A true marker of most great TV shows is usually that they have been ignored by the mainstream. The work of David Simon is a prime example of that, the finest writer working in TV today who has consistently created shows that will stand the test of time, rather than wrap themselves up with endless convoluted plot twists chasing precious ratings, before eventually running out of ideas.

The Wire is now viewed as one of the finest series to hit the small screen, yet at the time of airing it was widely ignored. After Generation Kill came Treme, a classic yet to be discovered. Simon dispensed of plot entirely to focus on the lives of New Orlean locals in the…

A six part HBO miniseries that attempts to tackle the themes of gentrification and social class through the glance of a real case in a small town on NYC.

With all episodes directed by the famous (infamous) Paul Haggis, written by The Wire and The Deuce David Simon and having a brilliant Oscar Isaac at the forefront, everything here was designed to work for me, but instead what I got was a rather unfocused and often bland tale that seems to be mostly stuck in different storylines, most of them never going really anywhere and one in particular being almost right-down almost offensive, like, I understand Dominican Republic isn’t the best of nations out there and just like in any…

Very meticulous and subtle drama about not the most thrilling of subjects but swiftly becomes utterly fascinating, powerful and moving. The cast is brilliant and the performances are incredible, espicially Oscar Isaac who just gives one of the best performances I've seen from him (especially in the last episode, wow). Just through every scene I kept thinking about how good David Simon is at this. He just gets it, he knows how to make TV and he understands humanity and society better than so many people working in TV or film. The characters are so real, the dialogue and interactions are so genuine and touching. Particularly in the relationship between Isaac's Nick Wasicsko and Nay Noe played by Carla Quevedo,…

So, so moving. Portrays reality and normality in such an effective, beautiful way that you can’t help but take the arcs of every character personally. Show Me A Hero is not exactly upbeat, yet it carries with it a more hopeful message than you’d expect; change is painful and change is hard, and it will feel like things won’t ever get better but they will. Seven years of history seamlessly covered over six episodes of television is indicative of just how quickly time can change. Disaster is really not that far away for the people of Yonkers, from its politicians to its poor, downtrodden minority groups, but it preaches that disaster is not as inevitable as it seems, which makes the…

A six part HBO miniseries that attempts to tackle the themes of gentrification and social class through the glance of a real case in a small town on NYC.

With all episodes directed by the famous (infamous) Paul Haggis, written by The Wire and The Deuce David Simon and having a brilliant Oscar Isaac at the forefront, everything here was designed to work for me, but instead what I got was a rather unfocused and often bland tale that seems to be mostly stuck in different storylines, most of them never going really anywhere and one in particular being almost right-down almost offensive, like, I understand Dominican Republic isn’t the best of nations out there and just like in any…