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Oz - Series 1 Reviews

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The Oswald Maximum Security Correctional Facility has opened an experimental new ward, Emerald City, reserved for especially dangerous criminals. Inside the walls of this rehabilitation unit, is a world that's even more corrupt and dangerous than the mean streets the inmates left behind. Survival is dependent on two sets of .. Read more

Starring	Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Director	Darnell Martin, Nick Gomez, Jean De Segonzac, Jean de Segonzac, J
Genres	Drama, Television

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  - 5
  Shakespeare in the 21st century!
  
  I’ve never before felt the need to voice my opinion on entertainment. It’s time consuming, I don’t get paid, and as with fashion, music, food and... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - younglochinvar
  - 66 reviews
  - Prestatyn
  - 25 May 2007 at 21:54
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  - 1
  Gritty? No.
  
  I tried to persevere with this, but I couldn't get past the third episode. I didn't really feel empathetic towards any of the characters, and though the... read more »
  
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- - blacksummer88
  - 3 reviews
  - 13 Jun 2011 at 12:11
- - 0
  - 0
  was OK, but gets boring
  
  Got to second disk and it just gets boring. No characters seem to progress from the first disk. Gets boring quickly.
  
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- - Dezzer
  - 15 reviews
  - Berkshire
  - 15 May 2011 at 11:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a Look
  
  Really enjoyed the first 4 episodes and can't wait till the next installment arrives! Very watchable and pulls no punches but does feel a little dated... ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 05 Apr 2011 at 19:31
- - 0
  - 0
  brutal Oz
  
  very gripping does not pull any punches in its depiction of prison life. better than prison break in its realistic feel. acting is on the whole good and story ... read more »
  
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- - markwinky
  - 29 reviews
  - winnersh
  - 24 Mar 2010 at 11:35
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  - 2
  ......
  
  u know the score. more of the same. wikd
  
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- - ShadyDaz
  - 47 reviews
  - Seaham, north-east UK
  - 11 Feb 2010 at 13:26
- - 0
  - 2
  wikd
  
  i neva really got a chance to follow this in tha 90's coz i woz only bout 13 or summat. u can tell its a little dated but its good prison drama. Rockin
  
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- - ShadyDaz
  - 47 reviews
  - Seaham, north-east UK
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 00:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  This is one of my favourite tv shows of all time. great acting, fantastic script - dont follow the crowed get this before any other series. although this is not... read more »
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Oct 2009 at 20:14
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  - 0
  Fantastic
  
  Very raw and close to the knuckle from episode 1 in a way very much like deadwood in its shock value i loved it great acting also
  
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- - Altarboy
  - 10 reviews
  - Luton
  - 17 Sep 2009 at 07:41
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  - 0
  Oz not so wizard
  
  Very dark, grim drama with no likeable characters. Breaking the 4th wall doesn't work very effectively either. I lasted until the third disc of Season 1 ... read more »
  
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- - beanoboy
  - 1 review
  - Longniddry
  - 15 Sep 2009 at 09:42
- - 0
  - 0
  A necessity!
  
  After injuring my back a few years back for 3 months, i was introduced to this amazing series. It's both graphic and crude but this adds to the quality of ... read more »
  
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- - ghostboy
  - 1 review
  - Leeds
  - 14 Feb 2009 at 07:43
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- - 58
  - 5
  Shakespeare in the 21st century!
  
  I’ve never before felt the need to voice my opinion on entertainment. It’s time consuming, I don’t get paid, and as with fashion, music, food and... read more »
  
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- 443619
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  - younglochinvar
  - 66 reviews
  - Prestatyn
  - 25 May 2007 at 21:54
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  - 1
  gritty prison drama
  
  This has to be one of the best TV shows ever, gritty and realistic (not that I have ever been to a maximum security prison!). The production values are as ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester UK
  - 23 Oct 2005 at 13:40
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  - 3
  OZ IS THE BEST PRISON DRAMA EVER!
  
  I FIRST WATCHED OZ BACK IN 2002 WHEN CH4 SHOWED IT LATE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS..I BECAME ADDICTED..ITS HARDCORE TO THE CORE AND VERY HARD HITTING. MAKES PRISON BREAK ... read more »
  
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- - leanda dulamsingh
  - NOTTINGHAM UK
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 15:55
- - 13
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  The best TV series I have ever watched
  
  What can I say about Oz that hasn't been said by those above me?
  
  Oz is fantastic, gritty, hardcore, sickening and very, very human. A REAL soap ... read more »
  
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- - Scot Young
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 12 Feb 2007 at 18:43
- - 13
  - 5
  Not our scene
  
  We feel there is enough of this goes on in reality without watching it on film too.
  
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- - alcav
  - 91 reviews
  - CANNOCK
  - 29 Dec 2007 at 15:32
- - 11
  - 4
  Awful - dont waste your time
  
  After LOVING Prison Break, i was keen to see another prison drama and thought I'd check this one out. I was thoroughly disappointed!
  
  The acting ... read more »
  
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- 616622
- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Aug 2008 at 11:48
- - 8
  - 0
  more please
  
  As usual HBO perfect formula. Season six now on in USA so why isn't season 2,3,4,5 on this site I wonder.
  
  Although violent and very very real, ... read more »
  
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- 436529
- - a customer
  - sussex uk
  - 04 May 2007 at 10:41
- - 8
  - 2
  What a weird series
  
  Persisted with the first disc and gave up after that. Really could not get into it at all. Totally bizarre series.
  
  The guy from lost who narrates ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Midlands
  - 22 Sep 2007 at 18:38
- - 6
  - 0
  Throw away the key.... (just kidding)
  
  I rented this on the strength of the reviews and ratings here. Although I didn't find Oz as addictive as other serialisations that play more to high drama... read more »
  
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- - Erebus
  - Portsmouth
  - 11 Apr 2007 at 12:28
- - 6
  - 0
  outstanding
  
  this series had me hooked from the begining when it first started on channel 4exellent writing and plot lines focusing on certain charactors at times a bit ... read more »
  
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- - luke
  - bradford england
  - 23 Apr 2007 at 21:42

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  The Oswald Maximum Security Correctional Facility has opened an experimental new ward, Emerald City, reserved for especially dangerous criminals. Inside the walls of this rehabilitation unit, is a world that's even more corrupt and dangerous than the mean streets the inmates left behind. Survival ...