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Are You Afraid of the Dark? What SOPA Censorship Means For Our Web-Series

January 18th, 2012 by The OJBG Team · Bishop's Garden, New Media, Film, TV, Video, Web, OJBG, teen web series, webseries

By: Emily White

It’s Blackout Wednesday, everybody (don’t run to the liquor store, this is serious.) As you may have heard, there are two pieces of legislation in the works that aim to stop piracy online but could threaten the freedom of the internet in the process. Sites from WordPress to LOL Cats are ‘blacking out” today in protest.

Orange Juice in Bishop’s Garden has been a victim of piracy from around the world. However, it is the openness of the internet that allows web-series like us to grow and flourish– even if as a result we lose some of our revenue to piracy. Because we produce content for the web exclusively, we rely on the internet to distribute and promote our show. Much of our success has been from the organic promotion of people talking about and sharing our show with each-other through blogging and social media sites.

While we don’t support piracy or copyright violation, we also do not support the maiming of free speech and creativity, in order to stop it.  Piracy is a problem, but this censorship is not the solution.

Right now, the entertainment industry is pushing the passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act (I would link to the Wikipedia page for each of those, but ironically it is blacked-out in protest today). The intention of these acts is to stop the piracy of music, movies and television online– but in reality it will have a huge impact on much more then that.

This video helps explain the potential effect of Protect IP and SOPA:

[PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.]

Instead of fighting it to the death, Hollywood should embrace and adapt to the internet as a new medium. The internet is a platform for creators to share content in new and exciting ways and makes it easier then ever to be creative. The television and movie industry will adapt to the internet, the same way the radio industry had to adapt to them. We’ve evolved from listening to The Lone Ranger on old-time radio to watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on our iPads– and that’s OK. Entertainment changes (and grows!) with technology. The internet is also a way to preserve and share our beloved mediums of entertainment, old-time radio shows can be listened to online at Archive.org (which is also blacked-out today.)

Right now, websites are required to remove copyrighted content if presented with a formal DMCA take-down request. With the passage of these bills, the government would be able to block entire web domains for one violation and make websites responsible for what their users post and comment. Start-ups could be shut down easily and links and content shared on social networks would be heavily censored by the sites in order to avoid being blocked by the government. Think of all the spam comments and pirated TV episodes that show up on YouTube– should the entire website be taken down because of it?

With the internet, anyone with a webcam and some talent can become a star. With SOPA, Less piracy = less innovation, less creativity, and less content like OJBG. Is that a fair trade?

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Rare Bit of the Day (1/17/12)

January 17th, 2012 by Otessa · 20something, 90's, Otessa, otessa ghadar

by Otessa

Pauly Shore in his hey-day

Pauly Shore was like Samson: his power was in his hair.  And when he cut it… ):

May we please raise a glass to the man who brought us “Encino Man”, “Biodome”, “Son in Law”,  memorable MTV Spring Breaks,  an actual VJ, and …”Lisa, Lisa the one I adore” ??! — okay maybe not that last one.

Should we even raise  a glass?  In the wise words of Kathleen Hannah (via Le Tigre): “misogynist!? genius!? …alcoholic!”

Poor Pauly, he faked his own death, in an attempt to surreptitiously have a documentary made about himself — in the hopes that death would salvage his reputation. Unfortunately, not even death was able to salvage him, people still hated him. Perhaps time will soothe his wounds. He should have never cut those locks.

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The 90′s

January 10th, 2012 by The OJBG Team · 20something, 90's, behind the scenes, DC, grunge, teen, teen things, Uncategorized, washingtonian, washingtonians

(Editor’s Note: Siara is a new addition to the OJBG team. Read her first blog post here.)

by Siara:

(via heyarnold.wikia.com, nickelodeon, & wiretotheear.com)

As a frequent Metro customer, I am always overhearing conversation. One reoccurring topic among the older generation tends to be about how things were different when they were growing up. Their stories tend to start with the phrase “Back in my day” and then they go on to recollect about life in the 40′s, 50′s, 60′s etc. But, I cannot venture that far into the past, so I will reminisce on what i remember growing up in the 90′s.

People rented VHS’s not DVD’s.
Rugrats, Hey Arnold and Doug were among the most popular cartoons.
Gas cost approximately $1.16 in 1995.
Kickball was the game of choice.
You used a walkman to listen to music.
$4.23 was the average price of a movie ticket.
It was cool to have shoes that lit up.
Road Rules was a big hit on MTV.
Bill Clinton was President.
You did not have a cellphone, but a pager.
Children had a digital Tamagotchi pet.

…These are just a few of the things I recall whilst thinking about my childhood.

