Seeking Simone

FoQus with...Renée Olbert! Plus, Bonus Interview with Sara Gilchrist (Sylvia Grihm)

GTA dwellers! Tonight on Rogers Cable 10 & 63 will be HOTNESS.

While RogersTV FoQus with Deb Pearce host Deb Pearce is off saving the world, one diaper at a time, our own Renée Olbert is guest-hosting the show tonight! She is so multi-talented.

Another delightful tidbit on the show tonight will be Liz Stembridge (who plays Audrey's wife Andrea) interviewing Sara Gilchrist (who plays Sylvia Grihm and who is also, amazingly, the fabulous editor of our last four episodes! She, too, is extremely multi-talented) about how awesome she is and her role in Seeking Simone.

Tune in tonight at 10:30 p.m. - and if, like me, you're not in the GTA, we'll try and find some way to bring you the interview online. TECHNOLOGY FTW!

 

So So Gay Interviews Us!

When a web magazine is called "So So Gay", you know it's for us. So naturally, we were thrilled when they asked if we'd do an interview with them. So we did - and now you can read the interview online! Enjoy!

 

Q&A with the lovely Renée Olbert in Curve!

A few weeks back, Curve's Emelina Minero got on the phone with Simone co-creator and STAR Renée Olbert and hilarity (and sincerity) ensued. And now, you too can find out what they talked about in the interview!

Here's a wee teaser:

I read on the Seeking Simone website that you went to school to go to law school and instead you switched to acting and moved to Toronto to pursue your dream—which is very similar the character you play. Is there a parallel between you and Simone?

 Well, I love Simone, so I'm going to say yes. There are, for sure, some similarities. With regards to me, most of my high school career I told my parents that I had intentions of going to law school. And then quickly, when I got into university I went into theater, much to their chagrin, although they're very proud of me now. There are certain similarities. I hope I have a bit more panache in my life than Simone does, or just a little less crazy, but there are, for sure, a ton of similarities between her and I. I can't deny it.

Check out the full Curve interview for more about Renée's real life geekiness, her favourite Simone episode and what it's really like to shoot sexay times scenes. And thank you to Emelina for the great questions and write-up!

 

Seeking Simone in Curve - Plus, Bonus Ep 2.3 Announcement!

We got a lovely little surprise yesterday when we found this sweet little write-up about Seeking Simone in Curve Magazine online. Always good to have it confirmed that we are not the only lesbonic Buffy nerds out there. Thanks so much to the author, Emelina Minero, for the kind words about the show! We hope to share more Buffy nerdishness with you some day soon.

Hey, speaking of soon, we're FINALLY gearing up to release Episode 2.3: Heat of Fashion! Wooo!

As you can see, the countdown clock has been activated! We will be releasing Ep 2.3 on Thursday, September 8th. Mark your calendars!!

In the meantime, since it has been so long, this is a good opportunity to refresh your Season 2 memories by reliving the glory of Episode 2.1: Free Tibette! and Episode 2.2: Tippi Hedren's Slutty Daughter.

Happy Labour Day Weekend, y'all and we'll see you back on Thursday!

Seeking Simone in SheWired

We're working away on Episode 3: Heat of Fashion but in the meantime, hey hey! We got interviewed by SheWired.com! 

 
Here's a taste:

SheWired: Seeking Simone’s season 2 episodes are rolling out now. Can you tell us what is in store for our favorite Internet dating, W4W Torontonian?

Renee Olbert: Well, I would love to say that we will be seeing a more sedate, wiser Simone this season... but what would be the fun in that?! I think the beauty of this character and this season, is that Simone continues to put her self out there, warts and all. She’s really quite fearless that way and I think we see her time and time again get up and keep moving forward despite some pretty big upsets. That said, our Simone does see some action this year.  And by action...Well, I think you know what I mean.  But in case I’m not being clear, I mean ACTION.

Yeah. That's right. ACTION! Check out the full SheWired Interview for some insider info on Simone's love of alcohol, Simone and Audrey's past and our pie in the sky dreams for the show. Mmm...pie...

Thanks to Reese from SheWired for the excellent interview questions!

Grace the Spot and Seeking Simone: All Your Stalking Questions Answered

In celebration of our new season launching a couple of weeks ago, the always hilarious Grace Chu of Grace the Spot - Home of Stuff Lesbians Like - decided it was time to get the goods on the real crazy lesbian quotient in Toronto right from the horse's mouth!

As the current Toronto dweller in our duo, in this case the horse is Renée. But I also got to share a little about the personal stalking story that helped inspire Episode 1: Free Tibette!

Check out the Grace the Spot interview here - and thanks to Grace for some very incisive and thought-provoking questions. 

