Drama, Television
TV: We Own This City
David Simon’s We Own This City (2022) is his third crime series to be set in Baltimore, and as…
June 27, 2022
Drama, TelevisionRewatching The Wire
It’s been twenty years since The Wire debuted, and while its legacy may be eclipsed by more popular shows…
June 18, 2022
Drama, History, TelevisionTV: Generation Kill
Given that David Simon is one of TV’s most important auteurs, not to mention a personal favorite, it has…
December 10, 2021
Drama, History, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The Plot Against America
David Simon is one of the truly great auteurs of modern television, but I was a little surprised to…
September 16, 2021
Drama, History, TelevisionTV: The Deuce
Nobody does television world-building like David Simon. Developed with long-time collaborator George Pelecanos, Simon’s latest extended HBO series, The…
May 4, 2021
Drama, TelevisionTV: Show Me a Hero
Nobody does television like David Simon, and there’s no bettter, more appropriate time to screen his 2015 miniseries Show Me…
July 15, 2016
Drama, Music, TelevisionTV: Treme (Season Four)
In a way, it’s fitting that Treme should come quietly to a close with an abbreviated season. The series…
January 6, 2014
Drama, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Television, ThrillerNon-Fiction: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
A friend of mine at work loaned me Brett Martin’s Difficult Men (2013), an insightful look at the transformation…
December 29, 2013
Drama, Mystery, Non-Fiction, TelevisionTV: Homicide: Life on the Street
Even if you’re not a fan of cop shows, and especially if you are, do yourself a favor and…
April 2, 2012
Drama, TelevisionTV: Treme (Season One)
If you’re wondering what the best show on television is since The Wire went off the air, here’s a…
July 8, 2011