The Wire Season 3

[Rob1971]

Bit late this, as I think Episode One started last night on the FX Channel on Sky, but it's bound to be repeated this week sometime.

Anyway, just a heads up that the third season of the best written/acted TV show possibly in the history of telly - THE WIRE - is now on UK TV. And the good news is it's every bit as wonderful as seasons 1 & 2. In fact, the penultimate episode of Season 3 is just about as good as TV gets.

Rob

[Quirkafleeg]

I've just started on Season 2 via rental but I'm seriously thinking of biting the bullet and buying the whole lot on dvd. It really is the best television series ever made. Seriously.

[Mudcrab]

"best written/acted TV show possibly in the history of telly"

I thoroughly agree. Far better than the endless CSI: Somewhere clones.

It's been FX for ages now though, but as you say, Season 3 has just started.

Season 4 starts this autumn (sorry, fall) I think. On HBO that is.

[Dudley]

Link: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/kevin_carey/2007/02/the_wire.html" target="_blank">for all u wire fans

[Satanist]

I've watched the first 3 seasons over the last 2 months. Its really, really great but...Better than Deadwood???

[WoD]

Isn't series 4 on FX at the minute?

Why a 'main-stream' channel hasn't picked this up is beyond me...

[paulvonscott]

It's a police/crime thing right?  

Would I still like it if I wasn't normally into police/crime things?

[The Amstor Computer]

Yep, I think so. It's far, far more than just another "police/crime thing", and it thoroughly deserves every single word of praise it gets.