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After Western cowboy flicks and heavy action movies, the world had found its new favorite genre to watch. Drug lords or mafia bosses. Some would say that David Simon’sThe Wirewas the best of both worlds.
The Wirenarrated the story of Detective James McNulty and his team as they investigate drug lords, detective agencies, and more, in the city of Baltimore. The series found critical acclaim and worldwide fame upon its release.
David Simon Hasn’t WatchedThe Sopranos
Similar toThe Wire,a seriestitledThe Sopranoswas released in 1999 and starred James Gandolfini.The series dealt with Tony Soprano, an American-Italian mafia head in New Jersey.
The WireandThe Sopranoswere somewhat similar in nature. The only difference between the two series was the point of view.The Sopranosnarrated the tale of a mafia head andThe Wirewas about a detective team on the case of hunting drug lords.
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In an interview withSlate, series creatorDavid Simonwas asked about his inspiration and models for makingThe Wire.Simon revealed that it wasn’t justThe Sopranosthat he admired.
There were no models for us in TV. I admire the storytelling of The Sopranos, though I don’t watch it consistently. And Deadwood; I don’t watch it, but I admire their storytelling. We certainly weren’t paying attention to network TV.
Deadwoodwas a 2004 television series that was released two years afterThe Wire.However, the series managed to make quite the name in 3 seasons thatThe Wiredid in 5.
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Well, the series was so iconic that evenveteran director Christopher Nolan was inspired to change one iconic thing in his lifeafter watchingThe Wire.The change is what made him a better writer overall!
Christopher Nolan Was Inspired ByThe Wire!
It has been known worldwide thatTenetdirectorChristopher Nolandoesn’t have a smartphone. The director has stated on multiple occasions that using a smartphone creates a lot of distractions for him while making movies.
What the people don’t know is that in an interview onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nolan revealed the inspiration for this idea. Nolan got the idea of using older technology for communication after watchingThe Wire.
I don’t have an email address. I’ve never used email. And I don’t have a smartphone. I will carry a pay-as-you-go dumb phone thing. I was inspired by The Wire, definitely.
Well, Nolan’s decision of not using a smartphone definitely helped the director in making some iconic scripts, screenplays, and, stories for his magnum opus movies.
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On the other hand,The Wirereceived a rating of 9.3/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.With 5 seasons to its name, the show is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
