Let me say this...IMO The Wire is a show that you just watch and don't realize just how good it is at first. I watched it for the first time within the last 6 months or so, and I started watching the first season and just enjoyed it for what it was. I wasn't looking for something to "hook" me necessarily, I just gradually realized that I wanted to watch it more and more. And the more I watched it, the more I was craving the next episode. Finally, when I was going through the last couple seasons, I found myself trying to squeeze in another episode every time I watched it. I remember the last night I watched it, I think I watched the third- and second-to-last episodes, and then couldn't wait till the next day for the finale. I was up till like 2:30 on a weeknight because I couldn't get enough of the show and was willing to sacrifice sleep to finish the series.

In my thread on here after I was done, this was my main thought on the show (don't worry, no spoilers):

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Funny thing is, it's hard to explain why it's so good; it just kinda is. I mean, the tons of different plot lines are almost all interesting, the characters are fantastic, the acting is great, etc. But those are pretty general things...it's hard to say specifically why the show is so good. I had read an overall synopsis of the series and saw that each season focused on a different aspect of the city (drug trade, seaport, government bureaucracy, school system, and print media) and was worried that some seasons would struggle compared to others...but that really didn't happen. Aside from maybe a few of the plots, I pretty much liked it all.

That's kinda how it is I think...it's hard to say exactly why it's so good. It just is.

That being said, I'd definitely recommend that you stick with it. It won't be long before things happen that surprise the hell out of you and you start getting attached to people (which is one thing that the show is good at...nobody is "good" or "bad"; everyone has their own arc). At the very least, watch the entire first season...if you still don't like it by then, I'd say you gave it a fair shot since season one is ranked pretty highly by most people. I think if you stick with it, you'll be happy you did.

This post was edited on 3/22/13 at 7:33 am