60 Days In: Narcoland

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.

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.

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.

Why would anyone sign up for this? The problem is too big, too far reaching for a few individuals. Volunteers, at that. Not trained under-cover agents.

They put a few people in seedy locations, for 60 days, to gather as much information as they could from low level addicts and dealers, hoping to find the missing Mexican Cartel link.

What??

Does anyone remember Enrique "Kiki" Camarena? The DEA agent tortured to death over 36 hours, may he rest in peace. What exactly do the volunteers think is going to happen when A&E leaves? Unless they're in witness protection programs, which they most certainly are not....um, good luck.

This ratings grab, to me, is just crazy. This was unnecessarily dangerous for no yeild whatsoever. While I admire the volunteers' eagerness and enthusiasm, I would not want to be in their shoes.

I hope the "Where are they now" update show isn't an actual question as we try to guess where their bodies are.

Stupid idea, A&E.