US: Orphan Black

robmol · 1 Apr 2013 at 09:31

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/

Orphan Black follows outsider, orphan and street-wise chameleon Sarah. After witnessing a woman's suicide, Sarah assumes the strangers identity - who happens to look just like her. Expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman's savings, Sarah is instead thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery as she realizes the dizzying truth - she and the dead woman are clones. As Sarah searches for answers, she discovers the chilling fact that there are more people like her out there - genetically identical individuals who were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. With no idea who created the clones, she'll need to discover the reason in a hurry as an assassin is killing them one by one.

First episode aired the other night, had nothing else to watch so I gave it a go and was quite suprised. Didn't seem amazing but it could build some decent momentum as the story unfolds. Not sure why it's not on in the UK either as it's BBC but hey.

NZB · 10 Apr 2013 at 19:11

Watched the first 2 episodes of this the other night and thought it pretty good too. I assumed it was one of ours at first until i started checking to see when the third airs and couldn't find it in the UK TV guides, then found out it's a Canadian show.

Nice little surprise of a show that's now added to my watch list.

El_Watcher · 10 Apr 2013 at 19:48

robmol said:
First episode aired the other night, had nothing else to watch so I gave it a go and was quite suprised. Didn't seem amazing but it could build some decent momentum as the story unfolds. Not sure why it's not on in the UK either as it's BBC but hey.

It is, I think, a joint Canadian/US production for BBC America, but for some reason they gave the main characters UK accents, and the money they use looks more like a mix of Canadian Dollars and Euros rather than US Dollars, when the location is meant to be USA. :confused:

Apart from this rather confusing set up, there could be something interesting if it develops. I will say that some of the green screen overlay work in the second episode is quite impressive, and doesn't distract like it can sometimes.

pecnarf · 3 May 2013 at 22:59

just to a heads up, orphan black has been renew for 10 part season 2 to air in 2014.

Walkerie · 14 May 2013 at 12:21

This is fast coming one of my most popular series, I am up to do date at the moment I believe which is 5/6 episodes.

Great series.

robmol · 14 May 2013 at 13:58

Yeah I'm real glad it's getting another season. The main girl is amazing sometimes I completely forget they're all the same person - eddie murphy style.

Malevolence · 14 May 2013 at 16:24

Walkerie said:
This is fast coming one of my most popular series, I am up to do date at the moment I believe which is 5/6 episodes.

Great series.

The most recent episode is episode 7.

NZB · 18 May 2013 at 21:10

We should start seeing her playing more characters now that there's only a few episodes left as she mentioned in an interview that some of her favourites are from later in the season.

robmol · 20 May 2013 at 21:17

This gets better each week, loved the latest episode! I hope she gets an award of some kind for this, the show seems to have gone a bit under the radar

robmol · 3 Jun 2013 at 17:19

Thoughts on the finale?! Bloody brilliant I thought!

I take it Sarahs foster mother was her watcher all along? The pro-clone woman couldn't have known she had a daughter otherwise?

Only problem is now all my favourite shows are between seasons (apart from GOT) I have nothing new to watch

QlimaxUK · 14 Jul 2013 at 13:13

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rotters · 14 Jul 2013 at 13:20

Yes excellent show, started off a bit weird, but has got stronger and stronger.

FutileBreadMachine · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:51

I was rather enjoying this show up until the last 2 episodes which ruined it for me so I won't be bothering with season 2.

Malevolence · 16 Jul 2013 at 04:31

FutileBreadMachine said:
I was rather enjoying this show up until the last 2 episodes which ruined it for me so I won't be bothering with season 2.

What a totally bizarre way to go about things.

RIZZEE · 26 Jul 2013 at 21:45

Love this show to bits, Tatiana Maslany is incredble.

NZB · 22 Aug 2013 at 16:46

For anyone else that can't get enough of her after Orphan Black she's apparently landed a recurring role in Parks & Recreation now too.

SB118 · 22 Sep 2013 at 13:27

Very enjoyable, they filmed it well enough that you could believe they were using twins or triplets.

wiiija · 1 Oct 2013 at 21:22

I just finished season 1 of this, I thought it was brilliant, incredibly well acted from the lead and a great story in my opinion. I can't wait for the next season (April 2014?)

DJMK4 · 2 Oct 2013 at 10:16

Really enjoying this, was quite gripped from the start of episode one, and its got better.

Malevolence · 20 Apr 2014 at 05:20

Heads up! Season Two starts tonight.