The Wire Rewatch

The first four episodes were sent to reviewers at once, back when The Wire was just getting going on the air. It makes sense: four episodes are the minimum you need to really begin to get an idea about what this show is focused on and what its approach will be. Even by the end of these episodes, you’re still only seeing a little sliver of what’s at play. But enough with the introduction: on to the episodes! Season 1, Episode 3 We’re still squarely in the “set up” phase of the show, but some things begin to rise to […]

Last week I introduced the concept: I’m rewatching all the episodes of The Wire (two per week), and posting my reviews and thoughts of them here on my blog. All part of a reading program we’re running at my university. This week marks the first real entry into the series, so let’s launch right into it! Season 1, Episode 1 I’ll be honest. This isn’t a smashing start to the series. In fact, I generally found it to be way too . . . normal. It seems like a fairly straightforward police procedural, hitting many of the same well-worn beats

Howdy folks, and welcome to yet another new experiment. For the 2015-2016 academic year, my library is doing a reading program. Basically, we pick a book for the campus to read each year, and then we come up with as many different ways to interact with that book as we can. This year’s book is The Other Wes Moore. Check it out if you have a chance. It tells the true story of two boys named Wes Moore who grew up in Baltimore. One went on to become a Rhodes Scholar. The other went to prison for murder. As I