The Observer just published an interview with David Simon, the creator of The Wire and other HBO series including Treme, The Deuce, Show Me a Hero, We Own This City, and more. The main focus is on how ...

A while ago, there was a controversy in people-who-write-about-TV circles when David Simon, creator of The Wire, complained in a New York Times interview about certain post-Wire coverage that he ...

Let me say this: my apologies to anyone for saying, or trying to say, "You're not cool if you didn't get to The Wire early, and I only want you to watch the show on my terms." What I was saying is The ...

David Simon is right to call out Republican lawmakers for citing “The Wire” as justification for sending National Guard troops to Baltimore (“David Simon: Don’t use ‘The Wire’ to justify sending ...

Today the MacArthur Foundation announced its list of “geniuses” in the arts and sciences who will receive a no-strings grant of $500,000 each to pursue their work. Among them, David Simon, creator of ...