Product Details

• Actors: Michelle Paradise, Marnie Alton, Angela Featherstone, Megan Cavanagh, Jennifer Spence
• Directors: Gary Harvey, Lee Friedlander, Mina Shum, Monika Mitchell
• Writers: Michelle Paradise
• Producers: Abbie Ludwig, Billy Grundfest, Dave Mace
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MTV
• DVD Release Date: May 20, 2008
• Run Time: 132 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0013LRKUS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,322 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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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

Product Description
Meet Jennifer, a documentary filmmaker with a vivid fantasy life and a floundering career. Jennifer wants to find Ms. Right… but first she must navigate the rules of lesbian life, most of which she learns the hard way. Fortunately, her friends are there to help: Sam, a sexy commitment phobe who flips women faster than real estate; Chris and Kris, a lesbian couple expanding both their pet accessory business and their family; and Crutch, a young musician who wants to be taken seriously but still has some growing up to do. Surviving singlehood, couplehood – and each other – has never looked quite like this.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series, May 6, 2008

By	Kickboxfan "Kickboxfan" (Shenandoah, Iowa USA) - See all my reviews

I downloaded this series from I-Tunes and the episodes were so good that I couldn't stop watching it. I watched all the episodes in one sitting! What an outstanding series! It's much, much more realistic than the L-Word. It's so nice to see Lesbian characters on television that are like real people, not hollywood actors! I very highly recommend that you watch this series!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, May 30, 2008

By	Katharina - See all my reviews

Absolutely brilliant. One easily falls in love with the characters, all their quirks and sweet oddities. Much more believable than any other series.
Depicts all kinds of women, not just some standardised "Barbie-lesbian" in designer clothes. The worries, the fun, the friendships and the love seem so real. And I absolutely love this circle of friends, for the way they all are in eachothers lives, without being overwhelming. Also, the tiny bits of neuroticism are truly endearing. It's like meeting a ready-made bunch of new very good friends. Highly recommended!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!!!, June 7, 2008

By	media lover (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

It was lots of fun watching this. If you're like me, when you saw "The Ten Rules", you thought, 'This is so great, I wish it were longer!' Well, now it is. I love it!!!