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Title: One of the Best Ever
Review: Oz is one of the best television shows ever produced and this DVD collection lets you go back to the beginning and see how it all started. From the introduction of the naive lawyer Tobias Beecher (the magnificent Lee Tergesen), who is sent to Oz for vehicular manslaughter, to the transformation of Jefferson Keane from killer to faithful Muslim, Oz never fails to capture and captivate. The characters are fascinating. The storylines tight and riveting. Tom Fontana takes us on a wild ride and somehow manages to make us care about the criminals in this prison. It's storytelling at its best. The commentary provided by Tergesen and Fontana for the first two episodes gives insight to some of the behind-the-scenes decisions and is fascinating to listen to. For episode one, Tergesen and Fontana focus on individual scenes and characters, commenting and explaining each one. For episode two, they tend to ramble more generally and it's quite humorous and entertaining. Highly recommnded.
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