The Wire

So the final episode of The Wire is airing tonight.
There's really no other show quite like as far as the quality and the scope of the storylines. The characters all have their own importance and there is no clear "hero" or lead in the show. It's a far cry from crap like 24 and even a step up from shows like the Sopranos.

I've seen the hour and half finale and it's certainly a fitting and worthy and to the show. There are only a few storylines that seem a little contrived in how they tie them up and what they do with them, but it's still a wholly satisfying end. Ok, more satisfying would be for it to keep going, because of course the stories won't actually stop here.

Here's a few versions of the theme song and the opening credits from Season 2 (feat Tom's original recording from Frank's Wild Years).

Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet - Way Down In The Hole
Blind Boys Of Alabama -Way Down In The Hole
Steve Earle - Way Down in the Hole