'He Flips On The Greek/But The Greek Ain't Even Greek.'

Skillz rhymes a synopsis of all five seasons of ‘The Wire.’ Spoilers, obvs.

The 'Why' is Epic.

I got to ask David Simon a question!

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism hosted a talk with David Simon, creator of The Wire, which all journalists agree is the best show ever. Despite this past season in the newsroom. I braved rush hour traffic in Connecticut to go.

You should know now [...]

Is Anyone Else Going Through 'Wire' Withdrawal?

What are we to do after our favorite show’s less-than-satisfying series finale? Keep talking about it. Oh, The Wire: your love is a 187.

But worry not, y’all. We got that pandemic. Or, uh…some links and minutiae, anyway.

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Blogging the Wire: "Late Editions," Season 5, Episode 9.

This week’s PostBourgie recap of HBO’s incomparably dope drama ‘The Wire’ is being handled by Gene Demby, who works for a newspaper in New York City. SPOILERS!

Of our little troika here at PB, two of us are unabashed, hardcore Wire zealots.

But Stacia, a TV junkie and Baltimore native, remains a holdout. Recently, [...]

Blogging the Wire: "Clarifications," Season 5, Episode 8.

We’re hosting running, season-long discussion of the final 10 episodes of HBO’s incomparably dope drama, The Wire. Spoilers!

I know what y’all are thinking: how could they do this? How could Beadie Russell not win an Oscar for her work in Gone Baby Gone?

Oh. Did some other major event happen in the world [...]

Blogging The Wire: 'Took'

In previous seasons, McNulty and Freamon were the rebellious troublemakers who broke the rules to achieve a solution we generally all agreed was the right one, namely, catching bad guys. The whole show started with McNulty turning up the heat on his own department by getting a judge on his side and screwing [...]

Blogging The Wire: "The Dickensian Aspect," Season 5, Episode 6.

 

Spiderman Omar, has come out of hiding to declare war on Marlo.

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Blogging The Wire: "Transitions," Season 5, Episode 4.

We’ll be hosting a running season-long discussion of the final 10 episodes of HBO’s incomparably dope drama, The Wire. Spoilers.

It’s time Jamie Hector, the actor who playes Marlo, got some long-overdue props — the final shot of last night’s episode was terrifying.

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