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  • This Orange Is The New Black death tops the saddest death scenes on Netflix

    This Orange Is The New Black death tops the saddest death scenes on Netflix

    According to research, the death of OITNB‘s Pousey Washington tops the poll of saddest death on the streaming platform, Netflix, according to fans.

    The title of saddest Netflix death goes to Poussey Washington from Orange Is the New Black, her intelligent and outspoken nature certainly made her a fan favourite. Poussey’s death led to shed tears among viewers when she was suffocated by CO Bayley at the end of season four, with 54% of fans rating this as one of the saddest. 

    In second place is Hannah Baker from Thirteen Reasons Why. Hannah’s suicide is central to the storyline and fans connected with her through narration, making her death one of the saddest; 42% of Netflix fans agree. 

    40% of fans voted Nairobi’s death as the saddest, placing her in third overall. After learning to counterfeit money at age 13, she was recruited to participate in the Royal Mint of Spain heist which eventually led to her death in Money Heist.

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    In fourth and fifth place are Barbara Holland from Stranger Things and Pogo from The Umbrella Academy, with 36% and 31% of the votes respectively. 

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    The Five Most Surprising Netflix Original Show Deaths

    Once again, Poussey’s death takes the top spot. Not only is her death the saddest, but it’s also the most surprising, as 38% of Netflix fans didn’t expect it. 

    The title of the second most surprising death goes to Barbara Holland who featured in Stranger Things. Commonly known as Barb, her character certainly tugged on fans’ heartstrings as she mysteriously vanished and it was later revealed she was killed by the Demogorgon, surprising 32% of fans. 

    The third most surprising Netflix show death is Zoe Barnes from House of Cards, with 30% surprised by the plot of her death. Zoe appeared in seasons one, two, and four before she was pushed in front of an oncoming train by Frank, frustrating viewers of the show. 

    OnBuy.com surveyed 3,180 fans around the world in October 2020 to vote on the three Netflix TV show deaths they found the saddest and the three Netflix deaths they found the most surprising. They then ranked the characters in order of saddest and most surprising deaths to obtain the final result. 

  • Who is Taylor Schilling from Orange Is The New Black and what else is she famous for?

    Who is Taylor Schilling from Orange Is The New Black and what else is she famous for?

    She’s been starring in Orange Is The New Black since 2013, but who is Taylor Schilling and what else has she appeared in?

    is taylor schilling lesbian or bisexual

    (C) BIGSTOCKTaylor Schilling plays the bisexual character Piper Chapman in Netflix’s massive hit drama/comedy Orange Is The New Black. In the show, she plays the real-life person on which the entire series was based upon, Piper Kerman, who was incarcerated for money laundering. Taylor has appeared in 77 episodes of the show, all but one of the 78 episodes of the show.

    OITNB is her first major role in a TV series since playing Veronica Flanagan Callahan in Mercy in 2009 in which she starred in 22 episodes. She has starred in at least 10 films as well her TV credits.

    When it comes to sexuality, Taylor’s differs somewhat to Piper’s. Speaking about her sexuality Taylor said to the Evening Standard,  “I’ve had very serious relationships with lots of people, and I’m a very expansive human. There’s no part of me that can be put under a label. I really don’t fit into a box — that’s too reductive … I’ve had a lot of love, and I don’t have any qualms about where it comes from.

    How old is Taylor Schilling?

    Laura was born in July 1984 which makes her 34 in 2018. She was born in Boston Massachusettes USA.

    Is Taylor Schilling Married?

    Schilling is not married as far as we know. She was linked to out musician and actor Carrie Brownstein in the summer of 2015 – although she managed to keep that under the radar until 2016 when she said that she was single. Speaking to People about her love life she said, “If I was in a relationship I was happy with, I’d love to talk about it. But I don’t like to date. It takes a lot for me to be into somebody. By default I’m a monogamist. I want a partner in crime.”

    It is reported that she currently has a boyfriend living in Gowanus in Brooklyn.

  • Who is Laura Prepon from Orange Is The New Black?

    Who is Laura Prepon from Orange Is The New Black?

    She’s been starring in Orange Is The New Black since 2013, but who is Laura Prepon and what else has she starred in?

