The Wire - The Complete Fifth Season

The Wire is a masterpiece that is so superior to any other television show that it's almost not fair to compare. It's intelligent, witty and terribly addicting. I can easily watch the same episode three times and still see new things.

After 5 seasons and 60 episodes, the series that put Baltimore back on the map has broadcast the last of it's story arcs, ending appropriately on both a wake for the departed and a glance to the future.

Consistently the best writing on the small screen, it chose the most difficult of methods to play out it's ideas - essentially each season made as a visual novel - episodes as chapters, each revealing a little more of the story, moving the arc along and refusing to pander to the ordinary. No self contained sound bite episodes for this drama, they had a story to tell and they would tell it the way a good story should be told.

If there's an epitaph for the people and places in The Wire, it's that the more things change, the more they remain the same. But as a piece of drama for television, things remaining the same is not an option - this has changed TV forever.

a great series, the other four are better. this one's ok, just seemed to lack something. worth the watch though

Another great season - which neatly wraps up every story line that was ever started. Not as good as season 4 in my opinion. But there are some brilliant moments in Season 5. Addicted Wire fans won't bother reading the reviews anyway. Once you've watched the first season, there's no stopping till you've seen them all! I can't believe it's all over.

The best television series ever produced, without a doubt. As someone who works in Baltimore, I can attest to its accuracy. It is about a lot more than murder and drugs. Check it out.