Writer 's ` ` The Wire '' is praised for realism , but how real is it ? CNN.com writer who ends up in ` ` The Wire 's '' The neighborhood renders verdict . Writer says it confuses ` ` " with authenticity '' HBO ( which , like CNN , is a Time Warner division ) released the complete , five-season box set two weeks ago . But it crackles , the characters are rich , writer laughs .
Writer 's ` ` The Wire '' is praised for realism , but how real is it ? CNN.com writer who ends up in ` ` The Wire 's '' The neighborhood renders verdict . Writer says it confuses ` ` " with authenticity '' But it crackles , the characters are rich , writer laughs .