Could you make a show like The Wire today?
There are some TV shows that forever change the landscape of what we see on the small screen. The Wire was one of the first. It was not only must-see TV. It was a moment of social change. It opened people’s eyes not just to crime and cops, but to corruption, bureaucracy, legal loopholes, and a broken criminal justice system. The show was deep. You were entertained, you were educated. I watched it, and I think it made me a better person. Nothing was simplistic. It asks so much of you.
But could you make The Wire today? Would it work on television now?
You can have your own opinion, but the creators of The Wire, Ed Burns and David Simon, think not.
Could we make The Wire now?
It’s been 20 years since The Wire debuted on TV. Burns and Simon talked with The New York Times and said the landscape of TV now may not have room for a show like The Wire.
Author: Jason Hellerman
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