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Beyond Scared Straight: Season 1
  • Network: A&E
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 13, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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84 out of 100

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  • Summary: Based on Arnold Shapiro's Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary, the series follows several groups of students as they visit prisons to learn the hard truth of life behind bars and hopefully avoid ending up in one.
  • Genre(s): News/Documentary

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Catherine Fuentes
    Jan 13, 2011
    91
    Maury Povich? Eat your heart out.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 13, 2011
    90
    If Beyond is deficient in any respect, it's in the minimal follow-up....Still, that amounts to a quibble regarding a series that, unlike most of what passes for "reality TV," feels truly authentic--and sobering.
  3. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jan 13, 2011
    83
    Arnold's Beyond Scared Straight hews to the premise of the original and proves to be just as gripping.

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. xXAnthonyXx
    10
    Love this. I'm not usally into these type of shows but, I was wrong. When I first saw it, I watched all the episodes aired so far and I don't regret it. I love this show.… Expand
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  2. spadenx
    0
    This show is just so stupid imo. Taking kids (from 12-18) into prison in a pathetic attempt to scare them straight. The worst the kids have done was do drugs, drink, and fight. Nothing major, Well nothing worthy enough to be brought to a prison in an attempt to scare them. I just really dont see the point in this show at all. Its not a bad show but its simply one of those shows where you like it or you dont and I dont.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes