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Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: The Wire (2002).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Paths of Glory (1957): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Wire (2002), which they wrote: Paths of Glory ⇒ The Wire (the maker said so: David Simon cites it regularly). David Simon reportedly cites Paths of Glory as the number one influence on The Wire: institutions chewing up the people on the ground.
    “David Simon cites this regularly as the number one influence on the wire?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:25:11 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Writing (1) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

None.