i admit that i almost give up on watch tv show . why . because most of them be about doctor and forensics or some girl or boy and who can predict a murder by sit on the toilet seat . but i must say i be wrong when i watch the first episode of oz and one of the most brilliant show on tv until today . oz be a show about maximum secure prison and show episode in life of every cell mate inside the prison and their frustration . what i like about this show be the fact it have the courage to show the real life in prison without any annoy character and stereotype and unrealistic dialog . even think the character in the show be not suppose to be hero and you become quickly attach to them and their life . sure and their be a lot of violence in this show and some disturbing image of rape and take drug and but that the point of this show while to present how brutal and frustrating can be life in prison . heck and you can not show life in prison like a clean environment with likeable character and right . oz be perfect in every way and the actor be do an excellent job and the whole hour of this show be go threw really really fast . the only thing that i do not like in this show be the last season of the show and i think it become too weird and brutal and the finale be not satisfy . but overall oz be still my favorite show on tv so far and it surpass sopranos and million csi and dr. house crap with just a main title . brilliant show which have the ball to show what other show be take away from u while realism .