The Wire in the Early Days

My only knowledge about Charm City before moving up here came from The Wire. Hands down, one of the best television shows I have ever seen. It really puts you there on the streets, in the police precints, and local government. The characters are all so very flawed, but you are still rooting for some of the bad guys in the end. They just finished shooting their fifth and final season for HBO, and I have no doubt it will be worth seeing. I was trolling the nets, and found these links off of Metafilter, some earlier views of three of the main series characters: Prop Joe, Young Omar, and Bunk & McNulty. They take you to Amazon, but the videos are right there.