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Rare Pic of the Day — teen spirit casting call

November 9th, 2011 by Otessa · 20something, 90's, grunge, music, Otessa, otessa ghadar, teen, teen things, Uncategorized

by Otessa

Nirvana casting call

Isn’t this amazing? Ah to have been an extra in “Smells Like Teen Spirit”…

 

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Boy Meets a Different World: Where The Cast of Boy Meets World and Other Memorable TV Show Actors Are Today

October 25th, 2011 by The OJBG Team · 20something, 90's, behind the scenes, Blog, film, New Media, Film, TV, Video, Web, teen, teen things

By: Samantha

Every week when I have to think up a new topic for a blog post, I find myself reminiscing about my own childhood during the (very) late 90s. More often than not, I quickly end up spending way too much time rewatching YouTube videos of my personal favorite 90s TV show episodes. After I’ve had my 90s TV show fix, I start to wonder: What ever happened to these quirky teens we grew up with? Well, for all of you who ask this same question, I now have the answers:

Ben Savage played the adorable Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World. After the show ended, he graduated from Stanford University. Smarty pants. He has done some guest stints on other television shows and had a couple of roles in pretty much non-existent movies. Hey, at least he’s an intelligent lad.

Danielle Fishel, the beautiful Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World, ended up becoming a spokeswoman for Nutrisystem and hosts a show called “The Dish” on the Style Network.

William Daniels, the unforgettable Mr. Feeney on Boy Meets World, is, in-fact, still kicking at 82 years old. I think that’s an accomplishment in itself.

 

Melissa Joan Hart, the spell-bounding Sabrina the Teenage Witch, currently stars on another ABC Family sitcom, Melissa and Joey, starring fellow 90s star, Joey Lawrence. She also competed on a season of Dancing With The Stars. She is a mommy of two boys and has an extremely sexy husband, if I do say so myself.

Candace Cameron, the bright-eyed D.J. Tanner on Full House, also stuck with ABC Family and acts on it’s gymnastics oriented television show, Make It Or Break It. She also got married to a hockey player and has three kiddies.

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What Sex and the City Did For Women of the 90s

October 18th, 2011 by The OJBG Team · 20something, 90's, fashion, teen, teen things, Women In Film

By: Samantha

 

            If you’re a woman between the ages of 18 and 50, you most likely have seen at least one episode of the infamous television series, Sex and the City. Let me premise this post by saying that if you do fall within that age gap and have NOT seen an episode, immediately turn on E! and watch one of the re-runs. Seriously. Please. Just do it. I’m not kidding. But, really, I’m not kidding.

I am an avid fan of the series. It began in 1999 and finished in 2004, spanning over six seasons. It has won seven Emmy Awards and eight Golden Globe Awards and has inspired two major motion pictures. The show is about the lives of four single New York City women and their daily experiences with fashion, careers, sex, relationships, and life in the city that never sleeps. Many of my friends constantly tease me for my borderline obsession with the show. To persuade them otherwise, I began contemplating the reasons exactly why women such as myself have become so engulfed in the show. I determined that Sex and the City was much more than just another television series. It did four major things for women of the 90s and 2000s that continue to resonate in the lives of women today:

1. The show strengthened the role of friendships in women’s lives.

The four main characters are best friends. They treat each other as their own family and, at one point in the series, Samantha makes the famed statement that summarized exactly what the show was about: “Men, babies. It doesn’t matter. We’re soul mates.” Regardless of the men that come in and out of the characters’ lives, their friendships with each other remain. Few television series prior to Sex and the City maintained a plot line that encouraged strong bonds between women over heterosexual relationships. Women could find a positive message about sisterhood in the series and the importance of respecting and growing relationships with friends.

 

2. The show empowered female sexuality.

Yes, a big part of the series is about the four characters experiences in the sack. For a television series, this aspect of the show had never been show before on television. Women had never been portrayed in such a sexual light. I’m sure the show received backlash for this characteristic, but I think it was beneficial for women everywhere to see that a television show embraced the fact that yes, women, just like men, had sex. Sure, male characters were shown having sex on television shows for years prior, but a television series had not existed before Sex and the City that portrayed the female perspective.

 

3. The show encouraged women to pursue their careers.

The four main characters are all career women. Carrie Bradshaw has her own weekly column, Samantha Jones is a public relations executive for A list celebrities and businesses, Charlotte Yorke is an art dealer, and Miranda Hobbes is an ivy-league graduate and lawyer. The four characters always depend on themselves for financial support, rather than looking to the men in their lives for financial assistance (except for the one time that Carrie took money from Mr. Big to buy her apartment because she couldn’t afford to pay for it after Aidan dumped her). They are independent, self-sufficient, intelligent women, which had not been depicted on television a great deal in the 90s and 2000s.

