Jason's post reminded me to post about one of my favorite shows on tv, The Wire. Last night was the official start to its fourth season (although it's available a week early on HBO-On-Demand). Not a lot went down during the first episode, but that's the way the show rolls. It gives you time to meet the characters before the shit goes down, which is how I like it. I was able to get some catch up time with my favorite character, Bunk Moreland, who will have some fantastic one-liners based on this first episode.

If you haven't been watching the show up until now, there's always time. I suggest you rent, buy or steal previous episodes as soon as possible (steal enough to get your appetite whet, then buy up the first three seasons). If you need convincing, I'm going to let the New York Times take care of that with an article and an opinion piece from this weekend.

The show airs Sundays at 10pm EST on HBO and hits on-demand the Monday before.