I recently finished season 5 of HBO’s critically acclaimed series ‘The Wire’ and I have to say it’s one of the best shows I have ever seen. Considering the past HBO has a damn good eye for quality TV. In my book The Wire is tied for first with the Sopranos when it comes to premium channel series rankings. Up there with it would be aforementioned Sopranos, Band of Brothers (mini-series), Dexter (Showtime), Weeds (Showtime) and Deadwood.