Two minutes from the middle of the pilot for The Remnants, written and directed by John August. It was shot during the WGA strike in February 2008, using the SAG internet agreement. (via Darren Wood)
Cutting “The Wire”
Salon.com interview with series creator David Simon following the conclusion of the show’s fifth (and final) season.
For me, the religion was in the chase, the pursuit of accumulated fact and quote, the rush to deadline, and the arrogance of standing up like the village griot at the campfire and running down a story that hadn’t yet been heard. And then the next day, maybe, doing it again.
— David Simon, series creator of the superb HBO police drama The Wire, recalls his early experiences as a staff reporter for The Baltimore Sun newspaper, in an essay for the March issue of Esquire.
