Before The Wire, there was Homicide: Life on the Street. Based on a book by Wire creator David Simon, Homicide was in many ways a spiritual ancestor to Simon's later series. At least. . . that's what I've heard. I'm kind of a Luddite when it comes to downloading TV shows over the internet, so if I can't find DVD's of a given TV show available for rent, I'll end up not watching it. Homicide, unfortunately, is one of those shows.
What I do know is that at least one joke from Homicide eventually made its way onto The Wire. First, the Homicide version:
For the Wire version, click here.
Showing posts with label Wednesday Wire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wednesday Wire. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday Wire, Back by Popular Demand!
. . .yeah, I'm know. I'm sorry.
Here's the real one. Be warned, though: it's even more NSFW than usual.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday Wire
Another clip from the first episode of The Wire.
The context: Earlier in the episode, a gang member named D'Angelo Barksdale beat a murder charge. The judge in that case, named Phaelon, had a talk with Detective McNulty, who was in the stands during the trial. McNulty filled Phaelon in on a few details, and this is what results:
The context: Earlier in the episode, a gang member named D'Angelo Barksdale beat a murder charge. The judge in that case, named Phaelon, had a talk with Detective McNulty, who was in the stands during the trial. McNulty filled Phaelon in on a few details, and this is what results:
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday Wire
My Wednesday Wire posts thusfar have focused on the first season of The Wire. So, for a change of pace, I thought I'd skip ahead to season 3.
The man giving the speech in this scene is Baltimore police colonel 'Bunny' Colvin. Colvin is distraught at the amount of police resources (and lives) that are, in his view, being squandered by going after drug dealers and users instead of more violent and dangerous criminals.
His solution to this problem? Click below to find out.
The man giving the speech in this scene is Baltimore police colonel 'Bunny' Colvin. Colvin is distraught at the amount of police resources (and lives) that are, in his view, being squandered by going after drug dealers and users instead of more violent and dangerous criminals.
His solution to this problem? Click below to find out.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday Wire Backlog
Hello everyone,
I've just returned from a camping trip in the U.S.A.. As a result, I've not been able to update my new Wednesday Wire series. So, enjoy this bonus, Thursday edition of Wednesday Wire:
In this scene, drug dealer D'Angelo Barksdale explains the basics of chess. Much poignancy and foreshadowing ensues:
More of the wisdom of D'Angelo Barksdale. Short but sweet:
I've just returned from a camping trip in the U.S.A.. As a result, I've not been able to update my new Wednesday Wire series. So, enjoy this bonus, Thursday edition of Wednesday Wire:
In this scene, drug dealer D'Angelo Barksdale explains the basics of chess. Much poignancy and foreshadowing ensues:
More of the wisdom of D'Angelo Barksdale. Short but sweet:
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