Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its showrunner stated on the record that "in a lot of ways Piper was my Trojan Horse, You're not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of black women, and Latina women,…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i'm always looking for those places where you can slam really disparate people up against one another, and they have to deal with each other, There are very fe…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 7 of 10 3. LGBTQ representation is assessed as central to the story 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 38 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 6.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner: "In a lot of ways Piper was my Trojan Horse. You're not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of black women, and Latina women, and old women and criminals. But if you…"NPR Fresh Air, August 13, 2013 source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "I'm always looking for those places where you can slam really disparate people up against one another, and they have to deal with each other. There are very few crossroads anymore. We talk about this…"Variety, January 2016 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 7 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 7/10 -> advocacy signal 33
- 4LGBTQ centralityLGBTQ centrality 3 of 5.WhatSphere content assessment
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 38 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 7/10 -> advocacy signal 33
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 74.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 67 — leans mature
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A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
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