I am a huge fan of the show and noticed many of the parallels.
I have been toying around with the idea of using clips from The Wire to create a presentation showing effective and ineffective techniques. However, one roadblock is finding a quick and effective way to introduce all the characters so that people unfamilar with the show will be able to understand the clips.
The creators, David Simon and Ed Burns, have been signed to create a miniseries based off of the book Generation Kill. It will run on HBO and is supposed to be similar in production values to Band of Brothers. If I am not mistaken, Generation Kill was written by the Rolling Stones writer who was embedded with Nathan Fick's platoon during the first part of OIF. Based on the quality of the The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street, I know their new project will be excellent as well.
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