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Only 20 years late, but I’m finally watching The Wire. I was worried it had been over-hyped and my expectations were too high going in. Nope. Halfway through season 4 and loving it
I watched it earlier this year and was blown away. So many great characters and storylines. The way they portrayed various systemic problems in society without losing touch with the characters was truly masterful.
Once you finish, there's some interesting analyses and discussions you can find about the show. IIRC, they enlisted a number of urban crime authors to keep the show accurate on certain details.