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Anyone else watch The Corner from David Simon? It's like a prequel to The Wire, but a real life documentary. I really enjoyed it, plus they have plenty of The Wire's characters we all loved.
Some interesting tid bits though, Donnie, Butchie's friend who is sent to jail to protect Omar and is finally killed in the apartment shootout, was the inspiration for the character of Omar. Donnie, played by Donnie Andrews, was a real life stick up kid who had actually jumped out of a 6th story apartment, not the 4th floor that Omar did. One of The Corner's main characters, Fran, is Donnie's real life wife too. I just thought it was cool how it all intertwined.
This is the guy I'm talking about:
And some good interviews with the real life Omar:
http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/06/an-interview-with-donnie-andrews-the-real-life-omar-little/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/donnie-andrews-the-road-to-redemption-1711563.html
Some interesting tid bits though, Donnie, Butchie's friend who is sent to jail to protect Omar and is finally killed in the apartment shootout, was the inspiration for the character of Omar. Donnie, played by Donnie Andrews, was a real life stick up kid who had actually jumped out of a 6th story apartment, not the 4th floor that Omar did. One of The Corner's main characters, Fran, is Donnie's real life wife too. I just thought it was cool how it all intertwined.
This is the guy I'm talking about:
And some good interviews with the real life Omar:
http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/06/an-interview-with-donnie-andrews-the-real-life-omar-little/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/donnie-andrews-the-road-to-redemption-1711563.html