Hey everyone... as I was talking in class today about The Wire. I thought I would send a link of an overview about the show. The show is in it's fifth season right now but season four especially examines the life and times of several boys attending an inner city Baltimore middle school.
Its a fascinating and very creative and character driven show... check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(TV_series)
According to the The Wire website on HBO:
"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 storylines 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."
http://www.hbo.com/thewire/
Seasons 1-4 are available on DVD at most any video store!
1 comment:
Therese,
Do you think that the Wire perpetuates the "well that is how it is" mentality? Does it glorify the ghetto? I have watched a couple episodes and enjoyed it but in the same way I am drawn to a punch up in a bar.
John
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