Examining The Wire
Authenticity and Curated Realism
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Beschreibung
This book examines The Wire’s authenticity and its establishment of the series realism. Along with tracing creator David Simon’s onscreen critique of numerous failed American institutions, the book focuses on the connection between authenticity and realism in three distinct areas: language, character, and location. While it is shown that The Wire is indeed authentic, the study examines occasions where the language, characters, and even the location are ‘curated’. Yet, while we can witness these moments of curation, it is The Wire’s unflinching focus on authentic dialogue, authentic characterisation, and an authentic location that makes the series the most realistic, and arguably the best, television show of all time.
Focusing on three key sites of authenticity: language, characterisation, and location, the monograph is the first full-length publication to examine the production of The Wire’s realism. Includes material from Jonathan Abrams’ All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire to offer new insights into the development and production of authenticity across the series. Examines the concept of ‘curated realism’, whereby the creative mind of showrunner David Simon can be seen to craft moments of ‘authenticity’ across The Wire’s five seasons.
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Ryan Twomey
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The Wire Authenticity Political Commentary Realism Television Studies US Television