<p>I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that Amazon has “The Wire” on sale today for $81.99, a great price.
It is Amazon’s Gold Box deal of the day, so it will only be this price today, or until it runs out.
I think “The Wire” is the greatest TV series ever and I heartily recommend it to anyone looking for something to watch on these bitter cold nights.<br>
We got it as an early Christmas present and watched all 5 seasons in about 2 weeks.</p>
<p>My son is in love with The Wire; also a big West Wing fan. This would be a great birthday present for him, but for some reason he doesn’t like to own tv shows on DVD, only movies. He thinks the tv shows are a waste of money.</p>
<p>The finest tv program!</p>
<p>Darn it. I was just about to buy the entire West Wing and start watching it! I love The Wire.</p>
<p>We don’t get cable but I heard " the Wire" was President Obama’s favorite show.
We share similar taste so I tried it out. I don’t like it as much as " The Closer", at least some of the characters are much more annoying- I enjoyed this interview with Chad " Cutty" Coleman though.[Chad</a> Coleman | Inspiring People | Living Louder | DanaRoc.com](<a href=“http://www.danaroc.com/inspiring_060506chadcoleman.html]Chad”>http://www.danaroc.com/inspiring_060506chadcoleman.html) He * isn’t * annoying. ;)</p>
<p>“The Wire” is AWESOME! (Oh, Omar - how I miss you!) I knew Obama had exquisite taste…</p>
<p>O.K. people, I just bought the entire season from Amazon (having never seen a single episode) based on your recommendations. (I did the same thing last month after reading a post about The West Wing. I’ve got to stop reading these threads. I’m going broke.)</p>
<p>I miss D’Angelo Barksdale ( and I loved seeing Wood " Avon" Harris on House-via itunes the other day)</p>
<p>sarha, thank you for posting this! 
It’s my mother’s favorite series and I’ve only seen a few random episodes. Am looking forward to it!</p>
<p>I am unfortunately becoming as much addicted to Amazon’s Gold box deals as I am to CC. And it’s a more expensive habit. Bought D both Buffy and Angel in box sets. And got Arrested Development for us. They were all discounted by at least 60%.</p>
<p>i was lucky enough to have a public library that lets you borrow DVDs, including whole season DVD sets. We’ve never had HBO, so I only got to see “The Wire” when I took out the season one set for a test drive. Hooked since then, big fan of the show. that guy Omar rocks.</p>
<p>Another big fan here. My son harassed me for a year until I finally agreed to take a look. I got totally hooked and spent consecutive days going through the first 3 seasons’ DVD’s, often 3 or 4 episodes at a sitting, and then watched the remaining seasons in “real” time. But I didn’t realize how truly obsessed I was till I saw the play “August:Osage County” in NYC this past fall and found myself waiting outside the stage door like a teenager at “Legally Blonde” so I could catch a glimpse of Jim True Frost, the actor who played “Prez”, and get his autograph. We even chatted about the show for a bit, and I walked away grinning like an idiot.</p>
<p>The only trouble is, nothing on TV now even comes close in quality, and I can’t seem to find another drama that interests me. I’ve been spoiled.</p>
<p>Someone DONATED “The Wire” to the library where I work and it’s sitting on my co-workers desk, ready to be processed. Much less expensive then buying. 
The funny thing is, I’m so absentminded that I as I was reading this thread I was thinking, “Wow, everybody likes this show- maybe I should buy it!” and then I remembered where I had seen it last…</p>
<p>I haven’t seen “The Wire,” but over the holidays I got really into “Generation Kill,” which I highly recommend. I understand that some of the same people worked on both programs, so maybe when I next have free time, I’ll have to look up “The Wire.”</p>
<p>The first season of The Wire is now on HBO On Demand. I have started watching it again and it is interesting knowing what happens to everyone. That first scene about letting Snot Boogie into the game is a classic.</p>
<p>Love HBO on demand. I caught up on all the Big Love episodes before the new season started. It’s killing me that I now have to wait for a new episode. Something about BL just cracks me up.<br>
I’m also a big Entourage fan so somebody at HBO has the same taste as mine.
I’ll have to start on The Wire now.</p>
<p>Big Love and Entourage are two of my favorites too. I also wish there were lots more of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I can watch those episode over and over again. I like Flight of the Conchords too.</p>
<p>I like Flight of the Conchords too.</p>
<p>they played a few gigs in the Seattle area last year-Murray is my favorite.
( and the recycling song- you know what I am talking about- business time )</p>