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The Wire, 10 years on: 'We tore the cover off a city and showed the American dream was dead' | The Wire | The Guardian
![Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / Twitter Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzaAcQkWIAAL9rQ.jpg)
Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / Twitter
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Dante Barksdale Crusaded Against Gun Violence in Baltimore. Then He Was Shot and Killed. - The New York Times
Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "The harsh reality of The Wire. Why is McNulty mad about Bodie's death? Because he cared about him? Or because his case fell apart? YBTJ https://t.co/PVlZrR9AeX" /
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Nathan Barksdale, the inspiration behind characters from The Wire, dies in prison | The Independent | The Independent
![Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / Twitter Jack M Silverstein on Twitter: "Bodie said he felt like a pawn. In his final scene, he attacks diagonally only, just like a pawn. The Wire went deep. https://t.co/S7pnvy0SJR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzaAbpjXAAAxNNJ.jpg)