Orange is the New Black , a Netflix original series, arrived on Thursday. The new series from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan is based on Piper Kerman’s book about her year in a women’s prison.
You can click on that button to see an official trailer for Orange is the New Black , but the usual Not Safe For Work warnings must apply. It’s about a women’s prison , folks. There are plenty of f-bombs and the usual lesbian exploitation theme that a person might expect from a women’s prison story.
So don’t blame me if you’re easily offended by that sort of thing.
And what’s the viewer reaction so far to the women’s prison comedic drama?
Here’s a typical comment from a YouTube poster: “Watched all season one and I have seen so many boobs.”
Even the trailer pretty much opens with a shower scene. So there’s that.
The New York Times review called it more Gossip Girl than Oz . Kohan “further plays with our expectations by taking milieus usually associated with violence and heavy drama — drug dealing, prison life — and making them the subjects of lightly satirical dramedy.”
In the fish out of water plot, a pretty blonde yuppie played by Taylor Schilling is sentenced to federal prison for carrying drugs years before.
What’s the viewer reaction to Orange is the New Black on Twitter? Here’s a few for your consideration:
saying the cold open of ‘orange is the new black’ has a lot of nudity is notable because there’s 0% nudity in the rest of the first 4 eps
— Sarah Pavis (@spavis) July 12, 2013
If you’re on the fence about Netflix, get it for ‘Orange is the new black’. So so so good, but don’t watch it with the kiddies around!
— Laura Gardner (@lauramgardner) July 12, 2013
The show ‘Orange is the new black’ on Netflix is so funny omfg hahaha
— Rosy Acosta? (@rossyy_) July 12, 2013
I was worried there wouldn’t be enough TV nudity without Game Of Thrones on but then I checked out Orange Is the New Black.
— Dale Cantwell (@dalecantwell) July 12, 2013
Sounds like Orange is the New Black is a hit.
[ Orange Is The New Black cover photo by Piper Kerman via Facebook ] [prison bars photo credit: dgmiami via photopin cc ]
