Orphan Black
- TV Series
- 2013–2017
- Tous publics
- 44m
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 70 wins & 96 nominations total
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A title that I had stumbled upon and never looked back. At first, I wasn't sure if I'd like the premise of the show since it wasn't really my cup of tea. However, there have been very few shows that have intrigued me from the very first episode to the series' finale. Ophan Black is one of those shows. Tatiana Maslany deserves every praise she receives from this show and then more on top of it. Her acting was diverse and extraordinary. Orhan Black would not be what it is had any other actor played the roles that Maslany did.
This show is sooo good. The perfect mix of action, science fiction(very intelligent and realistic btw), drama, and HUMOR!
Tatiana Maslany is literally a GODDESS!! This woman is SOOOO TALENTED.
When I first heard her speak in an interview I thought she was still acting. Her ability to do accents is next level good. Not only that, her ability to be up to 6 very different and distinct personalities in a single episode is AMAZING.
The only reason she didn't win the emmy and golden glove for every season is because this show was more of a cult series than a mainstream one.
That's a big mistake on the people in charge of the awards because Maslany deserved every single leading actress award, also the supporting actress awards.
Tatiana Maslany is literally a GODDESS!! This woman is SOOOO TALENTED.
When I first heard her speak in an interview I thought she was still acting. Her ability to do accents is next level good. Not only that, her ability to be up to 6 very different and distinct personalities in a single episode is AMAZING.
The only reason she didn't win the emmy and golden glove for every season is because this show was more of a cult series than a mainstream one.
That's a big mistake on the people in charge of the awards because Maslany deserved every single leading actress award, also the supporting actress awards.
I watched the first season of Orphan Black in just two days. Yes, it was that addicting. Such a fast-paced first season as well, the thrills never stop, the twists and turns never let down. But what's most remarkable is Tatiana Maslany, who plays these various characters brilliantly. It's not just that she plays many characters though, it's how she does it, and how when you see a different one you can see the difference in characterization that she's able to give them. She honestly deserves to win the Emmy at this point, and I truly hope she gets the nomination. Still, the first season of this sort of reminds me of other shows' first seasons where the quality takes a drastic downturn. Something built like this in its structure certainly is always at risk of getting too outlandish or stupid, but thankfully this never did.
I thoroughly enjoyed Seasons 1 & 2. The premise, acting, settings and character interactions were well done.
Seasons 3 & 4 were OK but were on a downward slide.
Season 5 I struggled to watch and had to force myself just so I could satisfy my curiosity on how the show ends.
From Season 3 onwards, the show became more of a soap opera, with lots of love interests, characters re-appearing, hurt feelings, etc. There were too many sudden plot twists that made little sense. The stories in subsequent seasons, were the same stories from the previous seasons, but used new characters and new corporations.
My favourite character- Helena.
Seasons 3 & 4 were OK but were on a downward slide.
Season 5 I struggled to watch and had to force myself just so I could satisfy my curiosity on how the show ends.
From Season 3 onwards, the show became more of a soap opera, with lots of love interests, characters re-appearing, hurt feelings, etc. There were too many sudden plot twists that made little sense. The stories in subsequent seasons, were the same stories from the previous seasons, but used new characters and new corporations.
My favourite character- Helena.
Her acting skills are phenomenal and anyone who loves acting should watch this series for that reason alone. But the story is also fascinating and even if your not into sci-fi, it's still very entertaining and a original show to watch.
Did you know
- TriviaTatiana Maslany said in an interview that she has a continuity team that keeps her from mixing up the characters. For instance, if she's doing a scene that has both Alison and Sarah in it and she's playing Alison, if the script tells her to roll her eyes, they make sure it's an 'Alison' eye roll and not a 'Sarah' eye roll.
- GoofsCosima mentions in season 1 that Katja's fingerprints would be close enough to Sarah's that running Katja's prints through standard police search would pull up Sarah's rap-sheet. No one seems worried that Beth's fingerprints should have been just as similar, and as a police officer her prints would definitely be in the system. Why didn't Sarah's rap-sheet emerge when Beth applied to become a police officer? Why did the system match Katja to Sarah but not to Beth? The system may have matched Sarah to Beth, but other data would not have matched, such as date of birth, place of birth, parents etc. The match would have been seen as a false positive which often occurs in fingerprint matching systems. Even in ten-print matches, depending on what level of search was employed. In many systems, technician intervention is required to eliminate candidate matches.
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