I'm going to keep going on about it, you know. You can't stop me. Season four of The Wire, which begins a week on Sunday on HBO in the US – and comes to FX in the UK later this year – is getting some pretty great reviews from all the critics who have watched it.

Here's another one, which includes juicy quotes such as:

The shows are so powerful - so well-written, acted, filmed and edited - that the experience of watching them has left me a complete wreck.

I am so blown away by this show that I will go out on a limb here to declare that these 13 episodes just might comprise the single finest piece of work ever produced for American TV.

And

...following the story of these four boys for 13 Sundays this fall will be one of the most rewarding experiences you've ever had watching TV.

I'm looking forward to it, anyway. Ways to play catch-up for UK and US viewers are listed on my last fawning entry on the subject.

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