The Wire: Truth Be Told
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847676535 (1847676537)
Publish date: 2009
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 581
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Literature,
Media Tie In,
American,
Criticism,
Mystery,
Culture,
Film,
Politics,
Sociology,
Crime,
Pop Culture,
Tv
I ain't no suit-wearin' businessman like you... you know I'm just a gangsta I suppose... -Avon Barksdale
This book is the shee-it! And if you know extactly where that comes from, I hope you are reading this review after you have read the book.I read an earlier edition of this, and really can't add much to the original review which is
The history of television is littered with intelligent product that never got the ratings, acclaim, or chance to achieve the success of the flashy but simplistic C.S.I or Law & Order. One recent example of this would be Southland, which was granted a second chance at life by TNT. Perhaps the great...