No disrespect to the sopranos, a very good show in its own right, but the Wire shits on it; it is simply on a different level. It is gonna be hard to beat as a TV show because of what it did.
No show has painted so effectively and honestly the depth of streetlife and the impact of the outside world on that world and covered so many aspects- the street politics, the police politics, the government politics, the education system, the media politics. I'm from the Bronx and so I can relate to B-More depicted on a level. It managed to do all this without being preachy- because it simply shows the subtleties; how it alll is connected; all grey areas- not black and white; all heros/villians. Well written, acted and directed. The Wire is like all those Nas sociopolitic record combined with the power of the visuals. Folks arguing who the best character is. No show has that much impact- In the UK, the police are using the Wire to tackle gang/black crime. No TV show has had me this addicted since the first two 24s and the X-Files. The Wire is Simply the best and realest TV drama show ever. MAYBE THE BEST TV SHOW EVER!
