I didn't start really watching The Wire until the 5th season. Is that strange, considering I was born and raised in Baltimore? I don't know. Anyway,..
"We did not design the show purely as an entertainment, but as a political treatise and social critique," he wrote in an e-mail to The Baltimore Sun. "To the extent that academia has found the work and is intent on extending the discussion, we are, of course, pleased."
Taken from an article about certain universities having sociology(I guess) courses that use the show as visual textbook of sorts. Is this proof that The Wire was one of the best dramas to ever be created? Maybe. My homeboy told me one time that he was appalled that the show didn't win more awards. According to imdb, only 9 total. It does seem like they should have won more. I've never watched the Sopranos but they raked in 82. Was it really that good?
Read the whole article here.
Also, if you're a fan, you'd rock this shirt.
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