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Wed, Jul 11
They can also be tough to look at, which is why HBO airs "Oz" late at night. It will be on Mondays at 11 p.m. Fontana says if it weren't on cable, it wouldn't be on at all.
Ernie Hudson plays the prison warden, Rita Moreno a counseling nun. As cast members, they know that "Oz" takes them well out of the me...
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