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Oz (1997) series

Discussed in 20 episodes · 30 film takes
PKA Score 3.9/10
Kyle
4.0/10
14 takes
Taylor
3.4🦉/7
12 takes
Woody
5.7/10
4 takes
IMDb 8.7
PKA rates this 4.8 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 297PKA 408PKA 519PKA 630PKA 741PKA 297: -0.21 (2 takes)PKA 298: +0.75 (2 takes)PKA 299: -0.93 (3 takes)PKA 317: +0.50 (1 take)PKA 348: -0.88 (2 takes)PKA 461: -0.05 (2 takes)PKA 497: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 502: -0.93 (2 takes)PKA 535: +0.00 (1 take)PKA 546: -0.51 (3 takes)PKA 581: -0.10 (2 takes)PKA 584: -0.59 (4 takes)PKA 652: -0.90 (1 take)PKA 655: +0.38 (2 takes)PKA 673: -0.80 (1 take)PKA 741: -0.75 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 497 @ 1:08:20 — Painkiller Already #497
HBO shows ranked; prison drama discussion
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“oz is above that because even oz had a fucking wrap-up they got through the whole story”
▶ PKA 535 @ 17:14 — PKA 535 w Arian Foster - Kyle's Casino Trip, Woody's Motorcycle
Discussion of prison jobs and comparing to TV show depiction, specifically kitchen work
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“You could have been in the kitchen, just like in Oz, getting fucked up. The kitchen is the desired job. I know. I watched Oz.”
▶ PKA 348 @ 3:39:10 — Painkiller Already #348
Discussion of the HBO prison series and its bleak ending
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Oz. What a downer. What a downer. I thought about re-watching some of Oz. Do you know how that ends? The dude's gay prison lover commits suicide while screaming, no, don't push me, the day before bro is about to finally ”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“by the end of it i'm like there's no way prison can be this bad yeah it can't be this like i was thinking like i was saying i wanted to re-watch a little bit of it because i liked the show i was really entertained by it ”
▶ PKA 317 @ 2:04:02 — Painkiller Already #317
Blaze discusses meeting Chuck Zito who played Chucky Pancamo in the HBO series Oz
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“he was the guy that we were bringing up, the Sicilian dude who, more than anybody else in that prison, it was very apparent that he did not care when you threatened him”
Blaze · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Chuck Zito is one that was very interesting for me to meet from Oz”
▶ PKA 299 @ 53:16 — Painkiller Already #299
Discussion of the HBO prison drama series, with negative criticism about violence, rape, and lack of redeeming qualities
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I think Oz is just hell. I think that all of the people in Oz have died, and now they're in hell.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I'm so sorry that I watched any of Oz. I finished it last week. And seriously, don't watch it. There's no redeeming quality to that show.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Don't watch that show. It's just torture. It's what hell. It's a version of hell.”
▶ PKA 319 @ 47:16 — Painkiller Already #319
Brief comparison of Oz's brutality level to Deliverance during discussion of difficult-to-watch content
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Oz is a 10. I would say this is like an 8. Oh, okay. I can handle it.”
▶ PKA 461 @ 2:13:20 — Painkiller Already #461
Kyle discusses the HBO prison drama series, mentioning the dark storyline and characters like Kurt Schillinger
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That looked fucking terrifying. And that's not a good show.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I hate Oz. I won't spoil it. I will spoil it because no one should ever watch it. It's so awful.”
▶ PKA 298 @ 9:43 — Painkiller Already #298
Extended discussion about the prison drama series, characters, violence, and J.K. Simmons' performance
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“within, I'll say, five to eight minutes, you're going to be like, you know what? Life's all right. It's okay. How many times have I been raped this week?”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“If you guys out there, watch it. It's fucking awful. Yeah, if you feel like your life is in a downturn right now or you're in one of those lulls before the rising hill, turn on Oz”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I started re-watching Oz, and I don't want to do Oz talk too much, because I feel like we've been putting it in every episode but i was i had forgotten just what a bunch of movers and shakers those gentlemen are”
▶ PKA 502 @ 25:09 — Painkiller Already #502
Extended discussion of the HBO prison drama, with hosts sharing their traumatic experiences watching the show and comparing it to actually being in prison
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Watching Oz was a more traumatic experience for me than actually going to fucking prison.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I don't think you'd have to worry about getting raped. I think there's enough people who are willing.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Fuck that show. I hate that show so fucking much. I know. I watched that show so fucking much.”
Woody · likely▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“I remember watching Oz as a kid. I remember getting up and it was like on the only station that we had or whatever. Turn it on and be like, oh, my God, this is an adult.”
▶ PKA 297 @ 56:44 — Painkiller Already #297
Kyle discusses watching multiple seasons of HBO's Oz, praising and critiquing its extreme violence, character development, and prison system portrayal
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I don't feel like Wolf is on target with this.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“It is so dark and depressing. And what keeps happening, and it's getting a little repetitive for me, but I'll get over it”
Woody · unverified● neutral
“That show is scary. Dude, it's so stiff.”
