The Wire’s David Simon is an opinionated man
Based on my recent blog post touting HBO's television programming, it's safe to say that I have become devotee of The Wire, a stunning, five-season long portrait of a city in decay. It may be second only to Deadwood as the best television HBO has to offer -- and maybe that anyone has to offer. Television writing just doesn't get any better. So as I am prone to do when I become heavily invested in something, after watching I immediately sought out interviews with David Simon, creator of The Wire and the Lead Brain behind the brains that brought the…