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September 21, 2007

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The cast of Exes and Ohs: Megan Cavanagh, left, Angela Featherstone, Heather Matarazzo reclining on Michelle Paradise, and Marnie Alton.

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Merkin, a thorn in Jenny's side, in the most recent season of Showtime's series. Now, in a way, she's become Jenny. Admittedly, Crutch is about one-tenth as crazy and annoying as Jenny, but nine out of ten lesbians surveyed want Jenny dead.

Rounding out the main body of the cast are Kris and Chris, the dress-alike dyke couple who own a pet shop together and are parents to "little furry friends." Angela Featherstone (Kris-with-a-K) and Megan Cavanagh (Chris-with-a-C) are amusing together, and their comic timing is spot-on.

The main conceit of the show is that in · certain situations, Jennifer will break the fourth wall and talk to the audience, illumi-

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The first episode begins with Jennifer and Sam, innocently taking a schvitz at the spa, trying not to pay too much attention to the two women making out in the corner. That is, until Jennifer realizes one of the women is her partner, Sienna.

Flash forward to one year later, when Sienna and the other half of that sweaty knot of flesh, their former therapist, are getting married.

Will Jennifer go to the wedding? Why does she still have that old Provincetown sweatshirt? What's the deal with the pot that Sienna used to cook their last meal together?

The second episode sees Jennifer finally dating again, although, in a major sitcom cliché, her amour turns out to be a single mom and Jennifer just isn't sure if she's ready to deal with that.

Throw in a trip to Hooters (or some generic TV knock-off of the place) and you've got a cute episode.

Being Logo, there are some limitations to the fun that The L Word doesn't face: little to no nudity, and profanity gets bleeped. However, Paradise seems to work well within those strictures, turning out an amusing, bemusing little show.

Unedited versions of the episodes will also be available for purchase through a number of download sites, although that is hardly going to make people want to watch the bowdlerized version on their digital basic cable channel.

So, one might ask, is it worth watching? The answer is a resounding yes. It's a little silly at times, perhaps a bit trite here and there, but probably better than at least half the new sitcoms that will trot out for the fall season. What network television lacks in its willingness to take risks, cable more than provides. ปี

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