60 Days In: Narcoland

60 Days in Narcoland is the epitome of all the cheesy & corny reality shows. Like most other reality shows, this program is so cut up (no pun intended) that one wonders how these scenarios played out versus how the show portrayed it. It reminded me of why I don't watch "reality" tv. From the Typical camera cuts with the overdone dramatic, tense music to repeating the same scenes repeatedly, this show pulls no stops. However, I will give it some credit because It was interesting watching how awkward the undercover people were. The only thing that kept it halfway interesting was the dude who was planted in the jail. His awkwardness was so cringing worthy that it made it somewhat entertaining. Whoever came up with the bright idea to place ex-junkies with junkies deserves a gold medal for ignorance.

Being a recovering addict or a cop does not make one qualified to be an undercover operative. Even worse, two of these people had never done drugs and had no law enforcement background.

Why were these people even cast for this show?

How on earth did they not educate the cop (in jail) about how to fit in with drug users? On the reunion episode he stated that he was surprised how easily the inmates were able to sus him out.

So no one educated him on what drug addicts look like or behave?

And then there is the woman living in the trailer park. Someone is shot near her trailer so what does she do? Takes her camera and goes outside (at night) to walk trails (alone) looking for information.

What?

Either this whole show was scripted...down to the inmates.

Or A&E is criminal for irresponsibly allowing these people to be put in harm's way.

Several of these people are lucky to be alive.

This show is a disgusting display of how little value the entertainment industry values people and cares only about ratings.

That's it. Strictly for entertainment purposes only, because these people have no idea what they're talking about or what they're doing. Minimal research and these people could have almost made it realistic. Action movies on TV are more realistic than this show is.

The difference between this and the original is that in Narcoland, people don't just go into jails but into the streets as well to "find drugs". The street parts are pretty uninteresting and I usually fast forward it to get the to jail parts. The jail parts are alright, it's filmed using the same style and it's pretty much the same as the original in that regard. All in all it's an alright time filler but it's not as good as the real "60 Days In".

If you're a fan of the original, just skip the street parts and you'll get some enjoyment out of it.

The undercover nonsense is downright unwatchable. Richie or whatever his name is is so awkward and if you're any big time dealer, you could sniff him out in 5 min. Jackie thinks she's working for the fbi and really she knows bare minimum street smarts. The jail scenes are alright but overall it won't give you that fix, we all want.