Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Oh's" Video Blog: Episode 2.1The creator and star of Logo's lesbian comedy Exes & Ohs kicks off the new “season” of her behind-the-scenes video blog by battling wind and noise, and getting lost in her own office building.
She also takes you on a tour of the MTV building in L.A., shows you a nifty foosball table, tells you one thing that she’s afraid of, and lets you know what to expect from future her vlogs (hint: her video blog isn’t over until it’s over). Michelle Paradise's Exes & Ohs's Vlog: Episode 2.1
Look for new episodes from Michelle on AfterEllen.com every other week or so, and watch previous episodes of her vlog here. You can learn more about Michelle at her official website, her MySpace profile, or her Facebook page. You can also buy the first season of Exes & Ohs on DVD! Submitted by on June 25, 2008 - 8:40am. |
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YEA !!!!!!!!
YEA !!!!! Your back. I can't wait for the new season. MORE SAM PLEASE ... NAKED !!!
Tristen
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Michelle's back!
I love it! Especially that you're making it a journal, because I love to see the behind the screnes of how much works it takes to make a tv show! Plus you're funny comments about it, makes it awesome!!! Glad you're back.
http://www.youtube.com/BetweenThaLines
Self-filming
That was some impressive camera work.
~ Angie
Michelle, hopefully your
That was NOT lame MP! I
That was NOT lame MP!
I could watch you getting lost all day long :-)
The outtakes were really cute "Did i just say boob?"
I'm sooo happy your back. I
I'm sooo happy your back. I look forward to all your upcoming vlogisodes. And I can't what for the new season.
SAM-e complete
MP LOOKS GREAT IN THE SAM-e COMMERCIAL! BUT Y DOES THE LESBIAN SISTER ALWAYS ORDER THE TUNA!?!
You are so right!
Saw...
...the same commercial & wondered what else everyone from the X & O crew was doing.
?
...well...
MP does a commerical for the supplement SAM-e which generally occurs naturally in the body, but when levels drop mood swings can happen; I guess.
To be honest, I'm not sure which brand it was. I think it was a Nature Made product. I just remember lifting my head off the pillow yelling "HEY, THAT'S MICHELLE PARADISE!!!"
The commerical seems to appear late night after 9p.m. eastern standard time.
Sorry for any poor facts, but that's the gest of it!!!
Old school vlogging
Great to have you back!
The intro cracked me up
....who needs all that fancy stuff anyway?
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-Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
For the Roses
Question
Michelle, I think you are absolutely adorable when speaking off the cuff. You come across as very genuine. Congrats on season 2. I am definitely looking forward to watching it!
Question: Do you ever find it frustrating when the script editors come back and want to change something you wrote? Or do you just accept that as part of the process? Also, you enjoy/allow the other cast members to improv a little bit with the script? Thanks.
Great to have you back!
I enjoyed that
Very cool to see the MTV buildings.
What a killer smile you have. Looking forward to more eps.
Another Question
I love your vlogs btw! This one was especially fun to watch!! I know we are all glad to see you back!
My question is do you find any part of the process most challenging? I guess I have another one... is there any part of the process that you like the most?
Thanks so much! You rock!
cliffhanger
I'll admit when Michelle said she'd show us where she writes most, that I immediately thought the bathroom.
Love your text intro and commentary. :) btw, boob is a perfectly fine word. Also, I like the old school ways of your vlog. IMO, vlogs should be a bit more raw and not overly produced. That's the way I like it anyway.
Question: how far in advance have you planned these characters' lives? Do you have everything mapped out in your head forever (maybe not forever...but for a while...beyond season 2) and just give it to us in seasonal bites, or do you just work season by season?
btw, in case anyone was wondering why MP was at the MTVN buildings...Logo is one of the MTV Networks' channels. Like MTV is.
We're all VERY excited
for season 2!
Thanks for interacting with us fans through these lovely vlogs. Can't wait for more!
Yay!
Can't wait for more updates on the process behind season 2.
Are we allowed any teasers on what's to happen? Any new characters in season 2?
Really love your slightly goofy vlog. Always makes me smile. :)
Woohoo! MP is back! :D
This is a brilliant idea, a behind the scenes of the TV industry! i'm so greatful you're doing this for us. iMovie is easy to use, you made a good choice picking a Mac!
p.s you're in LA... I'm sure there is somebody you can get to do the filming for you ;)
I <3 you MP
Very nice vlog, and the camera work wasn't so horrible for your first "old school" run. Transitions actually weren't that lame either. I'm excited to see what else you've got in store for us, don't worry we'll take whatever we can get with you. Whether it be bouncing cameras or accidental boob shots, we all love you MP.
___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't
awesome!!!
thank you
thank you for taking us along on your journey. your cooler than you think by the way. :P
~A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
How long..?
Sweet
Yay!
Foosball?!
So glad that you're back!
Hi Michelle! So glad that you're back vlogging about making Exs and Ohs. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind:
1) How many episodes are you filming for season 2?
2) Can you tell us about you writing process? How do you get started? Do you just write a story and then break it up into individual character lines? Do you write with a partner or on your own? I am interested in writing myself and was curious about your process.
