The Wire

Seagirt Marine Terminal, Baltimore

I’m almost done watching the fourth season of the very entertaining, very intense HBO show The Wireand I highly recommend it. It seems to give an authentic, in-depth look at many components of a large city. The police department is one of the aspects it covers, and it shows how politics can infiltrate and impact police work. But the show also gives equal time to the criminals, city politicians, and even union dockworkers (see above, a photo of the Seagirt Marine Terminal, where much of the second season was filmed). You'll start to become familiar with many of the characters from this huge cast: Stringer, Avon, McNulty, Bodie, Carcetti, Burrell, Bubbles, and on and on. A couple of us here at work have watched it from season one and we’ve all really liked it. Also, SURPRISE! We’ve just received (yeah!) season 5, the final season. Each season has been better than its predecessor, and the fourth season, for me, has been by far the best yet. I can’t wait to finish this!

But I’ll be sad when it’s over. :(

Now, I may not have convinced you, but check out these reviews:

In SF Chronicle

In NY Times

Of course, like many shows on HBO, The Wire is intended for mature audiences.

Find the first season here, at our libraries!