Last night The Wire came on. Just when it was about to get good, heavy cloud coverage came over my house, and started messing with the reception. Bullsh** I was so upset. I waited nearly a year for this session, and the weather is th! e reason I won’t see it? Oh hell no! Damn satellite TV! But fortunately, the reception in the bedroom was working. I ended up viewing it after all. I enjoyed it a lot, and there's a new element to the show, The Press. The story line seems to change every year. Here is what I got off the website that is quite informative: The first season of 'The Wire' (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell. In Seasons Two and Three, as the Barksdale investigation escalated, new story lines involving pressures on the working class and the city's political leadership were introduced. Season Four focused on the stories of several young boys in the public school system, struggling with problems at home and the lure of the corner - set against the rise of a new drug empire in West Baltimore and a new Mayor in City Hall. The fifth and final season of 'The Wire' centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show. I look at it and see a lot of the negative and positive things I saw growing up. Things I still see to this day when I travel back home to NYC. I love viewing stories that I or people I no have experienced personally. It gives a voice to those who don’t have one. It puts a wide eye on how the under privilege really live and struggle to survive. It’s not just another cop and drug show, its deeper then that. You forced to feel what they feel. The next episode some on Sunday @ 9pm. Enjoy!
Monday, January 7, 2008
The Wire Review
Last night The Wire came on. Just when it was about to get good, heavy cloud coverage came over my house, and started messing with the reception. Bullsh** I was so upset. I waited nearly a year for this session, and the weather is th! e reason I won’t see it? Oh hell no! Damn satellite TV! But fortunately, the reception in the bedroom was working. I ended up viewing it after all. I enjoyed it a lot, and there's a new element to the show, The Press. The story line seems to change every year. Here is what I got off the website that is quite informative: The first season of 'The Wire' (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell. In Seasons Two and Three, as the Barksdale investigation escalated, new story lines involving pressures on the working class and the city's political leadership were introduced. Season Four focused on the stories of several young boys in the public school system, struggling with problems at home and the lure of the corner - set against the rise of a new drug empire in West Baltimore and a new Mayor in City Hall. The fifth and final season of 'The Wire' centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show. I look at it and see a lot of the negative and positive things I saw growing up. Things I still see to this day when I travel back home to NYC. I love viewing stories that I or people I no have experienced personally. It gives a voice to those who don’t have one. It puts a wide eye on how the under privilege really live and struggle to survive. It’s not just another cop and drug show, its deeper then that. You forced to feel what they feel. The next episode some on Sunday @ 9pm. Enjoy!
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