Will HBO ever release OZ on Blu?

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Originally Posted by AnamorphicWidescreen

Nothing new to report here, but I just wanted to bump this thread because of this recent retrospective article on OZ. Hard to believe the series is 20 years old this year:

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3...ged-tv-forever

I never watched OZ when it was originally on (never had HBO/cable), but did catch some episodes on DVD off & on over the years. Back in 2014, I made a point of watching the entire series. Wow. Extremely powerful, horrific, bleak, and disturbing documentary-like series that seemed (and probably was) a realistic look at the prison system. One of my favorite sequences in the show (that I think was in every episode) was when the character in the wheelchair (Harold Perrineau) had a monologue about prison system facts - very informative & educational, and also depressing. I definitely find this series a lot more realistic & bleaker than more current shows like Orange is the New Black (which is an intentional dra-medy) or the reality show 60 Days in (which seems intentionally sanitized).

I would definitely be all for this show on Blu, but am not sure it will ever happen. The DVD's are acceptable, but it would be nice to see this great series in high-def.

Oz is one of HBO's most wanted TV series for a blu-ray release, along with a few of HBO's movies such as: No Escape, The Hitcher, and The Night Flier.