Most recent public comments by Rebecca Kugler https://nowcomment.com/users/6236 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667738 I would be interested to read about if and how police stations took after Daniels' gang by implementing similar policing strategies in their own towns and cities. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:33:29 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667736 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667736 I really like how the show depicts both sides as parallel. Both sides have similar issues and they deal with them often in similar ways. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:23:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667733 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667733 After reading this article, I see a lot of similarities between Simon and McNulty. I wonder if that is conscious of Simon. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:07:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667730 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667730 I love that there are no "perfect" nor "evil" people in The Wire. Simon does a great job of showing each character's redeemable qualities (even if some characters have fewer redeemable qualities than others). It would be far too easy to demonize all of the characters involved with drugs and I think that Simon consciously avoids doing that due to his experience as a journalist. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 01:16:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667724 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=667724 I think it is important to distinguish between Simon's Baltimore and the real Baltimore while watching The Wire due to Simon's often jaded opinions and biases. For me, it can be hard to do this because of the accuracy of details in this show -- accents, clothing, vernacular, etc. As I am watching The Wire I try to scrutinize anything that seems too "cookie cutter." Thu, 02 Feb 2017 01:14:49 -0500