1. Show Me a Hero review – a symphonic mini-series from David ...
3 aug 2017 · What is it? Based on a true story about 1980s social housing in a New York suburb, this was David Simon's next co-writing gig after Treme.
This Oscar Isaac-starring six-parter about local politics in 1980s Yonkers has hit Now TV. It’s one hell of a meaty buffet – even if it occasionally turns to full ham smörgåsbord
2. HBO's Show Me a Hero turns the long, grinding work of government ...
17 aug 2015 · Show Me a Hero argues that most of our American heroes are just people who were pragmatic enough to support important social change slightly ...
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3. 'Show Me A Hero': The True Story Behind HBO's Mini-Series - UPROXX
4 sep 2015 · Here's the true story of the 27-year struggle to bring 200 units of public housing to the white section of Yonkers, New York.
Here’s the true story of the 27-year struggle to bring 200 units of public housing to the white section of Yonkers, New York.
4. Empathy and Reality Converge in HBO's "Show Me a Hero"
27 aug 2023 · The HBO miniseries, "Show Me a Hero" captures Yonkers during crisis, and asks the audience to empathize with the complexity of community.
The HBO miniseries, "Show Me a Hero" captures Yonkers during crisis, and asks the audience to empathize with the complexity of community.
5. 'Show Me a Hero' Roundtable: Welcome to Yonkers - The Atlantic
16 aug 2015 · The HBO miniseries from The Wire creator David Simon follows an embattled city resisting efforts to build public housing.
The HBO miniseries from The Wire creator David Simon follows an embattled city resisting efforts to build public housing.
6. NIMBYs from Hell: Show Me a Hero is a Riveting Miniseries for the ...
Show Me a Hero is as much Wasicsko's story as it is the story of the Yonkers housing conflict. He shows moral ambiguity earlier in his career but then grows a ...
Show Me a Hero is based on a true story, adapted from Lisa Belkin's 1999 book (of the same name) by former Baltimore Sun journalists David Simon and William F. Zorzi. Simon created the masterful shows The Wire, which Zorzi also wrote for, and Treme. And Paul Haggis, the writer/director of Crash (200
7. Show Me a Hero: "Part 1" Review - IGN
16 aug 2015 · Based on true events, the show's premise revolves around a federal decision for the city of Yonkers to build a small number of low-income ...
The debut of the new miniseries from the minds behind The Wire and Crash isn’t a slam dunk, but it certainly holds promise.
8. The Long Civil Rights Narrative of Show Me a Hero
15 jul 2018 · Thirdly, the paper examines what it means that this story of successful desegregation is told through the alleged heroism of its protagonist, ...
Despite the important civil rights legal victories of the 1960s (the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968), residential segregation remains a fact of life in many US cities (Boustan 322; Glaeser and Vigdor). Though this state of affairs plays a large role in structuring and shaping the lives of many Americans, it is an issue that is very rarely at the heart of popular TV series. The 2015 six-part miniseries Show Me a Hero, however, deals head on with the connections between segregated cities, public housing, and a confrontational political culture. Based on Lisa Belkin’s 1999 500-page journalistic tome on the real struggle in Yonkers, New York in the late 1980s and early 1990s, this television show portrays a tumultuous period in a single urban area, which speaks to larger issues in contemporary American politics and culture. This HBO production was co-written by William F. Zorzi and David Simon and revisits themes that were also central to The Wire, on which Simon was the showrunner and Zorzi was a writer. Both shows examine structural realities that limit and adversely influence the lives of the lower class and underprivileged minorities in American cities. Indeed, when Show Me a Hero first aired in August 2015, New York Times journalist Ginia Bellafante noted how it related directly to the situation in the summer of that year:
9. HBO's 'Show Me a Hero' miniseries tells a gripping, tragic true story ...
13 aug 2015 · The fact-based drama chronicles the battles over public housing, desegregation, municipal power-mongering and social upheaval that turned segments of Yonkers, ...
David Simon ("The Wire") takes another unsparing look at American society in the "Show Me a Hero," based on the true story of how court-mandated public housing turned Yonkers, New York upside down in the late 1980s.
10. Show Me A Hero | Official Website for the HBO Series
A young mayor in Yonkers, NY is engulfed in a racially divided maelstrom in this six-part HBO miniseries.
The official website for Show Me A Hero on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.
11. David Simon's Show Me a Hero, reviewed
13 aug 2015 · But it's brought to life by Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac), the titular hero. In 1987, when the show begins, Nick, a former cop and lawyer, and ...
I recently told a friend that I had just watched and liked Show Me a Hero, the new series from David Simon that premieres this Sunday on HBO. “Oh,...
12. Show Me a Hero box set review: David Simon makes public housing ...
31 mrt 2016 · Show Me a Hero box set review: David Simon makes public housing as thrilling as The Wire ... Set in the late 1980s in Yonkers, New York, Show Me a ...
The story of a Yonkers mayor’s vitriolic battle for fair housing is a gripping exposé of the corrupting power of politics – and Catherine Keener’s great as a casual racist
13. Show Me a Hero TV Review | Common Sense Media
Show Me a Hero is a miniseries that deals with weighty adult issues such as racism, class, and poverty in a serious and sobering way.
Political drama deals in weighty themes, serious issues. Read Common Sense Media's Show Me a Hero review, age rating, and parents guide.
14. 'Show Me a Hero' Recap: Parts One & Two - Flavorwire
17 aug 2015 · What's great about this stuff—as it so often is with Simon's work—is that Simon and Zorzi don't oversimplify or overexplain. They instead let ...
Some writers, and some television shows, are afraid of getting too deep into the weeds—which is how we end up with examinations of race, class, and politics that are glancing at best at simplistic at worst. David Simon is not afraid of this. David…
15. Show Me a Hero - Apple TV (NL)
Based on a true story, this six-part miniseries from creator David Simon (The Wire) and director Paul Haggis (Crash) centers on the young mayor (Oscar ...
Based on a true story, this six-part miniseries from creator David Simon (The Wire) and director Paul Haggis (Crash) centers on the young mayor (Oscar…
16. Show Me a Hero | American television miniseries | Britannica
27 sep 2024 · …cowriter on the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015), the story of Nick Wasicsko, the young mayor of Yonkers, New York, who fought for the ...
Other articles where Show Me a Hero is discussed: David Simon: …cowriter on the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015), the story of Nick Wasicsko, the young mayor of Yonkers, New York, who fought for the desegregation of the city’s public housing during the 1980s and ’90s.
17. TV Review: 'Show Me a Hero' - Variety
12 aug 2015 · “Show Me a Hero” is that Fitzgerald-augured tragedy of sorts, but it's not a story without hope — or laughs for that matter, including scene ...
David Simon's latest HBO project, 'Show Me a Hero,' feels very much of a piece with the third season of his signature drama 'The Wire.'
18. Review: Show Me A Hero (Season 1, Episode 1) - The Edge
24 aug 2015 · Show Me A Hero focuses on the city of Yonkers NY in the years 1987-1994. The story revolves around a federal decision to build low-income ...
Sophie reviews the first part of HBO’s new miniseries, Show Me a Hero.
19. 'Show Me A Hero' Offers A Nuanced Take On Public Housing ... - NPR
14 aug 2015 · David Simon's new HBO mini-series, Show Me a Hero, examines racial biases in New ... story couldn't seem more timely."
David Simon's new HBO mini-series, Show Me a Hero, examines racial biases in New York City's public housing laws. Critic David Bianculli says, "This 25-year-old true story couldn't seem more timely."
