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Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:00 AM

The best TV show of all time

"The Sopranos" vs."The Wire": Two Salon critics duke it out over which series is the greatest ever.

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  • Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:32 AM

    Sorry gang, but a little perspective is in order ...

    Hill Street Blues, far and away. Catch the DVDs (sadly, only the first two seasons are out, and the first half of the first season is creaky). But it remains the greatest, as Ali said, of all time. You laugh, you weep with these people. You hope with them.

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