Thanks so much for doing this! My favorite vlogs are the ones that help encourage the creative process and teach us about the industry.
Sydney
p.s. I think new v-logs should be called vlogisodes (spelling can be worked on)
yay! That was very funny :)
yay! That was very funny :)
MUSH <3
So glad your back missed you AWESOME vlog as always...
Thanks for the tour
Excelent Vlog..
Michelle,
Will you be hosting any sort of "help us write an episode" contests for the upcoming season?
I love foosball, I my work is awesome, we have a pool table, ping pong table, foosball, and air hockey. I don't know what I am going to do if I ever leave here and have to get a real corporate stuff job.
camera
You shouldn't be weighted down with that heavy old camera. You are a Star, MP. I'll be your grip or dolly or wench- whatever it's called, I'll get the lingus, er, lingo down real quick!
or we could just use the drone-mounted-spycam that i have following you around!!! (btw, that was my ex-gf's nickname for me!)
MP!!
So I thought I'd try showin my excitement on here and leave ur Myspace alone for a little while lol
Great stuff, your so accomplished with ur keycard and offices and whatnot, that's why your my role model lol
Are you guys going to do any auditioning for new characters this season or is it pretty much just going to involve the same cast for last season?
...yeah!!!
Good question Jusjay!
Keep everyone else with more Cathy DeBono & add some intelligent women of color!!
Yes!
Yeah, ur right where are the black people?! lol o well a lot of shows are like that, but actually I'm ok with some shows not having black people on it, if I feel like in real life there just wouldn't be one there, not to say that about this show but I hate when it's just that one token black person that is just there to have one there. Seriously HATE IT!
So if Michelle thought about her close friends in real life when she was writing then, there very well may not have been a black person in her group of friends so maybe she wasn't inspired to write one in the show, and I don't think she would insult our intelligence with the token black chick.
If she does have a black character on there she should have like a nerdy or accident prone funny, light character, that's all over the place, cause I'm also sick of the "wise, no-nonsense" token black person, some of us are all over the place...represent us (by us I mean me! lol)
I would love to audition for a role like that, I'd nail it!!! lmao
http://jusjay.blogspot.com
Oh Michelle Paradise...
Can't wait for Season 2!
Best. Titles. Ever
MP you are the greatest.
You have a style all of your own -- yay -- so glad to have you back
The process of MP...
how funny! I love it when MP does her own camera work. MORE BOOB SHOTS! Really, it is not a hassle to sit here and put my eyes through seeing your boobs for a second or a minute. MP you are too funny appologizing cause everyone loves you so you could show 10 mins of you drinking coffee and AE readers would be like "AWW look how cute Michelle is drinking coffee!" and then "More Michelle coffee drinking, NAKED!"
So, this is my question: How good are you at foosball and do ya'll also play guitar hero?
Cause nothing is a better distraction than guitar hero!
hahahahaha
awesome comment and question!
Maybe Michelle can be like the indie vlog maker. You know, the other vlogs are like "studio" features and MP's is the indie vlog shot blair witch style--raw and gritty and old school.
Glad to have you back!
I got a bit seasick watching this, but that's part of the charm...so I'll take it!
Loved it and I'm looking forward to future episodes!
Welcome back!
So glad to have you back on AE! I'm excited for season 2 of exs and ohs! I look forward to future vlogs.
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http://www.drunkduck.com/Empathy/
Paradise!
Yay! I'm so glod you're back, MP! You rock!
Please share some spoilers.. Early 2009 is way too far!
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I literally jumped up and
I confess I've never seen
YES
Well I can't wait for these Vlogs to come. Good LUCK MP on the writing and the filming of the Vlogs and the putting them up. A little comment I do have is that with every vlog you do you should put some bloopers in as you did with this one and when you do the season 2 Exes & Ohs DVD I think you should put bloopers in the special features part. Again GOOD LUCKK:)
Seven months??
It sucks that we have to wait for early 2009 for the show to kick off its second season. However, I'm more than certain that seeing Michelle complete her video blogs over that time will lessen the disappointment.
Does anyone know if Showcase in Canada will be picking up the second season, and whether it will be airing at or around the same time as Logo?
And honestly........a girl this funny, talented, intelligent and beautiful.....how did she not place a hell of a lot higher on the AE Top 100 list??
Any road is a good road when you don't know where you're going.
Welcome Back Michelle
Wonderful...
What a great idea!!!
Thanks for throwing us a life line!
QUESTION: "The Book" actually appeared in only one episode, will you give this prop a bigger part in season two?
I really thought it was very funny the way the clerk pulled it from under the counter to reference it at the book store.
FUNNY, FUNNY STUFF!!!
A+ on iMovie
YAY! so glad you're back Michelle!! love your VEE-log :D you are so funny, witty, and all around great person!! I love Exes and Ohs, and to think that I saw the first episode for free on itunes!! after that I bought every episode. I don't have Logo so I had to buy the episodes :)
Loved the tour of MTV Networks, I didn't know that Logo was part of MTV Networks, good to know.
After thinking about a question for about 5 minutes I came up with this:
"Which do you enjoy most, writing or acting?"
Thank you MP, keep doing what you're doing!
peace!