“I can’t go on, I’ll go on.” -Samuel Beckett

Aw shucks, there’s new scaffolding between Broadway and Riverside. But Bwog’s feeling good today. Sure, scaffolding is unattractive, but if it were painted orange and had cascading sheets, we could have a world famous art installation right here in Morningside. So as you descend 115th St., just imagine you’re walking under glorious silver arches.

It’s been a long time since Bwog last checked in with the kids of Exclusion Suite, this year’s answer to the campy and wonderful Gates. Episode two was released mid-May, but Bwog, in our efforts to escape the offensively unfriendly heat, just got around to watching it. Exclusion Suite episode two begins with an acoustic […]

The soap opera scene (and all of the many glories associated with it – remember The Gates?) has made a triumphant return to Columbia with the brand-spanking new release of The Exclusion Suite, touted by its creator as “Columbia’s newest dramatic web-TV series.”  From the looks of it, The Exclusion Suite is off to a […]

So to speak. “After these long, lonely months without a Columbia soap opera,” writes CTV producer totally independent operator Katie Simon, “we decided it was time for a change. Prepare yourself for Exclusion Suite, Columbia’s SECOND original soap opera, coming this January to an internet connection near you.” Get involved in what’s sure to be […]

Many of last year’s V-Show alums seem to be returning for V114, including Rob Trump, Emily Bickford, and Benjamin Velez. Director: Hannah Kass B’09 Producers: Erin Byrne B’09, Jeff Schwartz C’10 Writers: Rob Trump C’09, [B&W managing editor] James Williams C’08 Composers/Lyricists: Katie Hathaway B’10, Benjamin Velez C’10 Choreographer: Emily Bickford B’09 Art Director: Ben […]

You’re Going Places, Kid Kudos to Davide Barillari, the creator of The Gates, the borderline salacious student-produced soap opera that we all love to hate (or hate to love). His opus is a finalist in ABC’s SoapU contest, the winner of which gets $20,000 to make a real soap opera. Make sure to vote on the website, too- as of […]

In which Bwog continues in its fine tradition of shamelessness and provides you with a sneak-peek at our upcoming issue.  In this installment, Addison Anderson takes on Columbia’s newest Guilty Pleasure: The Gates. Soap Dispensable When The Blue and White discovered that CTV was launching a new soap opera, The Gates, we rued the limitations […]

For those of us who spent Thursday night watching Grey’s Anatomy instead of CTV’s soap opera premiere, The Gates, our strange dream of watching fellow Columbians act like melodramatic fellow Columbians is now realized! Watch the drama unfold in the poor quality tradition of YouTube. (See the links below.) Oh the suspense! The Gates Pilot […]

Oh, the drama! The scandal! The coy glances! The Gates, a soap opera about Columbia life, is premiering on CTV, YouTube, and iTunes at 9PM tonight. Though you might already know this, because they picked this up at IvyGate yesterday, and we posted about it too. Anyways, after the jump: Some more promotional stills to pique your little guilty-pleasure-loving […]

As if there weren’t already enough drama on campus this weekend, a few evenings ago auditions were held for the new Columbia/CTV soap opera, entitled The Gates.  As expected, Bwog tried out—and was deferred.  “The thing is,” said the writer/director in an email, “even though there are about 25-30 characters in the season, only about […]