"It happens virtually the same way every time: someone (be it friend, Twitter followers, or on one occasion a cousin) will approach me and say, "I am ready to watch The Wire." And they all phrase it like that -- like it's a religious obligation they are about to undertake, rather than viewing a modestly rated HBO drama: I am ready to take my vow of poverty. I am ready to be bar mitzvahed. I am ready to watch The Wire." - Alan Sepinwall















