Never watched the program. I guess I got my fill of watching criminals every day working in NY State’s prison system all those years. Never watched Breaking Bad either. Didn’t care to watch programs that glorified criminal behavior, or tended to justify criminal behavior, like in Breaking Bad, a teacher with cancer distributing drugs to set his family up financially after he was gone. I retired in 2003, and still won’t watch any programs or movies that take place in prisons. Having worked in that environment for 25 years, I got tired of seeing scenarios presented, that I knew would never actually happen behind bars, never heard of happening, or never saw myself.
Thanks for you service. That was a tough career!
God bless
People watch that stuff because they like darkness more than light. I was always disappointed when Rush would talk about that show. I would turn the volume down for a while because I didn’t want to hear about it.
There’s enough wickedness in this world to see and hear about in day to day living, without intentionally seeking out more brain rot.
Have you talked to anyone lately who still works at DOCCS? It has turned into a real crapshow.
If things keep going the way they are, we may see 1979 all over again, or even a prison turn upside down. It’s that bad.
Breaking bad? Never watched it, it was not a comfortable subject. Anyone cooking meth deserves to die in a fiery explosion, before they sell the crap.
Sopranos, I watched it this last winter 2023-24. I thought it was okay. I watched Boardwalk Empire as it came out, it was far superior.
Gandolfini was a lisping actor, who never pulled it off. The supporting characters seemed interchangeable. Sometimes, I couldn’t remember their differing names. In short, they didn’t stick out.
I didn’t start watching The Sopranos until after the 3rd or 4th season (can’t recall which)
Back when the first episode of the first season originally aired, I never bothered to watch because the premise of the show sounded too gimmicky to me: a mob boss sees a psychiatrist. And I’m a voracious reader of non fiction. I love true crime books. Particularly on the subject of the mafia.
So, a few seasons of the sopranos went by and I’m hearing all sorts of praise for the show. But also complaints from viewers who complain that the wait between seasons is too long. So, one time in between seasons, HBO decides to re-run a marathon of all the episodes up until then. I decided to tune in to see what all the hype and talk was about and I was hooked from the very first episode and watched it religiously from then on. It is indeed a great series.
Don’t make us tie you to a chair, tape your eyelids open, and make you watch The Sopranos. ;-)
Anyways, time to end your sabbatical. Some recommended prison movies:
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932)
The Shawshank Redemption
Cool Hand Luke
Stir Crazy
Sleepers
Stalag 17
Jailhouse Rock
I Want To Live!
Cell 2455 Death Row
White Heat