Watching Orange is the New Black. It's pretty great far. Better than Weeds, I think. Great cast of characters (although some are just irritating, and not in a good way - but they're in the minority), solid acting, and a good balance between funny and dramatic (which was Weeds' major problem - seems it could never decide if it wanted to be a drama or a comedy). Can get a bit soapy at times, but it's usually watchable.
Also very interesting to watch Piper's slow descent into crazy as she gets used to this crazy world she's been locked into. Often wonder if the goings on around her are actually happening, or if she's just losing it. A fun element for sure and leaves a lot of room for surprise in the story. Every now and then though I just couldn't give a shit about two secondary characters squabbles and get tempted to fast forward or go do something else, though maybe that's more due to binge-watching the show.
Gonna keep watching for sure. First experience with a Netflix original series (well apart from the new Arrested Development season, which all in all was pretty dull) and it seems like they're giving the writers and showrunners lots of artistic freedom, which I couldn't be happier about.
Hail Netflix
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