ADTV: Making the Case for ‘Orange is the New Black’

Awards Daily TV’s Joey Moser thinks it’s criminal that Orange is the New Black is only nominated for 4 Emmys. Did everyone think that everyone else was going to nominate it for stuff, so they didn’t bother? Is this an example of the Netflix/binge schedule hurting one’s chances for awards (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Transparent racked up tons of nominations)? The second season of Orange is the complete antithesis of a sophomore slump. It opens up the yard of Litchfield to a tapestry of characters that regular network television seriously lacks, according to Joey. 

The first season of Orange was a scrappy newcomer, but the second season gave us permission to meet the characters to a greater extent than another program would. One cannot argue a case in favor of this show without first and foremost describing these women. You love these characters—love, love, love them. You crave their histories prior to getting involved with the law and you gravely anticipate watching them making the mistake that lands them in the clink.

Read more of Joey’s Making the Case at ADTV…