    Is the actor who plays Alex Vause gay or lesbian?
    (C) BIGSTOCK

    Laura Prepon plays the lesbian character Alex Vause in Netflix’s massive hit drama/comedy Orange Is The New Black. In the show, she’s been Piper’s on/off girlfriend since the first season. She’s appeared in 56 episodes of the show and has directed at least two of the episodes, “The Reverse Midas Touch” in season five and “Well This Took A Dark Turn” in season six.

    OITNB is her first major role in a TV series since October Road in 2007/8, before that she starred in 200 episodes of The ’70s Show as Donna Pinciotti.

    Unlike her character in OITNB Laura doesn’t identify as gay/lesbian or bisexual. In fact, she’s now married to actor Ben Foster. They married in 2018 and had a baby girl, Ella, together in the summer of 2017.

    Speaking about playing a queer character back when she first got the role she said in an Interview with Collider, “When Jenji (Kohan, the show’s writer/creator) first wanted me to play Alex, I was like, “Okay, well, there’s two things that I’ve never done before.” Well, I had done nudity in one other thing, but nudity for an actress is a very particular thing. It has to do with the material, and making sure it’s not gratuitous, that it’s done in a way that’s shot beautifully, and it’s for a reason. And I’d never played a lesbian before. Of course, we’re supportive of the gay and lesbian community. I’ve just never portrayed that on camera. Once I met Taylor I knew that it was going to be really comfortable and okay, but the nudity was a little bit of an issue for me, so Jenji and I talked about it”.

    How old is Laura Prepon?

    Laura was born in March 1980 which makes her 38 in 2018. She was born in Watchung in New Jersey, USA. She has four siblings and is of Russian Jewish / Irish Catholic descent.

    Is Laura Prepon Married?

    Prepon is married to actor Ben Foster. They married in June 2018. They have a daughter together called Ella who born in August 2017.

  • Who is Jenji Kohan, creator of Orange Is The New Black and Weeds

    Jenji is responsible for some of TV’s greatest shows, including Weeds and Orange Is The New Black, but what else is she know for?

    Who is Jenji Kohan
    Jeni Johan along with writer Lauren Morelli

    Jenji Kohan is the creator and Executive Producer of Orange is the New Black. She also wrote the first and last episodes of the season.

    What other shows has Jenji Kohan written or created?

    Kohan began her writing career on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air after graduating from Columbia University. Her series writing credits include Mad About You, Tracy Takes On, Sex and the City and Gilmore Girls. In 1999, she was honoured with an Emmy® Award for ‘Outstanding Comedy Series’ for her work on Tracy Takes On.

    She has developed and produced multiple pilots and series, including Showtime’s Weeds, which ran for eight seasons and garnered her the Writers Guild Award for ‘Best Episodic Comedy’ for the pilot entitled ‘You Can’t Miss The Bear.’

    Who is Jeni Kohan?
    Jenji on the set of the second series of Orange Is The New Black.

    Is Jenji Kohan married or have a family?

    Kohan is the daughter of 13-time Emmy® Award-winning television writer Buz Kohan and accomplished novelist, Rhea Kohan.  She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, journalist/author Christopher Noxon and three children Charlie, Eliza and Oscar.

  • When is Season 2 of Orange Is The New Black on Sony Channel in the UK?

    Fans of Orange Is The New Black, who don’t have Netflix – we have news!

    Season 2 of the Emmy Award winning series from Lionsgate, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, is set to have its broadcast premiere in the UK on Sony Channel (Sky 157, Virgin 193, BT 331 and TalkTalk 331).

    The UK television premiere of Season 2 will launch with a double bill every Wednesday at 9pm from 4th October.

    This critically acclaimed comedy drama centres around Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), who is yanked out of her mundane and normal life with her fiancé when she is sentenced to fifteen months in prison for a decade-old drug crime.

    Season 2 sees Piper wake up in solitary and she’s not coping very well in her new surroundings, whilst in the prison a bathroom turf war erupts between the convicts. Dark, silly and subversive, who knew a tale about a woman’s prison could deliver such a lot of laughs!

    Watch the UK Network Premiere of Orange Is The New Black Season 2 on Sony Channel Sky 157, Virgin 193, BT 331, Talk Talk 331 on Wednesday at 9pm from 4th October.

