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2. In the past I would have said The Wire or maybe Breaking Bad

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:49 AM

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I have rewatched The Wire a few times since it first aired on HBO. I always caught something new that I missed which is easy to do with the slow developing plot.

Breaking Bad first time watching was on the edge of my seat the whole time but it doesn't have much rewatch value.

The show I probably watched the most is probably Better Call Saul. I actually like it better than Breaking Bad but a lot of those shows I also notice flaws if I rewatch a show too many times.

As far as these days I'm not sure anymore. I liked Legends that I recently saw Netflix. That show is kinda like The Wire as in it is a show about a high end drug trafficking investigation but in Britain.

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