Orange is the new Black

[Engels]

Oh, this wasn't an opinion on Breaking Bad, just people telling me to watch at least two seasons before passing judgement. I haven't watched but the pilot episode of BB, so I don't have an opinion about it one way or another. I'm sorta saving that series for a rainy day.

[angry.bob]

I just got done watching the season over the last two days. I liked it a lot. It wasn't a transformative experience, but it was definitely worth watching 13 40 minute episodes if you're wanting watch a show. The show feels geared more towards women, but not excessively. If it were on broadcast TV people wouldn't even notice, since it's mostly a lack of tits in a show that takes place in bathrooms about 30% of the screen time. It is pretty low key and mostly about shifting interpersonal relationships, so if you want to see prison fights and whatnot it's the wrong show. If you liked Deep Space Nine you'll probably like this. Pennsyltucky and her group were especially nice to see since their real life equivalents have fucking SWARMED into Ohio over the last two decades.

Give the anime grace period of 4 episodes before you make up your mind.

[HaemishM]

but at least I'm not asking to wade through 2 entire seasons 'before it gets good', like I've been asked to do with Breaking Bad.

What clueless fuckstick would say that about Breaking Bad? If you didn't like that show from the get go, you will NEVER like that show.

[Mrbloodworth]

This show is not for men. Like, at all.

To us a line from the show "Your problem, is that people can only be one, or the other."

[Signe]

Duck Dynasty?!?  Huh?  OMG.  It's a real thing.  And it looks super  .

[Rendakor]

but at least I'm not asking to wade through 2 entire seasons 'before it gets good', like I've been asked to do with Breaking Bad.

What clueless fuckstick would say that about Breaking Bad? If you didn't like that show from the get go, you will NEVER like that show.

I thought the first season was boring, but it got better as it became less cancer-drama and more meth-shenanigans.

[Ginaz]

There are most definitely shows made for women and shows made for men.  IMO, one of the reasons you see more male oriented shows (apart from the fact the entertainment industry has been dominated by men) is that they appeal to quite a few women as well.  The same can't be said about shows for women.  I know a few women that really enjoyed watching Spartacus (the naked buffed men helped a bit) and Sons of Anarchy but I know of no men that enjoyed Sex in the City or the God awful Girls.

[Engels]

I actually enjoyed a bit of Sex in the City, although the mid to late seasons got waaay too girly even for me. I also liked Abfab, and I'm liking Girls. I'm pretty sure I'm male too.

[schild]

I'm pretty sure I'm male too.

Given the prior bit of that post I would say that is up for mild debate, but I have no interest in debating that. Not even a tiny bit, internet person.

[Engels]

Liking shows that have a female target audience doesn't make you any more of a girl than watching anime makes you Japanese or listening to hip hop makes you black. I would think that you of all people would be a bit more sensitive about such things.

[schild]

Also - was a joke, but we've both learned a valuable lesson about jokes disguised as insults on the internet in this thread now.

[calapine]

You have a weird debating style, Schild. I can't quite put the finger on it, but I guess you wouldn't want me to put the finger on it anyway, so I'll just shut up. That's always the best.

[pxib]

The only response to a comment like that is to throw a smoke bomb on the floor and vanish.

[TheWalrus]

Our luck it would be one of those cheap, shitty Fourth of July smoke bombs that take forever to generate a cloud. Then there's the awkward staring at each other while you try to leave the room. The door to your left is the closet.

[Yegolev]

doesn't make you any more of a girl than watching anime makes you Japanese or listening to hip hop makes you black.

/sadf

[Ironwood]

Which did you want to be ?

[Furiously]

This show hates men. Other than that it's pretty entertaining.

[Signe]

EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shiznitz]

This show hates men.

You just described modern American culture.

[tazelbain]

Let's get this Men's Rights rally started!

[Signe]

Just try.

[KallDrexx]

Finished it last night.  While the first few episodes were hard to get into both my wife and I enjoyed it. 

[murdoc]

I watched the first 5 episodes of this over the weekend and think it's pretty entertaining.

[palmer_eldritch]

The second season of this is up there with great TV dramas - the Wire, Breaking Bad or the Sopranos. The performances are great, particularly the person who plays Suzanne (crazy eyes), it has a satisfying season-long storyline and loads of interesting little stories about individual characters.

The second season focuses far less on Piper and it becomes more of an ensemble show. There are lots of flashbacks but they are much better than in season one. Each episode tends to focus on a different character and gives us their story. It's a format that's been used previously in the first season or two of Lost, but that's when Lost was good.

I'm surprised this show hasn't had the same attention as the other big Netflix dramas.

I've just bingewatched the whole thing after ignoring it for a couple of years because I thought it was some weird comedy aimed at a section of the audience which isn't me. I was missing out.

Watch season one to get to know the characters, season two because it's up there with the best TV ever and season three to experience confusion followed by crushing disappointment as you realise they've created a rambling mess which doesn't really have a story and focuses too heavily on the comedy without being funny (don't let this put you off, watch season two).

[Rasix]

Season 3 was pretty dreadful. They have no idea what to do with Piper anymore.  This whole prison panties gang shit is incredibly stupid.  Some interesting back stories, but yes, as a whole, it was a complete mess.