The Wire: Seasons 2 & 3

I didn't post a review of Season 2 of the Wire because there wasn't the single moment that jumped out at me like in Season 1...But right away in Season 3 we have drug dealers using Robert's Rules of Order and as a former Parliamentarian I am simply in love! You can see the scene at the 1:57 mark in this video:




Parliament -- Handcuffs

Parliament -- Give Up the Funk [Tear the Roof Off the Sucker]
Both songs are from the Mothership Connection album.

The Wire

I had never seen a single episode of The Wire until this week believe it or not.  I just never saw a DVD set on sale for cheap enough or thought about renting it from Netflix.  

The first few episodes were fine but no better than Homicide [my favorite cop drama] or some of the best episodes of Davinci's Inquest or Jerry Orbach-era Law & Order.  But then I came to Episode 4 "Old Cases" and this scene and things changed for the better.  I get it now...how do things get better from here?

 The Blind Boys of Alabama -- Down in the Hole [Theme song from The Wire]
This is a Tom Waits cover and on the The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter --Five Years of Music From The Wire.