Orphan Black Renewed for Second Season

By Mark Rozeman at 11:15 AM on May 3, 2013

Good news for fans of Paste's favorite new show of 2013. BBC America's Orphan Black will be renewed for a second season.   read more

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The 12 Best New TV Shows of 2013 (So Far)

By Josh Jackson at 11:55 AM on April 10, 2013

Our dozen favorite new TV series of 2013 so far come from 10 different networks—including happy surprises from Netflix, The History Channel and BBC America.  read more

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Watch a Teaser Trailer for BBC America's Upcoming Orphan Black

By Shaina Pearlman at 2:00 PM on December 31, 2012

While all the Whovians were glued to their television sets for the Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Snowmen, on Christmas Day, BBC America premiered the teaser trailer for the network’s newest original program, Orphan Black. The series stars Tatiana Maslany (The Vow) as a “street smart chameleon” who assumes the identity of a recently-deceased lookalike. She soon discovers the two were actually clones and finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy as she searches for answers and others like her. Maslany is joined by Jordan Gavaris (Degrassi), Dylan Bruce (As the World Turns) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Downton Abbey)....  read more

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The Hour Review: "Episode Four" (Episode 2.04)

By Amy Amatangelo at 3:20 PM on December 20, 2012

With only two more installments left, The Hour brought several of its simmering plotlines to a boil in its fourth hour.   read more

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High Definition: BBC's Survivors

By Josh Jackson at 8:00 AM on February 9, 2010

I enjoy small stories. I like watching intimate, art house films or reading literary fiction in which characters do nothing more than learn a little about themselves, grow in surprising ways, overcome their own inner demons. These tales connect with us because our lives are filled with these kind of stuggles....  read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

By Paste Staff at 6:29 AM on October 14, 2009

On BBC AmericaThe second of four hour-long, standalone Doctor Who specials—which will be the last episodes to feature the 10th Doctor, David Tennant—has a bit of a zombie vibe, but some of the show’s creepiest stories have been the best. ...  read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: Occupation

By Nick Marino at 6:24 AM on October 14, 2009

Sundays at 8 p.m. on BBC AmericaThoughtful BBC film tackles the Iraq warIn the riveting, wrenching Occupation, Northern Ireland native James Nesbitt plays Mike Swift, leader of a unit of British soldiers on a tour of Iraq. The series opens with a harrowing 10-minute battle scene, dramatically scored by Massive 
Attack’s “Teardrop.” Then the action shifts back to England, and the viewer realizes that war itself is only part of the story. Occupation is also interested in what Nesbitt calls “this terrible gulf between the soldiers and their families when they come back home, in terms of trying to release...  read more

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