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12/18/2006

French Maid TV

By Felicia Williams

When I first heard about French Maid TV, I thought it was going to be some dumb excuse to watch boobs and some booty-shaking. But, as it turns out, the show is clever and actually kind of cute. The scripted podcast is a series of “How Tos” featuring three attractive French maids, offering advice on topics such as How to Register a Domain or How to Barter Online. These brooding babes don't just know how to work a feather duster; their advice is surprisingly web savvy.

Inter-cut with distractions and fun little asides, the latest episode of French Maid TV is an informative and eye-catching guide to sharing music with your friends. As fun as rock climbing and potato sack races are, I love how the French maids are trying to stay connected with the Holla girls. Being from complete opposite sides of the world, who knew they had anything in common?

And that guy being held under arrest... just happens to be Alex from Diggnation. I wonder how hard it was to convince him to put down his laptop for long enough to be held in contempt? Seriously, it’s impressive to see any web personality actually part from his or her computer. Even if there are sexy ladies involved.

11/17/2006

Goodnight Burbank

By Felicia Williams

Talk about inter-office politics? Goodnight Burbank is a sketch-comedy series that goes behind the scenes “and between the headlines.” With American news anchors achieving near celebrity status, GN Burbank is a behind the scenes look at the the “almost big time.”

Created, written by, and staring Hayden Black, Goodnight Burbank’s cast is a mash-up of actors that you feel like you have seen some where before. Possibly because you have. Burbank regulars include Shulie Cowen (Reno 911), Jamie Denbo (Happy Hour), Angela Espinosa (Young & The Restless), Kenny Schickler, John Schaffer (West Wing), Wendy Rosoff (David Letterman) and Eve Savona (French Maid TV).

Featuring news anchors, who care less about the news and more about their personal lives, the satiric comedy humanizes the nightly news anchors that we, as an ignorant public, assume live, eat, and breath News.

Cleverly well-scripted, Goodnight Burbank is one of the longest running series online. See why the San Fran Chronicle calls Goodnight Burbank a cross between Studio 60 and The Daily Show.

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