A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.
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- 11 wins & 33 nominations
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- TriviaAccording to showrunner Dave Andron, they aimed to make the show's wardrobe authentic to the 1980s, but decided to avoid things that are too distracting to modern audiences, like giant shoulder pads.
- ConnectionsReferenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Most Anticipated Releases of July 2017 (2017)
Featured review
No real good guys, no real bad guys, outstanding character development, what's not to like?
We have a government agent thinking he's doing the country right by supplying cocaine within the streets of L. A.; we have this young man who is just trying to support himself and family by selling cocaine; and we have a myriad of supporting characters that help make this very watchable every week.
Each successive episode and season, you get excellent character development plus good plots. The characters face many challenges, make decisions good and bad, and how they affect the friends and family around them.
Several get lost on the way, but that is to be expected considering the nature of the story.
It all leads to well thought out finale.
Again, this isn't a traditional good guys versus bad guys fare, but how the players think what they're doing is right for them, their society or country; how their actions and decisions affect everything and everyone; how drugs and money corrupt.
You'll want more after you finish every episode!
We have a government agent thinking he's doing the country right by supplying cocaine within the streets of L. A.; we have this young man who is just trying to support himself and family by selling cocaine; and we have a myriad of supporting characters that help make this very watchable every week.
Each successive episode and season, you get excellent character development plus good plots. The characters face many challenges, make decisions good and bad, and how they affect the friends and family around them.
Several get lost on the way, but that is to be expected considering the nature of the story.
It all leads to well thought out finale.
Again, this isn't a traditional good guys versus bad guys fare, but how the players think what they're doing is right for them, their society or country; how their actions and decisions affect everything and everyone; how drugs and money corrupt.
You'll want more after you finish every episode!
- MovieBuffMarine
- May 7, 2023
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- Runtime45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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