Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/16
05-10-16, 09:21 AM
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Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/16
Netflix and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) today announced that the original series Orange is the New Black, the comedic drama set in a women's prison from creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan, has been renewed for three additional seasons on Netflix. Season four of the series will premiere Friday, June 17 and additional seasons five, six and seven will premiere in future years. Seasons one through three are streaming on Netflix. Concurrently, it was announced that Kohan has committed to continue as Orange is the New Black's executive producer and showrunner for seasons five, six and seven. The acclaimed hour-long series stars a diverse and award-winning ensemble of women including Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Danielle Brooks, Selenis Leyva, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore and Elizabeth Rodriguez, along with Michael Harney and Nick Sandow. The series is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman.
Already renewed through the 2018-19 season (the show's seventh) on 2/5/16
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05-10-16, 09:56 AM
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Re: Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/1
What I take from this and Weeds is that Kohan doesn't know when to end a show.
05-10-16, 10:05 AM
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I'v watched the first 3 seasons and just don't have much enthusiasm to watch this upcoming season that I did the previous ones.
05-10-16, 10:35 AM
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06-16-16, 08:47 AM
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Just a reminder that all episode will be available tomorrow.
06-16-16, 08:51 AM
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Re: Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/1
The early reviews for this season have been really strong (AV Club did a review of the full season, gave it an A), so I hope it holds up.
Currently at 100% on rottentomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/or...new-black/s04/
Currently at 100% on rottentomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/or...new-black/s04/
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06-17-16, 04:44 PM
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Re: Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/1
Watched the first episode this morning. I enjoyed more than most of last seasons episodes. I plan on watching more tonight at work
06-17-16, 05:28 PM
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I'm gonna have to start disabling my social media by sunday. Ive had the past two season finales spoiled thanks to the early binging.
06-17-16, 05:37 PM
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06-17-16, 06:26 PM
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Re: Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/1
Been binging since this morning (save for some time when my meds knocked me out) ... Loving the new season. Seems they finally realized Piper really doesn't make a good "focus" character and have really spread the storylines around.
Somebody remind me what happened to Pornstache the second time around ...
Somebody remind me what happened to Pornstache the second time around ...
06-17-16, 09:45 PM
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Been binging since this morning (save for some time when my meds knocked me out) ... Loving the new season. Seems they finally realized Piper really doesn't make a good "focus" character and have really spread the storylines around.
Somebody remind me what happened to Pornstache the second time around ...
Somebody remind me what happened to Pornstache the second time around ...
How can that be when she is so "Gangsta" with an A. Lol
06-18-16, 02:48 AM
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Re: Orange is the New Black (Netflix) - Season 4 Discussion Thread - premieres 6/17/1
I liked the first 3 episodes. Biggest problem so far is that there are to many characters. The added a bunch when they should have cut the cast down.
06-18-16, 10:04 AM
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spoiler'd because it's a comment if you've seen the first few episodes...
Spoiler:
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06-18-16, 11:54 AM
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Anyone else find it absolutely idiotic that (spoilers up through ep 5)
Spoiler:
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06-18-16, 03:46 PM
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now I gotta binge this shit so i won't run into anymore. On the plus side, Lori Petty has been cracking me up.
06-18-16, 08:44 PM
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Watched the first two episodes. I think i'm enjoying it already more then last season, but we'll see where it goes.
06-18-16, 09:51 PM
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This is the show's biggest failing. Piper is supposed to be our POV character, yet she is completely unrelatable and unlikeable. The show spends a good chunk of time fighting racism, yet relies on us liking Piper because she is the fish-out-of-water white princess. Everything goes her way just because it does, not because it should or because she earns it.
The fact that she (spoiler for episode 5 - I think)
On that note, I love (same episode)
The fact that she (spoiler for episode 5 - I think)
Spoiler:
On that note, I love (same episode)
Spoiler:
06-18-16, 11:32 PM
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She's really not the POV character anymore though. We're done being introduced to this environment in S1/S2.
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06-18-16, 11:42 PM
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Yep. The show started as one thing (an adaptation of the book) and is now it's own self-sustained prison dramedy.
06-19-16, 12:15 AM
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Finished the season. Thankfully the big spoiler was telegraphed in two prior episodes before it happened. But I'm still pissed. I can't believe, from now on, I have to watch 13 straight hours of this show just so shit won't get spoiled. Maybe it's time for netflix to experiment with a weekly episode for original content instead of all episodes at once. Hell, some of these idiots are probably just watching the season finale first.