Category: The Wire
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American TV and post-9/11 political imaginaries: 24, The West Wing and The Wire
Everyone my age will remember where they were on 9/11. I distinctly remember the BBC stopping a lunchtime episode of Neighbours for it, so I immediately knew something big was happening. As the day turned into a week, which turned into a month, which turned into a new epoch of…
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Breaking Bad: A Review
Ever since The Wire and Battlestar Galactica finished, I’ve been looking for an episodic drama that is more than your terrorist-chasing, baddie-bagging, clock-ticking thrill ride. Dexter was OK, House is too convoluted, Lost just got boring and the British dramas simply cannot compete at the moment (although Luther, I here,…
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Battlestar Gallactica: A review
Having just finished watching the entire four series of Battlestar Gallactica, rather modestly, the conclusion of the show evoked a wide range of thoughts, emotions, arguments and queries about the nature of society, religion, philosophy and morality. So where to begin? Not much to deal with is there? First things…
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Interlude 2: The Wire and the Event
I know that I probably watch too much TV, in fact, I once watched the whole first series of 24 in 18 hours, but when it comes to The Wire, I don’t think I could ever watch too much of it. The genre of cop drama/crime thriller has never been…
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