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Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 2.5

Pre-production on Exes & Ohs season 2 is in full swing and Michelle’s up in Vancouver, hard at work. In this vlog, she takes you on a tour of the sound stage and shows you neat things like wardrobe racks, hallways that go to nowhere, and what she eats for lunch while she’s writing.

We also get to see her messy desk and the view from her window.

Michelle Paradise's Exes & Ohs's Vlog: Episode 2.5

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!

JasmeenKru's picture

First bitches. :D.

First bitches. :D.

Edit:

Thanks for the tour. The set building stage was interesting. Looks like loads of work. I pretty much assumed all scenes were shot on location somewhere.

sc girl's picture

Feminism 101

Jasmeen,

It's a very sad day for all women in America when a woman depicts another woman in such a degrading way, especially with her daughter in the photo. No matter how much you disagree with a woman's politics, please show respect. When you degrade another woman like this, you are really saying that this is what you think about your self worth as a woman.

 Just some food for thought.

Peace.... 

cbaker3333's picture

I can't wait for Exs and Ohs..and SAM

I am so excited that the show is finally on location- that means closer to Season 2!

I can't wait for Sam!!!!  Marnie Alton Rocks!

http://www.tellofilms.com/action/viewvideo/397/Interview_with_Marnie_Alton_2_of_3/

http://www.tellofilms.com/action/viewvideo/397/Interview_with_Marnie_Alton_2_of_3/

And Michelle Paradise is so talented.

http://www.tellofilms.com/action/viewvideo/424/Interview_with_Michelle_Paradise_1of2/

Check out and upload great lesbian videos on www.tellofilms.com

JasmeenKru's picture

Same

Same.

Eagerly awaiting Exs & Ohs. 

Marnie Alton is mad hot and a fellow canuck :D.

Dearlylovedaimee's picture

Don't watch this and eat lunch...

Allow me to turn Jewish for a second when I say, "Oy, the dizziness!" I should have looked away when you did the tour Michelle LOL.

Seriously, Michelle this was fabulous! Thanks for the tour. I've always wanted to see the inside of a set. Gives me a better appreciation for all the hard work that goes into make Exes & Ohs. I just love this show! And Sam does indeed have a great rack...of clothing that is! I know, lame joke but I couldn't resist! Marnie is a doll face. Jen and Sam are my dream couple! But we'll have to wait until season 20 before they finally hook up. That's how every great show is! 

Oh and Michelle I don't think you're lame at all. Adorable comes to mind when I think about you. Side note: don't you love having curls when it's raining out? Talk about fro! No wonder you pulled your hair back! I have shoulder length hair and it's a nightmare. I never leave home without my brush. 

I can't wait until the next vlog! Please do show some bloopers! You're hilarious.

StephGway's picture

Loved the set tour!

I agree, I'm starting to get excited for Season 2 already. Not that the episodes focusing on the writing/beat sheets/scripts aren't also really interesting, but seeing the set under construction makes it seem that much closer to being on my tv screen :)

Thanks Michelle!

marilyne's picture

behind the scenes

It's quite impressiv the see all the work and how big the stage is, thanks for showing Michelle! :-D

I'm looking forward to see season 2. And i want to see the footage in the ariport! ;-)

Munchkin_licker's picture

Yay! your back.!

Yay! your back.!
A Muse's picture

welcome to Vancouver

MP, next time you’re in that area don’t be shy and come on in! I live 2 blocks from the beever café location. I think you were standing at my bus stop  ;)

The guy who owns the café now is the sweetest dude ever. Oh and they have the best coffee (in BIG cups yayyyy).

Good luck with S2. Enjoy Vancouver.

p.s. if you need a videographer or photographer you know where to find me. Jillie B. can vouch for me (boy that even rhymes)  ;)

 

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soapvivor's picture

Thanks for coming back!

Airport bloopers and please bring back your Tarzan call!
marine's picture

Michelle, you're a genius!

Michelle, you're a genius! You do a really good job! And, yes, wooow, the set building stage was exciting!!! :)

eki's picture

I was wondering when there

I was wondering when there would be a new one of these.

