The Wire -- What Am I Missing?

[Vyse]

Everyone says the Wire is amazing.

I am watching Season One, and have seen the first four episodes.

It is immensely boring and I am probably going to give up on it unless convinced otherwise.

Watching 59 minutes of a show is hard enough, but when there's NOTHING exciting going on, it's like wtf. I am struggling to put into words how uneventful the first four episodes have been. So far I have zero interest in the storyline, and I feel like I am waiting for nothing. I watch very little television except the very best -- 24, Veronica Mars, House, The Shield, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I am trying to get into this show since everyone says it's so great, but wow. It's bad.

What the hell is so great about the Wire?