In this sense, life-imitates-art just as art-imitates-life. Having worked (briefly) with troubled inner city kids, I thought my heart would breakand it didduring season 4. Like another commenter, I only noticed the Prop Joe story being missed/overshadowed by the Sun. 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. Burns is fuckin awesome. What the hell, man? 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. It would be better if he was slick like the Will Grayham character in red dragon. And to studiously avoid any sustained discussion about whether the depicted newspaper is, in all respects, capturing the meaningful narrative of the depicted city? 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. Now youve got the full attention of the media. The Wire is my favorite show of all time, but Season 5 was definitely the weakest. 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 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. Its all in the game yo. S5 ran him off a cliff. Prayer of the Bone. 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. You dont like the last season of a television drama, feel free to venture an opinion. Its not garbage, they just dont get it. 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. Wire in the blood is now one of my favorite crime/Mystery/Drama shows for T.V. You want to suggest that the creator of the project has his nose in the air for being interested in the matter at all, and that you have some insight into his temperament? I watched The Wire a second time few years later and I loved season 2. She sends him to chase down Keith and kill him. 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. I certainly read that last post and thought thats angry. Another Silence Of The Lambs/Cracker knock-off, without the storylines, I'm afraid. Who am I to bitch about how you decided to end your own show? 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. The serial killer story was just too silly. 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. 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. Criminal Psychologist Tony Hill assists The Police with all manner of complex and disturbing crimes. The first was Joshua Ferris novel Then We Came to the End, Its not painful to me. I wish I attended that panel, and heard the insight Im sure you provided. 7.2 (359) Rate. But then I would be as guilty of lazy ad hominem as they have been in assessing the work. Flagg on his last day being the only one who could tap in to the police department to get the low down on Burrells removal. In this case, our lead character is Dr. Tony Hill. The depth, the acting, the setting, the pace, its all spot on :p. I love this show. 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 just marathoned the entire series in less than 2 weeks (okay, so Im unemployed & have the time on my hands) and now I see why The Wire got so much acclaim in its day. Site Created by Real Fresh Creative. User Ratings He's quirky, he's a little odd, but he helps to provide a different, and intellectual insight into the killer's mind. And it is clear that between Marlo, Snoop, and Chris, their real game was killing. Reprinted with Permission. 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. There's also a lot of blurry camera work that is meant to show the violent murders but does tend to make one rather seasick! Season 5 is tremendous, you have such great payoffs for characters, building on all that came before. Damn I needed that lad to have a happy ending! Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. As Tony The original essay doesnt do anything to counter anyones opinions as to whether The Wire was good, bad, or indifferent. Uncensored. While she tries her best to support her parents, Puleng also hates how theyre not willing to give up on the past. The amount of quotables in this show is amazing. I dunno. And to get teachers talking, even on background, about their anger and frustration at this flummery? There wasnt a single interesting person in that arc, except maybe the copy editor championing integrity at all costs. Many found it hard to relate to or invest in. This is but the latest example of 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. 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. Over a television drama. Web2. I found Wire in the Blood purely by accident and I am now a die-hard fan. 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. There is a last minute dash to rescue some young woman being held by a psychopath. But what can you do? It was as good as I remembered and then some. Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. What to say, what to say, what to say? you could give me! There is a certain formula each episode follows. What really made Season 5 for me was Gus and the newsroom in general. Im interested in becoming a cop there. Okay. 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). You dont need to justify anything, its a masterpiece. 1) The newsroom angle was a good idea but perhaps the show writers were a bit too close to it. The writing, the directing, the acting, the story arcs: are all amazing. Both shows only went 5 seasons but BB tied up the loose ends and made the ending much easier to swallow than TW did. But it was still damn above all the other things (books, series, movies). Well, okay. Great job started watching a lil when I was in like 4th or 5th grade before I really understood all of it but re watched it recently and its my favorite series. Jobson develops in future episodes. But the gratuitous images and the worn-out theme aside this show has a lot to offer. I HOPE THEY COME OUT WITH MORE SEASONS!! It is for this reason that I think Season 5 is so brilliant. Almost everything in the show from the dialogue to the outcomes felt refreshingly believable. Pelecanos, Lehane, Price, Alvarez, Zorzi, the directors, cast, the whole lot. Brilliant! It features a crime-weary psychotherapist who is part profiler, part detective, part forensics expert. But most of all, that poor child Duquan who did nothing but suffer from beginning to end. I absolutely love The Wire so I mean no disrespect when I say this (arent prefaces like that always inevitably followed by something kinda shitty and disrespectful?) 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. The acting is excellent, but I find this show way too unsubtle, lurid, and melodramatic. 