Tunesdays with Tonnie -- Crime & Punishment

A little late on a Tuesday, I know, but I didn't have time to write it ahead of time this week.  My nods for this week are courtesy of some newer television shows.  And while it is difficult to justify Orange is the New Black as a true television show, it gets my nomination anyway.  My justification is that if Netflix or Hulu originals can get Emmy nods, then I can include them on here. Original music award for this week goes to Orange is the New Black.  Song re-use goes to Luther.

"You've Got Time" was written specifically for Orange is the New Black at the request of creator, Jenji Kohan (Weeds), by Regina Spektor.  Obviously I recommend a viewing of the show if you haven't already.  I think the song compliments the show magnificently, and it shows the faces of prison life.  Really, the song, Regina's voice, the lyrics and the images are perfect for Orange is the New Black.
Judge for yourself.

Re-use:
Generally, I really do not like 'music video' outros to shows.  I'm not sure if I've written that before, but it cannot be stressed enough.  As much as I loved Alias, every freakin' episode had a four minute clip at the end with some sappy song playing over Sydney crying and/or coming home to an empty house and/or seeing other people together and happy in groups while she's all alone, etc. Alias is not the only show to do this, but it's the one that has annoyed me the most.  (Ugly Betty comes in a close second.) They are often excruciatingly long and they do nothing for the plot or characters.  It's like the writers ran out of dialogue or meaningful material and said, "Let's have a montage of everyone on the show sitting alone in their respective apartments or walking down an empty street to show how disconnected they all are.  However, Luther nails these outros on the head nearly every time. Sometimes the song choices are inappropriate and that's what makes them so fabulous.  My favorite was season one, episode four.  And I can't track down a video for my second pick, but if you have Netflix or HuluPlus take a look at the last two minutes or so.  Beck's "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime."