Daniel loves the television show The Wire. So when I agreed to rent the first season and afford him the opportunity to share with me the brilliance that is The Wire, he didn’t stop smiling for two days. He’s been giving me pop quizzes on character names and roles, and after certain scenes (like when some guy named Snot Something gets shot to death), he says things like, “Did you catch that? It’s really significant to how the ‘game’ is played.” I admit, the show is enjoyable. Below are a few of my thoughts which will mean nothing to most of you.

- This show takes place in at least 2002. Why is the Baltimore Police Department still using typewriters and computers that look pre-1995?

- McNulty is a terrible father.

- Wallace, Wallace, Wallace. You’re a cute kid. Stop using drugs.

- Avon Barksdale is the kid from Remember the Titans and Bird was the bad guy on Save the Last Dance. I’m not sure Daniel cared to know these things about this favorite drug dealers.

- I could have figured out that pager code.

- Could Bubbles BE a more charming drug addict?

- Is it a rule that HBO can’t have a show unless it features a strip club? Was there a strip club in Deadwood?