The A.V. Club
Even more obsessive pop culture coverage available at avclub.com. Posts are from David, or others as noted.
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It’s possible I shouted “Boy Meets World” multiple times when this was pitched.
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I wanted to meet George Lucas, and I said, “Please, can you give me any part at all?” And they said, “Well, we’ve got Naboo Officer or we’ve got Palace Guard.” So I took both.
Dominic West is a charmer. Read his stories about The Wire, The Phantom Menace, John Carter, and more here.
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The Walking Dead casts Cutty from The Wire. We want to make a bunch of jokes but don’t want to spoil anything for you.
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Anthony Bourdain ends No Reservations with a Wire reunion in Brooklyn. This is the best/worst sentence I’ve ever written.
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Marlo’s phone number still works, because The Wire is too great to die.
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The Obama campaign cordially invites you to a Wire-themed fundraiser in Martha’s Vineyard
I’m going to throw a Dark Knight Rises-themed bank party. And start a Friends-themed urban relief program.
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We kick off our new series on TV and adolescence with some of the roughest depictions of growing up around, courtesy of The Wire.
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We’re working on Who Won TV? right now, but after last night’s episode of Community, it almost seems unfair.
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This is not just an excuse to post a Wire picture. It is an excuse to talk about some unkind things David Simon said about people who post pictures of The Wire.
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David Simon is tired of your love for The Wire
I do have a certain amused contempt for the number of people who walk sideways into the thing and act like they were there all along. It’s selling more DVDs now than when it was on the air. But I’m indifferent to who thinks Omar is really cool now, or that this is the best scene or this is the best season. It was conceived of as a whole, and we did it as a whole. For people to be picking it apart now like it’s a deck of cards or like they were there the whole time or they understood it the whole time—it’s wearying. Because no one was there in the beginning, or the middle, or even at the end. Our numbers continued to decline from Season 2 on.
If you want to love David Simon’s shows, it’s probably better not to listen to what comes out of his mouth.
