Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
artemisjackno
In season 1 episode 1, Paul (the host) was invited to "sit in" on an inmate's meeting with a judge. Not only did the host interrupt that meeting, by asking both parties questions instead of waiting until the end, but he completely undermined the inmate in front of the judge. The host asked way too many probing questions into the lives of these inmates, and according to Raphael Rowe, season 2's host, that's a rookie (and costly) mistake. Paul's lucky he had cameras with him, or else he would've been screwed for sure!
keelhaul-80856
This is a cool show for learning about different places and prisons in the world, but as others have noted, you enjoy it in small doses.No one is going to behave the same when being watched and video-taped and you can't fully capture the realities and bleakness of this life from a tv documentary crew.The hosts are funny, asking the same questions over and over again in every episode, and they are always treated gracefully and in a friendly manner, even by murderers, gangbangers, rapists, kingpins, and low-paid guards. This is just humorous to me, as the average man would not receive the same treatment. Of course, the prisoners and guards are talking to you and laughing, and being nice-- they are staring at cameras behind the host and have other motivations for getting their stories out, or behaving calmly for the moment. The guy talks about how dangerous and eerie it feels, and I am sure it does, but you never feel truly worried for his safety, because this is a TV show, with a visible crew and production. Informative and entertaining, but there is no way to really show the horrors of this life from a scripted show, where the guards show what their superiors tell them to, and prisoners behave like country club buddies at a fundraising event. Worth a watch, but hilarious at times, unintentionally.
beth_oliver
Why did they change host after like 2 episodes and also he isn't a very good guy, they had a lot of incriminating evidence against him he only got out because one of the guys who confessed got bribed into giving the other 2 up who was involved
Nate Goetz
**Spoiler Alert** The concept of this show is really intriguing; however, It can be ungodly painful to watch. It's not the prisons, conditions or subject matter that bothers me, it's the host. This idiotic journalist is either very naive or utterly stupid, probably both. He is a horrible journalist. He asks the most basic, idiotic questions and he paraphrases most responses.PAUL: "Oh... your daughter died when you were in prison?" Inmate: (Lady withdrawn and tearful) "yes" PAUL: "How Did that Make You Feel?" Lady: "Sad" Paul: "So... you're saying you that were sad?" _______________________________________________________ Polish Inmate: "We get strip searched when we go back to our cell".Paul: "You mean to tell me, that you get strip searched EVERY time?" Polish Inmate: "Yes" Paul: "I can't believe it".Paul: "So... People try to smuggle stuff into prison?" It's decent to watch, but it's not really binge worthy. Perhaps better in small doses.
