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5. This law is not enforceable in the land of Oz. Maybe it's because HBO's commercial-free prison drama has a full hour to tell its stories instead of the standard 45 minutes. Or maybe it's because creator Tom Fontana is, like, a really good writer. Whatever the case, Oz has juggled more than 20 characters without crowding out key inmates like deranged yuppie Tobias Beecher (Lee Tergesen) and nasty Nazi Vern Schillinger (J.K. Simmons). Hey, Oz breaks every other rule on TV, so why not this one?

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