▶ PKA 741 @ 1:55:30 — PKA 741 W/ Wolf: The Cathedral Of Debauchery
Discussion of the HBO prison drama series and its brutal depiction of incarceration
Taylor · likely▼ negative
“I knew I wasn't built for Jael when I watched Oz I was like Jesus Murphy”
▶ PKA 686 @ 39:50 — PKA 686 W/ Gavin Mcinnes: Woodys Free Use, Government Orders, FP
Discussion of prison show Oz and the portrayal of inmates and guards in relationships
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“even in Oz they tried to pretty up some of those inmates and they were all very clearly meant yeah it didn't take powerful shoulders”
▶ PKA 682 @ 1:51:33 — PKA 682 W/Mint Salad: Going The Extra Mile, Paid To Be A Giant,
Extensive discussion of HBO prison drama series, characters, and themes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Deep Space 9 has the most character development and uh they it does the best at not being too serialized you have to keep in mind Star Trek was mostly produced during the days of um no to even like like no no way to stre”
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed · news/off-topic, not scored
“Kyle watched it as prison was looming over himu to go in there I I think that I had like watched it and was like maybe in the last season and then I got arrested spent two months in federal prison”
Mint · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I didn't get what is what is piss Min salad is that youru it pissed just I'm proud of the fact that I was 100% like like on board with her with no lag”
Mint · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“and through that I was able to do uh who are these podcasts and hack the movies in particular hack the movies is why I do daily movies reviews now um a fun story I was supposed to watch the first Power Rangers movie”
▶ PKA 673 @ 1:31 — PKA 673 W/ Brandon Buckingham: Turning To A Clean Life, Donating
Discussion of a memorable but dark episode involving violence and a prisoner's tragic fate
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Oz that's bad show dude Oz I don't want to get sidetracked by o”
Kyle · likely◆ mixed · news/off-topic, not scored
“he was playing a mentally handicapped War veteran but no ice bidon got piss allegedly P piss and diarrhea like dumped on him is what I he yeah like prison style”
▶ PKA 655 @ 2:06:33 — PKA 655 W/ Michael Grizwold: Am I Ugly?, Guest Calls Kyle Smug,
Taylor and Kyle discuss the brutality of the HBO series Oz and its lack of happy endings
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“that reminds me of this scene from Oz where they crucified someone to the floor of the gymnasium and that show is just all else and no one gets W's in that show so such a brutal show to watch”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“they make you believe that prison is real”
▶ PKA 652 @ 3:04:26 — PKA 652 W/Vito:! What Tentacles Are Used For, How Important Is A
Extensive discussion about the HBO prison drama, described as darkest TV show ever with relentless bleakness
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“there is no show more [ __ ] more negative there's not nothing good happens to anyone Oz wins”
Vito · unverified▼ negative
“you'll hate it there's a lot of things it's entertaining it's really interesting I never finished the wire either like there's a lot of these HBO shows season two can yeah season two can be a downer”
▶ PKA 584 @ 2:03:11 — PKA 584 W SlushPuppy: Elden Ring, Woody Made A Power Move, COD D
Discussion of HBO prison drama series known for extreme brutality, sexual violence, and lack of redemptive moments
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“there's never a happy a smirk or a smile in the in oz it's meant to depress you that's it”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i am impressed by a film that makes me feel something right most films i watch i'm like i'm just kind of neutral on the whole thing”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i'm not re-watching that show again it was it was beyond beyond upsetting no one should watch that show it's not a good”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i need to watch more of that i watched the whole thing like as it was coming out but really good cast”
▶ PKA 581 @ 44:35 — PKA 581 W Shaun Attwood: Insane Prison Stories, Sweets Under You
Discussion of HBO's Oz prison drama series, comparing it to potential T-bone prison stories miniseries, with mixed reactions to the show's dark tone
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it'd be like oz but but less horrible yeah it's not that us was a horrible show but it is uh discouraging to watch”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i hate us it makes you like sad to watch it but it's it's it's entertaining no it's it is a good show oh come on i regret watching it it's a terrible show it was the timing you might like it more if you didn't have it yo”
▶ PKA 546 @ 2:49:16 — PKA 546 Dick Masterson & Destiny - Drinking Episode Regrets, T
Extensive discussion of HBO prison drama series, warnings about graphic content and nihilistic tone
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“the whole show is about loss inexplicable unavoidable misery and loss and sometimes surprise lost”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“check out Oz just know that it's all bad news ad news it's terrible it's terrible it's a terrible show”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“Skip Oz no don't skip Oz but Oz is let me give you like a synopsis of Oz without a single pot plot point being ruined these guys are in a federal penitentiary”
▶ PKA 490 @ 1:55:54 — PKA 490 w/ OnlyUseMeBlade - Blade's Prison Stories, Blade Quitti
Prison drama discussed; speakers note it's depressing but excellent television
Woody · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“the soprano Breaking Bad Oz if you could [ __ ] get past the dick”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“Oz is so far off that list for me dude Oz it was it was sad as [ __ ] it made me every time I would watch Oz I'd be like damn my life is is pretty good”