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Is this "Narcos", which is a least a 9 out of 10? No. But it's far from a 1 rating too. It's a solid 7, or perhaps 8 for the excellent sets, period clothing, acting, and more.

Cohen, I'm talking about the actor, not the spy, did a very good job. Reminds me of Robin Williams and other comic actors when they have done a good job playing a dramatic roll, especially a "bad guy"

The mini-series as well paced, and doesn't get overly caught up in side stories. Definitely bingeable.

Oh boy, looking forward to the 1 star review crowd's "unbiased" commentary when Netflix releases a mini-series on Israel's bombing of the Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, designed by the North Koreans.

Ah, would also like to see a Netlfix mini-series about Israel's 1981 bombing of Iraq's nuclear reactor, and subsequent reviews from "entertainment experts".

Very hard to watch. This is not entertainment, it's life preparation.

Meticulously and carefully constructed, with interviews of entire families.

The auto 1 star reviews are from uber fans, and Black conspiracy theorists, who believe any and every critism of a Black person with a degree of achievement is due to "systematic racism"

Buckle up and watch if you have family under age 20, this documentary might save a loved one from abuse.

Disclaimer: I'm a former hedge fund guy.

Did I see the crash coming? Yes, but barely.

My fund, and a fund I represented, had mucho skin in game tied to domestic interest rates and LIBOR. So, I wanted...willed...all to be fine.

Didn't work.

1/6 of all hedge funds crashed, and didn't cost the tax payers a penny. Like a noncompetitive mom&pop restaurant, they were correctly left to fail.

Core of crash was three-pronged:

1: Federal Reserve: They've created boom/busts for 100 years. How? Just as Soviets couldn't centrally plan the price of a pencil, wheat, or gold, no one on earth can correctly centrally plan the price of money.

2: Federal Government: Goes back to the Community Reinvestment Act, forcing banks to lend to people, regardless of credit rating. Hey, I want ALL people to be rich. But, selectively punishing banks for not lending "enough" to certain racial groups is evil, anti-market, and proved to be, destructive. Banks love to lend...love it, and care not of one's race, gender, or sexual orientation. They absolutely do care if one can pay back a loan.

Think I cared the race of my clients investing $5 million, $1 million, or even in my entry level fund, $250K?

3: Wall Street(creation of CDOs etc), rating agencies (rated garbage as "A"), and Fannie and Freddie (bought garbage mortgages,and therefore, encouraged them) played huge role in this mess too. But, without items 1 and 2, 3 would have been impossible.