David Simon

HBO Orders Pilot On Post-Katrina New Orleans From "Wire" Creator David Simon

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Hbo, Treme, HBO Pilots, HBO Washingtonienne, HBO Treme, HBO New Orleans, David Simon, HBO Katrina, Media News

HBO has given the green light to three television pilots: a comedy based on a book about the sexual exploits of a Capitol Hill staffer, a look at post...

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Obituary: Kim Stagliano, 86, Leaves Three Autistic Children Behind

Kim Stagliano | Posted 03.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Autism, Death, Vaccines, Long Term Care, David Simon Autism, Causes of Autism, Vaccines Autism, David Simon, Long Term Care Autism, Leila Simon, Living News
Kim Stagliano

Who will care for my girls when Mark and I are gone? Their autism has wiped us out financially already. My beautiful girls will be at the mercy of the state.

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The Wire vs. The Sopranos

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 03.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hbo, The Wire, Baltimore Sun, Andre Royo, The Emmy Awards, The Sopranos, David Simon, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

Hell, boil the message of The Wire down to one word: appearances. More important than doing the job is the appearance of a job well done.

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Wire v. The Media on Drugs II: You're Right, David Simon, We Suck

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 03.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Addiction, The Wire, Media, Heroin, Baltimore, David Simon, Opioid, Buprenorphine, Drugs on Tv, Drugs on the Wire, Media News
Maia Szalavitz

Addiction is a massively complex social problem -- but the sad thing is that rather than suggest solutions, the press is busy looking for stories to plug into its prize-seeking formula.

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The Wire's Ineffective War on Juries

David Feige | Posted 03.18.2008 | Media

Read More: The Wire, Television, Jury, Jury Nullification Drugs, War on Drugs, Drug Cases, David Simon, Bodie, Wallace, Bubbles, Media News
David Feige

Juries are comprised not of a fair cross-section of the population, but rather by conservative folks who have no compunction about convicting someone of a drug crime regardless of the eventual sentence.

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The Wire's Final Season and the Story Everyone Missed

David Simon | Posted 03.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Drug War, No Child Left Behind, Drugs, War on Drugs, Media, Press, David Simon, David Simon on the Wire, Newspaper Industry, The Wire, Media Consolidation, David Simon on the Wire's Final Season, The Wire's Final Season, Baltimore Sun, Brian Lowry, Nclb, Media News
David Simon

Let's happily concede that all criticism stands and get to the real fun: something happened in season five of The Wire when almost no one -- among the working press, at least -- was looking.

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The Wire Isn't a Critique of Capitalism

Conor Friedersdorf | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

Read More: The Wire, Baltimore, Capitalism the Wire, Capitalism, David Simon, Hbo, Tv, Business News
Conor Friedersdorf

Whether creator David Simon thinks so or not, The Wire isn't a searing attack on the excesses of capitalism! That's not to say that the show isn't audacious.

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The Wire's Faulty Diagnosis

John McQuaid | Posted 01.14.2008 | Media

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John McQuaid

In contrast to The Wire's amazingly cool, disciplined eye for every other aspect of urban society, this plotline has so far been the worst possible thing for a drama, both preachy and sentimental.

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Mr. Simon, Consider This A Solicitation

Daniel Silk | Posted 01.04.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hbo, The Wire, Obama, The Wire Fans, David Simon, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Daniel Silk

Can Obama really bring about change in health care, in foreign policy, in conventional wisdom... or is he just another Tommy Carcetti, bound to face backbreaking compromises and ultimately, failure?

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The Best Show in TV History is Finally Back

Dan Brown | Posted 01.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Pelecanos, The Wire, Hbo, Dennis Lehane, Housing and Urban Development, David Simon, Edward Burns, Richard Price, Mcnulty, Baltimore, Entertainment News
Dan Brown

As an inner-city teacher, I felt the filmmakers for The Wire nailed their portrayal of the struggling school system and urban decay with eloquence and truth.

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"The Wire" Central To HBO's Post-"Sopranos" Strategy

Wall Street Journal | LAUREN MECHLING | Posted 01.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Hbo, The Wire, The Wire Fans, The Sopranos, David Simon, Business News

Come New Year's, wine guru Robert Parker, rapper Mims and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner all expect to be in the same place: curled up...

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