What makes a great television show? Plot, characters, and dialogue. The Wire has the best characters, dialogue, and story lines of any television show. It is filled with memorable quotes and extraordinary characters. Everyone needs to watch the Wire. The Wire is undoubtedly the greatest television show ever created.The Wire aired on HBO from 2002-2008. It featured five seasons and sixty total episodes.
The Wire far surpassed any other television show, not because of its sheer entertainment, but rather because of the powerful reality that it portrayed. It was not emotional music or crazy twists that made this show great, but rather the amazing characters, deep dialogue, and real stories that The Wire portrayed. It is not a melodrama like so many shows today, but instead a dramatic story based in reality, telling the story of the city of Baltimore. The Wire does not contain over the top spectacle or any spectacle for that matter, it simply told the story as it would be in real life. This sometimes made the show a little inappropriate for some audiences as reality in the inner city of Baltimore means a large amount of poor language, lots of violence, and some sexual relations, however; the character development and connection that is made with the city itself makes this show well worth watching.
The most impressive aspect of The Wire is the different aspects of the city of Baltimore that in brings to life. It begins by focusing on the black lower class and the police department. After this it moves on to focus on the white lower class, the political aspects or the city, the education system, and even the media in Baltimore. The Wire delves into every part of the city and displays how life is for these people. The characters are really what bring this show to life. They are so real that you connect with them and begin to love them or hate them. The thing that is amazing about The Wire yet painful at the same time is that things do not turn out how you want them to. Characters do not succeed simply because you love them, they often still fail because of their circumstances, and often those who play dirty and are evil end up succeeding because that is sometimes how the world works. The Wire is an amazing show because it is so real. It takes characters and tells the story of a city and what life is like there. Everyone needs to watch The Wire.
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