By the time this issue hits the stands, it will have been a year since the greatest television series to ever grace a television set left the airwaves.
The show I am talking about is called, “The Wire.”
I feel that as a fan of “The Wire” it is my duty to tell each and every person about a fantastic show, that very few people watched.
I owe a lot to “The Wire.” It made me see the world in a completely different light and understand the things I knew about more clearly.
What I liked so much about the show was its realism. David Simon, a former reporter at the Baltimore Sun, and Ed Burns, a former Baltimore detective, created the show and they produced a show that made them seem like experts of the entire city. The show required you to do the opposite of what most TV shows require of their audience – think.
Another reason I love “The Wire” is because it’s filmed in Baltimore and it uses Baltimoreans – they have the craziest accent.
I won’t talk about any of the show’s plot lines because I don’t want to ruin it for any person who is interested in digging up this buried treasure but I will say that if you are interested in finding out about the inner city and the institutions of each American state, then “The Wire” needs to be put on your Netflix queue immediately. It should honestly be required viewing for every college student, if not sociology and political science majors.
Although the series didn’t receive a lot of commercial acclaim and, for whatever reason, any love from the Emmy’s or the Golden Globes, the amount of critical praise from “The Wire” is plentiful. On the Web site, stuffwhitepeoplelike.com it’s ranked #85 on the list. It was included on Time’s 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time. President Barack Obama said it was his favorite TV show, according to an article done by the Las Vegas Sun.
I would never ask any favors from the people who read the Clarion because you reading the paper is enough for me, but just check out the first five episodes of the first season. If you’re not instantly hooked then you reserve the right to curse me to the high heavens.
But that shouldn’t be a problem because it draws you in. The way they show Baltimore, it reminds me of a parent whose only child has went down the wrong path. The parent loves the child but holds the child accountable for all of its decisions and always reminds the child that it can do better.
And isn’t that what we all should strive for?