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Originally Posted by Big Evil

Considering the shows popularity now I could imagine the HBO execs regretted ending this show so soon. Maybe the show being very raw or maybe the Emmys always going for safer options is why the show flew under the radar for so long? Like you say it’s very under appreciated I can’t believe it first aired in 2002 and it’s taken this long for me to discover it

It was David Simon who ended the show but I think there was some pressure to get the last season done.

The final season is only ten episodes while all the other are either 12 or 13 episodes and it shows and why I put it last. Having said that, and not to give too much away but I think the police story in the fifth season is one of the best but ten episodes was not long enough to fully tell it IMO. Hope thats not too much of a spoiler but I find it hard to talk about it without spoilers cuz I like it so much and have so much to say on it.

Incidentally, where are you watching it? I remember when I last watched it I had to download it as they were charging for each episode on youtube and I aint paying.