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Becky’s Been Bingewatching: The Aussie Womens’ Prison Drama Wentworth

January 20, 2015 by Becky Bean Leave a Comment

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I am loving the glut of new shows airing that are focused on telling women’s stories.  There’s Broad City, Girls, Benched, Outlander, Orphan Black, The Good Wife, Veep, and Homeland, just to name a few. And, of course, the big hit Orange is the New Black.  But what do you watch when that is on break?  While browsing Netflix, I happened upon a newer show from Australia, called Wentworth.  It follows a group of women as they navigate the prison system. Sound familiar? [Read more…]

Posted in: Becky's Been Bingewatching, Drama, Television Tagged: Orange is the New Black, Wentworth

Why You Need to Binge-Watch OITNB by Friday Morning

June 3, 2014 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” comes back with a brand new season Friday, which means if you just maybe don’t go to work tomorrow, there’s still time to watch the 13 magnificent episodes that made up season one. Please note also that this show has an almost all-female cast, which is a rarity I’d like to support and encourage the popularity of.

Give it ’til episode three. I almost guarantee you’ll want to keep watching after that one. Here are some reasons this show is awesome.

Pretty persuasive.

Pretty persuasive.

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