After first 5 episodes, I couldnt stop watching. Took me couple of weeks and lots of sleepless nights to watch all seasons.
After I finished watching, I got post-wire depression
(I found that term when googling "shows like wire"
). However, there is no shows like The Wire, so realistic, complex, so.. real life. No strictly good/bad characters, no happy endings or shitty romances, no super happy families. Only people trying to do their jobs, with all their weaknesses - alcohol, drugs, sex, racism...
No gun action or funny budy-budy talk.
You either love the show or not.