For this discussion of the first two episodes of Season 2 Paul and I were joined by wire106ers Kris Hooks and Maggie Stough. We discussed the first two episodes of Season 2 of theThe Wire, “Edd Tide” and “Collateral Damage.” … Continue reading →
I wanted to start warming up with a nice “Troll Quotes”assignments, one of my all time favorites. This troll quote is actually inspired by the theory that the hard-ass character Major Bill Rawls in The Wire is ironically named after the political philosopher … Continue reading →
This is the last episode of season 1, “The Sentencing.” Paul and I were joined by UMW internaut Amy Wallace, who has been doing a great job thus far this semester. Paul blogged about color in this episode, and I just finished an … Continue reading →
Before The Wire, Omar was a biology professor at a small community college in Colorado. He had spent some time in prison for an undisclosed white-collar crime, and had gotten his teaching license in the clink. Unfortunately, Omar couldn’t support himself on the measly salary of a professor. Thus, he …
Before The Wire, Omar was a biology professor at a small community college in Colorado. He had spent some time in prison for an undisclosed white-collar crime, and had gotten his teaching license in the clink. Unfortunately, Omar couldn’t support himself on the measly salary of a professor. Thus, he …
John Johnston, hearing my call, created an automated supercut video of all the mentions of “the game” in Season 1 of The Wire. The VideoGrep script provides a quick, easy, and exacting way to analyze a show like The Wire around … Continue reading →
For this video discussion of Season 1 Episode 12 of The Wire, “Cleaning Up,” Paul Bond and I were joined by UMW #wire106 internauts Maggie Stough and Imran Ahmed. This discussion was generative because I realized it might be useful … Continue reading →
Last week Zach Whalen reminded me of a tumblr site Ryan Brazell turned me onto last year: “Scenes from the Wire”. The tumblr is run by a bot—an art form Zach turned me onto yesterday—that automatically creates GIFs with subtitles numerous … Continue reading →
Meredith Fierro, Jessica Reingold, Paul Bond and I discussed Episode 11 of Season 1 of The Wire: “The Hunt.” This was special for me because it’s the first time we had UMW students enrolled in ds106 join the discussions about the … Continue reading →
Paul Bond and I discuss Episode 10 of Season 1 of The Wire: “The Cost.” And as you may have guessed, this episode is all about, well, the cost of it all. Also, Wire 106 internaut Maggie Stough provides and … Continue reading →
