I began watching The Wire in 2005 and it is very good. The problem I have with The Wire is that I have no character to root for. In The Sopranos there's Tony and in Deadwood there's Bullock.
Still a great show though. Sad to hear the upcoming season is the last. With The Sopranos, Deadwood, and now The Wire all gone...what is there to waTch on HBO?