I love The Wire. What on the surface at first appears to be another cops vs bad guys show, evolves into an examination of a modern American city that is so nuanced and realistic in it's portrayal. 
You know I have never heard of The Wire. I hear its about distinctions of the good and evil. Also of crime and punishment that is challenged. Seems like a great tv show located in West Baltimore with the drug ridden streets.
It's very good. It develops almost like a novel; a slow burn. Some people I have spoken to have said it takes a couple of episodes to get going, but you get to know a large ensemble of characters who are all believable and realistically portrayed. 
The Wire definitely sounds good ill have to start watching it. It seems to  have a lot of drama, legal and tons of crime.
Yes, it starts out as a depiction of the war on a drug gang and the police who try to stop them. But in subsequent seasons, it evolves to include the ports, politicians, schools and newspapers.
I know some shows are like that where it takes a couple episodes to get into the show. I really like shows like that, that are crime.
 You should love this then. It is very realistic though, so no crazy shootouts or anything like that. The showrunner David Simona was a journalist who spent time with the homicide police so it is very authentic.
Yes I will definitely have to look into The Wire. Lot's of Mystery and some Drama.
I wouldn't necessarily say mystery, but definitely drama. Also, what a cast of characters, some of the best I've seen in a tv show. Some on the right side of the law, some on the wrong. But it is never presented as the good vs the bad, there are shades of grey on all sides. 
Oh wow. Okay. Well I will definitely have to look into it. 
I hope you do! It's crazy to think that things like what happen in the show happen in real life. The job of a homicide detective in a city like Baltimore seems insane to me.