Renée first met Grace Chu last year when she helped cover some red carpet events for The Dinah. And hey, speaking of The Dinah, we were there. And there were photos! Which we will add to our Facebook page shortly! But first, this classic shot of Renée and Anyone But Me's Nicole Pacent by VeniceRiley:

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Interview in Sex Life Canada and OMG WHEN IS SEASON 2??

As you know, Team Simone is always up for a little sex-ay-ness - so when Jon from Sex Life Canada (Your guide to sex positive culture!) got in touch for a tasty interview, how could we say no??

He had some great questions for us, including this thought-provoking gem:

SLC: If you were to find Simone's profile online, would you want to hook up with her?

RO: Ummm..... that's a little too meta for me. And also creepy. But what the hell, Simone's a fox! 
RR: No. I'm not cool enough to date anyone who buys their boots at Gravity Pope. 

Check out the full interview at SexLifeCanada.ca - thanks to Jon for a great interview! I have to warn you guys, though - some of the stuff on that site is not safe for work. Especially if you're like me and blush a lot. Enjoy!

Speaking of blushing, I WISH I had a concrete update on Season 2 but we're still waiting for our inaugural episode to be polished and ready. Since announcing our launch date clearly ... haha...did not work out, we're gonna hold off until the episode is in our hot little hands before we proceed. Ah, the pitfalls of theatre nerds producing a no-budget webseries...Trust me when I tell you that when it is ready YOU WILL KNOW ABOUT IT. Thank you for your patience!!

Season 2 Launch Date on Femslash4Fans Podcast

It's official, ladies, other ladies and gents! Last night in the middle of the Femslash4Fans podcast we announced the launch date for Season 2 and it is:

March 15!! Woooo! Fireworks .gif!!! Cheers!

I had a lovely time chatting with the knowledgeable Allaine from Femslash4Fans - we talked about the genesis of the show, got into some deep discussions about the characters and provided a few keen hints about what's coming up. Thanks for an extemporaneous evening, Allaine!

If you missed the LIVE event, no worries - you can still listen to it on the Femslash4Fans BlogTalkRadio page or download it free from iTunes.

So the countdown has officially begun - we're veeeeeeeeeery thankful for your patience and we can't wait to bust out Season 2!

Some Valentine's Day Love from Simone! And Season 2 Launch Date to be Announced This Week!

OH MY GOD, I KNOW - when is Season 2 STARTING?? Enough with the "soon" and the "we're working on it" and blah blah blah bullshit! Just put it up already! It's been OVER A YEAR!

I don't know about you guys, but few things drive me nuts more than that "coming soon" tease. We've been holding off posting here over the last few weeks because that's all we had. UNTIL NOW.

So - it's Valentine's Day and we thought you deserved a little love after our long season of neglect. In lieu of cupcakes, I offer these three items:

Femslash4Fans podcast - 8PM EST/ 5PM PST - Feb 17th: As part of their recent series on webseries, the lovely Allaine from F4F will be interviewing me (co-creator and writer Rose) on Thursday's show. We'll be chatting about online dating, webseries magic and what's coming up - and you should tune in, because we will announce the launch date of Season 2 on February 17th during the podcast. That's right! You heard it here that you'll hear it there first! 

Queeries Mag Behind-the-scenes scoop + photos: Suzy Malik, the super-awesome editor of brand new online magazine Queeries, joined us for some behind-the-scenes fun while we were shooting Season 2 (we even made her be an extra in one of Simone's date scenes - she was so dapperly dressed, we couldn't resist!)

Queeries photographer Amee King also came along to take some fantastic behind-the-scenes shots, including my Favourite. Photo. Ever. Be sure to go check 'em out for a little Season 2 preview!

No one makes a first impression like Simone.

Interview with Renée & Rose in Queeries: Us again! We had a lovely time chatting with Suzy about the experience of making the series, online dating, Kristin Chenoweth and of course, the underwear we get in the mail. 

I hope these little tidbits find you well on this day of love - cupcakes and cosmos to all of you and we'll be back with more updates ... sooner than last time!

 

Renée Olbert Interview on foQus with Deb Pearce

I know, I know...you're all wondering when Season 2 will kick off! We're busy little Beaverettes, editing the season and making sure that all of your lesbian entertainment needs are met.

In the meantime, we've managed to obtain the "In the Spotlight" interview our own Renée Olbert did with the hilarious Deb Pearce on the new Toronto-based show foQus with Deb Pearce. They talk about the show, why we created it, what's coming up in Season 2 and how (gasp!) we're lesbians!! It's true! Thanks to Deb Pearce and the fine folks at foQus for the great interview!