Sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!

The death occured last night of American television writer David Mills. Mills worked closely with David Simon, whose most famous contribution to the world is the critically acclaimed The Wire and was a writer with Simon on The Corner, Homicide: Life on the Street, HBOs soon to be born baby, Treme along with a number of episodes of both NYPD Blue and E.R aswell. Quite the impressive C.V if you ask me.

I must admit to not being familiar with most of his other work, outside of The Wire, but that alone to me is enough to elevate the man to the superhuman. His contribution to the show came late in the day, being a primary writer on the shows fifth and final season. Previous to that he wrote only one episode in season 4 Soft Eyes, which revolves around a cluster of teenage boys in a Baltimore high school.



The shows climax, season 5 is considered by some to be its proverbial "jumping of the shark" but its place in the crescendo of what I consider the best TV show ever (take that Tony Soprano) is undeniable. The plot of this season is a little less real and hard-hitting as those which proceded it, but it does contain one of the shows best characters, politician Clay Davis' mighty comeuppance (or maybe not!) through the Baltimore judicial system. For Mills' contribution to that story alone, I hold him in high regard.

For those of you out there who haven't watched The Wire, take tomorrows pub closure as a sign for you to kickstart your addicition. Sure didn't The Lord himself pause on the way to Golgotha for a Heineken and a shot of Jameson?! I could wax lyrical about The Wire for hours, but I'll not waste your time. So, feast your eyes upon one of the best scenes of what I would argue is television's finest hour.