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How did a white guy create a more realistic portrayal of the hood than any black person in Hollywoo?
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50's shows are not aiming for realism they're are essentially soap operas
The Wire was the most realistic portrayal of black people in America today. If The Wire was made today, the name of the show would be “Black People Are Not A Monolith”.
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I don't know if anybody stated this already, but David Chase and Edward Burns used Lamar's story for both the Corner and the Wire. If you all are fans of the Wire then you will remember that Lamar (DeAndre McCullough) is Brother Mouzone's assistant. McCullough died back in 2012.
So the story (because it was actually only one) was about Lamar's life in the drug trade. Burns was a cop that knew him.
A Better Life Eternally Eluded the Boy From ‘The Corner’ (Published 2012).
McCullough is the step son Donnie Andrews who was the real life Omar. Andrews married McCullough's mother Fran Boyd. Andrews died in 2012 too.
Donnie Andrews, the Real-Life Omar Little, Dies at 58 (Published 2012)
So the story (because it was actually only one) was about Lamar's life in the drug trade. Burns was a cop that knew him.
A Better Life Eternally Eluded the Boy From ‘The Corner’ (Published 2012).
McCullough is the step son Donnie Andrews who was the real life Omar. Andrews married McCullough's mother Fran Boyd. Andrews died in 2012 too.
Donnie Andrews, the Real-Life Omar Little, Dies at 58 (Published 2012)
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Realistic? 
dezert_storm
All Star
I thought the whole fake serial killer plot line in season 5 was pushing it too.
NZA
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omar jumping out the window was based on a real story. his character is based on at least 2 robbers and surving a crazy jump is one of the real actions attributed to one of them.
Dak Pickscott
Shout out to Dallas my bih is a star
how are his shows unrealistic?
Because Fif's show is about a Black supernikka. In reality all that happens is that the police watch your workers hem them up on a charge remind them that they will never be as rich as the boss get them to snitch use that as evidence to get bugs and wires around the boss wait for him to say something incrimination and the boss goes to jail for 30 years.
Real Kingpins had a 5 year run before they got killed or jailed at best.
Yeah the story is based on when Avon "Bodie" Barksdale robbed "Proposition Joe" Johnson and escaped out the window. The real Prop Joe died in that case.
I understand why Avon Barksdale was so mad. Simon didn't even change his damn name he literally read about his life in papers then starting talking about his Tec on the dresser.
Other real stuff was gangs putting bodies in buildings and most of the main characters like Marlo Stansfield, Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell, Prop Joe, Omar and Cutty were based on real people and events.
Criminal Justice Degrees Guide – 10 Real People That Inspired Characters on “The Wire” | Genius
‘The Wire’s ‘Prop Joe,’ Robert Chew, Dies at 52 – The Hollywood Reporter
So the answer to OP question is that the Wire for the most part is based upon real people and events, even if stuff was changed for dramatic purposes. I assume most of these other shows are fictional.
exactly all that shyt was lifted exactly from Real life. At best he just slightly changed their names. The Real Marlo Bates was cool with Avon. The Marlo. Stansfield from the Wire didn't know Avon because he was already locked up his Name was Timmirror Stansfield.
NZA
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even brother mouzone has roots in an archetype that is based on at least two or three situations where the fruit of islam or splinter groups were implicated in organized crime activity. the thing that makes it unrealistic is for all the most spectacular stuff to happen in one city in a short amount of time between just a few characters. otherwise, there are real elements to even the crazy stuff.