61st Street

I think the people who low-balled the rating, never lived in Chicago or, if they did, never went near Englewood, Garfield Park, or Roseland. Their 'trip through the hood' was speeding down the Dan Ryan Expressway on the way to Olympia Fields. This show, like Englewood, is real...and it has been for too many years. I write this as a middle-aged white woman, who was born-and-raised on the South Side. I worked at 26th & Cal (Cook County Court) for years, and unfortunately this show is as realistic as it gets. It's dirty, gritty and hard to watch. BUT DO NOT TURN IT OFF. I've seen cops, clerks and judges take payoffs practically in the open. Their are good and fair public servants; but there are a lot of good and honest people. This show follows it all and hopefully can initiate change.

There are a LOT of ostriches reviewing this show. They're deliberately keeping their heads in the sand and demanding to be allowed to be willfully ignorant to the systemic racism happening all around us but especially in big inner city locals where cops who are supposed to protect us ALL are being allowed to break the very rules meant to do just that.

The setting of the demolished neighborhoods, truly impoverished whole sections of cities ignored by the rest of society is horrifying but more so because it IS true to life. They look like war zones because they ARE.

This show is gonna bother me. Which is exactly what it's supposed to do for those of us who see the world for how it is. Terribly unfair to whole groups of people while others turn a blind eye to their pain.

The people writing negative reviews didn't grow up in the areas or conditions the series is documenting. If you're from the hood then you know all of this is true and happens far too often. Giving something a bad review when you have no real clue about the content is ridiculous. If you think cops are so good then ask yourself why do police officers call each other "rats". I know many police officers and real life and this story is portraying what actually goes on behind the piercing walls. Bad guys do bad things and other officers either participate or turn a blind eye. If you're that blind to police corruption just go do some research and find out how rampant it is. Just like politicians it's going on in every major city no question.

This show is going to be really polarizing. People who don't have to face particular issues like the rac!al disparities in this c0untry, particularly within the just!ce system won't be able to handle this. Ign0rance is bliss. But this story and stories like it need to be told and shown. I hope AMC keeps it because there are definitely folx who appreciate it.

I am really enjoying this TV series. It's definitely binge watching material. I watched all 5 of the current episodes in the same night. With some irritation that there wasn't more episodes to watch. I'm enjoying the actors and their storyline. Great writing!!!!.