All in the Game The Complete Critical Companion to the Wire
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
08.06.2027
Verlag
Abrams PressSeitenzahl
304
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-4197-9121-5
An insightful exploration of television’s greatest series, examining its stories, characters, and lasting impact-from West Baltimore’s streets to the powerhouse performances of Dominic West, Idris Elba, and Michael B. Jordan
All in the Game: The Complete Critical Companion to The Wire celebrates one of television’s most influential and acclaimed series, offering a deep exploration of a show that reshaped what TV could be. Set in West Baltimore, The Wire examines ineffective politicians, toxic policing, vanishing labor markets, poverty-stricken neighborhoods, and systemic racism through a richly layered, character-driven narrative. Across five seasons, the series brought these institutional failures to life through an iconic ensemble cast, including Idris Elba, Dominic West, and a young Michael B. Jordan. From West Baltimore’s cracked stoops and tight row houses to courthouse benches, union docks, jail cells, City Hall offices, and the basement where a group of unconventional detectives wiretap their way into the drug trade, The Wire builds a sweeping portrait of an American city-inviting audiences far removed from these systems into its world, while depicting its characters with depth and unsentimental honesty. Consistently ranked among the greatest television achievements of all time, The Wire remains as urgent and resonant today as ever.
All in the Game: The Complete Critical Companion to The Wire provides:
- Season-by-season analysis
- Thematic essays
- Close readings of the characters and systems that define the show’s unmatched scope and ambition
- A new interview with series creator David Simon
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