"The Wire" on HBO

xp. yes but that's particularly because the teamsters is a bad, undemocratic union

JFC: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/michael-k-williams-the-wire-star-dead-at-54-1235009002/

worst news

photograph taken at his home in brooklyn, august 2021.

by jesse dittmar. pic.twitter.com/xVLILGDfVA

— #freekeithdavisjr (@liberianjue_) September 6, 2021

RIP legend

Man, RIP. Some sites are saying it was an overdose. :(

sweet remembrance from Paul Reubens/PeeWee Herman

I just saw some extremely sad, heartbreaking news. My friend and supremely talented actor Michael K. Williams has died. We met on a film in 2008 and became casual pals. I was excited to meet him having greatly admired his incredible, insightful work in ‘The Wire’. pic.twitter.com/LD0icMcbei

— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) September 6, 2021

(click through for the thread)

OMAR

and Wendell Pierce ;_; (also a thread)

The depth of my love for this brother, can only be matched by the depth of my pain learning of his loss. A immensely talented man with the ability to give voice to the human condition portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom elevated until he sings their truth. pic.twitter.com/EvrESGSK8O

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) September 6, 2021

the idea of paul reubens sending mkw a valentine every year is just breaking my heart into little pieces

right?

sorry for multi posts

great clip of MKW talking about playing Omar

Omar Little meant just as much to Michael as this character did to us pic.twitter.com/isb8pashM3

— certified lover kar (@karlogan_) September 6, 2021

he really gave his roles full gas, nothing felt like him ~trying~ to give you the character.

and when he cried on camera, you felt it. so good in closeup. he was 100% in it

He was good in other things, but Omar is one of those indelible performances. One of the best characters on one of the best shows ever. R.I.P.

For me, this scene of Michael K Williams as Dr. Marshall Kane is the most deep and intense scene from 'Community'. I've been replaying this scene. 😢 #MichaelKWilliams#legend https://t.co/WVPbmy2T2D

— Anum Jamal (@AnumAJamal) September 7, 2021

forgot about him on Community. loved his character on that show.

he was great! and he could have came on and given like a 5 and blown everyone ,away but he’s fully giving a 10.

This is it. The definitive Michael K Williams take

pic.twitter.com/rzJ5zZ3VTV

— Germinator (@johngermany) September 6, 2021

it’s wild to watch this now too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpST8KE3vSI

Michael K. Williams talking to different versions of himself on getting typecast as a black man. pic.twitter.com/uRowCxU4Tf

— chu (@chuuzus) September 6, 2021

last line really hurts now

Great clip, vg.

What is it VG, in UK I‘m getting:

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The uploader has not made this video available in your country.

ugh ugh ugh

xpost chewshabadoo - HBO shortfilm “Typecast” - Michael K Williams as himself, and in character as Omar, Chalky & Montrose in conversation together talking about the question of typecasting & how/if it applies to him as an actor

wow, that video hits hard. what a great actor, what a loss.

David Simon essay on MKW in the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/opinion/michael-k-williams-david-simon-the-wire.html

I dunno, that felt a bit off to me somehow, can't put my finger on why.

it felt somewhat guarded, and if that is whats going on I am ok with that.

like to me gnot knowing dick about him) this death is deeply personal and even though he is a writer by trade he’s maybe not willing to mine his own grief for us just yet (or ever)

maybe it felt a bit patronising? like isn't it great that a mere actor became concerned with the overall themes of the show?

Cut To Black podcast pays tribute

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81OGE1ZmE5OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/YmI4YzFmYzAtZjRkYS00ZThlLWIzMTItZDk4YTQ4ZTUxY2Mw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj469jp5fryAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

Here's a public link for that (m4a)

Wow, afaict it's rare that there's ever any follow-up on these things:

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/michael-k-williams-overdose-arrests-1235170332/

do you think the hand-to-hands and controlled buys are going to get them up past the street level?

David Simon does not approve

Please don’t @ me on this. I do not think Mike is honored or properly remembered by more incarceration in his name. Knowing him and his thoughts, I think he would be appalled at this. End the goddam drug war. https://t.co/IYZTSzgHEa

— David Simon (@AoDespair) February 3, 2022

I was going to post basically the same thing. One of the arrested is 70 years old

wonder who their lawyer is

just makes a sad thing even sadder
arresting the dealers is just surface level bullshit, meanwhile fentanyl is basically a standard compnent in street heroin all over the country & no one w the power to do anything abt it seems to give a fuck

Simon & Pelecanos back in Baltimore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tOz3dn3vuU

whoaaaaaaaaaaa

Holy shit, Delaney Williams as Kevin Davis?

Other former Wire cast members include Jamie Hector, Tray Chaney, and Domenick Lombardozzi.

Jon Bernthal + Jamie Hector ? I am sold.

honestly -- in retrospect, Jon Bernthal would have been a really good McNulty

Oh wow, this is a side note, but I went over the Wire subreddit to check for more information on this show. Instead found out that Benjamin Busch, the actor who played Colicchio (the asshole cop with the goatee), has been over in Ukraine giving some kind of combat instruction to Ukrainian volunteers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd5nOZeOYGc

looking forward to the new show, not the new war

cannot wait for new show, looks so good

Looks like a bit of penance from Simon for his overly-generous treatment of the Baltimore police.

and we get josh charles too, baltimore’s own :D

Love Jon Bernthal's repugnant bad guy face, "dough on the table" policing is kinda ripe for this exploration. Stoked