Superfluous Rants

I started watching the show The Wire earlier this week and I'm absolutely addicted to it. Its probably the most engrossing police drama I have ever seen. It covers everything from politics to socioeconomic issues to petty drug dealers. I finished one season so far and there is 4 more to go. At this rate I will probably be done in a month lol. The thing I like most is the fact that its not all out action like most other police dramas, it takes a novel like approach in building characters and story lines. There's an ensemble of complex protagonists and antagonists. For instance my favourite character so far: Stringer Bell, an enforcer for a drug lord, is not just another "Mo" from the streets. Instead we have a character that is very shrewd and plays the game with an entrepreneurial mentality. He even takes economics classes in a community college.
I highly recommend this show if you haven't checked it out. Word to my boy Shakil for pestering me about it all this time.