I know a lot of people have valid issues with this show, but it really is important to remember how ambitious this work was in the early 2000s. It's wild that it lasted 5 seasons
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it's easy to forget just how punitive the war on drugs once was, and no work of art before The Wire made it so glaring
In conclusion, David Simon seems like kind of a dick, but he can write his ass off
@healyn David Simon is a dick but I'll never forget his response when he was asked if he wished he had ai writing tools back in the day
@radicalrobit@laserdisc.party @healyn@normal.style as excellent as the final line in that exchange is (and as much as it sticks with me), Simon's "What? You imagine that?" is such an excellent response.
@aud @radicalrobit @healyn as if he'd said he imagined him naked and covered in pine tar