The Wire

The Wire was a 5 season HBO series.  It premiered on June 2, 2002.  The Wire was written by a former police reporter, David Simon.  Each episode focuses on a different facet of life in the city of Baltimore.  This show was has been described at the greatest television series ever made.  The Wire has become so critically acclaimed because of its real life depiction of life in Baltimore.  The show is based largely upon Simons 13 years working for the Baltimore Sun. 

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http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/index.html#/the-wire/about/index.html

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/116351-fast-train-to-nowhere-watching-the-wire-aesthetically