I don’t claim to be an original fan of The Wire, seeing as I missed the first three seasons without so much as a second glance…but since catching season 4 this past fall, I am hooked. Just when I was going to grab the DVDs and get caught up, I saw a promo announcing that BET will show the first three seasons starting this past January 10th, every Thursday night at 9.
Figured it might be a good heads up for those johnny-come-latelys like me who want to catch up on the back story. Two things to note however. One, they blank out the profanity (except shit, which South Park made acceptable) which takes away from the true feel of the show a bit, and two…the shows are extended to 90 minutes a piece to fit in 30 minutes of commercials, which sucks. So if you have TiVo or DVR, this is tailor made for recording and fast forwarding through the ads.