David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their seminal crime drama, Photo: David Simon’s “The Wire” struggled to stay on air during its run but has since been widely hailed as one...
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David Simon talks about police, drugs and his new TV series
David Simon in conversation about his return to Baltimore in his new TV series, We Own This City Photo: Promo Photo We Own This City (HBO) David Simon and others were interviewed by NOW...
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Simon: At the start of every season, Michael would ask: “Why are we even doing this?”
‘I came to trust Mike to speak publicly to our drama and its purposes, to take personal pride in all that we were trying, however improbably, to build.’ Photo: Michael K. Williams was “one...
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How Omar on ‘The Wire’ Changed… Just about Everything
Photo: A man’s gotta have a code’ … Williams as Omar; the actor died this week. Photograph: Paul Schiraldi Photography 07 September 2021 | Paul Owen | The Guardian Playing stick-up man Omar Little on...
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