#Watch the wire for free series

There is one rule among Wire purists: never, ever skip an episode. You could throw a crack rock and hit a think-piece on the show, but hereвЂ™s the shorthand if you just want to rip and run.

#Watch the wire for free series

Starting with an overview of the drug game in Season 1, the series leaps to the decline of the working class in its second season, goes back to slinging for Season 3 (but with a political twist), ventures into to the public school system for Season 4, and ties it all up with a scathing critique of the media in Season 5.Дespite its 4x3, standard def, aughties feel, The WireвЂ™s lo-fi grit continues to attract fans who rabidly proclaim its praises. Read More Summer Binge-Watching Guides Breaking Bad Deadwood ItвЂ™s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaMuch of that bingeability stems from the series' unique narrative structure: While the sprawling cast of characters persists throughout the show's run, each season focuses on a different aspect of the social, economic, and political forces that keep these blocks of Baltimore locked in dysfunction. In the process, the show not only became retroactively anointed as Great TV, but established itself as a staple of the early days of binge-watching. Despite critical praise, many viewers didnвЂ™t start tuning in until the show began racking up nominations for awards in its fourth season-then binged on DVDs in order to cram the first 40 or so episodes in before HBOвЂ™s next live transmission. But that only became the consensus late in the game. Yes, yes, you already know: The Wire is the best show ever made.