  • Evan Hall’s derobing is exactly what you need today

    If you’re an OITNB fan then you may have already seen the strip tease, but if you haven’t started yet, this may be the excuse you need: Netflix And Thrill.

    Orange Is The New Black has rolled out some male hotness this season in the form of Evan Hall, who plays a hotter than hell prison officer, CO Stratman.

    Well, Stratman is persuaded to do a striptease for the inmates of Litchfield… and we wholeheartedly approve this message.

    So click here to see the NSFW images.

  • Check out the strip tease in Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black

    If you’re an OITNB fan then you may have already seen the strip tease, but if you haven’t started yet, this may be the excuse you need: Netflix And Thrill.

    Orange Is The New Black has rolled out some male hotness this season in the form of Evan Hall, who plays a hotter than hell prison officer, CO Stratman.

    Well, Stratman is persuaded to do a striptease for the inmates of Litchfield… and we wholeheartedly approve this message.

    So click here to see the NSFW images.

  • Back Behind Bars… OITNB Is Back

    Your favourite inmates from Litchfield Correctional Institution are back for an all new season exclusively on Netflix beginning Friday, June 12th.

    Piper, Red, Crazy Eyes, Taystee, Poussey, Sophia, Nicky, Daya, Gloria, Big Boo, Pennsatucky and all of Litchfield’s ladies are back for more drama and laughter…as Alex makes her return and a new inmate, Stella (Ruby Rose) joins the gang.

    And there will be more! Netflix has announced a season four pick up for the series.

    Orange Is The New Black has garnered more than 20 awards including three Emmy Awards, two SAG Awards, two AFI honors, three Critic’s Choice Television Awards, one NAACP Image Award, one PGA Award, two GLAAD Media Awards, and is a recipient of a Peabody Award and a Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Award.

  • TV REVIEW | Orange Is The New Black

    My Mother always warned me about the dangers of drugs, but she never warned me about the dangers of instant television. Most of my free days at University would be spent binge watching television shows and I would even sometimes pretend to be asleep so I was not disturbed during the fifth season of How I Met Your Mother.

    Whenever one of my favourite shows is cancelled I hope Netflix saves it like it did The Killing or Arrested Development. With this in mind, I was excited when watching the trailer for their original series Orange is the New Black.

    The montage of a variety of woman sold the show to me, and the series lived up higher than its expectations. With Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), the unlikely criminal protagonist set among the backdrop of criminals and an introduction to her ex-girlfriend (Laura Pepron) makes an interesting show.

    Unlike most shows that use prison as a setting, Orange sets a different genre. In comparison to others the show focuses on different characters emotional and psychological challenges, their survival, their love and hatred. Mostly it is set around Piper and her adapting to the way prison is run and overcoming issues with other characters such an angry head chef and crazy eyes.

    If you are still reading this and haven’t signed your life away to Netflix I will give you some reasons why you should:
    • Taylor Schilling is an amazing actress. Even though the show revolves around her life and adjustment to prison it also focuses on the impact it has on her engagement to Larry (Jason Biggs). As the show progresses the other inmate’s storylines become stronger and the audience invests emotions into this. Equally, each characters story is heart breaking and important.

    • Laverne Cox is a brilliant actress, although as a transgender woman herself the issues her character portrays don’t involve acting. I found it more interesting her twin brother played her former male self in the show. With one of the main themes is sexuality there are a variety of bisexual, homosexual, transgender and straight relationships to sink your teeth into.

    • The show does not ignore issues within the prison system and brings them directly to the viewers’ attention. The show leans on racial disputes, employee’s using their authority for sexual favours and those at the top who fiddle the system.

    • Minus the moments where you have to laugh, I can imagine this is what prison is like (or wish). It shows that Jenji Kohan done her research when creating this and I have learned a lot if I ever find myself in prison. I know not to annoy the chef or upset a prison wife.

    • Once you start watching it, as the plot twists slightly you become more intrigued to watch more. Each character surprised me in some way and either left me moved or laughing.

    The best part of Orange for me is that you can watch it all at once. I am glad Netflix are catering for those of us that are unable to follow a show for a number of weeks even if it does mean that your live tweeting and water cooler chat is limited due to others not keeping in time.