Let's talk about Orphan Black.
Not only is the show this amazing mess of sci-fi and action and comedy, but the main actress - Tatiana Maslany - is hot and plays eight different characters, all clones of each other (but she hasn't won a single Golden Globe or and Emmy - neither the HFPA nor the academy have any taste). This show is about a woman, Sarah Manning, who sees her doppelganger commit suicide; she searches for answers and finds out she is a part of an illegal cloning experiment. The first season follows Sarah and three other clones in their quest for their purpose - who cloned them and why. Maslany plays a total of eight clones - Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Helena, Rachel Duncan, Elizabeth Childs, Katja Obinger, and Jennifer Fitzsimmons. Each copy has her own characteristics, her own occupation, her own little quirks and hand motions and specific way of talking. It's really a crime that Maslany hasn't won an Academy Award because if you didn't know Tatiana was the only girl in her family, you would think she was an octuplet. Orphan Black is also one of the best shows representation-wise: one clone is a lesbian (with a smokin' hot girlfriend), the foster brother of another clone is gay, all of the women are complex and have different ways of being strong (they're all the same shape, however, but that's because, well, they're all the same person) - everyone's flaws are evident and their strengths are flawed: no one is a trope or an archetype. It's amazing. And I love this show even more because it's funny without being campy and serious without being dreadful: it's a perfect combination of witty banter, chase scenes, sci-fi experiments, and hot ladies. If you're not watching it, you should probably re-evaluate your life and your choices.
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