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Tag Archives: the wire
Wire 106: S03E08 – “Moral Midgetry”
In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I were joined by Ien Harris, Maggie Stough and Melinda Albrycht to look at season 3, episode 8 of the The Wire: “Moral Midgetry.” This episode stands out for many reasons, but none … Continue reading
Inspired: The Game Supercut
This video is a supercut of all the mentions of “the game” from season 1 of The Wire. It’s pretty amazing what John Johnston is doing with the software he found that automatically creates supercuts from video files based on … Continue reading
Inspired: “It’s a Kodak Moment in the House”
I was inspired by so many of the student radio programs, they were amazing. But that’s fodder for a whole ‘nother series of posts. For now I want to focus on one commercial from the brilliantly conceived and executed WireBuyers … Continue reading
Inspired: Vulcan Mindmeld Incoming…
Yet another inspired work from ds106 this week, this one from Mariana Funes. What I like about this work is that it was itself inspired by Kris Hooks’s suggestion that I looked like I was doing the Vulcan Mindmeld in … Continue reading
Wire 106: S03E07 – “Back Burners”
This marks the 32nd episode we’ve watched and discussed so far this semester. We’re not playing games here. In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I looked at season 3, episode 7 of the The Wire: “Back Burners.” There … Continue reading
Inspired: Wire 2600
I love what Ien harris did with the create a cartridge cover for an Atari 2600 game assignment. How can I refuse an 8-bit game based on The Wire? Makes me want to learn how to code these old school games so I … Continue reading
Inspired: Never Been a Paper Bag for ds106
Of all the amazing moments in The Wire, possibly my all time favorite is Bunny Colvin’s a paper bag speech which sets the stage for legalizing drugs in Hamsterdam during season 3. So when Paul Bond took this monologue and … Continue reading
Wire 106: S03E06 “Homecoming”
In this installment of the ongoing video discussions, Paul and I were joined by Syd Bauman and Travis Peed for a really stimulating and far-ranging conversation on season 3, episode 6 of the The Wire: “Homecoming.” Travis and Syd came with their A-Game, and … Continue reading
Wire 106: S03E05 “Straight and True”
In this video discussion of season 3, episode 5 of the The Wire, “Straight and True,” Paul and I focused on the limits of reform inherent in the logic of capital—or something like that. Also, we explored the struggle for … Continue reading
Wire 106: Week 9 – Get Inspired
This week will be dedicated to going back and looking through the work that’s been done in wire106 that has inspired you thus far. And if you have been operating in your own private Idaho, well then consider this the … Continue reading