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  title info:
    title: All the pieces matter
    sub title: the inside story of The Wire
  name:
    name part: Abrams, Jonathan P. D.
    name part: 1984-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2018
    copyright date: 2018
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xi, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  abstract: The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved television show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors and others involved in its creation. Since its final episode aired in 2008, HBO's acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled, from the failures of the drug war and criminal justice system to systemic bias in law enforcement and other social institutions, have become more urgent and central to the national conversation. The show's actors, such as Idris Elba, Dominic West and Michael B. Jordan, have gone on to become major stars. Its creators and writers, including David Simon and Richard Price, have developed dedicated cult followings of their own. Universities use the show to teach everything from film theory to criminal justice to sociology. Politicians and activists reference it when discussing policy. When critics compile lists of the Greatest TV Shows of All Time, The Wire routinely takes the top spot. It is arguably one of the great works of art America has produced in the 20th century. But while there has been a great deal of critical analysis of the show and its themes, until now there has never been a definitive, behind-the-scenes take on how it came to be made. With unparalleled access to all the key actors and writers involved in its creation, Jonathan Abrams tells the astonishing, compelling and complete account of The Wire, from its inception and creation through its end and powerful legacy.
  table of contents: An argument of dissent -- Like a novel -- Character research -- Build a city -- A real rom-com -- No one was ever safe -- The bastard child of HBO -- Kids don't vote -- Turn the camera back -- We opened the conversation.
  note: Jonathan Abrams.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    title info:
      title: Wire (Television program)
  subject:
    topic: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
  subject:
    topic: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism
  classification: PN1992.77.W53 A27 2018
  classification: 791.45/72
  identifier: 9780451498144
  identifier: 0451498143
  identifier: 2017031862
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 171016
    record change date: 20180501153815.0
    record identifier: in00003961249