Raiders of the Lost Blog

HBO has a history of some really great TV shows - Sex and the City, Six Feet Under and the Sopranos. But no one is watching their absolute best show, The Wire. This show is amazing!

I was hooked on it starting last season. I tuned in, but didn’t have high expectations. I mean it’s called “The Wire”, how lame a name could it have? I was envisioning a show where you sat around and watched people huddled over wiretaps all the time.

What I found instead was one of the most deeply layered, textured shows I’ve ever seen. You get to know dozens of characters deeply, and understand things from both the criminal and the police point of view. Often you care more about the crooks. The cast is stellar. You won’t know anyone on it, but they’re all fantastic.

This new season has only just started, so there’s still time to watch. Do yourself a favor and check it out! Plus tonight HBO is rerunning the first 3 episodes back to back, so you can catch up for Sunday’s new episode after the Sex and the City premiere.

I love this show so much I watch it live while my tivo is grabbing it, that’s how much I like it!