The Wire Review

This television series from the creators of OZ, Homicide: Life on the Streets, and Generation Kill is the best television series ever aired.  The series was written about the political, criminal, and social issues surrounding very compelling characters in Baltimore Maryland, an American city in decline.  Each season focuses on a separate issue of the problems of our society and the causes of those problems ranging from poverty, corruption, the school system, the press, and the political institution all while using creative, funny and compelling characters that can make you laugh, cry, and think.  One of the more interesting parts about watching this series is that you find yourself routing for drug dealers that use shotguns to fight against other drug dealers, but still have an ethical code that they never stray from.  There are corrupt cops and real po-lice (the good guys).  There are young kids who don't know any better than the life of drugs and crime that they were born into.  There are teachers, just trying to get through the day without their students cutting eachother.

This series is highly recommended.