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The 1st time N my life I've ever been glued 2 a TV -  - Short & Sweet. Didn't watch this series before it was taken off the air. Heard all the rave reviews. Did my research and ordered Season 4 (to start with).
Easily the most dynamic TV series of my lifetime. Incredible acting (and from such young kids), brilliant writing and great storylines.
Powerful, engaging, thought-provoking, eye-popping, emotional, deep, inspiring, gripping, maddening.
There aren't enough words 2 describe this show.
This is what I call "Reality Television." What makes this show all the more impactful is the fact that, sadly, most of these scenarios and portrayals are at least loosely based on real events that went down (and continue 2 go down) in the streets of Baltimore.
This DVD series is a must have.
Period.
Great stuff - - Great stuff. I feel like I know the whole g'dam town of Baltimore, from top to bottom. Seriously, it's like these people aren't even actors. In fact, you can't even imagine them as actors, being away from the set, that's how good they are. It doesn't even seem possible that they're acting. There's probably not too much higher praise you can give an actor than this. This is like going to see a great movie at the Cineplex, only the effing thing is 100 hours long, and you get to watch it go on and on, and the quality never goes down-- just stays at the same high level. Thanks guys. Great work.
Larry W. Phillips
"Life" isn't fair...it's "life"... - - Just finished the set...3 days. I find irony in the fact that one of the most beautiful things ever created was born of ugliness. If aliens were to come down to Earth, curious about what it meant to be human, I would show them "The Wire". I don't feel much hope, day to day. It's tough to be positive. Erosion. Winners and losers. You can't win in this life without being a little evil it seems. No good deed and all of that...just watch the show. It's a gift in a world that eats corporate s^%t and begs for more. Embrace the truth, do what you can...subtract from the evil, don't add. All you can do...maybe you'll make it...
..but probably not.
The Best season of the best series ever made. - - If you haven't already seen the Wire, see it. There is nothing better. This is in my opinion the best season of it. It is the most intelligent, raw and simply brilliant television show ever made, buy it.
Continues to Impress - - I have to admit, when I finished the first season, I was bummed. I was sure no subsequent seasons could match it. Surprise, they all have, including this one. The writing remains so excellent, season after season, it's amazing. This is truly one of the finest crime dramas ever, including movies. The depth and complexity of the characters and the quality of the storytelling, just unsurpassed this side of Sopranos. That said, I have to share some parts that had me wincing (spoiler alert maybe):
- When Bubbles tragically kills his young friend. This thing, when the poison meant for an enemy accidentally kills a friend, may be Shakespearian, but it's also been around since Shakespeare and is really tired. I was disappointed to see such a played-out, contrived manipulation in the middle of a show that I love because it almost always avoids stuff like this.
- The dimwitted, fortune-cookie-style psychobabble coming out of McNulty's mouth. Junk like, "I just gotta keep me outta my own way!" Yes, we get it, he's turned a corner... did he have o get all Dr. Phil on us?
- The boxing coach ending up with the ER nurse. This part of the epilogue is straight ut of a John Hughes film. Puke.
...and a few other things. Believe me, if I took the time to write out all the things I loved about this season, the list would go to the moon and back. I was Skeptical when i saw the kids on the cover, as storylines involving kids, in movies and TV, usually suck. Or else the kids' acting does. Not so here. It was great. I was also afraid that Prez would turn into some archetypal "savior-teacher" who would get all of his kids to pass the AP Trig test or something. What a relief, it didnt turn out that way.
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