life with more cowbell

So, like with radio drama Afghanada, my love of scripted series also extends out of my usual old-school t.v. realm into the web. Here, I’m talkin’ Seeking Simone.

I got hooked on Seeking Simone about a year ago after seeing a piece on it on afterellen.com – and I was delighted to see that the SS folks are back with a second season! Created by Renée Olbert (who also stars as Simone) and Rosemary Rowe, this is a super fun, quirky and sexy series about Simone Selkin, an actress recently transplanted from Vancouver to Toronto, and her adventures in online dating. Olbert is hilarious – playing a sweet, vulnerable nerd looking for love in a new city – and she has some awesome women working with her, featuring Anna Chatterton (in a continuing role as her friend Audrey), and guests like Zoie Palmer (as her ex Rebecca) and Kiran Freisen (as one of her dates).

And I was very happy to see that Rogers TV picked up the series – I saw all of season one, along with commentary by Olbert on t.v. last week and it was awesome. You can catch it all online, including the first three episodes of season two at: http://www.seekingsimone.com/

Check out the first episode (which features the lovely and talented Zoie Palmer as Simone’s ex – and she has one of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard):

I dropped by the site today and checked out a really cool (new-ish) feature: Ask Audrey! Simone’s BFF Audrey dispenses dating advice online: http://www.seekingsimone.com/ask-audrey-seeking-simone-extras.html  She kind of reminds me of my friend Siobhán a bit.

And even better still, Seeking Simone features a theme song by Shannon Butcher (who also guests in a season one episode) and Ask Audrey features a kicky cowbell soundtrack!

Doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight – everyone needs love and friendship, and we all have our moments of feeling like a knob. This series has something for everyone.