July 24, 2008
David Simon: 'Let me indict Hollywood as much as I can' on lack of diversity
NEW YORK - HBO's "The Wire," which opened its fifth season Sunday, has gotten little recognition in Tinseltown. Executive producer David Simon says that's fine with him.
The series has been acclaimed by critics and has a cult-like following -- but has earned just one Emmy nomination in four seasons. Simon and George Pelecanos were nominated for writing in 2005 but lost.
"I don't give a [expletive] if we ever win one of their little trinkets," Simon told Newsweek. "I don't care if they ever figure out we're here in Baltimore.
"Secretly, we all know we get more ink for being shut out. So at this point, we wanna be shut out. We wanna go down in flames together, holding hands all the way."
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Each season of "The Wire" has focused on a different aspect of the grit and blight of an American city in decline. Simon feels the show doesn't get credit for its diverse cast, nearly all of whom had no high-profile prior credits.
"Let me indict Hollywood as much as I can on this one," Simon said. "We have more working black actors in key roles than pretty much all the other shows on the air. And yet you still hear people claim they can't find good African-American actors. That's why race-neutral shows and movies turn out lily-white."
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when michale robed the store last i was wondering what didi he do did he take all the money and moved away or did he continue to be a stickup boy because he took all the money the big drug dealers had for marlos corners and his stash.It was sad because he was so smart and sexy
Submitted by breionna
11:58 AM EDT, Apr 3, 2008
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FICTIONAL STORY ABOUT THE DRUG TRADE ,POLICE DEPT AND CITY HALL,AND THE SUN, IF YOU'RE FROM BMORE IT ALL PLAYS OUT AS REAL,ITS ASMUCH A REAL BALTIMORE STORY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHARACTERS EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE CITY THAT BLEEDS!
Submitted by K.JOHNSON
7:36 PM EDT, Mar 25, 2008
I am almost shedding REAL tears thinking about the way "Dukie" ended up as a drug addict. And the saddest part about it is that it's real, it happens like that every day.
Submitted by Lesli
12:43 PM EDT, Mar 15, 2008