Orphan Black [** Spoilers **]

Richard Dower

First episode is out, no I haven't seen it....discuss away.

Mr E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_BCA-vR9E

About the Show
Sarah has always lived the life of an orphan outsider. But a clone is never alone.

Sarah hopes that cleaning out a dead woman’s bank account will solve all her problems. Instead, her problems multiply – and so does she. Experience a whole new side of BBC AMERICA with the channel’s next original scripted series, “Orphan Black,” the exciting and ambitious new addition to the Supernatural Saturday programming block. “Orphan Black” features rising star Tatiana Maslany (“Cas & Dylan,” “Picture Day”) in the lead role of Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her. Sarah assumes her identity, her boyfriend and her bank account. But instead of solving her problems, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes the dizzying discovery that she and the dead woman are clones… but are they the only ones? Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy and must race to find answers about who she is and how many others there are just like her. Orphan Black premieres Saturday, March 30, 9:00pm ET/PT, as part of BBC AMERICA’s Supernatural Saturday.

This suspenseful, sexy thriller also stars Jordan Gavaris (“Degrassi”), Dylan Bruce (“As The World Turns”) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (“Downton Abbey”). Orphan Black is executive produced by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier (“Being Erica”), Graeme Manson (“Flashpoint”), and John Fawcett (“Spartacus”). The drama is co-created by Manson and Fawcett, with Manson also serving as writer and Fawcett as director.

http://www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black/about-the-show/

Mr E

Info added above. I read a good review on the AV Club today, which makes me think it will be worth watching (A- rating)

http://www.avclub.com/articles/natural-selection,95871/

Mr E

I actually liked this a lot.

Another clever, original BBC series. Who'd have thunk it?

Zero-Cool

Vaas from Far Cry 3 is in this?......enough said, must watch!

Rob30888

I've just watched the pilot and this was exceptionally good, such potential.

Is it airing every Saturday night in the US? Seems an odd timeslot, do the network not have faith in it?

Rob30888

Episode 2 was fantastic, it's moving along at a brilliant pace. Shame the preview of next week's show was so spoiler heavy, I didn't even mean to watch it :rolleyes:

Padraig Mor

Watched episode 1 last night - looks great! Will be sticking with it....

Mr E

Up to episode 4 now, and it's still great. The plot is moving along at a cracking pace with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. Tatiana Maslany is a good enough actress to pull off the different clones.

The one negative is the camp brother for comic relief. Really annoying.

expectationlost

it is great, the crazy one walking into the police station was brill

DeWitt

Really into this right now. Lead actress has the role of a lifetime. More clones I say!

AlmightyCushion

DeWitt wrote: »

Really into this right now. Lead actress has the role of a lifetime. More clones I say!

She's probably the only person in any show who could be killed off a dozen times and still be the lead.

Richard Dower

Well, those in doubt can give it a shot, BBC America has renewed it for season 2: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/02/orphan-black-renewed-for-season-2-by-bbc/180795/

DeWitt

This weeks episode was the best yet. I seriously couldn't stop laughing. Some cracker throwaway lines in there, and it's getting to the stage now where I can't decide which clone is my favourite.

Richard Dower

Hmmm....a tour-de-force of acting prowess?.....mmm, maybe i should give it a shot?

Question: Three things are on my mind this week: 1) Having seen all of it now, Sundance Channel's Rectify is a bona fide masterpiece, up there with Breaking Bad for me (no coincidence that two of its producers are from that show), so thanks for highlighting it in a recent piece. It's great news that it's coming back for a 10-episode second season, though I have to wonder how this show didn't land on Sundance's sister network AMC considering the wider exposure there and the sad fact that AMC will be losing its two best shows over the next year. 2) Is Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black now TV's most versatile actress or merely its hardest-working? She has to be pulling 16-hour days to do this, and I'm in awe of the way she completely differentiates her characters. 3) The moment I wake up I say a little prayer asking that the "Untitled Greg Garcia Project" isn't picked up. That sounds mean, but Margo Martindale is simply too valuable to The Americans for her to be lost to a sitcom, don't you agree? Seeing her go toe-to-toe with Felicity Elizabeth is one of the great joys of this TV season, almost as much fun as Pete Campbell vs. Lane Pryce on Mad Men last year. — Brian

