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The 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade (2000-2009)
This list of 20 phenomenal TV shows from 2000-2009 reinforces our belief that the young millennium has launched a new Golden Age of Television. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHarvard Offers Sociology Course on The Wire
A Harvard professor is creating a course about HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsEight TV Shows That Hung On Too Long
Yesterday, our esteemed colleague Josh Jackson listed the 15 Best TV Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon. (He left off Kings, but anyway.) Today we flip over the coin to comment on a few shows that maybe went on just a tiny bit too long. Or a lot too long. And in case anyone’s wondering how to end a show right, how to strike exactly the right note before the final credits roll—this is how.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Office: Season 5
Engagements and other vaguely soap-operatic plotlines play... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsFive Classic Scenes from The Wire
One of our colleagues is now working his way through The Wire, and although we're happy that he gets to experience what may be the best television show ever, we feel a twinge of sadness knowing that—having already devoured the series—we'll never again see a new episode. Fortunately we'll always have these scenes to look back on with a smile and a well-placed expletive. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Cop Shows of The Last 10 Years
Sure, there are plenty of doctors and lawyers on television these days, but cops still reign supreme. Since the day Dragnet went on the air back in 1951, network executives have continued to fall in love with cop shows to the point that any city without its own CSI or NCIS just doesn't take crime very seriously. There have been plenty of formulaic police procedurals clogging the airwaves, but cops and robbers have also inspired some undeniably great TV. Detectives and patrolmen, we salute you.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Wire's McNulty Makes Cameo on Eminem's Relapse
Fans of David Simon's critically acclaimed drama series may do a double take when they first listen to the new album from Eminem.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Wire: The Complete Series
My only real complaint about HBO’s full-series box set... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsM.I.A. covers theme song from The Wire
M.I.A.'s latest music video, a low-budget collaboration with Blaqstarr, begins with the Genesis-inspired lyrics of Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole." The first shot, all in black and white, is a close-up of Blaqstarr's face. He sings, "When you walk through the garden / you gotta watch your back / ...If you walk with Jesus / he's gonna save your soul / but you gotta keep the devil / way down in the hole." The image monopolizes the screen until a crack of thunder shifts the focus to M.I.A. (her femininity emphasized in repeated, simultaneous close-ups of her lips--pictured... read more
Found in: Movies, News20 Best TV Characters of the Past 20 Years (#12-#9)
Today, we present the next four characters... read more
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