Oz - The Complete First Season Cast: Lee Tergesen, J.K. Simmons, Harold Perrineau Jr., Jon Seda
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- DVD Release Date: 03/19/2002
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- Sales Rank: 15,286
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Features
Closed Caption; Two audio commentaries by series creator Tom Fontana and star Lee Tergesen (Beecher); Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Tom Fontana; Music video from Oz soundtrack, "Behind the Walls" by Kurupt featuring Nate Dogg; Featurette, episodic previews, index
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 -- Disc 1
2. Welcome to Oz [14:06]
3. Prison Routine [11:53]
4. Unbridled Aggression [9:53]
5. Conspiracy Against One [7:29]
6. Angel of Mercy [7:25]
7. Drop of a Match [3:28]
2. A Killer Amongst Killers
3. The Conjugal Visit
4. Wedding Behind Bars
5. Embracing Fatherhood
6. Losing Loved Ones
7. Avenging Dino's Death
2. The Violence Stops Now [8:08]
3. Soul Time [6:55]
4. In God's Hands [5:57]
5. Finding the Light [11:28]
6. Making Amends [11:40]
7. Rebirth [10:27]
Side #2 -- Disc 2
2. Capital Punishment Reinstated [9:25]
3. Negotiating a Stay [10:57]
4. Redefining Alliances [4:01]
5. Last Good-Byes [13:38]
6. Execution by Lethal Injection [12:29]
7. The Debate [3:55]
2. Tits (a.k.a. Drugs)
3. Traffic Operations
4. A Narc in the Midst
5. A Supplier's Needs
6. In-House Bust
7. Escape Into Addiction
2. Aging Inmate Crisis [15:09]
3. Pulling the Pain [3:44]
4. Seeing Clearly [11:10]
5. Food Does a Body Harm [5:59]
6. Athletic Agility [9:38]
7. Mind Over Prescribed Matter [9:14]
Side #3 -- Disc 3
2. Cast Out [8:10]
3. Acts of Deprivation [10:51]
4. Rising Tensions [17:45]
5. Fragile Notes [5:33]
6. Riot Whispers [5:14]
7. Fighting Back [6:45]
2. Game Face [10:55]
3. Moves to Overtake [11:04]
4. United Alliances [5:58]
5. Claiming Pawns [9:05]
6. Strategic Trades [10:18]
7. Final Play [7:29]
Editorial Reviews
There is no Scarecrow, Tin Man, nor Cowardly Lion in this "Emerald City," an experimental cell block of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison, a.k.a. "Oz." The show -- created by Homicide executive producer Tom Fontana -- plays out each week like a vicious Beat poem from a psychopath. With no holds barred (literally), it focuses on the chaotic day-to-day routine of prisoners, guards, and administrators. The man behind the curtain is Tim McManus (Terry Kinney), a reform-minded optimist operating sometimes with, and sometimes against, Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson). In the debut season (1997) collected here, Oz flourished with tense, character-driven story lines built around the prison's numerous inmates and fluctuating roster. Each episode is a dense soap opera with abstract interludes of narration by hobbled inmate Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau Jr.) -- effectively a Greek chorus in the slam-angry form of an urban poet. Viewers learn early on that Oz is a virtual tinderbox of brutal competing gangs, corrupt internal politics, and despair: a place where one suspects a Survivor season would fail to go the distance. Among the famous faces in this first season are future Sopranos costar Edie Falco (as a corrections officer) and, in a role reversal, Homicide's Detective Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) as a prisoner. This collection includes all eight episodes from the groundbreaking first season:
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