There's no way I could watch that - it would drive my blood pressure through the roof. Also too depressing.

The WIRE takes a while to get into. I watched it on DVDs via Netflix before Streaming was available. And by about the middle of the first season - I got hooked. It's a tight five season run, and a biting satire of our society - focusing on the city of Baltimore.

Really good characters, some witty dialogue, and great music. I love that series, although I'm not sure I can watch it again. It's very violent and dark in places.