Family: the web series is an episodic 2008 web series created by actress and filmmaker Terisa Greenan, based loosely on her own life of polyamory with her two male partners. Greenan wrote and directed the show, and acted in a small supporting role. Some episodes were co-written by Matt Bullen.
Premise
editThe series explores the fictional lives of Gemma (Amber Rack), Ben (Ernie Joseph) and Stuart (Eric Smiley), who live in Seattle as a polyamorous "V" triad. Greenan began the web series while she was between acting jobs in the autumn of 2008.
Accolades
editBy early 2009, the show had received national attention, including an invitation from the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction to include a DVD of the web series in the "polyamory" section of their library.[1]
Greenan and "Family: the web series" have gone on to be profiled by numerous national and international newspapers, magazines, television shows and radio programs, including being featured on the television show The O'Reilly Factor.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Mistress Matisse featured and commented on many episodes of "Family" on her blog.[9]
Release
editA total of 21 episodes were produced, originally released between Nov. 15, 2008, and Oct. 31, 2009. As with webisodes in general, run length is much briefer than broadcast programming. (The first episode, "Not What the Neighbors Think," runs 6:19.) The DVD release of Season One has a total runtime of 120 minutes.
The production company, 3dogpictures.com, currently sells shoes wholesale.
References
edit- ^ "Family webisodes spotlight polyamory" Natalie Ingraham Archived 2011-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Kinsey Confidential, April 8, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Seattle-based ‘Family’ webisodes no ordinary sexy sitcom." Mark Rahner Seattle Times, March 9, 2009. Accessed July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Local family's lifestyle gets national attention." Michelle Esteban KOMO TV News, July 22, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Only You. And You. And You." Jessica Bennett Newsweek Magazine, July 29, 2009. Accessed July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Polyamour: le bonheur a plusieurs" Yves Schaeffner Elle Quebec, Sept 14, 2010. Accessed July 5, 2011.
- ^ "L'Effet Papillon" Canal Plus TV L'Effet Papillon, Sept 26, 2009. Accessed July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Web Series Actor Fired" Anita Wagner Practical Polyamory, Feb 6, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2011.
- ^ "OliVaylle Fires Actor" LiminalD Neither Here Nor There, April 19, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2011.
- ^ "This Is Lame" Mistress Matisse Mistress Matisse's Journal, Feb 8, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2011.