Wire 106: S03E09 – “Slapstick”

Wire 106: S03E09 – “Slapstick”

by Reverend

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November 1, 2014

In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I were joined by David Mercer, Maggie Stough and Melinda Albrycht to look at season 3, episode 9 of the The Wire: “Slapstick.” This episode is a comedy of tragic errors between the … Continue reading →
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Inspired: X-Files Minimalist Movie Poster

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October 31, 2014

The artist behind this piece, Kaileyck, is in Jennifer Polock’s section of ds106 this semester. I’ve been following her work through Twitter thanks to the #ds106 hashtag, and I’ve become a fan of her art. Here minimalist poster of The X-Files … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E08 – “Moral Midgetry”

by Reverend

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October 31, 2014

In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I were joined by Ien Harris, Maggie Stough and Melinda Albrycht to look at season 3, episode 8 of the The Wire: “Moral Midgetry.” This episode stands out for many reasons, but none … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: Week 10 – “Let’s Go to the Videotape”

by Reverend

| Fall 2014 Wire106 Assignments, Syndicated
October 27, 2014

Actually, it’s not really tape, it’s all digital these days. So now it’s time to start putting all the different digital media we’ve been exploring this semester—photography, design, and audio—into motion. Video is a magical medium in that it combines so … Continue reading →
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Inspired by Un-Cropped Signs

by Reverend

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October 25, 2014

One of the nicest surprises of ds106 this Fall has been the Daily Creates. I am consistently blown away by the awesome work people are doing for these creative exercises. The community owes a huge amount of thanks to the … Continue reading →
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Inspired: The Game Supercut

by Reverend

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October 25, 2014

This video is a supercut of all the mentions of “the game” from season 1 of The Wire. It’s pretty amazing what John Johnston is doing with the software he found that automatically creates supercuts from video files based on … Continue reading →
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Inspired: “It’s a Kodak Moment in the House”

by Reverend

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October 25, 2014

I was inspired by so many of the student radio programs, they were amazing. But that’s fodder for a whole ‘nother series of posts. For now I want to focus on one commercial from the brilliantly conceived and executed WireBuyers … Continue reading →
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Inspired: Vulcan Mindmeld Incoming…

by Reverend

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October 25, 2014

Yet another inspired work from ds106 this week, this one from Mariana Funes. What I like about this work is that it was itself inspired by Kris Hooks’s suggestion that I looked like I was doing the Vulcan Mindmeld in … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E07 – “Back Burners”

by Reverend

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October 24, 2014

This marks the 32nd episode we’ve watched and discussed so far this semester. We’re not playing games here. In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I looked at season 3, episode 7 of the The Wire: “Back Burners.” There are … Continue reading →
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Inspired: Wire 2600

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October 24, 2014

I love what Ien harris did with the create a cartridge cover for an Atari 2600 game assignment. How can I refuse an 8-bit game based on The Wire? Makes me want to learn how to code these old school games so I … Continue reading →
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Inspired: Never Been a Paper Bag for ds106

by Reverend

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October 23, 2014

Of all the amazing moments in The Wire, possibly my all time favorite is Bunny Colvin’s a paper bag speech which sets the stage for legalizing drugs in Hamsterdam during season 3. So when Paul Bond took this monologue and … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E06 “Homecoming”

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October 23, 2014

In this installment of the ongoing video discussions, Paul and I were joined by Syd Bauman and Travis Peed for a really stimulating and far-ranging conversation on season 3, episode 6 of the The Wire: “Homecoming.” Travis and Syd came with their A-Game, and … Continue reading →
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Inspired by Wire 106

by Reverend

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October 23, 2014

With the beginning of week 9 here at UMW, we’ve officially crossed over the half way mark for the semester. The wire106 internauts have been amazing, they’ve published more than 1400 posts so far and created six original radio shows … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E05 “Straight and True”

by Reverend

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October 21, 2014

In this video discussion of season 3, episode 5 of the The Wire, “Straight and True,” Paul and I focused on the limits of reform inherent in the logic of capital—or something like that. Also, we explored the struggle for … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: Week 9 – Inspired

by Reverend

| Fall 2014 Wire106 Assignments, Syndicated
October 20, 2014

This week will be dedicated to going back and looking through the work that’s been done in wire106 that has inspired you thus far. And if you have been operating in your own private Idaho, well then consider this the … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E04 – “Hamsterdam”

