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Entries from November 26th, 2009

Things other than turkey… (things to be thankful for?)

November 26th, 2009 by The OJBG Team · Blog, Uncategorized

So, the thing about Episode 5 (and quite frankly most of Season 1 of OJinBG) is that friends can be your salvation OR they can make you want to lick razor blades.  Especially in high school.    On one hand…Friends can make your life blissed-out, where you feel like you’re living in the Beatles’ “Hard Day’s Night”. And there is always that one friend who makes you braver, bolder, more comfortable.  The “living in a music video, the crowd loves you” friend… the “Hard Day’s Night friend”.

But…friends aren’t always there for you when you need them though. That’s when the “licking razor blades” metaphor kicks in: when the people who make you brave actually end up letting you down. How do the same people who make you feel brave, also make you second-guess yourself? Choosing friends who are good for you and good to you… is not exactly 2nd nature it seems.

And then, there is your family– and your siblings.  Sibling rivalry can, and almost always does, get even more complicated, more ugly, more supportive– and back again.  With your sisters/brothers– you know them backwards & forwards.  Except, sometimes we think we know everything about them just because we watch them eat breakfast.  And, well, it isn’t necessarily true.

Episode 6 features Kris & her brother Colin, who used to be close ?– but something is eating Colin Mitchell up. It’s ruining him. And Kris can’t get close so she just gets mad.  And steals his car.  Keep watching for Episode 6…it will be released online on Friday Dec. 4th.

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Episode 5 "Operator, Whisper Down The Lane"

November 13th, 2009 by The OJBG Team · Blog, Uncategorized

What’s the key to attraction? You know, like what makes two people click? Or clique?

Friendships require a level of attraction that isn’t totally different from a romantic attraction. Both have strings attached. Those strings usually hold you together through thick and thin but sometimes someone makes the cut. And why does there always seem to be competition beneath the surface of these bonds? It drives you to make decisions based on what your bf, gf or bff (wtf, too many acronyms) will think, or do. Yes, the ones we hold dearest have the ability to make us see clearest; that said, what goes on between lovers and friends—not always the sincerest.

Say what you will about the birds and the bees—love gets the best everyone at one point or another. It’s always the person that makes your knees weak, heart race or gives you a speech impediment in a matter of moments. Do you remember what it was about the person—what the special ingredient was in their voodoo mating call? You know that feeling, the one that seems to give you superpowers. It makes you daring. Makes you brave. You’re on top of the world (until you aren’t).

Watch Episode 5 and you will see attraction’s strings creating havoc on the Orange Juice in Bishop’s Garden characters.

This episode is sure to make you think! What makes a deep friendship end? What makes friends turn on one another in the ultimate act of betrayal? Maggie deals with Sarah’s betrayal and she also faces a familiar fear that we all have but few would admit to. This episode is ultimately about that nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach. Wanting to do something and being afraid, missing someone your head is telling you to forget about. What voices in your head do you listen to and what voices do you silence? See what Maggie does in this episode. Enjoy!

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The Epilogue to Episode 4

November 6th, 2009 by The OJBG Team · Blog, Uncategorized

Still from Episode 4.5 (aka the epilogue)

Beth covers up a hickie

What is one thing that you would have to call your friends about the moment it happened?
In this episode, Beth wants to make sure her friends know that she has done something, the moment after it happens. But is it a decision that she wants or does she make the decision to prove something to her friends? Keep watching to see how the story continues to unfold.

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And… in keeping with the spirit of things… watch the Epilogue to Episode 4 (aka Episode 4.5) right HERE!  Find out why Beth has new “bragging rights”.  It’s about the fleshy ears. Poor Beth.

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