Sophomore Doug Cohen encourages professors at GW to incorporate the television show “The Wire” into their discussions of poverty, drugs and politics in inner cities.

I was recently discussing with a friend why the HBO show “The Wire” was without a doubt the greatest TV show ever produced. Aired from 2003 to 2008, the show depicts various elements of Baltimore society, like the drug trade, crime, labor issues, the education system and the political and bureaucratic institutions.

Fans of “The Wire” even include President Barack Obama, who said it was his favorite show in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun.

A recent Washington Post op-ed by two Harvard professors noted that some colleges are incorporating the show into certain classes. They are teaching “The Wire” in their class about inequality because of its realistic portrayal of urban life and the web of complex issues in American cities. Professors at Duke University, University of California, Berkeley, and Middlebury College are also including “The Wire” in their classes for the same reasons, according to Slate magazine.