The Wire as a Video Game?
Media scholar Jason Mittel of the blog Just TV, has published a draft of what seem to become an excellent essay about the Wire and how it is narratively constructed. A good read for anyone interested...
View ArticleEnglish Actors in The Wire – Would You Have Guessed?
Did you know that Jimmy McNulty is played by an English actor? Or Stringer Bell? Well, it’s true… Dominic West, who plays McNulty, was born and raised in Sheffield. According to the book The Wire:...
View ArticleThe Wire – Where are they now?
The Telegraph has an interesting article on the Wire cast and what they are up to now that the show has finished. Last time i spotted my personal favourite “McNulty” was in Frank Millers 300.
View ArticleIdris Elba of the Wire take on Morgan Freeman role
British actor Idris Elba, famed for his brilliant role as drug Kingpin Stringer bell, is to play a psyhochologist in an upcoming movie – Cross. The Freeman connection is that Morgan Freeman played the...
View ArticleThe Wire as a Comic Book?
The artist Dennis Culve has created som amazing illustrations of the Wire characters. Check out the full set on his flickr stream.
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