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     • Frequently described by creator David Simon as a novel for television, The Wire redefined the police serial format by unfolding its narrative across many episodes, constructing themes for each of its seasons, and refusing to portray individual crimes outside of their social context.
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   Who wrote 'the wire' based on?

   • It makes sense that this story about systems would come from two types of people who know them well: an ex-cop and an ex-journalist. David Simon loosely based The Wire on the experiences of his writing partner, Ed Burns, a former Baltimore police detective and schoolteacher.

   Why The Wire is the greatest TV series of the 21st Century - BBC

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   Was 'the wire' a hit TV show?

   • This was not the stuff of hit TV: In real time, the show gained only a small, devoted audience and struggled to avoid cancellation. But over the years, “The Wire” became hailed as one of television’s greatest shows, even as the systemic decay it depicted became more pronounced in the eyes of its creators.

   ‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’ - The New York

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   What is 'the wire' about?

   • “The Wire,” Simon often says, is a show about how contemporary American society—and, particularly, “raw, unencumbered capitalism”—devalues human beings. He told me, “Every single moment on the planet, from here on out, human beings are worth less. We are in a post-industrial age. We don’t need as many of us as we once did.

   David Simon and the Creation of “The Wire” | The New Yorker

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   When did 'the wire' end?

   • The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons.

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   Network. HBO. Release. June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02) – March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States.

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   Oct 14, 2007 · As Pelecanos recalls it, Simon told him that “The Wire” would be “a novel for television. Not in a ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ sense. Each episode would be like a chapter in a book.

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   Apr 13, 2018 · “It was also around The Wire that I first heard the expression ‘novel television’ – that it was a visual equivalent of a Dickens novel, with many characters and different scenarios, and ...

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   Oct 19, 2021 · 19 October 2021. By Eric Deggans,Features correspondent. Alamy. David Simon and Ed Burns' Baltimore epic came top in BBC Culture's critics' poll to find the greatest shows of the century. Eric ...

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   He sought out Pelecanos when recruiting writers for The Wire. The two met at the funeral of a mutual friend shortly after Simon delivered the pilot episode. Simon pitched Pelecanos the idea of The Wire as a novel for television about the American city as Pelecanos drove him home.

8. www.nytimes.com › 2022/06/02 › artsWhy ‘The Wire’ Still Stands Alone After 20 Years - The New ...

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   Jun 2, 2022 · By James Poniewozik. June 2, 2022. When critics get to assessing a classic TV show, we have a weird tendency to turn into evolutionary biologists. We pull out the old television family tree and...

9. www.nytimes.com › 2022/05/31 › arts‘The Wire’ Creators, David Simon and Ed Burns, on the Show 20 ...

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   May 31, 2022 · David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their seminal crime drama, and why the systemic decay it depicted has become only more profound. David Simon’s “The Wire” struggled to stay on ...