IMO The Wire is hands down the greatest show ever. i own em all and watch them from start to finish and then again, over and over... Having spent some time in Baltimore and it being one of my favorite cities, I can't get enough. The scenes with the Blue Crab and Old Bay drive me nuts to the point of planning a visit just to get some food. The Wire beats out any of the other HBO "dramas" ten fold. I can't find a flaw with the exception of the show being over, because I wish that shit was still putting out new episodes!
Oh well.. to each their own....