It's all subjective, but without any shadow of a doubt the best drama I have personally ever watched. I was devastated when it ended. We'd taken Series 5 on holiday with us and had watched it all in the first 24 hours of being there. Omar is THE best character I have ever seen in a drama. He was a very brave character to inject into an American show. Everything the christian right in America would hate. He was a drug dealer, a homosexual, a drug stealer and an afro caribbean. Brilliant! I was so upset when he died the way he did. But then that too was very realistic. It wasn't about a final triumphant fire fight or car chase. The modern day Robin Hood. David simon and George Pelecanos are TV gods in my eyes. If you need a Wire fix get reading George's crime novels. Did I mention that I quite liked The Wire?

Good holiday was it?

Another 99 added.

The Wire was garbage. Quite possibly the most overated TV show in history. if I wanted to watch a load of wannabe gangsters who you cant understand and a load of corrupt police officers, Id just go to Leeds, not sit through an hour of that cr@p

Not a fan then?

Shhhhhhhh.

Grown ups are talking.

Actually some of those "wannabe gangsters" are very much the real deal (see for example Snoop Pearson).

I wouldn't for a minute have expected you to be able to cope with a program as intellectual (and morally) challenging as The Wire. Thankfully HBO make telly like that for the minority and you can stick to Big Brother 27.

Where?

I have looked all round the house and there is only me here?

It's the absolute best. Superb telly.

Not one mention of Tony Smith,Adrian Morley or Lee briers on this thread.

Should be done under the trade descriptions.

Dolls house??

Im in the middle of generation kill. Its good but not in the wire territority. Ziggy from season 2 of the wire is one of the main protagonists and just as annoying