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Posted Saturday 9/07/19 at 3:40AM EDT
A decade after The Wire, David Simon continues to prove he's one of the edgiest and most dynamic showrunners in the TV game
Unlike HBO's other legendary Davids (Sopranos creator David Chase, Deadwood creator David Milch and Curb Your Enthusiam's Larry David), David...
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Posted Monday 8/12/19 at 9:42AM EDT
Olivia Pope, Carmela Soprano and Donald Trump are among the 25 most important pop-culture characters of the past 25 years
Slate's list of the 25 most important pop-culture characters of the past 25 years also includes The Wire's Omar Little,...
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Posted Tuesday 7/30/19 at 4:24AM EDT
The Wire's Dominic West joins David Simon in slamming President Trump over his anti-Baltimore rant
“What would a lonely, hysterical neurotic who uses hand cleanser all day understand about a vibrant community like Baltimore?" the...
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Posted Monday 7/29/19 at 9:52AM EDT
The Wire creator David Simon calls President Trump a "racist moron" over his slamming of Baltimore
The president attacked Democratic Rep.
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Posted Sunday 7/21/19 at 8:32PM EDT
Sonja Sohn, The Chi star and The Wire alum, arrested for cocaine possession
TMZ reports Sohn, who's best known for playing Detective Shakima Greggs on HBO's The Wire, was taken into custody early...
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Posted Thursday 6/27/19 at 5:35AM EDT
Alex Rodriguez refers to Idris Elba as "the black guy from The Wire"
The retired New York Yankees star was discussing the Met Gala with Sports Illustrated when he brought up Elba.
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Posted Saturday 6/15/19 at 2:59AM EDT
Showtime's City on a Hill is almost a fairy tale of a time gone by
"It would be a mistake to discard any moment in history as useless or incapable of speaking to the present,"...
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Posted Thursday 5/30/19 at 1:45PM EDT
Ranking every HBO show: Game of Thrones is No. 8
Vulture's ranking of every show in HBO history places Game of Thrones at No.
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Posted Saturday 3/16/19 at 4:18AM EDT
Dave Costabile has become Prestige TV's most important character actor
The Breaking Bad and The Wire alum, who currently can be seen on Billions, "has become one of our most...
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Posted Monday 3/11/19 at 10:06PM EDT
The Wire's David Simon recalls telling Idris Elba he was going to be a big star
Simon and Elba went on an emotional walk shortly after the actor learned that his Wire character, Stringer Bell, was...
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David Simon's next TV drama should tackle alt-right extremism -- it could be The Wire 2.0
"It's the most important story in America right now," says Tim Goodman, in proposing that The Wire creator delve into...
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Posted Friday 8/31/18 at 10:58PM EDT
One Dollar fails with its $1 gimmick
The gimmick of a dollar changing ends of confusing viewers of the CBS All Access drama, says Tim Goodman.
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Posted Friday 7/13/18 at 11:36PM EDT
The Wire: Ranking every episode of the HBO classic series
The worst episode of David Simon's beloved HBO drama series happens to be its most-watched.
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Posted Tuesday 7/03/18 at 3:01PM EDT
David Simon returns to Twitter jail
The Wire creator's wife, author Laura Lippman, tweeted that her husband was suspended from Twitter again after refusing to take...
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Posted Saturday 6/23/18 at 6:10PM EDT
The Wire's David Simon returns from two-week Twitter suspension to blast its CEO
“Die of boils, @jack.