Television: The Returned & Orphan Black

I’m still mourning the loss of Breaking bad. If you think I’m picky with books – I’m even worse with TV but I found a two shows that have me totally addicted.

Are you watching them? Or do you have any recommendations?

Orphan Black
BBC America

Source: Wikipedia - Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series starring Tatiana Maslany as several identical women who are revealed to be clones. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, a woman who assumes the identity of her clone, Elizabeth Childs, after witnessing the latter's suicide. The series raises issues about the moral and ethical implications of human cloning and its impact on issues of personal identity.

This is REALLY good. Action packed, kick ass heroine, twisty, a little sexy, great sidekick!

I only watched the first four episodes so far. The next DVD is in the mail so I should have the first season done by the end of this week and then I’ll be ready for season two in April!

BBC America | #cloneclub on Twitter

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The Returned
The Sundance Channel – Thursdays 9pm

Source: Sundance Channel - In an idyllic French mountain town, a seemingly random collection of people find themselves in a state of confusion as they attempt to return to their homes. What they do not yet know is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. As they struggle to reintegrate with their families and past lovers, buried secrets emerge and new mysteries develop as they grapple with a miraculous and sinister new reality. But it seems they are not the only ones to have returned from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past.

It’s really hard to creep me out or scare me but this show does. It’s just….eerie and totally compelling. The Returned is subtitled but I had no problem whatsoever understanding anything. This show is so brilliant. The character development is nuanced and some of the best I’ve seen on TV.

I wish more people would watch this one. I guess it at least has a cult following and critical acclaim because it’s coming back for a second season next year. Yay!