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Rewatching 'The Wire': Classic Crime Drama Seems Written For Today

Detectives Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters, left) and Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) kneel beside a body, befuddled. Nicole Rivelli/AP hide caption

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Opinion

Code Switch

Rewatching 'The Wire': Classic Crime Drama Seems Written For Today

January 6, 2015 • As HBO releases the high-definition version of The Wire, NPR's Eric Deggans says that binge-watching the show feels more like reading today's headlines — especially on issues of race and class.

Jack Bauer Is Back, But One Woman Has His Number

Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is back in Fox's 24: Live Another Day. Christopher Raphael/Fox hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jack Bauer Is Back, But One Woman Has His Number

May 5, 2014 • NPR's TV critic, Eric Deggans, says one of the stronger elements of the limited return of Fox's 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, is a woman who seems to be a step ahead of Jack Bauer.

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NPR Extra

TV Critic ProFile: 'Television [Is] A Window Into How American Society Works'

November 8, 2013 • After several years contributing to NPR's coverage of the media, Eric Deggans is finally getting a business card. This fall marks the start of Deggans' new role as NPR television correspondent, so we caught up with him to find out what's playing on his TV (among other things).