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Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 1Good news for fans of cute, funny lesbians! Out Exes & Ohs star/creator Michelle Paradise has graciously agreed to do a weekly video blog on AfterEllen.com, every Tuesday after each new episode airs — to answer your questions about the show, tell anecdotes and "making of" stories about the episodes, and just generally ramble on in that charming way she does.
In this first vlog segment, Michelle introduces herself, responds to a few of the comments about the show left by readers in my BLWE column Friday, and explains how much fun it was trying to get a cockatiel with a bad attitude to land on her head in the show's first episode. I have a few questions for Michelle myself after watching the first episode. First, where did they get those awesome matching blue-knit sweaters Chris and Kris wore near the end of the first episode? I could have sworn my dad and stepmother had a set just like them. Loved it.
Second, where else besides lesbian yacht weddings can you meet a lesbian pediatric surgeon who helps children with rare diseases and looks like an older Summer from The O.C.? Be specific — inquiring minds want to know!
Michelle will answer these and other questions posted in the comments below in next Tuesday's vlog. Meanwhile, watch her first vlog here now: UK and Canadian readers: watch this video here instead. Submitted by on October 9, 2007 - 8:59am. |
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Would have loved to see the cat....
yawning!! Cause that would be funny and when your at work or at home trying to pass the time, anything is entertaining. Anyways, I have some questions...
1. (Stealing from sarah) Where can I find a lesbian pediatric surgeon?
2. Since this is based on the short, what inspired the short and how did you breathe more life into it to make it a show?
3. Was the sweatshirt really made of fleece?
4. Who decided on calling the cafe "Beaver"??
5. How many rules for lesbians dating/breaking up are there and will I need a notebook to write them all down?
I really liked the pilot, I think it is great to see a show with all women because that is rare. I cracked up when your character gave the pot back as a wedding gift!! It was HILARIOUS!! Dont worry about your vlog, you did great.. I see your are awesome at rambling... so ramble on.(your also adorable so that helps lol )
two questions for Michelle P.
OK, I lied, I have three questions. First, will there be a digisode on logoonline.com to accompany each episode that airs? This weeks digisode was touching and bittersweet. Second, why "the BEEVER Cafe"? Seriously. Ok, not. It is kind of funny. Third, will Beever Cafe t-shirts ever be sold to the masses online? Thanks for doing this vlog, and I am looking forward to next week's episodes of both the show and your vlog.
p.s. My cat watched this with me and he did not yawn.
Loved the show.....
First let me start by saying that I dont get logo either but it was well worth the money to download the whole season from i-tunes. I love this show. Its funny, witty, and i love the characters. I just have a couple of questions for you. How much of this show is based on your life and how much of it is fiction? Hope that question made sense....Anyway I love the show and keep up the good work.
i loved the show too and
i loved the show too and will also be downloading it on itunes, it is not too expensive,
my question is will you continue with "the rules"? i loved them! other characteres might have other kinds of rules...relationship or noncommitment rules, but i thought they were all really funny.
Vlogtastic
Thanks Michelle for taking the time to do this vlog! And personally, I think you should have kept the cat in :) Maybe next time!
Really enjoyed the first episode and am looking forward to more!! Its a breath of fresh air. No questions at the moment but keep it up, this is great :)
Oh and I love that you included Garrison Starr in the first ep., love her music.
PS: Sarah, I'm not sure if this vlog is hosted differently but it works sooo much better!
This is great.
Thanks to you, Michelle, for agreeing to do this...your first vlog was great.
I had a question about Heather, the aforementioned "lesbian pediatric surgeon who helps children with rare diseases and looks like an older Summer from The O.C." I recognized her immediately as Christina Chambers from One Life to Live (what can I say, it was a boring summer). I recently read that she was leaving her role on the ABC soap...so can we expect to see more of her on Exes & Ohs?
Christina Chambers
I like Christina Chambers.
There is a great interview with her in the latest Soap Opera Digest...in which she even gives a mention to Exes and Ohs...I hope we get to see more of her character Heather in the show.
Plus...for those of us who are browser challenged...is there a link to this particular vlog available...? : )
The First of Its Kind in a LOOOOONG Time
not playing..........
For some reason I can't get this to play ( is it just me being inept (highly likely!) or being a non north american thing????)
Copyright
It is copyright restricted outside US. I can't watch it in Ireland
I'm in Ireland, I can see it
I'm in Norway...
...and I can see it... I've also seen the episode, so I'm not sure what all that non-US chatter is about...
BTW: The show was awesome! Funniest thing I've seen since Sugar Rush... And I loved that you put the Cliks on the whole boat leaving thing... Perfect!
And Michelle. You did great on your first V-log :D
I'm in Germany
and I can watch it just fine.
Much better, clearer and faster than other Vlogs.
Same here, I can watch it
Same here, I can watch it perfectly.
Maybe your codecs are outdated?
Who you gonna be if you can't be yourself,
you can't get it from t.v., you can't force it on
anybody else.-- Ani Difranco
:-( !!
I had this problem too, so I
different browser.....
