The Wire Boiled Down to the Best 10 Minutes on the Internet 1.25K Mike Byhoff 11/17/09 09:45AM Filed to: compilations compilations TV the wire Video The Wire ran for 5 seasons. It is considered by some The Greatest Show Ever Created. Here are 5 seasons of the show boiled down to the 100 best quotes. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.