My comp art from TV series "The Wire"
I often claim that I’m not much of a TV watcher – aside from a Saturday night hockey game or interesting doc on TVO or Newsworld. Truth is, that all changed when I got hooked on “Northern Exposure” about 8 years ago. I saw almost the entire 90 or so episodes during one 3-4 month season, became a little obsessive and then forgot about it all. (I’ve since been slowly working my way through the 5 seasons courtesy of a loan from a kind collector friend – thanks Andrew!).
“Six feet Under” was a show that reminded me how cool television could be. I finished up that series not too long ago and wondered what would come along next. Well, a friend (Steve McKay) had recommended “The Wire” as a good series to check out and by coincidence I managed to get my hands on the first few seasons – and I proceeded to get wickedly wired. I was hooked. Completely moved. Stunned.
And the music rocks! I’ve got the 5 variations of the theme song in a kind of endless shuffle in my mind (original version and season 2 edition by Tom Waits, plus renditions by Blind Boys of Alabama, Neville Brothers and a Baltimore choir called DoMaJe, plus series actor/singer Steve Earle).
If you haven’t had the chance to check it out – whatcha waiting for? Get on it! It’s a mind blower of a series. Next up is The Sopranos (so far so good – the pilot was great – thanks to Steve Simpson for the series loan!).
