From: Monte Davis 

John Cuccia  wrote:

>I assume that next season will lean more heavily on political
>corruption and less on street crime.

I've heard hints that it's going to get into the schools -- the ongoing
*real* urban crime :-(

If so, having made my own discouraging foray into teacher training and
Philadelphia public schools a few years ago, I'm going to be really
interested in The Wire's take. Something tells me it will be short on (as
you say) 60-minute solutions, and uplift a la Stand and Deliver or Music of
the Heart...

If you haven't read it, I think you'd really enjoy David Alvarez's book
"The Wire: Truth be Told" -- much, much better than most
"behind the scenes" books tied to TV series. Simon paid his
reporter's dues getting to know Baltimore inside out, and then
writer/director's dues on Homicide and The Corner. He really cares about
how our cities live and die, has put together a cast and production team
that cares... and it shows.

BTW, Karen saw my comment about no single role as strong as Swearingen or
Tony Soprano and asked: "What about Omar?!?"

I decided not to pursue the topic :-)

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