Pillow Talks – A New Web Series From The Bedroom

What I really love about webshows is how far it opens the door for what a show can be about. A show that has to be at least 30 minutes, and possibly has to aim for some kind of seasonal arc, has limits. When show can be five minutes long one week, and maybe upwards of ten the next, and thirty the next if that works out, can truly be about anything.

Pillow Talks is a new webshow about bedroom conversations. That’s it.

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These conversations cover just about anything you can imagine, from a cast of quirky and unique characters. There’s a porn star going over “big picture” values with her producer, an gay couple and their “what if I got fat?” conversation, a couple who introduce themselves “afterwards,” and anything else under the sun.

It’s mostly a dry brand of humor going on here, you aren’t liable to laugh out loud, but they are pretty clever viewpoint deliveries. The episodes run at a little over three minutes, and they are well worth checking out. The combination of clever snippets of relationships and an approach that is impossible anywhere else makes for worthwhile viewing. It’s a fun show, and it’s clearly put together by people who know what they’re doing.

From the press release:

The ensemble of 13 actors includes a number of Chicago household names, such as Whit Spurgeon, Howie Johnson and Marty Shannon, who have been prominent in the local acting community for several years, Usman Ally, who is currently billed as one of the top five Chicago male performers of 2008 by New City Stage, and Kate Henley, who was recently featured in The Dark Knight and The Unborn. “Chicago has a tremendous pool of talent, especially character actors, so finding the cast and working with them has been one of the highlights of this project”, commented Boris Wexler.

The first 13 episodes of the web series were shot in October 2008 and are being released weekly on Thursdays, with additional episodes scheduled for production in March. As part of the content to
support the show, the audience is encouraged to post commentary on the forum and to rate the
episodes. “Social media and online communities are becoming an increasingly important tool in the new film and video distribution models that are emerging on the Internet.”, adds Wexler, who is very present on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and the other major social media networks.