Show Me a Hero

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Oblio

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[/TVPOSTER][SERIESWRAP][EPISODENAME]Show Me a Hero[/EPISODENAME]

Genre: [GENRE]Crime[/GENRE], [GENRE]Drama[/GENRE], [GENRE]History[/GENRE]

First Aired: [RELEASE]2015-08-16[/RELEASE]

Overview: [PLOT]Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.[/PLOT][/SERIESWRAP][/SERIES]

Based on the book of the same name, a 6 part mini-series that will air on HBO this year.

Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
Show Me a Hero (TV Mini-Series 2015) - IMDb

Show Me A Hero: Lisa Belkin: 9780316088640: Amazon.com: Books

Selix posted this spoilered video in The Wire Thread, which is how I found out about this show.

 
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Bondurant

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I hope this time people will actually watch a David Simon TV show BEFORE it got cancelled / finished.
 

Oblio

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Starts this Sunday Night, the 16th of August. There will be six episodes over the next three weeks (two every Sunday).

 

Chukzombi

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cant wait to avoid this show. enough racial conflict in real life without some tv show trying to white guilt me to death.
 

iannis

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Are we sure isn't not Show me AN hero?

Because I think a 6 part documentary about /b/tards would be entertaining.
 

spronk

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official trailer, other one above has been removed


is that the same dude from ex machina? jesus he looks completely different. gonna be in star wars too, right?

Looks kinda boring to be honest, white guy champions for poor black people and a bunch of racist people fight against it. Doesn't seem very nuanced.
 

Szlia

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I left this one out because, while he is pretty good in it, I don't like the film much. But as far as working with big names director, yeah. And he'll be in Star Wars too.
 

Adebisi

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He's probably my favorite actor right now.

That may change after I watch Apocalypse.
 

Asshat Brando

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The real person that Oscar Isaac is playing actually won election by campaigning against letting the blackies move into the neighborhood. So yeah, and knowing David Simon, I doubt he'll be a champion of black people in this. More just a person caught in the system trying to deal with it.
 

Joeboo

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Really like the first 2 episodes. Made a horrible of mistake of looking up the wikipedia entry of the real Nick Wasicsko. Don't do it, massive show spoilers. Damnit.
 

Royal

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I thought I saw Namond towards the end of Pt 2. He needs to put down a ham sammich.

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