TMC
06-17-2015, 01:13 AM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/06/16/orange_is_the_new_black_is_the_new_star_trek_and_not_just_because_of_kate.html
It's not just Kate Mulgrew that both shows have in common. As Katy Waldman points out, "Star Trek and Orange Is the New Black both feature ensemble casts thrown into close quarters, where they wear uniforms, manage power hierarchies, and are bound by rules explicit and unspoken. The shows espouse a vision of ethnic diversity and social progressivism. They underscore the challenges and complications of coexistence—the tectonic shifts of alliance and betrayal, the negotiation of difference—and yet neither one is willing to give up on its overall inclusive goal."
It's not just Kate Mulgrew that both shows have in common. As Katy Waldman points out, "Star Trek and Orange Is the New Black both feature ensemble casts thrown into close quarters, where they wear uniforms, manage power hierarchies, and are bound by rules explicit and unspoken. The shows espouse a vision of ethnic diversity and social progressivism. They underscore the challenges and complications of coexistence—the tectonic shifts of alliance and betrayal, the negotiation of difference—and yet neither one is willing to give up on its overall inclusive goal."