Best movie of this year hands down!

The Worst Film Ever

Highly Overrated But Still Good

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I would be a little subjective because this is my favourite "type" of a tv show, but OZ is much more than just another prison drama, it carries a certain message, with all of its characters (to the smallest part) full of uniquenes and individuality, and that message is that no matter what religion, skin color, sexual orientation, or sins makes a man what he is, value of his life is not something to be lightly taken away. The most important thing in human society is equality, no matter on what level or on what grounds. And people do change... I highly recommend this series, because it is one of those rare ones that will force you to question your believes, no matter who you are and what you believe. Thumbs up!!!

/refers to all seasons/In general, I am not into long prison series; it is difficult to find opportunities to watch them (as they are hardly for entire family), and the conditions and background of prisoners differ greatly from the ones in the EU. But due to the Oz' fame and high score at IMDb, I decided to go for it and watch all episodes in sequence.Well, at first I was not too impressed, had some thoughts of call it quits (lots of misery, flagrancy, incomprehensible punishment and imprisonment arrangements), but then I realized that several characters excited my interest, both among guards and prisoners. In short, all the main characters are somewhat special, and so are most recurring ones, often "hiding" the script's shortcomings or inconsistencies - evidently because of multiple screenwriters... At times, it was difficult to keep records who was punished or killed and why and what were the consequences (the number of flashbacks is limited), and the inclusion of serenity and religious stuff did often contradict with the rest of events. Sometimes I felt confused because many non-White performers had similar roles in other gang or police series I have seen in recent years (e.g. The Wire, The Shield).The setup of the series is distinct, with Augustus Hill as the show's main narrator, providing witty observations and background information about the US legal system and local habits, and the main crime of most Oz' inhabitants. I often felt that the creators were against death penalty, but, on the other hand, the viewers were often deprived of the views of the people whose people close to them were brutally murdered or raped... But still, after dozens of hours of watch, I have to agree that it seems to be a realistic overview of US penitentiary scene, and to recognize that the concept of uniform US citizen is a myth as the color of skin and religion have too much impact on people's lives.

From the very first episode i sensed that there is more for this show to give than to take ... I have just finished the last episode from the last season , and I can assure for anybody that not a single min of OZ is a waste of time . For anybody who is looking for a ( prison break ) look alike thriller you will not find it here , what you will face here is A LIFE LOOK ALIKE THRILLER , yes as simple as that . guys guys if you are looking for a show just to entertain your eyes , OZ is not that place , it is that place where you have to feel , think , absorb characters , and think more and more , not about OZ , about YOU , YOUR SELF , YOUR OWN LIFE , YOUR OWN BELIEFS , AND THE WAY YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT YOUR SELF AT DAILY BASES . believe me OZ will provoke questions that you have not thought about before , it will charge you with an adequate emotions just so you can deal with your OWN PAST and sometimes it will open a little window so you can face and for the very first time your inner demons . so please watch , understand , learn , and then try to move on with your life with a very new perspective .

I just finished it and I must say it's a very good show, I was hooked by the first episode. It's well acted and written, even if the last few seasons weren't that good but still better than a lot of shows that are on air right now. There's a lot of nudity, sexual contents, violence but it doesn't matter this show totally worth to be seen. It has a lot of characters and all of them have their own story and sometimes they interact with each other. The plot explore a lot of aspects of the life in prison and just life, and in a very realistic way. Personally I loved Beecher's storyline, I think it has the character development and it's the easiest to follow because you can identify with him more or less. Also I liked the presence of Augustus hill who tell us with his metaphors and a philosophic and sarcastic way what's going on in the episode.If you haven't seen it yet and if you like TV shows like "The wire" , "prison break" and almost any HBO shows then you should definitely check this one.