Longtime_flossblog lecturer may recall myfanatical devotion toThe Wire , an HBO show that latterly wrapped up its 5th and concluding time of year . In my view , The Wireis important because it ’s smart TV – it ’s a demanding , complex show that poses difficult enquiry and hesitates to give in to well-chosen endings . It prompts intellection and discourse among its viewer , but manages to stay entertaining . While I appreciate " debris TV " too , I feel like smart TV is an important form to raise . If you have n’t seenThe Wire , the first four seasons are presently on DVD and the fifth will come next month .
Last week , the Harvard University Institute of Politics hosted a forum entitled : The HBO Series The Wire - A Compelling Portrait of an American City . It ’s a ninety - minute treatment of the series and the issues it elevate , with a panel including :
- David Simon , author / producer ofThe Wire * Nora Baston , Deputy Superintendent of the Boston Police DepartmentGeoffrey Canada , author ofFist Stick Knife Gun : A Personal History of Violence in Americaand President of the United States of the Harlem Children ’s ZoneSudhir Venkatesh , Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and generator ofGang Leader for a Day : A Rogue Sociologist drive to the Streets .
The word was moderated byWilliam Julius Wilson , Professor at Harvard University and author ofWhen Work vanish : The World of the New Urban Poor .
matter admit : why it took a TV show to bestow the drug war back into the national discourse ; the difference between academe , news media , and dramatic TV ; how to get a Pulitzer prize at a modern paper ; howThe Wireis a show about " something " ( an implicitSeinfeldcomparison there ) ; what ’s wrong with " Just Say No " ; the effect of the drug warfare on the U.S. prison house population ; how environmental ( social ) factors affect kids ; and lots more .
You canwatch the word online , but you ’ll need the RealPlayer plugin install .
