Posts Tagged ‘the wire’

…it’s true: stuff white people like

In politics, television, the wire on March 18, 2008 at 8:47 pm

it’s true I’m white and I like The Wire as recent posts have shown. To throw some more intertextual race dialogue on here, maybe I should start posting more about Black Kids, the band. That would then legitimize some type of guilt that the “Stuff White People Like” blog thinks I have a complex about…or something. There is possibly a whole lot to go into here, but I just finished reading Mailer’s “The White Negro” again for a paper in class along with Penn Warren’s All The King’s Men…so I’ll leave it alone for now.

…more of “the wire” interviews: michael k. williams

In interview, the wire on March 17, 2008 at 8:29 pm

michael k. williams interview via The AV Club (who is turning out excellent stuff these days). Talks about Omar never cursing, and the overall arc of The Wire story.

…”the wire” interviews

In television, the wire on March 14, 2008 at 2:22 pm

…the end of “the wire” links and interviews:
Slate started a good list of The Wire interviews.

One to definitely highlight is the LA Times article with a lot of the cast.

Here’s an excellent interview with David Simon by Sepinwall.