19
Just learned something weird about The Wire that changed how I see the whole show
I was reading an old interview with David Simon where he said the average drug corner in Baltimore moved about $2,000 a day, not millions like you'd think from the show. That stat from the Baltimore Sun archives made me wonder if the show glorified the scale too much. Is it better to keep the fiction big for drama or stick closer to the real numbers?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
wyatt5215d ago
Buddy of mine said the same thing @the_jamie, it made him rethink everything about the show.
9
uma68515d ago
Used to buy the hype but that stat really puts the show in a different light.
4
the_jamie15d ago
Right? Because it's not just about the numbers, it's about how they tell the whole story differently. Like, you watch those early seasons and it feels like a small show, but then you see this and realize it was always bigger than you thought. The fact that it kept growing even after the "peak" everyone talks about is wild to me. Really makes you wonder how much we let the internet noise color our own take on things, you know?
1