See it first

HBO Originals. I can't live without them. Although I can do without the horrible Lisa Kudrow series and the cost of digital cable. But with The Wire, I'm hooked, and loving recent episodes more than all.

What's interesting with this season is not just the expected great writing, but HBO chose to offer each new episode a full week ahead of its scheduled air date. I know I'm late in mentioning this - I've been wondering about it for 6 weeks now, but I can't seem to let myself watch it before it's "air time" on Sunday evenings.

There's something about Sundays nights, ending a long work week - or an end of a loud football Sunday, when the tenants are finally silenced from the case of beer needed to accompany an improperly named sport - that gives me comfort in the regularly scheduled HBO Original.

Is HBO measuring who views it early? Will it increase sales of digital cable service? I doubt it.

Of course I need my On Demand for the occasional missed Sunday show, and a nice glass of wine to let me sit back, relax, and watch an astonishing display of writing, acting and storytelling.

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[mturro]

Word on The Wire, yo.