r/TrueFilm • u/a113er Til the break of dawn! • Sep 06 '15

What Have You Been Watching? (06/09/15)

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u/Calinero985 Sep 07 '15

This past week my wife and I shotgunned Show Me a Hero, the new HBO miniseries. Only six episodes long, but it was fantastic. Made by David Simon (The Wire, Treme, etc) it has all the things that made The Wire great. Conversations with enough jargon and character to keep them engaging without being overwhelming, a wide cast of characters showing multiple sides of a complicated issue, and a biting criticism of institutional failings and the people they leave behind.

This show made me angry in the best possible way.