Orange is the New Black

**Natural2003** · 07-25-2013, 11:43 PM

Soooo after my sister telling me for the hundredth time how much I was missing out on life by not watching Orange is the New Black I finally watched it and LOVED IT! I watch the entire season in 2 days and immediately got the book because I can't wait until the new season to know the rest of the story.

Who else is watching and who do you love!?!?!? My faves are Crazy Eyes, Taystee, Morello. I have a love/hate with Pennstucky! And I love how quickly they get to everyone's back story and weave it into what's going on in the scene. I am super intrigued to know more about Crazy Eyes, I was so not ready for her parents.

**Chocolate CurlyGirl** · 07-26-2013, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by Natural2003

Soooo after my sister telling me for the hundredth time how much I was missing out on life by not watching Orange is the New Black I finally watched it and LOVED IT! I watch the entire season in 2 days and immediately got the book because I can't wait until the new season to know the rest of the story.

Who else is watching and who do you love!?!?!? My faves are Crazy Eyes, Taystee, Morello. I have a love/hate with Pennstucky! And I love how quickly they get to everyone's back story and weave it into what's going on in the scene. I am super intrigued to know more about Crazy Eyes, I was so not ready for her parents.

Don't you have to be a Netflix subscriber for this?

**Natural2003** · 07-26-2013, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by Chocolate CurlyGirl

Don't you have to be a Netflix subscriber for this?

You do, it's $7.99 a month, that deterred me at first because I'm cheap. When I watch a TV series on there I usually watch them all during the free trial period and then cancel before I'm charged or if I'm paying just cancel after I've watched the full season.

**Chocolate CurlyGirl** · 07-26-2013, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Natural2003

You do, it's $7.99 a month, that deterred me at first because I'm cheap. When I watch a TV series on there I usually watch them all during the free trial period and then cancel before I'm charged or if I'm paying just cancel after I've watched the full season.

Lol okay...

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**skittles04** · 07-26-2013, 02:50 AM

Yeah. I started watching on my phone while I was at work (during a really repetitive task) and I had to quickly turn it off, lol. I'll have to try again this weekend.

**Karibana** · 07-26-2013, 04:39 PM

NM, should have read Natural's post more carefully.

**swingbolder** · 07-31-2013, 07:00 PM

I heard a lot of great things about this show on various websites I read, so I started to watch. Couldn't get past episode 3, when the black lady inmate with the crazy eyes was hitting on blondie. It was just so stereotypical and reminded me of what I hated about Weeds (same creator): Basically all the people of color supporting characters -- mostly criminal -- kept falling in love with the white female lead. Ugh, no thanks. Other things annoy me about this show too. Yet I keep hearing how great this show is, so I would be interested in hearing some black women's perspective on this show. To those of you who like it, what is there to recommend it?

**ThummyB** · 07-31-2013, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by swingbolder

I heard a lot of great things about this show on various websites I read, so I started to watch. Couldn't get past episode 3, when the black lady inmate with the crazy eyes was hitting on blondie. It was just so stereotypical and reminded me of what I hated about Weeds (same creator): Basically all the people of color supporting characters -- mostly criminal -- kept falling in love with the white female lead. Ugh, no thanks. Other things annoy me about this show too. Yet I keep hearing how great this show is, so I would be interested in hearing some black women's perspective on this show. To those of you who like it, what is there to recommend it?

I actually hated this show for the 1st two episodes, but I think it gets much better after by eps 3, 4, etc. It is in those episodes that the show really begins to tell the backstory of the other inmates, and I find them really interesting (and also sad). If it's any comfort...no other black or brown characters fall for Piper after ep. 3, and I think that the writers do a good job of calling out her faults/narcissism. I'm not a huge fan of the story line of the main character...primarily because of the narcissistic piece, but I really enjoy the stories/lives of the other women.

**Savantrice** · 07-31-2013, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by ThummyB

I think that the writers do a good job of calling out her faults/narcissism. I'm not a huge fan of the story line of the main character...primarily because of the narcissistic piece, but I really enjoy the stories/lives of the other women.

+1
Piper works my every nerve but I like all of the supporting characters and their stories are very interesting. (really want to see Crazy Eyes' story after seeing her family)

I will likely never pick up the book because Piper is a narcissistic mess. I went to Amazon and started reading a few reviews of her book and started lol as so many people stated how smug the writer came across, and her repetion of how "blonde, attractive, and educated she is" (after all, she went to Smith! *eye roll*)

@Swing: I get it. I used to like Weeds but was so annoyed when Romany Malco's (?) character became interested in her, I was totally over it. She was flightly, and annoying. I think this show has enough weight placed on the ancillary characters that I can get into, and ultimately...Piper's in prison...so no matter how high she starts flying, something always pulls her back to Earth

As long as Piper keeps "suffering" in prison I'll watch, once she gets out and back to her wonderful life, I'm out.

And I didnt mind the bit of nudity, it is jail. I just remember the full body shot with the black woman with locs. Maybe it would have been less offensive if they did the same with one of the white inmates...better yet if it was a white inmate that wasnt in shape.....

I appreciate them having a transgender actress on there....I find her storyline the most interesting...

**Cutie McPretty** · 07-31-2013, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by swingbolder

I heard a lot of great things about this show on various websites I read, so I started to watch. Couldn't get past episode 3, when the black lady inmate with the crazy eyes was hitting on blondie. It was just so stereotypical and reminded me of what I hated about Weeds (same creator): Basically all the people of color supporting characters -- mostly criminal -- kept falling in love with the white female lead. Ugh, no thanks. Other things annoy me about this show too. Yet I keep hearing how great this show is, so I would be interested in hearing some black women's perspective on this show. To those of you who like it, what is there to recommend it?

I2FreakinI.

My girlfriend and I couldn't get past the first 2 minutes where she is talkin to the bug-eyed woman with her hair all over her head in the shower area. Just no. Also -- if you have to smack me in the face with nudity that soon in I just feel like you don't think that your writing is good enough to draw people in without it. Whether it is or isn't -- i'm not sticking around to find out. Once I see that it's like deuces.

About Weeds: YES!!!!! I was like, "i'm so sick of this ish" .... like EVERYONE was falling for her and it was like, .... I- just- don't-get-it.