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infinite monkey · 01-03-2015, 10:29 PM

I just finished the second and current season of this women's prison story from Australia. Apparently, it's based on an older Australian soap opera called Prisoners.

I read about half of Orange is the New Black. I watched even fewer episodes. To me it was like "look how cute I am in prison." It's a different concept, I get that. I think it's supposed to be funny and yet peppered with gritty realism. It just didn't do that for me.

But Wentworth was mesmerizing. The acting, the storylines, the character development...truly exceptional.

Give it a go, as they say. I found it fascinating. Like the Oz of women's correctional institutions in Australia (and that's a huge compliment, because Oz was an amazing show.)

01-03-2015, 10:29 PM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Wentworth! I just finished the second and current season of this women's prison story from Australia. Apparently, it's based on an older Australian soap opera called Prisoners. I read about half of Orange is the New Black. I watched even fewer episodes. To me it was like "look how cute I am in prison." It's a different concept, I get that. I think it's supposed to be funny and yet peppered with gritty realism. It just didn't do that for me. But Wentworth was mesmerizing. The acting, the storylines, the character development...truly exceptional. Give it a go, as they say. I found it fascinating. Like the Oz of women's correctional institutions in Australia (and that's a huge compliment, because Oz was an amazing show.)