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Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden 
Genre web series, drama, comedy Created by Otessa Ghadar Starring Ellen Winter
George Ross
DeAndre Baker
Rachel Peterson
Donnis Collins
Kristin Roger
Nick Libowitz
Storm Garner
Andrew Cohen
Hannah Goldman
LeAsha Julius
Laura LongTheme music composer Juicy Demise (Ellen Reid, Sara Curtin) Opening theme "Midnight Joyride (Concentrated)" Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 4 No. of episodes 52 (List of episodes) Production Camera setup Single-camera Running time 2-10 minutes Production company(s) 20/20 Productions External links Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden Official Website Orange Juice in Bishops Garden is a web series, detailing the lives of a group of teenagers as they navigate high school in the 1990's. The show is set and shot in the greater metropolitan Washington D.C.[1][2] area, and is created and directed by the DC-area filmmaker, Otessa Ghadar [3].
Orange Juice in Bishops Garden is distributed by KoldCast TV[4], a Broadband Television Network that delivers on-demand entertainment programming to a global audience, via the Internet. This partnership enables Orange Juice in Bishops Garden to be viewed on iTunes, Zune, Boxee, and Roku. The series is also available on its own website, orangejuiceinbishopsgarden.com.
New episodes premiere every Monday during the season, accompanied by interactive social networking on the official website, blog, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
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History
Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden started in 2008 as Otessa Ghadar's MFA Thesis for Graduate Film studies, at Columbia University’s Film school in NYC, and grew from there. Otessa now creates the show with the assistance of her mother and Production Designer, Lis de Tuerk Ghadar. Otessa is also the founder of 20/20 Productions, which produced the film.
Episodes are inspired by memories of Ghadar’s own teenage years in Washington, D.C. Ghadar continued Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden in 2009 to focus on the culture, the fashion and the indie lore of the nation's capital. The production team is female driven, and the cast and crew is composed entirely of local area residents.
Episodes
Main article: List of Orange Juice in Bishops Garden episodesReception
Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden is currently viewed in 136 countries (Top five: USA, France, UK, Canada, Brazil), and is consistently one of the most popular series on KoldCast TV. The official website for the show has more than 304,500 page views, with 45,000+ unique visits to date.
In Season 2, a new relationship began between lead characters Sarah (Ellen Winter) and Gwen (Katie Foster). The couple has since developed a cult following, with several lesbian media websites—including AfterEllen.com[5], SheWired[6], and OneMoreLesbian.com—praising the true to life portrayal of the story. In 2010, the cast and crew of Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden were invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Battle of the Lesbian Web Series at the Dinah 2011.[7] The event was hosted by OneMoreLesbian.com and was attended by several popular lesbian web series.
In 2011, Otessa Ghadar was named July Filmmaker of the Month by the District of Columbia Office of Motion Picture and Television Development for her creation and direction of the show.[8]
Awards
Won
- 2011 Telly Award – Bronze, Online Video
- 2011 LA Web Series Festival Outstanding Achievement Award – Outstanding Cinematography in a Drama Series
- 2011 LA Web Series Festival Outstanding Achievement Award – Outstanding Drama Series
Nominated
- 2010 Indie Intertube Awards – Ensemble Drama
- 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards – Outstanding Ensemble
Music
Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden features songs from a variety of composers and indie artists. The soundtrack is heavily influenced by indie rock, reggae, ska, and ambient music[9].
The original theme song was created by Juicy Demise, a duo consisting of musicians Ellen Reid and Sara Curtin. Together, they created the song, “Midinight Joyride (Concentrated)” which was used in Season 1. Season 2 saw the introduction of a new theme song, titled “Orange Juice in Bishop’s Garden (Season 2 Theme Song)”, composed by Brent Katz of the Harlem Shakes. A sing-a-long version featuring various members of the cast was used in Season 3. Season 4 brought the return of “Midinight Joyride (Concentrated)”. A truncated version was recorded live during the taping of an episode, featuring vocals by most of the cast and several extras.
Another song by Brent Katz, “Polo”, was featured in the Season 1 episode “Will You Be There Tonight?”. His band, the Harlem Shakes, contributed the song “Josh Studies", which was heard in the episode “Midnight, Hunter’s Moon, Pt.3”.
Lead cast member Ellen Winter is also an up-and-coming singer-songwriter. Her original songs “Bank Statement” and “Comfortable” were featured in several Season 2 episodes.
Live performances by Ellen and Washington, D.C. based band Bake Sale (formerly Las Hermanas), were highlighted in Season 4 episode “Sarah Live! @ Comet Ping Pong Tonight”. Bake Sale can also be seen in later episode “In the Army Now”. Many of Bake Sale's songs were used throughout Seasons 3 and 4. Otessa Ghadar directed a video for their song “Hide & Go Seek”, which will be released as the Season 4 finale.
In other media
Ezine
In March of 2010, the first issue of "The Juice", an ezine based on the show, was released on the official website. The online magazines, written by members of the Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden production team, feature themes related to the 90's, teenage life, and D.C. culture. New editions are released periodically, and are available for free download.[10]
See also
- List of Web television series
References
- ^ NBC Online: New Teen Series - Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden
- ^ Field Students Star in Web Cast Series
- ^ July Filmmaker of the Month - Otessa Ghadar
- ^ Orange Juice In Bishop's Garden on KoldCast TV
- ^ Morning Brew: Wednesday, May 19
- ^ Introducing the Web Series 'Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden': Video
- ^ Battle Of The Lesbian Web Series 2011
- ^ July Filmmaker of the Month - Otessa Ghadar
- ^ Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden | Archive | Mixtape
- ^ Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden | Archive | eZine
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