Here at TV.com, we take our year-end list-making very seriously. Behold the 100 most awesome things about TV in 2009. (Vol. 2)
HBO's The Wire was more than just a simple cops-and-robbers procedural. Just about everyone who has watched it -- including the most powerful man in the world, Mr. Barack Obama -- raves about the way it fearlessly depicts modern society in an urban setting. But one thing that sometimes gets lost in the praises are the performances of the actors who brought these thugs and shields to life.