The Wire

[b.miller]

having succumbed to temptation and watched the review copies of Season 5, I can hands down say that this show has the biggest balls in all of TV land. It's really hard for me to believe that season 5 is playing out the way it is. Genius.

I re-watched seasons 1-4 right beforehand and am firmly convinced that this show is so far above and beyond any other television. It really shouldn't even be called TV, more like a 60-hour time capsule, social document, and five-star film. I can't wait until 20 years from now when it's generally regarded as one of the all-time great pieces of entertainment and I'll be the old fart in the corner saying I was there when it came on and nobody watched it.

I still think season 3 is the pinnacle but I am officially shocked and awed by season 5 so far.

[testudo]

I've seen the first 8 episodes of this season. BY FAR the only tv show worth watching.

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by b.miller

I still think season 3 is the pinnacle

i'm more than half way through this season now and its almost like a symphony the way all the plot lines are slowly starting to come together as it reaches its conclusion. mcnulty's dinner date with the political strategist was an ever so subtle piece of social commentary as i've seen on tv