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. Righteous journalism that makes a good reporter get up in the morning. Sorry. The dramas final season, depicting a Baltimore newspaper, concluded last week. You wanna say so on the producers blog, no worries. I did have a question though that I hope you could answer. In one of the best scenes of the series, 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'. WebA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. It still is. Okay, you probably hate me by now so Ill shut up. 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? Interesting article. But there used to be more of them. Really, someone should have put it to Herc, you have to admit. That was thematic and no one commented on the argument, which I found disappointing. I was focused solely on the fact that the the newspaper was in a battle over the homelessness killings issue in a sense that their biggest problem right now was sensationalism and lies versus honest reporting. I just watched all 5 seasons over the past couple weeks and it was a pleasure. But no, show dont tell is the rule. 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? I wanted catharis toobut I was raised on ER. 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. 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. No one went near the theme; everyone stayed dead-center and literal, oblivious to the big-ass elephant in our mythical newsroom. The Jordan/Fielding character played a large part. I see commentary all the time where the seasons are ranked and there seems to be a common thread. 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. 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. All 24 episodes are great! The suits in Chicago are running scared. Not always do we get a "wrap up" episode and we didn't get one here either. Green is, of course, the lead of the show and he is brilliant. I agree with the message of Season 5, just not the execution. Its so damn realistic. Im an asshole. Dont even know where to start, and I dont think I can critique anything about this show because it critiques itself. "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. He has a reputation of taking small seemingly unconnected facts puzzling them together and providing a profile for the police to follow. I'm a big fan of good,clever mystery. Thrilled at the fact that you made him irredeemable, because the reporters who do that shit truly are that way. 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. I have an unanswered question about the ending and it appears as though there is (or should be) a sequel to this? 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 The bodies are then found in areas Comparatively, many of the black characters who could have made gains by playing the same game, either didnt or chose not to. But it went over my head, that the newspaper, completely missed every major story about what went on in the city. 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. I binged watch all 5 seasons, The Wire is the best tv series in tv history. The only story that I noticed that the newspaper missed was when they mentioned Prop Joe. A great newspaper does this routinely on a multitude of issues, across its entire region. Im proud to be from Home of the Wire Just wished it had a normal (13) episode count. The crime thriller was being eyed for adaptation by Have just finished re-watching the whole series. 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. It was pretty much written on the wall for us when that one kid didnt run away from Omar. 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. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. Ultimately, thank you for such an epic drama! Given the corruption in the Baltimore you portrayed, it isnt hard to imagine an offender being released for even more serious charges. OK so Rawls put him on a boat for while. 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. Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. For me, the series is not about the individual seasons. 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. Additionally though people point to the development of hyper-local news sites as a way of saying that local news isnt dead, these are often little more than blogs or advertising of businesses in the area rather than sustained critiques and investigations. 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. Incredible. Maybe an education magazine writes a column on inncr-city curricula, or a libertarian website revisits the idea of drug decriminalization. The criminals are deeply psychologically twisted, far more so than any person you have ever encountered, even in the newspapers. Im nitpicking though I loved seeing the little references to old characters even sourvino being in the final series Top series. Grim. First off, really fantastic article. Thank you for your ridiculously worthwhile contributions to humanity. I knew that in a general sense the overarching theme was the demise of quality of news journalism, but finishing my binge of the season tonight (after having avoided the show for years fearing it was over-hyped and couldnt live up boy was I wrong!) It was nuanced and I really saw Gus as the lead protagonist of this season and lester and mcnulty as shifty antagonists. [] The Wires Final Season and the Story Everyone Missed, by David Simon []. Season 5 was great. A police psychologist pursues a serial killer who tortures homosexual victims in increasingly gruesome ways. | "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. And while I tell everyone who will listen that this is the best show ever made I do feel Season 5 had some hokey yet prominent elements. I do honestly feel that way about the ending but telling you that personally (digitally, whatever) was completely asinine and unnecessary. Jumped that shark in high-topped Nikes, we did. In series 4, Ms Norris has left the show and Simone Lahbib as Inspecter Alex Fielding has the dubious job of reining in Hill. Season five was the weakest season imho. We did that, too, because hey, to criticize such a newsroom culture did indeed carry those risks in Baltimore. 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. My husband watched this series on HBO, I must of been working. Thank you for such an amazing show. 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. 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. And being a refuge from a newsroom, I thought I was over my grief at the death of real journalism. Green's vulnerability, intensity and flexibilty in his craft is a complete pleasure. It was a great work of art. I didnt get hooked by Treme or the mini serie with a mayor though. The case was based on a wealth of curruption and illegal detective work and the need for self-preservation could easily allow for a deal to be made. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. Also starring Hermione Norris (MI-5) and Simone Lahbib (Loch Ness), these dark and twisty mysteries are "brilliantly edgy" (SFGate.com). The acting is exceptional. The next thing journalists should be writing about is the impending fall of the U.S. empire, because its coming and were gonna see it in our lifetimes. Image via NBC. This makes for some truly unusual and amusing situations, that help bring levity to the gruesome crimes he investigates. . A few funny lines, too. 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. but please dont make anymore. 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. Could this be a solution to the decline of established local titles like the Sun? Starring: Robson Green, Simone Lahbib. Even if you're not a Robson Green fan, this will surely garner him new followers. I feel like an asshole now for saying some of that stuff. 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. Now its so hard to even rank the seasons because they are all so important to the overall story. 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. Love your comment. Producer Chris Miller explains why. What is the Japanese language plot outline for Wire in the Blood (2002)? A moment for one 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. 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. I have to say I loved the Wire the first time I saw it. Drugs were just an excuse to pursue their passion, because it is clear that wacking people is what they loved. Each episode is someone chained up. David. And no, I think season five achieved its goals as the other season, with me being no closer to the world of journalism than others on our writing staff were to the other worlds depicted. Couldnt resist, sorry. Ms. Lahbib is an unknown entity to me, but as I finished watching series 4, I felt a bit queasy. There was just increasingly natural interplay between them that made viewing more diverse and interesting (e.g. Well said, David. This show mattered and it still does. 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 Wire will be studied in the future. 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. Thank you so much for making The Wire, it ruined every other tv show. Then you have the choir, inexplicably, warbling on as if to lend some kind of gravitas to the lacklustre proceedings. This statement is meant to include: Mark Letheren(DI Kevin Jeffries); Emma Handy (DC Paula McIntyre) and Peter Sullivan (ACC Paul Eden). I sure noticed the theme of unreported stories in season five. Africa was not at all logical to their 'can't do without you' relationship). I also loved Generation Kill. Thats exactly would happen to people in the real world. 6 Apr. 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. A moment for one last question: 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). 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. I knew in my bones as he walked up to the convenience store something bad was going to happen. I was reading The Stand at the time I posted that response. I loved the show, its in my top 5 of all time and I cant imagine it going anywhere. I wonder whats happening in this city that we dont know about. While the Arab Spring was happening, the only thing you could find on news TV was tabloid coverage of a murder case. But why would he go around looking for Marlo, wasnt he a bit smarter than that? I just finished watching the entire run of the series a couple of nights ago. THOSE cops and THOSE lawyers definitely exist in abundance in all over D.C., the southside, and Baltimore. Watch with Acorn TV. And today, with the availability of information (political manifestos, open sites describing tax laws, politicians own blogs describing their veiled reasons behind why their nest needs feathering) etc, its still so easy to spot journalists turning a blind eye and I can only assume either lazily or complicity ignoring the data to suit a narrative theyve been fed, or have a vested interest in continuing. 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. Its the best series ever Robson Green thinks a US remake of his noughties ITV series Wire in the Blood could be "brilliant". What he suddenly turns stupid? The excellence of Seasons 2 and 5, and how they are an integral part of the whole, are particularly revealed on repeat viewing. I am your new lord sovereign of buried, latent, subtextual argument. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Wouldnt she confront them first? 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. 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. 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. I love game of thrones (but its too quick imo), but The Wire is the best. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. 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. Robson Green is a great talent, in spite of what his fellow Newcastleian had to say above. And then Season 5 happens. 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. She is always rescued. It wasnt until maybe the 3rd time that I understood these theme about the newsroom. Perhaps one on the books it is based on might warm me up to it. Im literally addicted to this show, and watch it through at least 3-4 times a year. I have been seeing quite a lot of this show on TV lately and i find it surprisingly entertaining. Now I just read and laugh at bad writing on other TV shows. Has the city cleaned up. Police are rude to Dr. Tony Hill and refuse to work with him. 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. S6, Ep0. I was born with scoop mentality and its never left me. Over the past five seasons it has consistently presented detailed Production took a huge risk deciding to change setting and characters after only 1 season. Still, all that being said, it was a hell of a ride and still the best damn tv series ever made. The story the music the acting is just so damn beautiful. 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. 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