First time out we change genre in the third thread who's choice of show is purely coincidental despite one of its stars recently passing away. This time we're taking a look at HBO's hard hitting prison drama:
Oz
Ran: 6 Seasons (1997 till 2003 primarily)
Episodes: 56 Episodes
Named after the nickname of the penitentiary the shows action took place within, Oz was the first hour long drama show HBO launched and it set a trend the network since followed for premiering hard hitting drama. Taking place in the 'Emerald City', an experimental unit of the Level 4 prison, the show followed prisoners going through a rehab programme that was being trialled in the facility. Over the course of its six year run the show never failed in its ability to shock viewers with its graphic depictions of the inmates lives and struggles to either assert power over others or simply survive their time there. Some critics felt at odds with how unrelentingly brutal and hopeless the events and characters in the show were but its fans would argue that there lay much of its appeal and success.
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Oz
Ran: 6 Seasons (1997 till 2003 primarily)
Episodes: 56 Episodes
Named after the nickname of the penitentiary the shows action took place within, Oz was the first hour long drama show HBO launched and it set a trend the network since followed for premiering hard hitting drama. Taking place in the 'Emerald City', an experimental unit of the Level 4 prison, the show followed prisoners going through a rehab programme that was being trialled in the facility. Over the course of its six year run the show never failed in its ability to shock viewers with its graphic depictions of the inmates lives and struggles to either assert power over others or simply survive their time there. Some critics felt at odds with how unrelentingly brutal and hopeless the events and characters in the show were but its fans would argue that there lay much of its appeal and success.
Share your thoughts on Oz!
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