The Telegraph has an interesting article on the Wire cast and what they are up to now that the show has finished.
Last time i spotted my personal favourite “McNulty” was in Frank Millers 300.
Entries Tagged as ‘Ed Burns’
March 16, 2009
Interview with Ed Burns at Lovefilm
Love film has a published an interview with the Wire author Ed Burns.
LF: How far were any of the characters or cases in The Wire based on real people and situations?
EB: None of them were based on real people and real situations. I knew that world intimately and I did a lot of wire tap [...]
November 11, 2008
Who the f*ck is George Pelecanos, and what’s he doing on the Wire?
Little known to the wider audience perhaps, George Pelecanos is a DC based writer who also became producer of the show.
I’m yet to read any of his own novels, but according to the latest issue of Stop Smiling, his style seem quite similar to that of David Simon and Edward Burns; the gritty reality of [...]
February 20, 2008
David Simon and Ed Burns Presents – Generation Kill
Perhaps not completely the Wire related, but still noteworthy of this humble blog. The Wire creators David Simon and Ed Burns have been busy working as writers (both) and producer (Simon) of a new TV mini-series called Generation Kill.
According to the tiny information on IMDB, the show will be about a marine’s experience during the [...]
