Steineded How sad is this?
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
mikeburdick There are a handful of great suspense series, like "Narcos," great sci-fi series, like "Black Mirror," and great comedy series, like "Arrested Development," but how many blend them all into one? No spoilers here, because there are a lot of surprises, but suffice it to say, "Orphan Black" has a very unique premise and Tatiana Maslany pulls off a tour-de-force performance that only gets more amazing with each episode. Also, it's fast-paced compared to most shows these days, not one of those you've got to "stick with" to appreciate. It sucks you in from the first scene. So give it a go. It's up there with my favourites.
rika-39240 Orphan black is such an amazing TV series. It is extremely creative. Each episode is so well written and brilliantly executed.
The lead actress Tatiana Maslany is brilliant beyond words. Her transformation between each character is so natural. She is one of the most underrated actresses, and should have won every award that's out there!
Every character is well thought of and performed brilliantly by the entire cast.
This show is a must watch! You will not be disappointed!
sebastianqwerty All you gotta know is that this show is a masterpiece.
dierregi This series solved brilliantly what is probably the most difficult problem of contemporary show-business: finding a politically correct antagonist. The most acceptable options are: the Evil, all-white corporation and the evil Christian radical cult (it must be Christian, because all other religions are off-limits, no matter how crazy, cruel or archaic).Having both Evil corporation and Christian radicals as the enemy Orphan Black gets the gold medal as the most politically correct TV show (although this also proves the schizophrenic attitude of the target audience, probably the same crowd who lighted candles outside Apple shops when Steve Jobs passed
).Back to the show, the anti-heroine is a nasty piece of work called Sarah, a "streetwise" mother "hustler" (mother being the key word), who thinks she is allowed to do anything to "protect" her child - and let's forget she abandoned her child for a year.Sarah discovers she is a clone and also that nature definitely trumps nurture, since all the other clones are also bitches, although each in a different way: Helena is the crazy assassin, Allison the crazy housewife, Cosima the crazy scientist etc.
but all are mean and egotistical.Sarah lives on the run, because Evil, all-white corporation is trying to catch her. Sarah is the only fertile clone, but also a major pain in the a** and a threat to corporate security. Logically, an evil corporation would just get rid of her and study her dead body (and eventually her child), rather than keeping her alive. However, in the show, the preposterous need to keep Sarah alive creates an endless series of cliff-hangers, one more absurd than the other. The last one I watched involved crazy assassin Helena, resurrecting for the umpteenth time and miraculously finding her way to an exclusive condo where Sarah also happened to be and where evil corporate clone bitch Rachel lives (or something along those lines).I honestly don't know how they kept this going for five seasons.
