Most recent public comments by Alyssa Hottendorf https://nowcomment.com/users/15127 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453179 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453179 I'm not saying I'm an unabashed fan of Prez, because we all know he did something awful. But one of the most interesting things to me was that he started off a cast off because of his inabilities, and he ended up being a huge asset. So much so that where Daniels wanted a deal before he would keep him originally, Daniels is pleased to still have him on the case when things are falling apart. There's definitely a discussion to be had in "good" (qualified) people being punished by the system, and people who can't fully be "good" until they're out of the system a bit. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:04:00 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453166 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453166 I respect that Simon has tried to stay true to the city and to the artistic vision he has of it, but I do find this a bit concerning. I think it's crossing the line to move from expressing personal beliefs, as an artist should be free to do, to expressing personal vendettas by naming unlikeable characters after real people. I'm not saying I don't see the personal appeal at some level, but why make a story that is so much about themes and about complexities in people a personal dig? It seems catty. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:52:42 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453154 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453154 What's interesting about those two shows is that they relied heavily on conventional news sources, and repeated facts, just presenting them with less objectivity. "You said this, but this is what that means," and even though framing has power they're very truthful about how they are framing things. Also, I don't know if you've seen "Spotlight" but it's a fictional film about the newspaper reporters (at the Boston Globe I think) who broke the Catholic Church molestation scandal open. Elements of the story are inevitably fictional, but it's about the process they went through to tell the story and in a lot of ways the Wire reminds me of it. It may be less authentic, but it opens up the story to a broader audience which is another important job of news sources. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 02:01:20 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46407?scroll_to=453152 I am fascinated by the relationship we see develop between Herc, Carver, and Bodie. They're very clearly not friends, with the history of violence between them, but Herc and Carver play pool with Bodie and are able to stand beside him at the basketball game without being antagonistic. They're not allies, but they form a relationship. Then there's Kima's relationship with Bubbs. When he decides to try sobriety, she realizes she might lose her informant, but she helps him out with money in spite of that. He breaks the law, but she does value him as a person and not just an informant. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 01:52:25 -0500