{television} the wire; season one (2003)

This gritty series from David Simon has become one of cable network HBO's biggest success stories. Set in Baltimore, the plot revolves around a police investigation involving murder and drugs. Told from both the investigators' and the perpetrators' points of view, the series challenges viewers as it finds redeeming and not-so-redeeming qualities in each of its characters. Stars British actor Dominic West as detective Jimmy McNulty.

ireviewnetflix.com review: * This show is horrible. I've really gotten into cop dramas and mystery shows like The Closer and Cold Case so I thought I would give this show a chance. Boy, was I disappointed. This is just a cop drama with a really bad story. I could barely make it through the boring as hell pilot. This show is too slow, the episodes aren't that great and the stories are boring as hell and there's too much going on. When there's a lot going on and it's still boring, that sucks. I just don't care about the characters, the story, or the show. After three really bad episodes I gave up. I'm mad I waited that long. I should have given up after the horrible pilot episode.