Oz: The Complete Seasons 1-6 (Six-Pack)

Wow, I finally own my own set of the Oz series. My family and friends we all loved this series very much.

Love this series

Despite other reviews saying the DVD discs are scratched and don't play or the case is broken, etc, I decided to take a chance and buy this set because the price was/is irresistible; I had the set on my Wish List for almost a year waiting and hoping the price would drop (the price was three times higher) ...discovered this set at this price and almost broke my finger putting it in my cart and buying it LOL Delighted to report that the discs in MY set are perfect- no scratches, no warping and the playback is great! One of the hinges (?) on the plastic sleeve inserts is broken but it's not flopping around, there's a second hinge so I just need to handle it properly, y'know, and it's certainly not a big enough issue to be a dealbreaker! Anyway, if you're looking to buy the entire series, I would recommend you buy this set quickly before the price skyrockets .. seriously.. I really thought the price was a misprint LOL

Fantastic series. A must have.

Good watch but hard to watch. Crazy amount of violence and cruelty to each other. Hope not this bad in reality but probably even worse.

About the show: Wow. From the first episode you feel as if you are hooked in, although I dont want to dive too much into the show itself (just skim it) you find that this show, apart from its hard hitting grit and honesty (maybe it is? I dont know, ive never been to prison) dealing with drugs, ethnic grouping, racist attacks, homosexuality, violence and spiritual guidance, this show has something for everyone to walk away with and contemplate as it does dictate a lot of what our soceity is like, even if we have to look at a test subject that is criminal and locked up. Few warnings though: Not for the faint hearted: If you are conservative in nature, I would not suggest watching this show, as some of what happens is REALLY harsh (especially as seasons go on) Not for children: I personally dont believe that people who are under the age of 17 should be watching this show, as it contains graphic sexual scenes and nudity. Dont watch this if you are a devote prison break fan: This show just makes it look like a joke! Although only the first season of the show was in prison, the realism (if they even tried for that) just doesnt compare to how hard up prisoners really have it, which i feel OZ may convey much better. Tea bag? More like hand bag! Compared to characters like Shillinger and Ada Beisi he is TAME. On the continual arguments with pricing and dvd quality: Despite claims in these previous reviews, I have yet to find a problem with this six season set. Although, I have to admit, the menu's are seemingly primative and quite long in loading up (panning through computer graphics etc which gets annoying) but the quality is still great. I also dont see how this boxset is seen as expensive. At the time fo this review (28/7/07) the entire show in this offer costs $208, If you look to buy all seasons seperatly, it will cost you an extra $8 dollars, which you could just spend on getting a better delivery service. When I bought this show (about 4 months ago) I payed about $170. So at this point in time I do find it a bit pricey and would suggest watching it since prices go up and down. I personally feel though even at 208 USD, its still worth it.

I don't know why anyone is worrying about this boxed set and its quality. It has all the words in it, it has all the episodes in it, and it has all the punch of a cult series that anyone buying it would want. Someone commented on the menus being slow. That's how it is! It's a HBO release, and the budget never pretended to be huge. If that's a reason to not buy it, then you're missing out! More than 48 hours of well scripted, well acted, slightly twisted drama for just over $100! This is a great investment, but you have to be a fan! Of course you're gonna be dissapointed if you don't even like the series and then buy the whole box set! I don't see why anyone would invest in a series set like this, only to write a review that says something to the effect of, 'I didn't like the first series, but thought I'd buy this box set anyway... It sucks! Don't buy it! The menus are slow, and the credits go for too long...' This is a great series, and the fans of the show would do well to own it. If you like it, it's worth owning... if you don't like it, um... don't buy it.

When I first purchased this show, a lot of people told me that it was too graphic and I would not feel comfortable watching it. I started watching it within a couple of days and I could not get enough. This show is so well acted and it has such intriguing stories that you don't want to stop watching. There are a few things about the show that are hard to watch, but with it being a show about a prison, that should not be a surprise. You become invested in these characters and your moral compass is tested. The people you think are good end up doing the wrong thing and the people you think are bad end up doing the right thing. So, it makes you feel differently towards inmates. It shows the human side of these men and makes them less scary. I think most people believe that inmates are terrible people, but that's not always the case and OZ does a great job of showing that. It also shows corruption in the penal system. You see the men and women who work there get changed by what happens. For this series being almost 10 years old, it is still a show that can resonate with today's problems. I highly recommend this show to anyone with an open mind. You won't be disappointed.

Ottima produzione televisiva, edizione molto accurata, manca il doppiaggio italiano nelle due ultime stagioni ( e non ci sono nemmeno i sottotitoli italiani)

I agree with you, Macbeth. I too stumbled over Oz many years ago late into the night and loved it. When I saw that the whole box set was on sale for such a reasonable price I couldn't resist buying it. I introduced my friend to it and now the two of us get together each week to watch it. We're near the end now - just the last season to watch. I agree, that it is very gritty and not for the faint-hearted and was way ahead of its time for TV when it was first shown. It's also great to see actors who later went on to become household names around the world for starring in other great TV programmes for example Special Victims Unit [Christopher Meloni, Dean Winters and JK Simmons etc], Criminal Intent [Katherine Erbe] and Dexter [David Zayas and Lauren Valez] as well as the fantastic Eamonn Walker and Harold Perrineau and many more. I also agree that OZ led the way for programmes like Sons of Anarchy to be made. Yet another masterpiece of TV.

Si sabes idiomas, está bien, no tiene subtítulos en español

Excelente serie completa de la cruda realidad de lo que pudiera pasar en la cárcel de Estados Unidos, con temas fuertes pero entretenidos

Excellent tv show