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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
This is what I tell people:

A lot of folks who try to get you into a TV show will often say “Oh wait until you get to episode x and you’ll be hooked!” The Wire doesn’t work that way for better or worse. At least not for me.

With this show, you have to understand two things. (1) you will be bored at first and want to turn it off and (2) you will understand why so many people call this a masterpiece when you get to the end. You might not think that yourself (although I would bet money that you will) but you will definitely understand.

Somewhere during the watch, everything will start to click into place for you and you will just be apart of the world. You will learn to care deeply for almost every character involved and you will also be extremely angered by how modern America acts so indifferently towards them all. 

I’m not really someone who thinks entertainment should be homework, but I think The Wire is an exception to that. You have to do a little work in the beginning to learn how to watch the show. And once you’ve done that, you will be rewarded with rich story and characters. It may also change your mind on a few things. 

And as for rewatchability, you will be rewarded there too. There’s so so much you will miss the first time around and you will feel compelled to sit down and watch it again at some point. And, believe it or not, you’re going to love it even more the second time around.

Watch the show. Watch all of it. You will not regret it.
gpt
Is this a show that you have to be American to like? Or to get?

I found that there were several shows that didn't click for me because I'm not familiar with the election process, or the political structure, and missed all sorts of references