The Wire
January 28th, 2007“When you walk through the garden, you gotta watch your back.”
I’ve been watching HBO’s The Wire religiously and I’m compelled to say, it’s got to be hands down the best show on the air. Check out the Wikipedia article on the show for the rundown. I also recommend Salan’s article Breaking down The Wire.
This show is fantastic. If you haven’t seen it, find Season 1 and just start watching. No sense jumping in in the middle. I accidentally found myself watching an episode out of season 2 when I had only seen a couple of the episodes from season 1 and I was totally confused.
It’s a double-edged sword, but the design of the show is very dependant on the story arch continuing from episode to episode which means you can’t jump in the middle. However, it makes every episode twice as great because instead of rehashing plot points to make sure everybody is caught up, the time is spent on character development and moving the story forward.
I’m just finishing up on season four, but I recommend you check out this show. Start with season 1 episode 1; you won’t regret it.
February 3rd, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Actually, never heard of the show. Is it for Canada only?
February 5th, 2007 at 9:49 am
It’s on HBO.
February 11th, 2007 at 5:16 am
Deadwood was the same way; if you did not pay very close attention to what the characters were saying in every episode, you were lost from the beginning. one of my favorite shows of all time. i’m just sad that they cancelled the show after 3 seasons
February 11th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
I couldn’t get into Deadwood. I just never felt any kind of empathy for any of the characters. They all just seemed like bad guys doing bad things to each other and I wasn’t in the mood. I had friends that loved that show too, but I preferred not to watch.