EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 28:  David Simon, creator of TV series 'The Wire' is pictured with Dominic West and 'The Guardian' columnist Charlie Brooker during a photocall on day 1 of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on August 28, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Getty Images logo Getty Images 30 months ago

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 28: David Simon, creator of TV series 'The Wire' is pictured with Dominic West and 'The Guardian' columnist Charlie Brooker during a photocall on day 1 of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on August 28, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland.