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B.J. Fletcher Private Eye: Episode 1In the first episode of the winner of AfterEllen.com's Web Series Contest, Private Investigator B.J. Fletcher (Lindy Zucker) longs for more exciting cases, while her best friend George (Dana Puddicombe) wishes she would make better personal choices.
Things start looking up when Fletcher's ex-girlfriend, Marjorie (Natasha Gordon), shows up looking for help, but Fletch ends up getting more than she bargained for! B.J. Fletcher, Private Eye: Episode 1
Read our Q&A with writer/director/producer Regan Latimer for more info about the series, check out the official B.J. Fletcher website, and look for new episodes on AfterEllen.com every Tuesday! Submitted by on May 12, 2008 - 11:17pm. |
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that was good
im looking forward to the next episode to see what happens
and also dana puddicombe (george) is really cute
Amy Lee
Dana kinda kinda reminds me of Amy Lee! Very awesome episode!
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same thought.
She does look a bit like Amy Lee...
Paula kinda looks like her too, though.
Anyway, the first episode was funny, and Dana and Fletcher are so cute! ^.^ Can't wait for the next episodes! Who knows what kind of trouble might arise now that Fletcher starts to work for her ex (even if only indirectly).
"Adele, do away with this sweaty mess." - Jenny
really...
That's fantastic that a Canadian series won :-)
lol...
That was pretty entertaining--I'll keep watching.
Oh, and yay for George's Newfie accent!
gotta love
gotta love the newfie eh by'!
~A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
Finally!! A lesbian private eye! Loved it !
Yep, loved it-really nice work, script and funny actors-great job!! I SO wanna hire Fletch. Did I mention that I loved it? and you did this with no money... wow! - now that is leztastic. :) You totally have a fan. Sleuth on!
I knew that looked familiar!
Toronto Represent!
Great first episode ladies :) Look forward to seeing more!
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i'm a sucker for damaged
i'm a sucker for damaged girls in leather coats...
i have another reason to look forward to tuesdays!
"You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are." - Faye, Questionable Content
... i think i'm gonna like this
strong character personality.... a plot involving an ex... and a hot chick with a brown leather jacket...
...yeah this is a keeper! great job y'all!
That was...
CUTENESS..!
I really liked it, good work ladies!
xoxo
~Kim
Kudos to competion judges
Great choice by the judges.
I'm wondering if the leather cuff 'Fletch' wears is from the much acclaimed supplier, Lucky Dog Leather?
Just imagine what could've been done with some cash to match the enthusiasm!
Good luck with the rest of the series....
B.J. Lindy
Love Effie Ferns!
Kisses!!@@
I have never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight.
I have never seen you shine so bright you were amazing
I have never seen so many people want to be there by your side
And when you smiled it took my breath away
And I have never had such a feeling such a feeling
Of complete and utter love, as I do tonight.
Hello you 2 were amazing.!!
Oh, it worked!
hahaha "you got fat"
hahaha "you got fat"
Awesome work!
that was
very good
looking foward to see the next episode
I do
very good pilot!
Heeeei!
That was some good directing and editing!
And the actors are very good too!
I really liked it!
Well Done!
Good choice Sarah!
That was funny, well acted, well directed and really well written, i'm riveted.
Can't wait for the next episode!
When is next up!
Cant wait till next one epi already!
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that was really good
Great Choice
That was hilarious and awesome. Can't wait for the new episode
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You're Everywhere to me.
PI in the Sky
Excellent choice! Fun first episode. Shows what talent can do with minimal $$.
Nice to see AE supporting the indy filmmaker and women in media!!!!
Looking forward to future eps!!
George is very cute...kind of a cross between Lauren Graham and Bridget McManus!
yeah Toronto
great job girls! the first episode was awesome. Way to represent the T dot. Did I hear you say you were going to
ScarboroughScarsborough? LOLhigh praise...
Congrats, Regan et al. Refreshingly Canadian. And way better than most shows on CBC.
Nice!
Hurrah for Canada!
Bless you for writing, directing and acting this like you mean it.
And thank you ArterEllen for starting the first lesbian web-based entertainment network.
Loved it
That was fricken
ahh the T DOT. Great
ahh the T DOT.
Great job ladies.
Congratulations Regan Latimer
I want to congrats on you winning the web series. This is great, a lot of us love crime solving mysteries,spy novels and sci-fi stuff. Great!
Awesome series!!! I love
Awesome series!!!
I love the pilot! Hilarious and Gorgeous!! I can't wait to see the next episodes.
Congratulations ladies!!
Nice
Congratulations and well done! :)
Loved it...
Loved it -hot ladies, black eyes and kilts! Can't wait for next week!
Yay Canada!!!
I thought it was a great first effort...and I agree with whomever said it: refreshingly Canadian! CBC should pick this up for next season instead of Little Mosque on the Prairie again haha.
Great job ladies...and not only is George hot...she has the cutest Newfie accent!!!
~Renée
ps...loved the "Scarsborough" in lieu of Scarborough reference!
Georgie (Dana) does look a
Georgie (Dana) does look a lot like Amy Lee.
The series looks great. I'm looking forward to more episodes.
There's nothing original about this new web series.
It appears that the creator of this series watched one too many "Rockford Files" before putting pen to paper. Even the character's names are rehashed from old detective TV shows. The performances were flat and unbelievable. And, yet, it won the contest for best new web series. I guess that goes to show that most lesbian entertainment is still just Goddess awful.
Thank the Goddess for 3Way! At least there are some lesbians in the entertainment industry who have talent. They just aren't working on this series.
wow...so unnecessarily hars
wow...so unnecessarily harsh and inaccurate in my opinion. You have to realize that it is a cop show and that its going to be influenced by some of the classics. This dosen't mean that its a rip off. Hell, even 3 Way (which I absolutely Love) took themes from other lesbian shows and stereotypes. I imagine (and i don't want to put words into anyone's mouths here) that the character names might be in homage to past characters or tongue in cheek. I mean, George Drew--Nancy Drew? I also think the plot hasn't be advanced enough to rate the series yet.
Plus, this is the intro episode--so the things that you don't like may be fixed as the series goes along. Again, even 3 Way was a little slow at the beginning and then picked up quick as the actors got more into their characters and the storylines advanced.
I also thought the performances were great--BJ totally sold the slightly inept P.I. for me with the beginning sequence and her confrontation with her ex was believable to me. Good on you B.J. Fletcher cast/crew/writers!
I just think that your comment is unfair. And saying that most lesbian entertainment is bad? that's not exactly supporting the community now is it?
sydneyB, you are correct!
Thanks for your insights!
You are correct, the characters in B.J. Fletcher are so named in homage and tribute to some of my favourite mystery and detective characters from years past.
I felt the detective genre would be interesting to explore with lesbian protagonists. There is still much in store for Fletcher and George!
I agree
that this was uneccessarily harsh. Giving constructive criticism is one thing, but outright telling someone they don't have talent is just mean spirited.
Also, for the record, I don't agree with her opinion at all. I thought the first part was a great beginning. Of course it's going to be a little rough in the beginning stages. Even many shows that make it onto television start out a little rougher than they end up after the actors get more situated in their roles and the director gets comfortable with the material. Plus, it takes money to create high quality entertainment, and my guess is that this is a pretty low budget project which makes it that much more impressive in my opinion.
honestly...
It is styled as a campy PI show and no, it is not completely original, but most campy PI shows are that way.
That said, the only thing that seems to work in the show is the camera work and the bartender. The rest are still overacting in a new series. The beginning kissing scene looked like so many lets-show-2-women-kissing scenes, no passion, didn't even convince me that the two women had met before the production.
Please, please do something about the bartender's hair. She can be sooo beautiful. But someone decides her hair should look like Elvis with hair extensions. Aye, to each her own, I guess.
Why is there no tape in the recorder? Is that intentional? The prop doesn't seem to work for me when she was putting down her thoughts. Maybe funnier if her mental dictation continues on screen like her survelleince reports.
My 2 cents, not trying to be harsh, but do know that you can do so much better. I can see BJ as a comic, just tie the who thing in when you do dramatic timing. Excellent effort, truly. Whoever's cutting it is doing something right.
Please, keep telling us everything you don't like
Well, it sure is the first time I watched a gay PI show.
I loved it. Thought it was very funny....especially the talking into the recorder. Oh and the barfing bucket. Priceless.
More please.
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Well said!
Well said! I fully agree, that we are honored to have so many options now. I am so happy that there are so many talented people "coming out" and representing our community. What they do is challenging, both finacially and creatively. Everyone who makes anything for all to see deserves to be commended and celebrated for their contribution to the GLBT community.
The fact that Regan and her cast and crew did this without any money, shows the passion and commitment they have. I believe they are showing the world what they can do and how much they want to represent the community.
Regan and her cast and crew have great potential to do even better productions with an actual budget to work with. I hope that money offers come their way, so that they can keep doing what they obviously love to do.
CHEERS to all involved in the creation of B.J. Fletcher Private Eye!!
great writing, great performances!
i loved the exchange between Majorie and BJ that went something like:
M: "still working on your novel?"
B: "you've gotten fat"
Loved the confrontation between the exes! awesome line and the delivery was hilarious and their scene only got funnier. Also think George is pretty f-ing funny. Great job ladies! Thanks for bringing this too us and I look forward to watching more. And I definitely outtakes think are necessary!
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"And I see you've gotten fat."
Wow. I'm almost grateful Regan wasn't been discovered before this so all of us AfterEllenites can say we knew her when. ;)
This was incredibly well done. I laughed out loud so many times. And is it wrong I'm already shipping George and Fletch? I mean, come on, the "you deserve better" scene was too cute.
"There's all KINDS of gravity here"-I'm stealing that the next time I get drunk, hope you don't mind. :)
i like
In the opening scene our
In the opening scene our hero gets hit with a hard right yet later in the bar she would have had to have been hit with a left. Other than that small detail it was amusing enough. Oh and sorry but Fletch is already taken as a detective name...
Good catch!