Matt Roush: You must be eavesdropping on my own private conversations, where each of these topics has been front and center lately. 1) Given the deceptively quiet nature and slow dramatic build of Rectify, Sundance may be a more compatible home for this series, but I was glad to see AMC give the pilot episode a boost by re-airing it after Mad Men recently. This is definitely worth seeking out. 2) I've been in discussion with other TV critics recently on a project, and Tatiana Maslany's tour de force on Orphan Black keeps coming up as something we're all impressed by. So fun to welcome new talents to the TV party, and that includes Aden Young's haunting work on Rectify as well. 3) I'm just happy to know that the wonderful Margo Martindale is so in demand. But yes, one of the highlights of The Americans was the crackling hostility between Elizabeth (Keri Russell, another breakout star this season) and her handler Claudia aka "Granny," who is much deadlier and cannier than she appears. Margo has great comic chops as well, so wherever she lands, I'll be happy to see her — and career-wise, landing a sitcom gig on CBS is nothing to scoff at. But I'll secretly be hoping Claudia's time in Russia is short-lived as well.

DeWitt

Yeah, here's to you taking back your dog comment!

Richard Dower

DeWitt wrote: »

Yeah, here's to you taking back your dog comment!

deserved a two week ban for that one.....:o

DeWitt

I bet you'll really like her once you get into it. She brings something different to every single character. She truly is fantastic & deserves the praise she's getting.

expectationlost

you don't find this hot ?

Richard Dower wrote: »

Question: Three things are on my mind this week: 1) Having seen all of it now, Sundance Channel's Rectify is a bona fide masterpiece, up there with Breaking Bad for me (no coincidence that two of its producers are from that show), so thanks for highlighting it in a recent piece. It's great news that it's coming back for a 10-episode second season, though I have to wonder how this show didn't land on Sundance's sister network AMC considering the wider exposure there and the sad fact that AMC will be losing its two best shows over the next year. 2) Is Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black now TV's most versatile actress or merely its hardest-working? She has to be pulling 16-hour days to do this, and I'm in awe of the way she completely differentiates her characters. 3) The moment I wake up I say a little prayer asking that the "Untitled Greg Garcia Project" isn't picked up. That sounds mean, but Margo Martindale is simply too valuable to The Americans for her to be lost to a sitcom, don't you agree? Seeing her go toe-to-toe with Felicity Elizabeth is one of the great joys of this TV season, almost as much fun as Pete Campbell vs. Lane Pryce on Mad Men last year. — Brian

Matt Roush: You must be eavesdropping on my own private conversations, where each of these topics has been front and center lately. 1) Given the deceptively quiet nature and slow dramatic build of Rectify, Sundance may be a more compatible home for this series, but I was glad to see AMC give the pilot episode a boost by re-airing it after Mad Men recently. This is definitely worth seeking out. 2) I've been in discussion with other TV critics recently on a project, and Tatiana Maslany's tour de force on Orphan Black keeps coming up as something we're all impressed by. So fun to welcome new talents to the TV party, and that includes Aden Young's haunting work on Rectify as well. 3) I'm just happy to know that the wonderful Margo Martindale is so in demand. But yes, one of the highlights of The Americans was the crackling hostility between Elizabeth (Keri Russell, another breakout star this season) and her handler Claudia aka "Granny," who is much deadlier and cannier than she appears. Margo has great comic chops as well, so wherever she lands, I'll be happy to see her — and career-wise, landing a sitcom gig on CBS is nothing to scoff at. But I'll secretly be hoping Claudia's time in Russia is short-lived as well.

you going to source that?

expectationlost

poor kira!

DeWitt

Another fantastic episode. LOLs this week courtesy of Alison. Eff this. Eff that. "And then I got married...and everything is ****." xD

Shout out to the Irish Mammy too. Mrs. S is something fierce. "Sit down, and shut your gob!"

Wasnt prepared for that ending at all. Everything was going so beautiful between Helena & Kira, and then nope

JP Liz V1

Source

It will air on BBC 3

stevenmu

Great episode. This is easily one of the best things on TV right now. That ending was a big shock. It looked like it was going to happen, but I thought they wouldn't show something like that on TV, but they did, and it was brutal.

Rob30888

This show continues to astound. What happened to Kira was a totally jaw-dropping moment and something that they rarely have the balls to actually do on TV.

expectationlost

critics choice awards
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Claire Danes ("Homeland") – Showtime
Vera Farmiga ("Bates Motel") – A&E
Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife") – CBS
Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black") – BBC America
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") – AMC
Keri Russell ("The Americans") – FX

and renewed

Richard Dower

show is getting more buzz week by week....

