The Wire

The Wire is one of the most ground breaking approach to storytelling on TV. Over the course of 5 seasons The Wire tells the entire story of how Baltimore crime runs and grows in 5 key areas: Drugs, law enforcement, Shipping, School System, and Politics.

The writing of the show is incredible and so detailed and insightful. The characters have become phenomenons over the years from all the fans. This show has taken all these aspects of Baltimore and told their story separately but also found a way to also show how they come together as well. There are scenes with the drug dealers and the police that are so powerful. Other scenes at the docks and shipyard are so interesting too.

The truly great part of The Wire is that it really opens our eyes to the complexity of running a city and how many angles there are to crime, politics and law enforcement. It is not easy to handle all of these things successfully and you can really learn a lot from this show.