by Reverend

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October 17, 2014

In this video discussion of episode 4 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “Hamsterdam,” Paul and I were joined by Kris Hooks—who always brings her A-game! This episode, as well as a good part of the discussion, focuses on Hamsterdam: Major Colvin’s … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E03 “Dead Soldiers”

by Reverend

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October 17, 2014

In this video discussion of episode 3 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “Dead Soldiers,” Paul and I were joined by Meredith Fierro, Amy Wallace, and Alison Thoet. The conversation covers a lot of ground, and this episode has a bunch … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E02 “All Due Respect”

by Reverend

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October 16, 2014

In this video discussion of episode 2 of Season 3 of the The Wire, “All Due Respect,” Paul and I were joined by Jessica Reingold who provided a clinic in close reading and thoughtful commentary. In my opinion, this is one of … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: Week 8 – Radio Days

by Reverend

| Fall 2014 Wire106 Assignments, Syndicated
October 13, 2014

This week will be dedicated almost entirely to working on and finishing the radio shows. To this end… Blogging Radio Show Progress Each member of the group will be required to blog about their progress on the radio show before Wednesday, October 15th. … Continue reading →
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NYC and the Visual Design of Season 2 of The Wire

by Reverend

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October 12, 2014

I fell behind a bit on last week’s design work for Wire 106, and I know folks are already onto audio assignments and radio shows. But while I was in NYC I took along my camera and decided to do my … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S03E01 “Time After Time”

by Reverend

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October 12, 2014

This week Wire 106 has been a bit hectic between my being away in NYC and then getting sick on my return. Which was further complicated by the fact we are now starting a two week odyssey into radio shows straddled … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S02E12 “Port in a Storm”

by Reverend

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October 11, 2014

This week Wire 106 has been a bit hectic between my being away in NYC and then getting sick on my return. Which was further complicated by the fact we are now starting a two week odyssey into radio shows straddled … Continue reading →
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Shenandoah’s Noir Issue Logo

by Reverend

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October 3, 2014

I’ve been working with the Shenandoah literary magazine for a while now, and next week they launch their noir issue. The editor, Rod Smith, asked me to try and come up with a logo/ad for Poetry Daily, and given it’s design week … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S02E11 “Bad Dreams”

by Reverend

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October 3, 2014

For this video discussion of Season 2 Episode 11 of The Wire, “Bad Dreams,” Paul Bond and I were joined by UMW #wire106 internauts John Meadows and Ien Harris. Once again, the discussion was focused around screenshots from this episode we found interesting in relationship … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S02E010 “Storm Warnings”

by Reverend

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October 3, 2014

For this video discussion of Season 2 Episode 10 of The Wire, “Storm Warnings,” Paul Bond and I were joined by quite a number of UMW #wire106 internauts Demi Fulcher, Alison Thoet, Stefanie Reutter, Meredith Fierro, and Maggie Stough. This discussion was … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S02E09 “Stray Rounds”

by Reverend

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October 2, 2014

For this video discussion of Season 2 Episode 9 of The Wire, “Stray Rounds,” Paul Bond and I were joined by UMW #wire106 internauts Lakisha Mahone and Nicky Memita. This discussion was pretty tight, and I found it a lot of fun. Since … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S02E06/E07/E08 “All Prologue,” “Backwash,” and “Duck and Cover”

by Reverend

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September 30, 2014

Last week “we took a closer look at visual” in ds106, and we returned to video for the discussions of Season 2, episodes 6, 7, and 8 of The Wire. We used a similar logic to organize these discussions as we did … Continue reading →
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Wire 106 Radio: S02E03/E04/E05 “Hot Shots,” “Hard Cases,” and “Undertow”

by Reverend

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September 30, 2014

Below are the discussions of the The Wire episodes we had during week 4 of ds106. They were all done on ds106radio given we were introducing audio and focusing on listening. Turns out it was also very useful for me because it forced me to get back … Continue reading →
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Nevermind the Selfies

by Reverend

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September 29, 2014

I took the opportunity of teaching ds106 again to finally take a stab at Tom Woodward‘s historical selfies assignment. If I hadn’t waited until the last minute, I would have done a string of The Wire selfies, which I still plan to … Continue reading →
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Omar’s Tie Fly By

by Reverend

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September 29, 2014

Omar Little rules. You pretty much realize that by the first season’s end, but by the second season he starts to take on legendary status because his knowledge of greek mythology, his brilliant courtroom apparel, and his ability to shutdown … Continue reading →
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