Orange Is the New Black

It brings back memories of Weeds. You know in its glory days. The first few seasons before it went off the rails. That's what "Orange Is the New Black" is like. Equal parts funny and sad. A mix of true pathos and yet true honesty and beauty coming from the strangest places. Be warned however there is plenty of lesbian sex and if the "F" word makes your ears bleed it is probably a good idea to turn back now...This isn't OZ but this also isn't Disney. This is a true winner from Netflix and tells an interesting story not only from the main character's perspective but from the other inmates as well. It would have been boring to see things from just her point of view. Like Nancy Botwin on Weeds, sometime Piper Chapman is portrayed in not so good a light because she can be the villain in someone else's story.

Orange is the New Black was one of Netflixs first breakout shows. It's about the lives of inmates and the guards of a women prison. It starts with a woman who is sent to prison for transporting drug money to her ex-girlfriend. She's a pretty good person who doesn't deserve to be in jail but still ends up there. It covers issues that are relevant today and shines a light on even more problems that people should know about. This is a dark comedy that with a very talented ensemble cast. It maintained a high level of quality throughout all seven seasons, obviously some seasons were better than others but none felt boring and were all worth watching. It's is a show that's definitely best watched if you binge it.

It's really sad to see a good show go this way. It has now turned into a b grade sitcom with bad acting.

Finally.. decided to watch this,glad that I did but wasn't all positive.

I will agree,with several reviews.. Season 1-4 was great,also most of 5 but far as the riot felt dragged out.

We get into season 6 was interesting only because you wanted a follow-up to how it ended previously,what happened to everybody & so forth.

Unfortunately it started losing momentum during several episodes in season 6,perhaps it was the dynamic of the characters being separated & the ones they did show became boring to annoying.

You will find clichés and stereotypes but overall,the acting to actors was decent enough.

I feel the writers got lazy in parts later in the storylines,perhaps to drag things out which is unfortunate.

Still.. Worth a watch.

Netflix has been in the spotlight recently with their releases of both House of Cards and Arrested Development in full seasons. After finishing both I couldn't wait to see what else they had lined up and once I heard that Jenji Kohan was on board I was sold. Being a fan of Weeds I expected nothing less than well written strong female roles and tons of F-bombs being dropped to come from Kohan's next project. Orange is the new Black is about Piper Chapman and her untimely sentence to an all female penitentiary. She must deal with adapting to her new prison life while also having to maintain a relationship outside with her recent fiancé. I had just finished the first season and was taken back and how well so many of the characters were developed in just 13 hour long episodes. In the beginning it does feel like the show doesn't quite know it's own tone, but just around 4 episodes in it becomes a fun drama with plenty of unique characters. A definite recommendation to anyone who is looking for a summer series to watch!