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The Wire's coming back soon: please watch it

Posted on August 18, 2006 | Post a comment |

The Wire

I know I drone on about The Wire being probably the best TV show ever made rather a lot, but it's coming back for a fourth season on HBO soon - the 10th September at 10pm to be exact – so I thought I'd commit some more droning into electronic type.

It's brilliant. Watch it.

Not entirely persuasive, huh?

Okay, here's someone else explaining why it's brilliant. A choice quote:

Having devoured all 13 hours even before sitting down with Simon, I can say I have no need of a refund. If anything, I feel like I should be paying more than my HBO subscription rate for this show. It is the best drama in HBO history -- all due respect to “The Sopranos” and “Deadwood.” “The Wire” is deeper, tighter and more ambitious -- and one of the finest works ever produced for American television.

And here's Charlie Brooker on last night's Screen Wipe US special explaining why it's the best TV show of the last 20 years. Y'all respect his opinion, don't you?

Over here in the lovely UK, you'll have to wait for FX to air the fourth season, but it should be arriving by year end. There's one reason for a Sky subscription, anyway, since FX isn't on FreeView.

Unfortunately, it's not repeating any episodes at the moment, which is completely atypical of it. If you want to catch up, Amazon (average customer review: 5 stars) or a similar service is the way to go: you should be able to get a box set of each season for about £25 a whack, or I'm sure a DVD rental service will be able to oblige. It's really, really worth watching. Promise.

There's a trailer for the fourth season on HBO's The Wire site, just in case you don't believe me.

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  • February 2, 2010: Charlie Brooker: YouTube sensation
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