Roth Brothers

The New York Times editorial page has got The Wire fever. So does the Post's TV critic, who begins his review of season four with "Thirteen hours ago I was a different person." Updates: Slate editor Jacob Weisberg joins the happy throng, with a piece beginning "The Wire, which has just begun its fourth season on HBO, is surely the best TV show ever broadcast in America." Plus, Slate will be team-reviewing the episodes weekly, and HBO has just renewed the series for a fifth and final season, this one focusing on the media. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive.