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"The Wire" | Watch Now on HBO and DIRECTV
Plot: The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
Our Take: Ever feel like crime dramas and police procedurals have gotten a bit too shiny and sophisticated? Then it’s time to strip away the glitz and take it back to "The Wire." I’m blown away by the deep character development and narrative scope of this show, and as shocking as some of the storylines can be, you’d be hard-pressed to pick out a corrupt politician, crooked cop or corner dealer in the cast that isn’t based in some truth about life in Baltimore in the 2000s. — Hannah
Plot: The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
Our Take: Ever feel like crime dramas and police procedurals have gotten a bit too shiny and sophisticated? Then it’s time to strip away the glitz and take it back to "The Wire." I’m blown away by the deep character development and narrative scope of this show, and as shocking as some of the storylines can be, you’d be hard-pressed to pick out a corrupt politician, crooked cop or corner dealer in the cast that isn’t based in some truth about life in Baltimore in the 2000s. — Hannah