The Wire - Season One Opening Scene

Yes, this exactly how greatness begins.
Greatest show ever period.

et dire qu'on est obligé de regarder ça en cours d'Anglais...

What an awesome way to start the series.

Everything the series was about was right there in that one scene.

Beautiful.

Tru dat. Mos def.

hes british.

I think as the series went on, Mr. West nailed some of the pronunciations and inflections right on the money. Mr. LaPaglia is quite talented and can mimick many dialects and accents; agreed. Ms. Kidman looks good in a short skirt and I don't recall her ability to deliver a line. All of a sudden I have a need to play racecars with pink sugar packets up her thigh...