You Want it To Be One Way, But It’s The Other
A simple but profoundly wise statement innocuously made, by one of all of television's more captivating and complex characters in Marlo Stanfield — in arguably one of the best shows ever, HBo’s classic hit The Wire.
If you’ve never watched HBO’s The Wire and are a crime drama fan, kinda like cop shows, or grew up in the '80s and 90s in a big city like Philly, New York, or Boston — you’re doing yourself a great disservice by not binging it right now on HBO on demand or by any other means you’re able — and I have no affiliation with the network in the least.
Other than I consider myself more than just a casual fan, but almost somewhat of a student of some of the Network’s best offerings, with shows like the all-time classic The Sopranos, the previously mentioned and subject of this article in The Wire, as well as numerous others I won’t get into at this exact second. They were that good. They were that influential and played a significant enough a role in my life throughout different times, for different but similar reasons, that I took it beyond just casually watching these shows.
I broke them down in my mind like a sports analyst or color commentator does a pivotal play in the game. I do this masterfully, with precision and pure craft every time. I was built for it so I’m unarrogant enough not to be dumb enough to…
