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Nominated for 2 Emmys, including Best Casting for a String, Oz is commonly seen as among the greatest prison dramas ever created. The creation of author Tom Fontana (former writer for such hit SHOWS as Homicide: Life On The Streets and St. Elsewhere), Oz was certainly one of a number of a very effective HBO original series to premiere in the 1990s, keeping good company among such displays as Sex And The City and The Sopranos. Premiering in mid-summer 1997, Oz quickly built a large and devoted following of voyeuristic readers hypnotized by the collection' vivid depiction of no-holds-barred prison life. Following six really acclaimed months, Oz was ended in early 2003, but lives on via DVD

Oz is the street name for the Oswald State Penitentary, a rough and hardened jail where success of the fittest is the prevailing law. However the concentration of Oz is Level 5, a fresh cell stop regarded "Emerald City" that is managed by Unit Administrator Tim McManus (Terry Kinney) and thick-skinned Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson). Among the prisoners, wheelchair-bound convicted killer Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau Jr. of Lost) narrates for the person, tying together the various storylines that play out within the prison. In a atmosphere of well-governed anarchy, prisoners come and go (some paroled; some murdered), jail pads uphold their work (while some are infected), and various groups (such as Muslims, Aryans, Latinos, Italians, gangstas, gays, etc.) contend for power over each other and over the prevalent drug deal wild within the walls of Oz. Tobias "Toby" Beecher (Lee Tergesen) represents the "everyday man," having been convicted for manslaughter while driving drunk, and his character's activities force the audience to position himself in the shoes of the offender. Other distinctive figures include Prisoner Miguel Alvarez (Kirk Acevedo), Prisoner Frank Rebadow (George Morfogen), Prisoner Vernon Schillinger (J.K. Simmons), Prisoner Kareem Said (Eamonn Walker), Hostage Tony Professionals (Steven Wishnoff), Officer Diane Whittlesey (Edie Falco of The Sopranos), and Father Ray Mukada (B.D. Wong of Law & Order: SVU). Together, they form a good cast which makes Oz among the most useful initial wire dramas ever produced

The Oz DVD includes a amount of dramatic episodes including the sequence premiere "The Routine" in which viewers are presented to the most recent crop of inmates to enter Oz (ala Shawshank Redemption). One of them are Miguel Alvarez (who is rapidly stabbed in the chest), Kareem Said (a Muslim leader who lets it be known he now rules the jail), and Tobias Beecher (an out-of-place lawyer imprisoned for killing just a little girl while driving drunk). While the newest inmates become acclimated to life in Oz, additionally they understand that "the routine" and not the ubiquitous abuse is what'll eventually destroy their people Other significant symptoms from Season 1 include "God's Chillin'" in which, among other things, some damaged pads organize and videotape a makeshift gladiator struggle between inmates, and "A Game of Checkers" in which a riot breaks out when some inmates start fighting over a game of checkers

Below is just a listing of episodes included on the Oz (Season 1) DVD:

Event 1 (The Routine) Air Date: 07-12-1997

Event 2 (Visits, Conjugal, and Otherwise) Air Date: 07-14-1997

Event 3 (God's Chillin ') Air Date: 07-21-1997

Event 4 (Capital P) Air Date: 07-28-1997

Episode 5 (Straight Life) Air Date: 08-04-1997

Episode 6 (To Your Quality Of Life) Air Date: 08-11-1997

Episode 7 (Plan B) Air Date: 08-18-1997

Episode 8 (A Game Title of Checkers) Air Date: 08-25-1997 go here