60 Days In: Narcoland

There is nothing qualitative about the undercover work that these people are doing. They are trying to basically just fit in and make friends with a bunch of drug users who have zero contacts. Trying to buy a joint from somebody at a gas station will not land you Pablo Escobar. There is absolutely nothing qualitative about the work these people are doing. They all look incredibly awkward around the drug users, And the one guy in jail is called out immediately for being a plant. I can't imagine how hanging around a bunch of drug users when you don't use drugs yourself will lead to any really big leads. This show is basically about a bunch of cops who try to make friends with the lowest level drug users in society thinking that it will yield them some contacts into the Mexican drug cartel.

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 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.

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.