May 8, 2008
Recently, reports about a spin-off for the 1990's most popular teen soap, Beverly Hills 90210 circulated. Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas was hired to write the pilot for the spin-off, which would hopefully be picked up by one of the major networks. In fact, as the pilot is currently in the works, casting rumors and announcements have circulated, bringing into discussion names such as Tristan Wilds, Michael Steger and teenybopper Hilary Duff. One thing's for sure though, The Wire actor is certainly taking the lead on the newest remake of all time.
March 11, 2008
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Last Sunday The Wire, HBO's critically adored drama, ended its five-season run with a final blow that tied up loose ends instead of leaving its characters suspended in time a la Sopranos' smash-cut to black finale. Nevertheless, the ending of what many consider to be one of the greatest series on television could also mean the beginning of a new majestic drama that only show runner David Simon could deliver.
At present, Simon is in Los Angeles working on his upcoming project for HBO called Generation Kill, a seven-hour scripted miniseries based on the true story of Marines fighting in the Iraq war.
March 9, 2008
The best show on TV signed off tonight as HBO's The Wire aired its series finale. The panoramic look at the city of Baltimore and the war on drugs went out with an impressive episode that wrapped up many loose ends, provided closure to the characters, and still showed us that the real story isn't even close to being done.
The epitaph was the end of a quote by H.L. Mencken, “…the life of kings.” The full quote appeared on the wall of The Baltimore Sun, and it serves as a mission statement for The Wire and its creator, David Simon: “I had more fun doing news reporting than in any other enterprise. It is really the life of kings.”
March 4, 2008
The end is near for HBO's The Wire, which will air its series finale on Sunday, March 9, following five critically acclaimed seasons of realistic portrayal of urban life and uncommonly deep exploration of sociological themes.
Read on to find out what's in store for the series finale.
February 17, 2008
Actress Amy Ryan doesn't have much to say about what viewers can expect to see in the upcoming episodes of The Wire's final season. This isn't because she wants to tease fans of the show by withholding juicy information. Rather, it's because she has chosen to keep herself out of the loop as well.
“I know the story because it was told to me by [series creator] David Simon, but I wouldn't read the scripts on purpose because I wanted to be surprised, too,” Ryan, who plays Officer “Beadie” Russell on the HBO drama, told TV Guide. “I did go snooping through one script, and I was like, 'Oh, no! I ruined one of the biggest things.' I was so bummed.”
January 27, 2008
The current season of HBO's The Wire is its last, but apparently, this has not been enough to convince viewers to tune in to the show religiously. As per the Baltimore Sun, the show saw another decline in its viewership last week, down 339, 000 viewers from the previous week's audience of 1.185 million – a loss of 29 percent.
The network reasoned that the drop in show viewership was due to tough competition, namely the New York Giants/ Green Bay Packers football game on NBC's Sunday Night Football program. However, the total number of viewers for The Wire has also dropped this season – 23 percent from last year, as per the figures given by the cable network.
January 20, 2008
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson may be a perfect fit for her role on HBO's The Wire, but the circumstances that landed her the part were purely coincidental.
“I met Michael K. Williams, [who plays Omar Little on the show] in a nightclub [called] Club One,” Pearson told Orlando Weekly. “He kept looking at me, so I asked my cousin, ‘Man, who is that guy that keep lookin' at me?' So my cousin was like ‘Who, Omar?' And I said, ‘Who the hell is that? You know him?' And he said, ‘Yeah, that's the one that play on The Wire.' So finally Omar came over and said, ‘Let me ask you a question, are you a girl or boy?'”
January 12, 2008
HBO's The Wire returned to the screen last week, marking the beginning of the show's fifth and final run.
“I've had about four months to get used to it,” show star Clarke Peters told TV Guide when asked how he felt about The Wire, which is shot primarily in Baltimore, coming to end. “You're not seeing the crew anymore, you're not working on the stories, so Baltimore seems to be fading into the background, but I like Baltimore, so I'm here.”