Meritocracy
by matt at 11:30 am on September 13th, 2006 in Entertainment
SF Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman delivers Christmas in September:
David Simon can now let the blood back into his face. HBO has renewed “The Wire” for its fifth and final season.
Oh my.
**Update 6:00pm PDT:
David Simon: media assassin:
09.13.2006 | HBO Renews The Wire, Acclaimed Drama Series From David Simon, For Its Fifth Season
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2006 – The critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO drama series THE WIRE has been renewed for a fifth season, it was announced today by Carolyn Strauss, president, HBO Entertainment. Created and executive produced by David Simon, the show just kicked off its 13-episode fourth season last Sunday, Sept. 10, and debuts new episodes Sunday nights (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
“We are delighted – though not surprised – at the initial critical response to the new season of THE WIRE,” said Strauss. “David Simon and his remarkable team have created a riveting and thought-provoking series that’s unlike anything else on TV.”
Having depicted an American city over the course of 50 episodes, THE WIRE will use its fifth and concluding season to examine the role of the mass media within that city.
Look out.
tom wrote:
im slightly skeptical of season 4 from only one ep. the deez nuts joke was promising, but its going to have to take a big turn in the positive direction to match up to season 3 and the general greatness of avon and stringer as bad guys. definitely the best show on teevee right now, by far though…..
Posted 13 Sep 2006 at 5:49 pm ¶
matt wrote:
how much “pandemic” have you been smoking?
marlo / chris / snoop are no joke.
“don’t worry boss, i got you covered…quick and clean, i promise.”
Posted 13 Sep 2006 at 6:00 pm ¶
information leafblower wrote:
Season 3 started out slow as well. I’m very intrigued by Marlo and very anxious to see what they do with him.
And it looks like Omar is back in the picture for Episode #3. He’s easily the best character on the entire show. Or I should say, my favorite.
I love that you can On Demand the episode the entire week before it airs. Best.
Posted 14 Sep 2006 at 7:18 am ¶
matt wrote:
S1 didn’t really get started for 3-4 eps. S2&3 a bit less but still a bit slow. I thought the first ep of S4 was a faster start than the previous 3. 3 murders including one of the illest ones yet.
for some reason, ep 2 hasn’t made it onto the local cable system’s On Demand yet. so annoying.
Posted 14 Sep 2006 at 7:23 am ¶
tom wrote:
i dont fuck with pandemic, only WMD.
Posted 14 Sep 2006 at 12:56 pm ¶
tom wrote:
but come on, avon coulda smoked marlo had his shit not been that close to being busted up. stringer was much more organized and smarter.
Posted 14 Sep 2006 at 12:57 pm ¶
matt wrote:
yeah, that’s why they pinned 13 bodies on avon’s crew and none on marlo.
i’m not going to spoil it for people who are catching up, but you know what my next point is…
Posted 14 Sep 2006 at 1:01 pm ¶