In fairness mate anything is better than that depressing cockney sh#*e or the other dross that's on T.V 30 times a week!!

Your reflection when there’s a power cut?

That's pretty good for you damo!!

Unquestionably the best thing I've seen on tv in a good few years.

Surprised me to find out that 3 of the main characters are British/Irish: cockney Stringer Bell, Dubliner Tommy Carcetti and Sheffield born (but Eton educated) Jimmy McNulty.

I was fortunate enough to have a friend of my father recommend the Wire when it began in the US (and, allegedly, supply the means to watch it....allegedly). Unquestionably one of the greatest, if not the greatest TV drama.
As for other US output, little if anything comes close (although the Sopranos has to be worth a mention).
I thought the Sons of Anarchy was hugely disappointing. The concept of the show offered so much but they delivered a very run of the mill result.

Fellow Wire-heads may be interested in this, which I saw a couple of months ago for work, and is like the Wire, very good, but real. Airing at the moment in the US, doubt it'll get picked up here but DVD out in December. www.sundancechannel.com/brick-city/ www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/ ... brick.html

Fellow Wire-heads may be interested in this, which I saw a couple of months ago for work, and is like the Wire, very good, but real. Airing at the moment in the US, doubt it'll get picked up here but DVD out in December. www.sundancechannel.com/brick-city/ www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/ ... brick.html

Quote craigizzard="craigizzard"Fellow Wire-heads may be interested in this, which I saw a couple of months ago for work, and is like the Wire, very good, but real. Airing at the moment in the US, doubt it'll get picked up here but DVD out in December. www.sundancechannel.com/brick-city/ www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/ ... brick.html'" Thanls for that, I'll speak to my 'US contact'...... allegedly

Quote craigizzard="craigizzard"Fellow Wire-heads may be interested in this, which I saw a couple of months ago for work, and is like the Wire, very good, but real. Airing at the moment in the US, doubt it'll get picked up here but DVD out in December. www.sundancechannel.com/brick-city/ www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/ ... brick.html'" Thanls for that, I'll speak to my 'US contact'...... allegedly

Mentioned it before, but The Corner is worth a watch (think it was shown somewhere on cable recently).

I knew about Bell and McNulty but not Carcetti - all three put in cracking performances.

There's a great in-joke type moment back in season 2, where McNulty does a terrible English accent.

I have loads of The Wire recorded on my Sky+ box.. Still not got round to watching it, they've been on there months!

this thread makes me want to watch it, then when I get home I just don't bother

Coast is the only thing I make anything approaching an effort to watch these days. Finished now though.... until next time. That's good telly is that.

I'm liking that Lost Land of the Volcano thing at the moment, but I'm not sure how much longer that's going to be on for.

I'm also watching Chuck on DVD at the moment, which is quite amusing.

That is all.

Fancy checking that out but next I want to see "Generation Kill", again by David Simon/Ed Burns, but this time about Iraq (but like the Wire it's as much about the characters)

Also tempted to try one of Simon's books