From the Writers Guild of Canada:
Canadian TV showrunners Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue), Graeme Manson (Orphan Black), Daegan Fryklind (Bitten), with moderator James Hurst, talk about social media and fans, presented by The Writers Guild of Canada at Fan Expo Canada.
From TV Over Mind:
What Orphan Black Got Wrong and Right in Season Two
I’m a little behind the times as I only just caught up with season two of Orphan Black just now, but I figure in the age of binge-watching, now’s as good a time as any to discuss it. Season two kept my attention, but had a few nagging issues in the process as well. Here are the good and bad aspects of it, in my estimation. Continue reading.
From Channel 24 (South Africa):
Award winning actress talks about her role in hit show Orphan Black
“I love the combination that we’re able to play with on Orphan Black. I think the series has its own dark sense of humour and to me that is so much fun to play. I think in life the darkest moments have humour in them, I think that’s just the nature of being alive and the humorous moments can have a dark side to them.” Continue reading.
This week’s conversation with Ari Millen (Orphan Black, Hunter’s Moon) is no “cloning” around. Discussions about growing up in Kingston and transitioning to Toronto, how dreams of a glorious Orphan Black death led to an unexpected “splice” of life, learning by watching on set, and JUST wrapping the film Hunter’s Moon. Plus a little obligatory talk about growing up goalie and grasping for a lost Italian word… chinotto!
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From Dan Solomon of Fast Company (from June):
The creators of Orphan Black on how to follow up on a surprise hit
When Orphan Black premiered on BBC America last year, it was one of the most pleasant television surprises of the year. Its creators, Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, were hardly veteran hitmakers, and the lead actor, Tatiana Maslany, was another virtual unknown stepping into a series where she would play five of the show’s primary characters. But a clever premise, an extremely self-assured performance from Maslany, and some intricately plotted scripts from Manson and Fawcett turned the sci-fi thriller into an unexpected critical hit. Clone stories haven’t been a major sci-fi genre in some time, but with all of that going for it (plus Jordan Gavaris’s scene-stealing turn as perennial sidekick Felix), Orphan Black broke through. Continue reading.
