Oh man Patrick...You gotta see it. It took a lot of pleading on the part of my friend David to get me to watch it. It didn't sound that interesting at first. I figured it was just another undercover cop show which seems to have been done to death. All it took was a few episodes to reel me in. I love the fact that it focuses on all aspects of crime and police/politics in a larger city. It shows younger kids and the way this environment influences them, to drug dealers and the ways that they get caught up in this lifestyle, up to cops and crooked elected officials. It's all there without pulling punches, and it doesn't seem like a huge stretch to say that it is an accurate portrayal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(TV_series)
Read up on it, then watch it friend...Watch it.
David Bolt
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