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Interview: ORPHAN BLACK's Ari Millen Talks New Clones And Surprises For Season 3
When Ari Millen started out on Orphan Black in the second season, he was most definitely in the background as supporting character Mark. There's no doubt he had a confident and attention-grabbing screen presence, but there was still little to...
Destroy All Monsters: Dance, Clones! It's All Television Now
Movies are imagery, and the best of them supply the images by which we contextualize our lives; and if this is so, 2014 is fast becoming the year those images came more from the small screen than from the big....
Natali, Gudino, Sullivan And More Bring Terror To The Small Screen With DARKNET
What do Vincenzo Natali, Ginger Snaps 2 and Orphan Black episode director Brett Sullivan and Rodrigo Gudino have in common? All three are part of the inaugural season of Darknet, a new transmedia series arriving online and on Canadian cable...
Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E06, VARIATIONS UNDER DOMESTICATION (Or, It's A Party At Alison's And Everyone's Invited Except Max Headroom)
Twice now fledgling scifi thriller Orphan Black has turned in what I'd consider a true misfire of an episode. And twice it has followed up that dog with an absolutely sterling example of what the show can do when firing...
Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E05, CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE (Or, The More They Talk The Less Interesting This Show Is And This Week They Talk A Lot)
At this, the half way mark of Orphan Black, it is easy to see what the two primary weaknesses of the oft-entertaining (and hugely so) show are. First, with so much effort put into the Sarah and Beth characters many...
Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E04, EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL CONDITIONS (Or, Someone Call The Dermotologist)
Right. Having gotten through the breakneck premiere (excellent), the rule setting second episode (solid), and then through the transitional third episode, taking us away from premise and into the format and story arc that will presumably drive the rest of...
Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E02, INSTINCT (Or, The Conspiracy Widens)
While it is true enough to say that the second episode of fledgling BBC America hit Orphan Black is somewhat calmer than the hyperkinetic pilot it is important to note that 'calmer' is an entirely relative term. And in the...
Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E01, NATURAL SELECTION (Or, Darwin Would Be Pleased With This Kinetic Thriller)
Full marks to the cast and crew of new scifi thriller series Orphan Black - a co-production of BBC America and Canada's Space network - for striking a neat balance between smarts, style and raw, pulpy entertainment value. Science fiction...
ORPHAN BLACK Creators John Fawcett And Graeme Manson Talk Origins And Clones
It was back in late 2012 that ScreenAnarchy first caught wind of upcoming BBC America original series Orphan Black, which will air here in Canada on Space. It was of particular interest for a number of reasons. First, any time...
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