oz be the tv show which be intensive non stop adrenaline . it a show which be not aim at a large audience but a specific one a it theme be very adult orientate . it obviously do not achieve mainstream success a this be an impossibility but have much fame with it audience and many famous actor either guest star or become part of the show . oz be a series of fictional story base on a prison locate somewhere in the new york state . there be many different ethnic group which play a somewhat equal role in be represent . these group be the muslim and homeboy and aryan and bikers and italian and latino and irish and christian and gay and others . some have some form of affiliation with each other such a the bikers and aryan whilst the aryan be the enemy of numerous group such a the muslim and the homeboy . in oswald penitentary ( it official name ) there be a policy that not too many member from any one ethnic group may be allow . it be the maximum security prison and the regular prison where sometimes prisoner be send to or from in the show be call general population or gen pop . the main character of the show be augustus hill who also narrate the story before and after the main segment and cross between a documentary type and a biographical one . hill be bind to wheelchair usage a a consequence of his unknown past . he be part of the others group which feature individual which do not fit into the other prison gang . of the many group it be the small one which be able to keep themselves avoid by trouble most of the time a the large one be busy in conflict with one another . be few of the most noteworthy character be a follow represent 1 ) ryan oreilly be in charge of his fellow irishman and somehow always voluntarily get himself involve in lethal activity for the weak link . 2 ) miguel alvarez be the watched latino who have constant struggle with cop with his popularity within his own gang and with others . 3 ) simon adebesi be the nigerian who be the former leader of the homeboy gang . he also very physically quite large and solid . these two reason be why he be one of the most powerful inmate inside of oz . 4 ) karim say be the muslim and black nationalist who be a very define in his opinion and desire . he fight for the right of his people on many level through the show and from his own muslim group and to his wider black group and even fight for all the group against the unjust rule of authority . he character seem in some way identical to malcom x and the famous black right fighter who be also muslim . all in all and for it genre oz be possibly the great ( fictional prison show or show base on ethnic relation ) . if it doesn not sound a if your own type of series it probably shouldn not be try out and but if it do interest and then it be definitely worth view . the big problem with the show be how it be addictive and some may feel wrong view a lot of this kind of material . researcher argue on whether it be harmful or not but in the end it be just a reflection of the society of the world we live in today . this mean that it be a an informant and an indicator of the world than an aggressor .