Matthew Buchanan

All six seasons of HBO’s The Sopranos on 33 discs,...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:53:00 +1300

All six seasons of HBO’s The Sopranos on 33 discs, shipping 11 November for ~~US$400~~ $279.

Two minutes from the middle of the pilot for The Remnants,...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:00 +1300

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”

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:39:00 +1300

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..."

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:39:00 +1300

“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.