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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Cultural criticism at its best|By Judith Kegan Gardiner|Cultural criticism at its best -- clear, engaging, entertaining, intelligent. This book will delight fans of the remarkable television series The Wire with its telling insights while it also persuades the reader of its larger claims for the importance of melodrama's aspirations towards justice in a world it shows as ofte||
"I must admit being skeptical of Linda Williams's thesis that The Wire is best understood as melodrama. But after reading her convincing and compelling analysis, I not only came away with new insights into a series that I knew very well, but have
Many television critics, legions of fans, even the president of the United States, have cited The Wire as the best television series ever. In this sophisticated examination of the HBO serial drama that aired from 2002 until 2008, Linda Williams, a leading film scholar and authority on the interplay between film, melodrama, and issues of race, suggests what exactly it is that makes The Wire so good. She argues that while the series is a powerful explor... [PDF.xp13] On The Wire (Spin Offs) Rating: 3.71 (417 Votes)
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