WIRED

Offline friends know that I regard "The Wire" as the greatest show on television. Like "The Sopranos," which it displaces (although Tony & co. made an impressive comeback there at the end), it's not so much a TV show as a very long movie, and one more affecting than most actual feature films.

But I'm not above seeing this brilliant series reduced to a joke:


From the YouTube comments:

Before I saw this video, I considered the wire to be the best drama on television (and best show in general). Ironically, I now find it to be the best comedy as well.

Actually, again like "Sopranos," "Wire" is one of the funniest non-comedy programs I've ever seen.

If I was a member of Amazon's affiliate marketing program, this is where I'd include a link to buy DVDs of the show. But since I am not, you'll have to go buy them and send me a few pennies on your own.

Labels: The Sopranos, The Wire, YouTube

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posted by WWB at 10:57 AM |

 
CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CORRESPONDENCE TO TIDE YOU OVER

I know, I know... I haven't been posting so much this past week. You know how it is with 168-hour work weeks. Not to mention the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend. No, I didn't have a ticket, but I did put on a suit and tag along with some friends to the pre-dinner reception, where I stood around in the courtyard at the Hinckley Hilton drinking free G&Ts and trying to avoid stepping on other people's feet.

Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson were supposed to be in the crowd, but I didn't see them. I did spy Sam Donaldson, Howard Fineman, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and various other famous-for-DC types, including New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Also present was Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley; although I ultimately decided against it, I seriously considered walking up to him, shaking his hand and saying "I love you on The Wire!"

I also didn't take any pictures, but in my defense I had a drink in each hand.

Until I return later in the week, here is a Google Maps zoom of the S.S. Maheno, shipwrecked on Cathedral Beach, Fraser Island, New Zealand in 1935:


Discuss amongst yourselves.

Labels: Fred Thompson, Gin and Tonic, Hinckley Hilton, Mike Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Sam Donaldson, The Wire, White House Correspondents Dinner

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posted by WWB at 11:00 AM |