The Wire

I finally finished watching The Wire series last night.  What an incredibly fantastic show.  The show originally ran for five seasons from 2002-2008 on HBO so I watched them all on DVD.  Each of the 5 seasons focuses on a different aspect of curruption in the city of Baltimore but the core of the story is always revolving around the police department and their battle with illegal drug trade in the city.  It is a phenomenal show that should be watched from beginning to end by almost anyone.  It's not the kind of show where you can jump in the middle and know what is going on (Sara).  If you can find the DVD's I would recommend anyone giving it a run.  The plot from beginning to end all interacts with each other making the smallest details in one episode mean some extremely important a couple episodes later.  It has been called one of the best television shows ever made by some critics and with my limited knowledge of TV series' I am going to have to agree.  Although Friday Night Lights is very closely behind in my book.  *****