I was going to split this into best movie and best TV, but the truth is there is no contest.  I saw a handful of good (though no great) movies in 2008, but I finally caught up with The Wire and it was extraordinary.

For the three of you who don’t know about The Wire, it’s a five-season-long examination of crime and corruption in the city of Baltimore.  It’s gritty, realistic, and utterly absorbing.  I can’t imagine watching it in any other format than the dvd boxed set.  I gulped down four seasons in September and am just now watching season 5. Brilliant stuff, but what next?