a white man created both of these shows breh (David Simon)
Edit: I see you already know that. I agree the Corner was more “raw” If you been around fiends for real then you know that shyt was pretty much spot on. The Corner did not make any part of that street life look glamorous. And I like the fact that it really depicted street life in the inner city.
The Wire was more easy to digest. I can see the Corner being too much for some people. The Wire was gritty but not too heavy. The story telling was great in the Wire. Corner was almost documentary style even though it didn’t intend to be. With the wire you are rooting for or against certain characters, but you know they are actors. With the Corner, it’s so real, that you really feel bad for these mothafukkas and forget they’re actors. I thought no some of the cast was untrained locals like the Wire if I’m not mistaken.
For me, the Wite was more entertaining, but I took the Corner more serious. If I’m trying to entertain someone, I put in the wire. If I’m trying to scare someone straight or show
them a cautionary tale, I put on the Corner