Upcoming Oz Pilot Review
Nov 6, 2013 18:00:17 GMT -5
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Post by Arthur Dent on Nov 6, 2013 18:00:17 GMT -5
When Review Will Be Posted:
I will be occupied this weekend and will likely be limited in my ability to work on this. I'm tentatively planning to post it next Friday.
Where to Find the Episodes:
HBO Go, primarily. Apparently, at least the pilot is available on Vimeo. I would recommend looking into Vimeo as a potential alternative viewing source for anyone interested that does not subscribe to HBO.
What Kind of Commitment is This:
An admittedly substantial 56 episodes and 6 seasons worth of content. Thankfully, unless you're a completionist like Ifwewait and you cannot resist consuming absolutely everything within a given show (I pity any of you that would identify as such and have seen Dexter) almost half of those episodes, 24 episodes or two and a half seasons, to be exact, can be entirely skipped because of the remarkable train wreck that the show became.
So, that actually means four seasons, each consisting of eight episodes, each having a break in between, the way I plan to watch the show. Unless there are enough people that are interested in the train wreck seasons. I would be happy to watch and cover them, if so.
Why Should I Watch This Show:
Oz is a fascinating ensemble drama about life in prison and intent on achieving thoughtful social commentary, (a proto-The Wire but not one of David Simon's previous works, if you will) with a delightfully experimental and theatrical quality to it.
Also, Oz was THE place on television to see manflesh until Spartacus existed.
I will be occupied this weekend and will likely be limited in my ability to work on this. I'm tentatively planning to post it next Friday.
Where to Find the Episodes:
HBO Go, primarily. Apparently, at least the pilot is available on Vimeo. I would recommend looking into Vimeo as a potential alternative viewing source for anyone interested that does not subscribe to HBO.
What Kind of Commitment is This:
An admittedly substantial 56 episodes and 6 seasons worth of content. Thankfully, unless you're a completionist like Ifwewait and you cannot resist consuming absolutely everything within a given show (I pity any of you that would identify as such and have seen Dexter) almost half of those episodes, 24 episodes or two and a half seasons, to be exact, can be entirely skipped because of the remarkable train wreck that the show became.
So, that actually means four seasons, each consisting of eight episodes, each having a break in between, the way I plan to watch the show. Unless there are enough people that are interested in the train wreck seasons. I would be happy to watch and cover them, if so.
Why Should I Watch This Show:
Oz is a fascinating ensemble drama about life in prison and intent on achieving thoughtful social commentary, (a proto-The Wire but not one of David Simon's previous works, if you will) with a delightfully experimental and theatrical quality to it.
Also, Oz was THE place on television to see manflesh until Spartacus existed.
