60 Days In: Narcoland

Exploitative, incredibly dangerous. The editing is ok- otherwise we wouldn't make it through the first 10 minutes. 2 episodes in and I'm horrified- there's no regulation here.

The 'talent' is risking everything for the producer's profits. I turned it off when the couple was introduced- they walk into a trailer and announce how 'disgusting' it is.

These are real life living situations where people from disadvantaged backgrounds scratch out a method of survival. And camera operators catch a tiny, handheld slice of the interaction.

Putting recovering addicts back into an environment of addiction cycles is irresponsible. Dazzling the people with shiny cameras and hidden mics is low-level, industry trash behavior.

There is essentially no story here. Addiction and poverty are a really boring lifestyle. The scoring is one of those stupid bulk-purchase 'soaring' punctuated riffs over and over again in an attempt to disguise the fact that nothing really happens.

A modern Roman Colosseum where low income and addicted persons are thrown to the lions because they are ultimately expendable. A disgrace, A&E.

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.

As with most of these type of shows the producers fall in love with the people going in and the law enforcement officers and focus on them instead of chasing the bad guys. I literally saw one law enforcement officer say the same exact thing three times as if we didn't hear it the first time, they kept replaying it. It was a completely boring show and big disappointment. I wish plain old Cops would come back.

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.

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.