The best American television drama is of a very high quality indeed. One only has to think of shows like THE SOPRANOS, DEADWOOD, THE BADGE etc. For me the work of one man, a writer, creator and producer, really stands out. His most famous achievement was THE WIRE. I had to be bullied into watching it by a friend and was hooked from episode one. David Simon is a man with a social conscience, liberal, dedicated. I can say little else but recommend all his work. Simon pulls no punches and his shows are not always easy watching. In my collection:
HOMICIDE : LIFE ON THE STREETS (1993-1998)
THE CORNER (2000)
THE WIRE (2002-2008)
GENERATION KILL (2008)
TREME (2010-2013)
SHOW ME A HERO (2015)
Michael Williams and Wendell Pierce in THE WIRE
