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Orange is the New Black (OITNB) –Keeps on Going Strong

Written by diana on July 7, 2015. Posted in Television reviews. 2 Comments on Orange is the New Black (OITNB) –Keeps on Going Strong

Feminism, sexual perversion, peccadilloes, assault, and experimentation run strong in Season Three (2015). [See my reviews, “Orange is the New Black—Life Behind Bars”, August 7, 2013 and “The Backstory Behind Orange is the New Black”, August 15, 2013.] Nothing like this has been portrayed on television, without a suggestive body shot, excruciating violence, or even the victim’s voice. OITNB scenes of how women can become more compassionate through sex with each other are so powerful, indeed so extraordinary and original, that the sexual scene is secondary to the emotional intimacy....

The Backstory behind “Orange is the New Black”

Written by diana on August 15, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. No Comments on The Backstory behind “Orange is the New Black”

With all the buzz about “Orange is the New Black”, I had fun chasing down facts about the memoir of that name by Piper Kerman after binge viewing the huge hit, “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix. (See my last post for the review of the hit series). In two separate interviews on NPR’s “All Things Considered”, Terry Gross interviews first Piper Kerman and then Jenji Kohan. It makes for fascinating listening! To take a few examples: In the memoir Kerman does not actually experience solitary confinement. However, to show the desolation and dehumanizing...

“Orange is the New Black”–Life Behind Bars

Written by diana on August 7, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 2 Comments on “Orange is the New Black”–Life Behind Bars

This is a caged beast financed and produced by Netflix: thirteen episodes available on Instant Queue for binge viewing if you are so inclined. “Orange is the New Black” (filmed on location in a women’s prison in Chino, California) is loosely based on the 2010 memoir by Piper Kerman (now an advocate for women prison reform.) Piper Chapman (phenomenal newcomer Taylor Schilling) is a privileged Smith College graduate sentenced to 14 months in prison for the crime of smuggling drugs ten years earlier. Her former lover from that time, fellow drug smuggler Alex Vaus (the pitch-perfect...

Tag: “Orange is the New Black” tv

Orange is the New Black (OITNB) –Keeps on Going Strong

The Backstory behind “Orange is the New Black”

“Orange is the New Black”–Life Behind Bars

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