I don’t see how anyone could watch the opening scene of The Wire and not be compelled to watch the rest of it.

The show is extremely dangerous to mental health, if you care about living in a good world and can't handle the impossibility of it.

Simon's previous TV show, and his book, revolved around the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. I feel like that was already enough to squash hopes of living in a good world.

There is some excellent comedy in it too though. Dark for sure, but very funny.

Nigga, is you taking notes on a motherfucking criminal conspiracy?

I love that scene, it’s such a great example of cargo-culting.

It really is a stunning scene. As a big fan, I do wish they cut out a little of McNulty's repetition to the audience so they understand the slang but the final button on the scene is just so good it is impossible to really complain.