I've always thought glasses should come with windshield wipers. Thanks for helping me procrastinate on my homework some more.

dazed's picture

"and then these are

"and then these are windows" haha that was a great tip

 

Natazzz's picture

Thanks for the behind the scenes tour

Thanks for the behind the scenes tour

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coffeesky's picture

Thanks for giving us that

Thanks for giving us that tour and putting your awsome MP spin & comments on it!  Now I'm really starting to get excited for the season!
Ghostly_shadow's picture

Welcome to the North

Welcome back.  You and your humour have been missed.  It's great to see you back, sharing all the insider information with us.  Thanks for the tour of the office and the set.

You could consider yourself lucky that you were only bothered by rain - some parts of Central Canada have already been blessed with their first brush of snow (thankfully mixed with rain). 

Of course, I'm sure we would all love to view the airport bloopers.  Anyone that has spent time at one at any hour, let alone an ungodly one, will sympathize with you.

PS.......love the glasses!

A cat sees no good reason to obey another animal, even if it does stand on two legs.

shssoccer14's picture

OMG!

Yay your back. i have been waiting for this. off to watch
177Doane's picture

Questions

Thanks for the update.  I do backstage theatre work so its episodes like this that I love to watch and see how stuff comes together.  However, since I do mainly theatre its interesting to see tv/movie soundstages and compare.  I have to ask: what kind of lighting gets used on soundstages? I know in theatre there are lights that hang from a grid up above but from your tour I couldn't tell if there was a grid, all I saw were the halogen lights that I assume don't get used for filming.  Or has that part of the process not happened yet? 

I also assume you leave the sets where they are and manuever around so as to fit and not capture something on camera that isn't supposed to be on the set (like using curtains to avoid seeing the other set out the window) but it seems like you would run out of space because it didn't look like there was alot of inbetween room.  Does filming get tricky sometimes  . . . like if you can't get the angle of a shot you want because you can't get the camera into a spot where you need it?

You also mentioned boxing stuff up after season 1 aired and how now they are building stuff and unboxing the whatnots . . . you should probably tell them that they should keep ordering seasons of the show just so that next time they don't have to spend the time and money to store stuff and unpack it all later. 

Oh, and if they are building the chris's house on the soundstage does that mean they just used on set location for season 1?  . . . Or did they just take it apart and box it up like they did the costumes?

Amylin's picture

Michelle

You really are the best :) Stop apologizing for not having time to vlog more, this is way more than we are asking for. It's fascinating to be "part" of all the process of that season.

Thank you thank you!

betty26's picture

Season 2

I just finished watching season 1 on DVD, so I am very happy to see the behind the scenes.  I am excited for the next season!  And I love the bloopers.  
lmcadams's picture

Yes!

Hooray for another MP vlog. I am eager for the next one, and am also verrrrry excited for season 2!! I would also really love to see the airport footage/bloopers, please!! Are there animal trainers for Kris and Chris's animals?
Elle Girl's picture

Yay!

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for doing this and for showing all of us some things to tide us over until the new season premieres! And yes, we would love airport bloopers! Haha P.S. Since you're casting, any chance you need a cute blonde from the East Coast? :-P

"It might make Elizabeth Hasselbeck cry, but we're gonna do it." - Tina Fey

ACertainJustice's picture

Welcome back!

Welcome back to Vancouver!! okay okay...rainy Vancouver, i get it. And if you think last week (or whenever you filmed that) was cold just wait till real winter comes!

Thanks for the backstage tour, even if it did leave me dizzy....very very dizzy. It's exciting to see how a show starts from an idea and forms into something so big. Anyways congrats and I look forward to seeing the next season!!

p.s. I know this rain means that you can't do what most LAers do, but we find plenty of interesting things to do in the rainy winter months. I promise you this year the Canucks won't dissapoint, we'll make you a fan eventually :P

 

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smiley's picture

awesome

awesome tour of the stage and the sets there cant wait to see exe's & ohs love the show. You girls are awesome.
FionaLee's picture

Internal monologues

Hey MP,

wanna thank you for showing us around the production office. really insightful. I think all this vlog you're doing is really cool and i think you know how to keep your audience tight. Anyhow, i just wanna know if you have an assistant? whether is it like during the film production stage or what? It's crazy work you're doing... so do you go solo or what?

Ok, no season 2 teasers but... we all noticed how Jen has many internal monologues in season1, and most of them are really funny (i totally love those images-going-inside-your-head). haha.. but wondering would you extend this "talking-inside-yr-head" thing to other characters as well? or is it just specificaly for jen?

would be interesting to know. stay safe and rock on. looking forward to ya next vlog!


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