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.

Thanks, But No Thanks

This is huge news for people that have not bought into the Apple "delivery system" for music...I have never purchased music through iTunes and don't own an iPod obviously...I have been a member of emusic and I especially enjoy the fact that their music is compatible with every kind of mp3 player and not just one brand...Their selection is sometimes weak but that's the nature of what they are shooting for....when faced with the dilemma of emusic or Netflix though I had to go with movies (especially now that you can watch movies on netflix.com anytime you want...)