Is it even remotely possible to prevent all media outlets from writing articles about The Wire? I think not. The way some folks have been covering things, the show is the Second Coming. Well, it could be, given that George Pelacanos is involved. But I’m wondering why the media outlets can’t seem to keep their trousers zipped with regard to this point. Is there no other television that matters? And where were you for Deadwood?
Category / Television
I’d Insert an Ironic Joke Here If 9/11 Hadn’t Declared Irony Dead
BBC: “A controversial TV series about the 11 September attacks was beaten in the US ratings by an American football game.”
For Those Who Can’t Wait Until Season 3…
March of the Linebackers?
Ain’t It Cool News has an MP3 of John Williams’ new theme for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It sounds like the march from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in a different key.
This Week in Alarmist Cultural Revisioning
BBC: “Children’s TV channel Boomerang are to edit scenes from Tom and Jerry cartoons where characters are shown smoking. The move follows an investigation by media watchdog Ofcom into a viewer’s complaint that the vintage animations were not appropriate for young viewers.”