THE WIRE

I have a new obsession. This new obsession is The Wire.

The Wire is a HBO TV show set in contempary Baltimore in the USA. It's a cop show. It is also the best thing I have ever seen on TV. I am not the only person to say this, countless other people have also described it thus.

It is simply perfect. The characters are almost stereotypes, there are no real 'good guys'and there is no hope. But you cannot help but sympaphise with almost everyone and care so much about every aspect of the world yo are presented with. The show is truely multi-layered and the deep pull of the show is overtaking all my other current obessesions (my leg, jihadists, buying a new bike, finding Batman things for my boy).

I've downloaded the first 3 series on bittorrent (over 3 weekends) and have been watching them on my ipod. I've been going to bed watching my ipod, travelling to the factory watching my ipod, even sat in my car eating sandwiches watching The Wire on my ipod. It's been great.

Series 5 is due to start in Feb next year.

Go here for bits of The Wire -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ2iGYwdEi8

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQVSvG5x54

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p3XQIqgAtCg

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y3rVGW24wc