Oz

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 12, 1997
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
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Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Frederic M. Biddle
    May 15, 2013
    30
    A pretentious exercise in cheap thrills, by great talents who've been allowed to run amok. [11 July 1997, p.D1]
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best TV Season of 1997
6
#6 Most Discussed TV Season of 1997
2
#2 Most Shared TV Season of 1997

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 91
  3. Negative: 11 out of 91
  1. ForReals13
    Feb 11, 2020
    10
    The Routine A. Visits Conjugals And Otherwise A-.
    God's Chillin A-. Capital P A-. Straight Life A-.
    To Your Health A. Plan B A. A Game Of Checkers A.
  2. shavenwookie
    Feb 23, 2015
    3
    Oz really does not hold up well at all, from its incredibly unrealistic take on prison to it mediocre acting in the first season. The actingOz really does not hold up well at all, from its incredibly unrealistic take on prison to it mediocre acting in the first season. The acting feels like a low budget off Broadway play, even though there are some great actors on the show. The plot in the majority of these episodes is more absurd then Days of Our Lives from ghost priests to the lottery this show is just silly. I will say however this show paved the way for some great tv that followed.… Full Review »
  3. SeriesStomper9
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    There is no doubt, after reading many reviews, that the critics are not as qualified to write them than the fans are. Anyone that gives thisThere is no doubt, after reading many reviews, that the critics are not as qualified to write them than the fans are. Anyone that gives this show a 60 or below doesn't really understand great television and should resign. Walking Dead Season 2 is also highly underrated on here. To give The Sopranos lower scores than Homeland is downright despicable. You should be thrown in prison.… Full Review »
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