TMC
03-11-2016, 02:58 AM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/09/60-days-in-everyday-people-are-sent-to-a-violent-prison-in-the-most-insane-reality-tv-show-yet.html
The A&E reality series that sends seven innocent people to a violent prison "treads such stomach-churning ground,” says Jen Yamato, "that, at times, you truly wonder if all seven of the average civilians who signed up to spend two months in a county jail—for (social) science and, y’know, ratings—will make it home in one piece.” PLUS: 60 Days In doesn’t present (http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/60-days-in-review-reality-tv-goes-undercover-to-jail-1.11556311) a compelling case that it’s actually reform-minded, and there’s a queasy feeling associated (http://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/tv-review-60-days-in-review-ae-prison-documentary-series-1201721044/) with turning prison into a reality TV backdrop.
The A&E reality series that sends seven innocent people to a violent prison "treads such stomach-churning ground,” says Jen Yamato, "that, at times, you truly wonder if all seven of the average civilians who signed up to spend two months in a county jail—for (social) science and, y’know, ratings—will make it home in one piece.” PLUS: 60 Days In doesn’t present (http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/60-days-in-review-reality-tv-goes-undercover-to-jail-1.11556311) a compelling case that it’s actually reform-minded, and there’s a queasy feeling associated (http://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/tv-review-60-days-in-review-ae-prison-documentary-series-1201721044/) with turning prison into a reality TV backdrop.