motion walk through of him seeing his operation in action, and the perfect timing of Polk (or Mahone?) To me, The Wire was told as an epic novel. In one of the best scenes of the series, 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. Ha! 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. I know this criticism in no way helps, the show is long done with, but I loved everything about the 5th season except for the newspaper guys. McNulty, Frank Sobotka, Carcetti (at least in season 3), Colvin and Prez). The clues about The Sun missing important stories are there in plain sight. I've been in love with Robson Green for years, and he's in top form here in "Wire in the Blood," a British TV series based on characters created by crime writer Val McDermid. or something, but instead he was just another man shot, and his name fittingly echoed into the folklore of the streets, Im a latecomer to The Wire and I think its the best thing Ive ever seen on television. Have just finished re-watching the whole series. This series is generally well-scripted and acted. Copyright 2018 David Simon. A mayor was elected governor while his police commanders made aggravated assaults and robberies disappear. FAQ But the gratuitous images and the worn-out theme aside this show has a lot to offer. Many found it hard to relate to or invest in. The man who plays Tony Hill, the psychologist, is great. I just wish more Americans were still capable of thinking. There were three full-length movies: "The Mermaid's Singing", "Shadows Rising", and "Justice Painted Blind". I watched The Wire a second time few years later and I loved season 2. ps Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. 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. The essay notes, accurately, that no one picked up on how disassociative the media has become to the actual issues and realities of the depicted Baltimore in the drama. 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. The Wire will be studied in the future. He mixes in just enough idiosyncrasies to make Hill human, endearing and sometimes down right aggravating. 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. And to studiously avoid any sustained discussion about whether the depicted newspaper is, in all respects, capturing the meaningful narrative of the depicted city? 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. "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. When the Wire was first broadcast, in 2002, I decided not to watch it because of the hype. If your a fan of the genre and have not yet discovered Dr.Tony Hill I recommend that you do. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. I been expressing to folk since 2002 Web2. I am writing my thesis on THE WIRE This argument strucked me when Omar died and no one noticed it in The Sun No institutional memory, no quality journalism. Some shameful shit right there. 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. 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. What the hell, man? Crown me up and kneel, ya bitches. In The Hunger Games films, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) coughs up blood for a specific reason. Almost everything in the show from the dialogue to the outcomes felt refreshingly believable. Fantastic series & Ill tell anyone thats its the best series Ive ever seen. You wanna say that its an unfair representation of modern journalism? Thanks for the reply. Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. The show is bases on the books written by crime novelist Val McDiarmid. Really? 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. The reason I loved the Wire was because it felt REAL. External Reviews I thought this was a really interesting article, especially in the context of the current pandemic which is hitting local papers the hardest. Key investigations and prosecutions are undercut or abandoned by the political machinations of police officials, prosecutors and political figures. Ms. Lahbib is an unknown entity to me, but as I finished watching series 4, I felt a bit queasy. Who am I to bitch about how you decided to end your own show? No one went near the theme; everyone stayed dead-center and literal, oblivious to the big-ass elephant in our mythical newsroom. Lets be clear, though. Maybe you were too close? In particular, I admired how each character was so fully realized within their part of the story arc. 2008. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. 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. The acting is first rate but a few of the episodes really have huge gaping holes in the plot. He seems so confident that each person is the perpetrator then half way through the interview says 'no it's not him' very annoying. The story the music the acting is just so damn beautiful. While very formula driven and somewhat unbelievable at times, particularly with the characters often going it alone to catch the bad guys, it is entertaining and very "bingeworthy"! Omars death/Omar returning to Baltimore: We all wanted to see Omars last stand be in a bloody shootout with a high body count, but anyone paying attention to the story being told knew it wouldnt go down like that. Its tremendously unfortunate a potentially amazing show was turned into a cute little art project. He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. Summary: Tony is put under police protection when the area mental health commissioner is brutally murdered. Couldnt resist, sorry. It is our not insignificant loss that more shows weren't filmed. You dont need to justify anything, its a masterpiece. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! 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. 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. Thanks for this. Purse your lips any tighter or hold your nose any higher? It was a great work of art. 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. You wanna explain where the argument is inconsistent? But for all of it to amount to a forest-and-tree farce? Comparisons with "Cracker" seem off the mark to me. Im not. -- 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. 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. 2) As for the WORST McNultys supercop character finally jumped the shark. 1 The Office. 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. Cocaine Bear, the new I have to say I loved the Wire the first time I saw it. Watching each character grow into a previous one is riveting, and the guessing game made me click the next episode each time. And it is clear that between Marlo, Snoop, and Chris, their real game was killing. You made an impact on me David. Im so glad I got to bear witness to it, even if I was late. 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. Thank you for this clue-in as well, I admit I missed most of it. He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. The only story that I noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned Prop Joe. 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. Thank you for telling these stories. I see commentary all the time where the seasons are ranked and there seems to be a common thread. Each episode is someone chained up. 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. David-I just finished the entire series in about a week. Also what I find tedious is that in every episode it try's to make you believe that a number of people are guilty but aren't. A few months ago I decided to give it a go and, as you can imagine, I fell in love. And being a refuge from a newsroom, I thought I was over my grief at the death of real journalism. 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. I was only introduced to this show in 2014 by a friend in college at Washington State University that let me borrow is DVDs one season at a time, and I bought the DVD box set shortly thereafter. Thinking back on Season 5, theres an interesting dynamic I think I picked up and just would like to know if it was intentional or if Im just reading too much into things. S5 ran him off a cliff. I am your new lord sovereign of buried, latent, subtextual argument. As they series progresses, the style of editing and camera work alters. I started college as a J-student and later moved to English. Learn how your comment data is processed. Im sure that to many of these guys, getting Carcetti elected would do as much to inject fresh blood into the citys political processes as it would clear up the problem of those blacks corrupting the process, nevermind how ridiculous those sorts of notions hold up. Departmental priorities make high-level drug investigation prohibitive. 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."). The editing becomes more choppy, inserting 1-2 second scenes in the middle of something else. For me, its all of a piece. 6 Apr. Africa was not at all logical to their 'can't do without you' relationship). Web2. 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