SummaryPiper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) is sent to prison after being caught with a suitcase of a drug dealer's money in this drama based on the memoir by Piper Kerman.
SummaryPiper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) is sent to prison after being caught with a suitcase of a drug dealer's money in this drama based on the memoir by Piper Kerman.
In Jenji Kohan’s magnificent and thoroughly engrossing new series, Orange Is the New Black, prison is still the pits. But it is also filled with the entire range of human emotion and stories, all of which are brought vividly to life in a world where a stick of gum could ignite either a romance or a death threat.
Uma das melhores obras primas da Netflix, uma comédia e drama que retrata vida de pessoas comuns e verdadeiras! A cada episódio uma grande emoção e aflição, como os grandes finas de temporada que conquista todos que assistem! Emocionante, eletrizante e maravilhoso.
I've watched a lot of shows/movies and see a lot propaganda shoved into scripts and it makes me sick at this point in 2017, the "political correctness" and lies, etc etc. How refreshing to see writers talk freely and openly about the real issues. Mentioning "Yippie" then later Abbie Hoffman reference. The anti-corporatism hidden in this show's script is ingenious and a real treat to watch. Hope you all make more seasons. It's not 100% authentic as far as the real relationships with CO's in any way shape or form, but the writers are morally sound and show that they fully understand our nation's/world's fundamental flaws. Thank you.
A deft mix of comedy and drama in which the prison feels like a real place and the women are actual people, rather than a thinly veiled excuse to stage catfights, lesbian fantasies and sexual assault.
The performances by the likes of Mr. Biggs, Ms. Mulgrew and, especially, Ms. Schilling are so convincing, and the dialogue so sharp, that none of this feels like prurience for its own sake.
Schilling's Piper, engaged to the supportive Larry (Jason Biggs) and dodging the attentions of her former lover (Laura Prepon) as well as more aggressively amorous inmates, displays a nice comic sense as she encounters one prison Catch-22 after another. The supporting cast is a strong one. But it's Kate Mulgrew, as the inmate who rules the prison kitchen with an cast-iron fist, who steals every scene she's in, and should leave Netflix's streaming subscribers begging for more.
Although messy and at times uneven, the one-hour series feels like a bull’s-eye with the sort of premium-cable space the distributor is eager to carve out with its original efforts.
If I were able I'd give it an 11. The backstories in the latest season are will sear your soul as you watch, indifference or obliviousness to small tragedies pile up in the lives of women without the resolve, resources or understanding of how to cope. The slow, though in retrospect, inexorable slide of the guards performance form custodial to abusive is something you watch with a feeling of helplessness that mirrors the powerless of the inmates. Then, abruptly an absurdest fashion, a pivot to the absurd that makes you laugh. Really quite brilliant.
While this show certainly gave me countless laughs, I was often put off by the clearly political undertones. The acting is great, the characters (at least the main ones) are solid, and I loved the unique female prison setting that it uses. Although like I said before, the political undertones were not my favorite, and they would often halt any laughter or excitement I had with continuing the show. This show is a good one, and kept pulling me back in despite the rather biased political content that is constantly shoved in your face. This is a great show that is plagued with politics. If I wanted to have an internal dispute based on biased politics, I would watch Fox News. Please don't give us what we already have enough of in this country. Long story short: Good show that could have been great.
This show started out strong but became boring rather quickly. The main problem is that the show is always playing it safe and are afraid to take any risks. There are no big surprises and whenever I thought something exciting was about to happen I was left disappointed. And after a few episodes I started to feel less and less interested in the characters. Some that I liked in the beginning became boring and had a very strange and unnatural character progression. Others were straight up annoying and acted like idiots so they didn't earn any sympathy.
I have to say so far i'm disappointed by season 2 given i'm only 7 episodes in it has turned into a chick flick and far away from the solid drama that i loved in the first season.
Being a guy my fav shows being breaking bad / 24 /dexter i never thought i'd like this show but season 1 really impressed me however season 2 has just been a let down.. to be fair it maybe the fact that i binge watched fargo between the two seasons