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Best yet -  - I can honestly say, that season 5 is the best out of the series, and I have an extremely high regard for the previous 4. I rank The Wire up there with 24 in terms of best series on TV in recent memory.
The Wire must have peaked too soon -  - As a HUGE fan of The Wire,I was expecting the final season to be the best one yet-was I ever disappointed. The writers introduced us to new characters(and they were very boring). The storyline went from the streets of Baltimore to the newspaper reporters point of view.I watched the entire season on HBO hoping that the season would improve,it never happened. Loyal fans of the show might want to think twice before purchasing the final season.
Flawed, yet fantastic -  - Not the best season of The Wire, but that's like just being saluditorian in your Harvard graduating class.
*Possible Spoilers*
While McNulty faking a serial killer would be gold on just about any other TV show, I expected more out of a show as subtle as The Wire. It seemed way too "Hollywood-y" and David Simon has said he doesn't want The Wire to be just another cop show. That's not to say it wasn't interesting.
I thought it was brilliant how Simon was able to add what was essentially a new series and cast for Season 2, in addition to continuing everything from Season 1. But the newspaper storyline didn't have the same effect on me as the port/Greeks did.
However, that's not to say there weren't a bunch of pleasant surprises this season. I loved all the cameos from previous seasons, and I'm pretty sure that The Wire had the absolute best series finale I have ever seen. Usually you can't help but be somewhat disappointed with how a series ends, but Simon was able to answer every question, wrap up every story, and still leave us wanting more.
It is that good - - The Wire is unlike any other show your going to see on TV.
It goes against any and everything that has come before, and likely after. Each season is like a part in an ever expanding story, each episode a chapter, the whole series a book.
Each season takes place after another, during the time off between seasons, the characters and the city continue to thrive and grow, the chracters keep living, regardless if we are there or not.
The last season spans over 10 episodes. Its been a while since I watched a show that actually had an ending, most shows get canceled, and never get the chance to truly end properly. Not the case here, everything wraps up, most every thread is closed, and provides closure for just about every character in the show, from the first season to the last. It's a very heartwarming story, sad at times, and brilliant in every aspect. This has to be the most realistic show I have ever viewed. The acting is some of the best ever done. I'm really sad there will be no more stories with these characters. But what we have is great, I'm glad we got the opportunity to view such a work of art, and glad the show got the chance to go out the way it should.
I just got through watching the complete series back to back, each season blends seamlessly into the next, every episode is great, season 5 keeps it very good, and very real, providing closure. Somethings made me very sad, but all in all this is a GREAT season.
I do not wish to spoil anything, but the antics of McNulty and Freamon left me laughing throughout the whole season. It was so funny, again I do not wish to spoil it for you.
This is one of the best things to ever appear on TV, you owe it to yourself to check it out.
If you enjoyed this, you should check out "Generation Kill" which is by the same writers, and currently airing on HBO, it is very good too!
I know you're probably sick of hearing this...but 'The Wire' really IS the best show ever produced for American television!! - - No hyperbole. No B.S. No lie. HBO's 'The Wire' just goes beyond anything that had ever been produced for television. What starts as a gritty, realistic and entertaining as hell cop show ends up being a true American work of art. Far richer and more complex and enthralling than ANY film that has come out this decade let alone any other t.v. show. This review stands for all five seasons of the show as the sum is greater than any single part. Although I do have to single out Season Four as simply remarkable.
Watching the entirety of the series (five seasons in total) is just one of the most overwhelming and rewarding viewing experiences imaginable. 'The Wire' is one for the ages.
HBO is currently planning on releasing the entire series in one grand package later this fall. A worthy addition to any DVD library.
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