[proemeth]

One thing that can be both a quality and a problem, is that The Wire is very demanding. A lot of what happens is implicit or not directly seen on camera. Also, episodes are not as self-contained as, for instance Mad Men, where you can watch one stand-alone, without needing too much background on who's who, and what happened before.

[jonathanjaeger]

Exactly, especially when story arcs last a complete season and sometimes longer. You find that many people can't commit to it. It's not Law & Order..