Exes and Ohs - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Gary Harvey, Lee Friedlander, Mina Shum, Monika Mitchell
Actors: Michelle Paradise, Marnie Alton, Angela Featherstone, Heather Matarazzo, Megan Cavanagh
Studio: MTV
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 2972
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD892114D
UPC: 097368921146
EAN: 0097368921146
ASIN: B0013LRKUS
Release Date: May 20, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/20/2008 Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Six half-hour episodes of Exes and Ohs fly right by in this clever show's first season. Directed by Lee Friedlander, Exes and Ohs humor is a careful blend of satire and sincerity, as mini-dramas in each saga mock elucidate the do's and don'ts of lesbian social and romantic codes. Each of the characters, based on clichéd "lesbian types," explode the clichés as the characters become rounder. The episodes are "hosted" by documentary filmmaker, Jennifer (Michelle Paradise), who periodically breaks out of character to describe the "rules" of lesbianism, as she learns them. Her best friend and former lover, Sam (Marnie Alton), is a free-spirited, sexy bombshell that provides a foil to Jennifer's tendencies to over-think creative work and relationships. The main story concerns Jennifer's traumatic breakup with Sienna (Darby Stanchfield), and Sam's efforts to get Jennifer dating again. Their network of friends, always gathering at the Beever Café, include Kris (Angela Featherstone) and Chris (Megan Cavanaugh), women in matching outfits who run a pet supply and adoption company who yearn for real motherhood, and Crutch (Heather Matarazzo), the budding Ani DiFranco wannabe. Subtle teasing happens to show these womens' acute awareness of the clichés surrounding them. To start, in "There Must Be Rules," Sienna has left Jennifer for their couple's therapist. Instead of chiding Sienna for this, Jennifer claims she is destined to become the new couples' best friend, because lesbian exes are above anger and jealousy. In "Cutthroat," Jennifer and Sam feud over a hot billiards player at the local bar, while Crutch gets a new guitar and writes Indigo Girls rip-off tunes to everyone's chagrin. In "Pole Dancing and Other Forms of Therapy," Jennifer discovers therapeutic stress relief in a pole-dancing self-help workshop. Later episodes tackle deeper issues, so that by "What Goes Around," Sam and Jennifer grapple with commitment avoidance, Kris and Chris consider how to get pregnant, and Crutch graduates to role-model status in her community. Since some scenes get overly psychological and borderline corny, it is refreshing to have Sam constantly reminding her lady friends that sometimes women need to stop with the sensitive analysis to "just get laid." Maybe the second season will have more spicy romance.--Trinie Dalton
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Odd / Strange / Funny January 7, 2009
Lov2explore (Great State of Texas)
I had never heard of this show but found it on Amazon. The characters are likeable and the plot's are acceptable for a sit-com venue. If you are looking for something different to watch and observe life on the other side of the fence this is the series to watch.
 Interesting and fun January 6, 2009
A. Aidman (Australia)
All I can say is that it's a great series :-) It's light-hearted but provides a witty and realistic picture of some of the obstacles of lesbian life!
Cute Show December 22, 2008
L. Colby (Detroit)
I was skeptical when I first started watching this show, but after I got past the first episode, (although it did have an appearance by Cathy DeBuono whom I love) I found that I love this show. Michelle Paradise is an amazing writer and makes the characters so lovable that you can't help but root for them. The only way this show could be better is if it had more episodes. I can't wait for season 2!!
Funny!! December 2, 2008
Studio B (Savannah, GA)
This is a really funny series that is more of a real world L Word. You can see yourself in one of the many characters.
something I can relate to! November 29, 2008
a work in progress (Ames, IA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's actually written by a lesbian. No lesbians are killed or go crazy, no straight women playing lesbians are fired, no lesbian love newbies are running to men to learn how to please women, no "bisexuals" kissing girls during sweeps before running back to their men and women who wear clothes you'd might like to wear! At last!! Something lesbians can love! Nice relatable stories and characters w/o over the top drama that makes me hate myself for watching simply because I want to see something portrayed about my community.
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