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Orange is the New Black (2013) Season 1 Review

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Some of the most compelling stories are those based on realistic events. By the time the rolling credits scroll down the screen, the audience is left with the "no way" reaction, "that really happened?" Believe it sister; it happens. It's rare for a series to leave its viewers dying with anticipation from the opening scene through its finished product in a pilot episode. This is the genius that Jenji Kohan brings. From Gilmore Girls , Weeds , and now, Orange is the New Black (2013), this Netflix original series is a looking glass behind closed doors in an all-women's prison in Upstate, New York. Netflix -Orange is the New Black is an unconventional yet realistic, fun and witty dramedy based on Piper Kerman's memoir and her 15-month imprisonment in a woman's correctional facility. It's through Piper's experience that Kohan uses her creative flare for storytelling to create oppositions of conflict in freedom, confinement, men, women,

Vigilare isn't too Nerdy and just Geeky Enough for y'alls Nerdy Geeks

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To all you Nerdy Geeks:  Let me introduce you to the talented indie singer/songwriter/author/actress, Brooklyn James. Take a stroll and poke through Vigilare , and  Vigilare: Hell Hound.   ( Vigilare: Jolie Blonde  coming soon).  The Vigilare Trilogy is the perfect SUPER HERO that is making headway in the sci-fi/action/adventure/thriller book genre. The Vigilare Trilogy is perfect for Geek and here's why: If Geek is a connotation for eccentric devotion to a particular interest then Brooklyn James’ Vigilare is the epitome of Geek with a dash of genius and sophistication as James tells a story of two detectives whom investigate a string of murders and pedophiles in the town of Vanguard. James capitalizes on a paranormal phenomenon in conjunction with scientific research on Rh-negative blood type, the main component that creates the Vigilare much like the mad scientist in Mary Shelley’s  Frankenstein . James’ audience is on the edge of their seats anxiousl