The Eternal Struggle

It may be slightly disorienting to watch Stringer Bell boss Michael Scott around next week. It’s definitely disorienting to hear him bust out Guys and Dolls show tunes in this Terry Gross interview.

Reason why I love Terry Gross #157: When Elba confesses he has only seen less than a handful of the episodes of The Wire, Gross is genuinely shocked and slightly appalled. Later in the interview, she subtly urges him to watch The Office while he’s on the show. I love that Terry Gross is unabashedly enthusiastic about things that are awesome, like The Wire (right before season five started airing, she did a whole week of The Wire affiliated interviews), and quietly thrilled about things that are a bit more cheesy, like American Idol.