The Wire is On Demand

That’s right. The best show on television can be viewed on Comcast On Demand right now. Season 1 will be available until October 28. Then, hopefully they will continue playing the other seasons up until Season 5 premieres in January 2008.

I watched episode 1 last night. Even though I’ve seen it before, I still love watching The Wire. This show is just so well written and real. So much so that it can almost be hard to watch some times. Season 1 is really focused on the drug game and the battle between Avon Barksdale’s crew and the police. The most notable quote from this episode is when Carver, a detective, says this about the drug war. “You can’t call this a war.” Why’s that? “War’s end.”

I really got into The Wire last season and then went back and watched the others. David Simon and Co. did an amazing job with Season 4. The introduction of the school system and the 8th grade class really put the show over the top for me. Now we saw not only what these drug dealers were doing as adults, but where they came from and the circumstances that pushed them into this lifestyle.

You see this very clearly in the 4 main boys in the 8th grade class. Each of them has the opportunity to choose the drug game or a different life. I say choose, but maybe that’s not the correct word. It doesn’t really feel like a choice for most of them.

I am beyond excited for Season 5. According to IMDB, this season will only have 10 episodes, so I expect each one to be top notch. Set your DVRs. This will be worth watching.