Episode 11 – Schmootzcast with “Out With Dad” Creator, Jason Leaver

Last week, after months of “you shoulds” from friends and other web series professionals, I found a quiet corner in my favorite Greek Cafe and watched Season One of the award winning web series, Out With Dad, in its entirety.  I then took a glance at my uneaten pita and watched Season Two of the [...]

“Out With Dad” – Watch, Laugh, and Learn

Oh, Canada!  Why is it that I find myself constantly entertained (and informed) by my neighbors to the north? A friend recommended on several Skype occasions, and again a few nights ago, that I watch Out With Dad, a Canadian coming of age dramedy about a typical teenager, Rose (Kate Conway), and her coming to [...]

“Anyone But Me” Series Finale: A New Beginning

When web series Wonder Twins, Tina Cesa Ward and Susan Miller, reluctantly announced there would be no season four of Anyone But Me, only an extended, single-episode, series finale, I immediately thought, “How the hell will they corral in one, twenty minute episode, all that got loose in Season 3?”  The simple answer, they can’t.  [...]

The ‘Schmootz Is Serving It Up On Tumblr

Once again a friend has introduced me to something socially viral, but at least this time the consequences won’t require antibiotics.  Yes, the ‘Schmootz is now on Tumblr!  Not that I didn’t go kicking and screaming…ok, it was more like whining, but you get the picture.  But just like the genre of science fiction, once [...]

So Anxious, I Can’t Think Straight

I was thrilled when I heard a rumor that Enlightenment Productions and Shamim Sarif were considering creating a web series based on the film, I Can’t Think Straight.  Now, I must confess, Think Straight (as we veteran viewers like to call it) just happens to be one of my favorite go-to movies for a little [...]

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