 

4. The show encouraged a positive body image.

When the show first started in 90s, super model Kate Moss had revolutionized the “stick-thin” body type in the fashion industry. However, this image was not carried over to Sex and the City. Yes, the women were attractive and healthy, but they were always shown in the series going out and eating. Sometimes they felt insecure about their appearance and weight (i.e. when Miranda doesn’t want to go out with the girls after being pregnant).  My point is that they were never portrayed as women who obsessed over their appearance and starved themselves to fit into a size 2. They were real women with real body insecurities just like the rest of us. Amen, sista, amen.

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It’s the end of REM and I don’t feel fine

September 21st, 2011 by Otessa · 90's, grunge, music, Otessa, otessa ghadar, Uncategorized

After 31 years they broke up. And I am sad.

More to follow…

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Grunge is a Go: Richard Chai Features the 90s for Spring 2012

September 9th, 2011 by The OJBG Team · 90's, fashion, grunge

By: Samantha

(Richard Chai; fashiongonerogue.com)

Blazers. Plaid. Baggy Pants. Florals. We loved them in the 90s and Richard Chai is bringing them to 2012. The up and coming New York designer has revamped some of the familiar trends we flaunted two decades ago and unveiled them to the public during New York’s Fashion Week on Thursday, September 8th.

(Richard Chai; fashiongonerogue.com)

Chai was predominantly a menswear designer until he launched his latest line, Richard Chai- LOVE, in 2009 for women. The line debuts characteristics similar to the themes of his menswear styles, including clean lines and architectural suits. The outfits have been well received by audiences and critics alike.

(Marios Schwab)

Chai joins fellow designer Phillip Lim, who has also previewed grunge-inspired trends in his newest lines, and Marios Schwab, who has taken to reinvigorating the baby doll dresses Alicia Silverstone made us love in Clueless. I have a feeling that the 90s will fall right back into our closets just as easily as Teen Nick fell right back onto our television screens.

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Yes to Yuck: 90′s Revival Music

June 17th, 2011 by The OJBG Team · 90's, Blog, grunge, music, Uncategorized

Yuck’s self-titled debut on Fat Possum Records sounds like something you’d hear on college radio circa ’95: fuzzy guitars, reverberated vocals, and an overall lo-fi hum. The London foursome’s catchy melodies, simple lyrics and steady rhythms are reminiscent of Strapping Fieldhands’ “Boo Hoo Hoo”- a track featured in the very first episode of OJBG! If you like the 90′s alt/garage-rock sound of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. or Mudhoney, you’ll like Yuck. “Get Away” is a fantastic song for bumming around in the summer, longing to be anywhere but where you are:

Summer sun says get out more, I need you
I want you, but I can’t get this feeling off my mind
I want you, I need you
I can’t get away

But is this album just a nostalgia machine? Or does the band add something new to the classic 90′s vibe? Listen and decide. And if you’re already familiar with the band, check out two new singles and their July tour dates at their blog.

Yuck singles by Yuck

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Everybody Dance Now: 90?s in D.C.

June 8th, 2011 by The OJBG Team · 20something, 90's, DC, Events, Going-out-guide, Uncategorized, washingtonian, washingtonians

Seems like there are fellow 90′s lover’s lurking around D.C….I had the chance to check out two different 90′s events in the city this weekend!

On Thursday, Brightest Young Things and VitaminWater hosted an 80s/90s Nostalgia Night as part of their Uncapped Live series. (They took over this crazy 20,000+ square ft space on 14th and Florida NW in the middle of May and have teamed up for a months worth of free music, parties, art exhibits, and events. There’s stuff going on almost every night until the 17th so make sure to stop by.)

Nostalgia night featured a comedy show and tell, beer pong tournaments, unlimited pinball and a dance party with DJ Smudge (@smudgetown). They had Never-Ending Story up on the projector, free VitaminWater, and hula hoops. What more could a girl ask for? Too bad there weren’t a lot of folks in attendance for the FREE event, but it was a Thursday night and at least that meant more hula hoop time for me:

Photo courtesy of Blinkofanaye@Flickr

Check out more photos of this event and others on BYT. Pssst: see if you can find me..

I also got my 90′s on Saturday night at the Moon/Bounce Dancing Affair at the Black Cat. It was a magical night of sweaty but wonderful, no-holds barred disco/90′s power-pop dancing. There were multiple “I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY ARE PLAYING MY SONG” moments to be had. I think I had a conniption when “Tequila” by the Champs (it’s not even a 90′s song but what ev, it’s my number one most played track on itunes somehow.) and one of my ultimate guilty pleasures: “Fantasy” – Mariah Carey came on.

But my favorite part of the dance parties at the Black Cat is the crazy eclectic mix of people who show up to the all-ages club. It’s a crowd of gay, straight, young, old, fantastic dancers, and the not-so-hot wannabes all cramed together in the backstage, dancing like no one’s watching. If you want to get in on the dance party, the next Moon/Bounce is July 2nd.

And, if you can’t wait till July, hit up Peach Pit, a 90′s dance party the Saturday at DC9!

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