July 12, 1997 –
The joys of angry prison sex were explored far more than you wanted them to be when Oz, starring Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, J. K. Simmons, and B.D. Wong premiered on HBO, on this date
Some cast members that played prisoners have noted that, throughout the series, if you showed up late to the set, your punishment would be that your character would either die or be raped the next week.
The Haus of Dcaligari 