Tried Firefox and IE and keeps giving
same old issue not copyright restricted!
Video Not Accessible
Hi,
I have also tried firefox, IE and safari and it doesn't work in any of these browsers. I dont have any issue with watching any other videos on the site. Does anyone know what is up?
I have watched exes and ohs and did enjoy it :o)
Video problems
We have determined that something in the video player is (unintentionally) blocking readers in the UK (and a few Canadians) from seeing this video. We are working on a fix and hope to have one soon! Thanks to all of you who sent me the info I requested to help me figure this out!
definitely NOT yawning
name
the vlog was hilarious
is it going to have a special name like the others?
YAY! :D
Oh sweety, definetly not bored!
I've been a great fan of the Ten Rules for a good long while now and even used it for a school assignment once! It earned me an A minus and helped to alienate me even further from my classmates. Ah, good times.
Anyway...
I have no way to watch E&O right now, seeing as I'm in Holland and well... the USA isn't that international. I'll watch it eventually, i'm sorry to say it'll probably be illigally... :S But untill I do, I have only this Vlog and it's definetly worth it!
So 'Dank je wel!' (which is Dutch for 'Thank you', try pronouncing that one :P ) for this GREAT vlog that you'll hopefully keep on doing.
... Oh and please bring the cat next time :D
Keep up the good work!
Love, Faith
Who you gonna be if you can't be yourself,
you can't get it from t.v., you can't force it on
anybody else.-- Ani Difranco
Hi Michelle!
Very charming vlog you made here. :) Can I just say that I really loved your short movie "ten rules" and I'm so thrilled to see a new show from you and also starring you, cause that means quality.
I'm from germany as well and I was happy to be able to watch the 1st episode on the logo site. I liked it a lot, it's funny, intelligent, charming and I really can't wait for the next episode. It's nice to see something different on the fun side, unlike another certain show, which has become a bit too serious for my taste...
Anyway, very nice vlog and your german is very good btw. Wanna learn something more? How about "exes & ohs ist eine tolle neue show" ? (means: exes & ohs is a great new show)...
See ya next week!
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ps.:More of Heather / Summer lookalike please!
*Thanks for nothin'...*
Thanks Michelle!
...for an awesome show. I loved the short. After seeing it, I was really hoping you'd give us more of your quirky hilarity and I'm really glad to see you did.
I was especially excited to see Megan Cavanagh again, too. She plays drunk like nobody's business. :) I can't wait to see what kind of trouble Chris will get into now.
I guess I don't really have any questions, but I could go on and on about how great the show is and how much I like your style of writing and what a great cast you put together. But I'll spare you. Suffice it to say I'm really glad Logo picked up "Exes and Ohs" and I hope we get to see many seasons.
Also, I vote for more stories in the upcoming vlogs. I like hearing about what goes into making a show. Please, ramble on. You're very entertaining.
Dear Michelle,
I got a chance to watch exes and ohs last night, and just wanted to let you know it's probably one of the funniest pilots I've seen in a long time and I instantly fell in love with your character Jennifer, who cracked me up the whole time, and at the same time I was wondering why in the world her girlfriend cheated on her. I mean from what I got, which I feel was a lot compared to other pilots where you barely get anything on the characters, is that she's a very loving, sweet, funny woman, and who could do such a thing to her? It might not be all that bad afterall, the kind, pediatric surgeon looks better for her anyway.:D
So, what I loved about the show was the little rules that came in right in the middle of a scene, that made me laugh, and I loved how she gave the pot back to Sienna and told her that she needed to get over her, funniest part I thought, and it was just very funny all around, and can't wait for the next episode.
I don't really have any good questions but these were things I was wondering about:
1) Is there going to be more with Becca?
2) I've yet to see 'The Ten Rules' and was wondering, where could I find that?
3) Will Logo have the all the episodes in their entirety online after they air on tv? (that's how I got to watch it this time from missing it earlier)
And last, no more questions, jsut more comments, just wanted to say that your vlog was really good and so NOT bored here, can't wait for next week,
Debbie
Playback problems
I seem to have a problem viewing this vlog as well, I get a video not accessible message at the start. Any ideas what the problem might be?
Snowy, I can see the pub from here!
HOW REFRESHING TO SEE A REAL SITCOM WITH LESBIAN CHARACTERS!
ULTRA HOT
Just wanted to let you know...
i see xena everywhere
<3!
You're not alone, I thought it was Lucy Lawless at first, until I read her name.
Anyway love the vlog and love you too! :) Maybe your cat could be your vlogging sidekick. That'd be fun.
omg, inbd
Michelle my belle
Ciao bella!
OMG! I just squeed out loud out of excitement. *blushes*
Not only because you said "Guten Tag" - which was actually really good, not even kidding here -, but because I've seen The Ten Rules earlier this year and I guess I don't have to start telling you how hilarious it is..
Anyway, I was wondering what you're up to these days. So, yay for Exes and Ohs. That totally made my day! ^^
Unfortunately I'm stuck in Germany either, but there is indeed hope for all the Non-Americans among us. Logo has the whole episode up and it is indeed available over here. hehe Best Thing Ever, honestly. Most American networks suck big-time on this department..
Loved the pilot and I can't wait to see more - of you and the show of course. :)
- Nadja
Bravo!
Aww youre adorable!
I watched the show online and then on t.v. I really liked it. Now although Chris and Kiris are seriously way to cute for me, Sam makes up for it by being way to hott for her own good.
Where can I watch the short film at?
You need a side-kick person. You are awesome all by yourself but to have a someone there who can comment on your awesomeness would be awesome. Wow, that show Chuck is really rubbing off on me. What was I talking about....oh a side-kick! The side-kick person can help keep you on track and stuff. Plus you'll have someone to talk to and share banter with. Wait, do you have a person you can banter with right? Of course you do. All lady lovers do. I have 3.
Great First show!
great Vlog
I liked your shortfilm the ten rules very much.
But I can't figure how to watch exes and ohs. It's not possible to see it here from Denmark. all I get is ads....
so i must wait....:(
busy girl
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"One does not see anything until one sees its beauty" - Oscar Wilde
Rambling Rose...
Yes, that is my new name for Michelle Paradise! Baby, you gotta stay on track. My DVR faithfully taped the first episode of "Exes and Ohs" last night, I watched it before I went to bed, fast forwarding over the yucky commercials, of course.
Now I have to ask, who was that hot blonde you were slamming against the wall of the yacht several times over? I would gladly trade places with her.
Michelle, you talk too much, but you do nevertheless fascinate me. Courtesy of my faithful DVR, I will admit to rewinding that yacht scene with the blonde several times and wishing it was me instead of her.
I look forward to the rest of the "Exes and Ohs" season, however, I hear it is only six episodes long? What is up with that? You guys better get renewed for another season, because "The L Word" ain't all that, you know what I'm sayin'?
How to watch Michelle Paradise in "The Ten Rules" for free...
if you have high speed internet, that is. Go to http://video.google.com/, type in "The Ten Rules" in the Search box at the top of the page, it will come up, click on it, away you go. My PSA for the day. :-)
Or, if you don't have high speed internet, you can go to www.amazon.com and order the DVD "Watching You" (2002), which contains the short film "Ten Rules" among others.
Love Exes & Ohs
can wait for next week episode. Saw the short film a couple years ago and laugh from begin to end, glad Exes and Ohs came from it.
Short and Short
Wonderful first ep...
Loved the first episode of Exes & Ohs (very much), and am looking forward to seeing the rest on iTunes. Thanks to you, and Logo, for making it available there. Actually, double thanks to you for dreaming up the show.
As for any questions for Michelle Paradise... Well, I-- and I suppose others here-- tend to wonder how close the character is to Michelle's real life persona. As a flowers and candlelight dinner lady myself, I thought the sweatshirt and dinner pot gags were both hilarious and right on the money. But it can't be so easy making fun of yourself. So, Michelle: any embarassing moments you can't turn into comedy? Or is comedy really just tragedy plus time? What scenes have the most emotional resonance for you?
money
Those beautiful blue eyes
Those beautiful blue eyes were the first things I saw in this vlog - distracting in a good way :)
iTunes is not yet available to Barbados, so I'd have to find another way of seeing this show. It seems like an important one. I might even end up just buying it on Amazon instead when they eventually release the first Season on DVD.
However, because you Michelle are so charming, funny and adorable, I'd continue to watch this Vlog for good measure :)
Hi Michelle
I love your new show! I think this is a very witty and contemporary show.I loved the chemistry between you and the doctor. I hope they continue to develop that relationship.
I originally wanted to watch this show because I read Lee Friedlander directed it. I went to a screening of her movie Out At the Wedding and thought it was hilarious. I was pleasantly surprised to see Cathy DeBuono in this show too. She is absolutely gorgeous! I loved her character Becca. It was kind of left open ended as to whether she and Sam will continue a relationship but I would love to see more of Cathy. I think she would fit in as one of your friends/maybe a romantic prospect? Although I can't deny the chemistry between the tough Becca and the commitment phobe Sam was hot. I liked how Becca seemed tough but had such a soft side when she told Sam she wanted more than a fling.
I think you have the makings of a great show. Keep up the good work!
Melissa
Great Show
Dear Michelle,
You are adorable. I think your character Jen, is one of the best written characters on TV. I love that she is a "candles & flowers" type girl. I do have a couple of questions:
1) Will we see more of you and the doc?
2) Will we see more of super, extra hot Cathy DeBuono as Becca? She made me drool! But I was concerned cause i didn't see her in next weeks preview. I don't care if Sam doesn't want her cause me and my friends do. Is there any more info you can give us on Cathy.
Good Luck with your new show.
Heather, The Pediatric Surgeon
There seemed to be great chemistry between Jennifer and Heather (that's her name, right?), the surgeon. Will we see anymore of the surgeon??? I hope so!
Is it me or are there some
Is it me or are there some serious similarities between L-Word's Dana (Erin Daniels) and Jennifer (Michelle)? looks...personality... or am i overworked and dillusional?
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“In a letter to Dear Abby a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood. Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”