Mr E

Just finished the season. They definitely laid on the revelations thick and fast in the last episode (which is how a season finale should be). Great show overall, and definitely one of the best new shows of the year.

DeWitt

I was absolutely gutted over the Helena thing.Talk about being blindsided. I don't know, she just gives me a lot of feels. NO ONE EVER LOVED HER!
But now the more I think about it and Cosima's lizard theory re:Kira...what if Helena can like regenerate or something? I mean she had all those scars, plus she got that pipe through her gut and sped off on a motorbike like it was nothing. Maybe I'm reaching, but yeah.

Mr E

You could be right. Kira bounced right back (no pun intended) after the car accident, so there is definite rapid healing in their DNA.

Sudden Valley

yeah but she was shot in the head so would have to be superman healing to survive that. Just too many clones on the show, they have to get rid of one.

DeWitt

You know what, I was too busy screaming "Nooooooooo. Sarah, what are you doing!? You guys are sisters!" to notice where exactly she got shot. Dang, there goes that theory.

AlmightyCushion

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/13/supreme_court_rules_that_human_genes_cant_be_patented/

Looks like season 2 will be a courtroom drama instead.

Richard Dower

lots of emmy buzz for the lead actress.....

Mr E

Did you try it out, Richard?

The Black Oil

I've watched 5 episodes of this. I like it, though I'm not sure how to classify it, really. Wiki says it's sci-fi, but so far they haven't delved much into the science of the cloning and so on. Will come back when I'm done.

The Black Oil

Episode 7 was pretty poor. 8 had the shocker of Ciara being knocked over. 9 was very good with Alison telling the interventionists to GTFO. :pac: The finale was very solid. Kill off a rake of characters and give it enough emotional weight. I'm not sure how to classify the show, really. Even with all the clone stuff it seems a bit lightweight on the science compared to say, Fringe.

expectationlost

categories it as the best saturday night tv show in years F doctor who

Padraig Mor

Finished this last night. Very entertaining! Even the annoying gay brother stopped annoying me by the end.

DeWitt

Fantastic Panel over at SDCC for NERD HQ. I didn't think it was possible to love this cast more...I was wrong. They're so freaking enthusiastic over their little show that could. Adorable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h40tE13m1HA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h40tE13m1HA

Richard Dower

They should have Maslany star in SHIELD

now that Coulson is a clone

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/19/orphan-black-tatiana-maslany/

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Source

It will air on BBC 3

Starts on September 20th at 9pm on BBC 3

wildefalcon

Just finished episode 3 = 'tis good, the auld heart is fair racing!

I'd call it a techno-thriller, keeps me going until season 2 of Utopia.

Davyhal

Heard of this show on Friday night, started watching it Saturday morning, finished watching it last night.... At times I thought it was turning a bit predictable, but bam! No, another blindside moment....

I think it is absolutely brilliant, and the way that the actress plays each character so totally differently is amazing... I keep having to remind myself that it is the same actress as they are all so distinct.

The only criticism I have regarding the show is the episode where Alison got drunk and Sarah had to pretend to be her for her neighbourhood party... Felt it didnt really add to the show, and to be honest, felt like something that you would have seen in "The Parent Trap".

Rob30888

Series 2 returns April 19th which seems a painfully long time away. There's also a new teaser trailer floating around, but it has no new footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCNJG07i-g

Rob30888

First Season 2 trailer with all new footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfUxpTSnq4o

brian_t

No UK airdate for season 2 yet but BBC3 is repeating the first season late night over the weekend of April 12/13

Mr E

Started last night. I think even after watching the 'previously on' section, I was a bit lost as to who was who. I might flick through season 1 again for a proper recap.

DeWitt

Loved it. Great setup for the season.

Beyond elated Helana's still kicking it, and you gotta admire cast and crew for keeping that understand wraps. I legit fangirled.

phasers

That was such a great episode!

"Excuse me, my sister shot me"

DoomDaDa

I freaking love this show, it's simply amazing!!
Binge watched the first season and I am ecstatic that the second season is back on, it just keeps getting better.
Can't wait to see new plot and twists that the writers have up their sleeves.

FreudianSlippers

I felt a bit let down this week, the father thing seemed shoehorned in