![]() ![]() All of the best TV shows have a unique fingerprint they are constructed in such a way that stands out from their peers. That all changed recently, when I watched the pilot episode, “The Target.”įor a much as I’ve heard about The Wire, I don’t know that much about how it works. I know enough about the plot points and some of the themes to talk my way through a conversation, but I’ve never truly experienced the show for what it is. It’s almost embarrassing to admit (okay, it totally is). ![]() And yet, through all of that, I’ve never seen a single episode of maybe the greatest drama of them all, The Wire. I bring this up to say that I have a good grasp on television as a whole. Get your shoe off my moment what the hell is wrong with you? ![]() I feel like I know a lot about television history for example, did you know that All In The Family was able to get away with some of the more progressive ideas that ran through it because it cared more about attracting a specific niche (in their case, educated ) audience than by appealing to everyone, which is exactly what modern television tries to do? I’ve consumed all number of shows and interviews and writing tips, all done so that I could be as sharp as one can be when it came for me to write my own content. I’ve wanted to be a TV writer since I was 18 years old. One of the shows Hunter Bishop will be taking a look back at is “The Wire,” which ran from 2002 to 2008 on HBO. Over the course of the next few months, many of us at TVOvermind will be participating in our summer rewatch project and reviewing some of our favorite series of all-time that have left a major stamp on television and pop culture in general. ![]()
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