As the camera gets closer, the door quickly opens and the action immediately starts.

But by looking at the series as fighting against realism rather than for it by presenting itself as a not-so-obvious stage play, it opens up a new viewpoint and potentially opens up the mind to looking at the series in a new way and appreciating it more for what it does.ДЄ camera rapidly zooms up to a closed, barred, typical jail door, and everyone behind it is still. I argue that the show isnвЂ™t intentionally set up to be fully realistic, unlike its highly lauded contemporaries The Sopranos and The Wire, and that this causes people to think it an inferior show to the others mentioned. I sometimes think that the show isnвЂ™t as highly accepted as others because people are viewing it as something itвЂ™s not. So, in honor of its 10th anniversary, IвЂ™ve written this essay to revive knowledge of a magnificent series. In fact, The Sopranos, a series many regard as the greatest of all time, likely wouldnвЂ™t have even made it to air if it werenвЂ™t for the risk taking and boundary pushing that Oz did within the televisual medium. It doesnвЂ™t always get the same respect that other HBO shows receive, though the caliber of the series isnвЂ™t any worse than, say, The Sopranos or The Wire or Game of Thrones.

вЂOzвЂ™ as a Play: The ShowвЂ™s Implicit Fight Against StrictВ RealismД®arlier this year, the television series Oz celebrated its 10th anniversary since ending its highly successful and groundbreaking run on HBO.

Oz series finale