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In advance of next Sunday's premiere of the final season of The Wire, the Wall Street Journal's Lauren Mechling examines the series playwright Tony Kushner calls his "favorite TV show." And, he admits, "I watch TV a lot."

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In advance of next Sunday's premiere of the final season of The Wire, the Wall Street Journal's Lauren Mechling examines the series playwright Tony Kushner calls his "favorite TV show." And, he admits, "I watch TV a lot."

The article asserts that Kushner's appreciation of the show—he also calls it "smart" and "unflinching"—is typical of the "manic devotion" of its wide-ranging fans. "A favorite among the hip-hop world and the intelligentsia," Mechling writes, "The Wire doesn't have casual fans—those who watch, watch obsessively."

Mechling herself says The Wire is "storytelling at its most stunning." She writes: "Heartbreaking, wry and novelistically complex, The Wire has run roughshod over practically every television convention."

To read the article, visit online.wsj.com.

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  • Saturday, December 29, 2007
    WSJ: "The Wire" Is "Storytelling at Its Most Stunning"

    In advance of next Sunday's premiere of the final season of The Wire, the Wall Street Journal's Lauren Mechling examines the series playwright Tony Kushner calls his "favorite TV show." And, he admits, "I watch TV a lot."

    The article asserts that Kushner's appreciation of the show—he also calls it "smart" and "unflinching"—is typical of the "manic devotion" of its wide-ranging fans. "A favorite among the hip-hop world and the intelligentsia," Mechling writes, "The Wire doesn't have casual fans—those who watch, watch obsessively."

    Mechling herself says The Wire is "storytelling at its most stunning." She writes: "Heartbreaking, wry and novelistically complex, The Wire has run roughshod over practically every television convention."

    To read the article, visit online.wsj.com.

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