BOOK CLUB TV-TO-WEB SERIES PILOT PREMIERES ONLINE Women in Film member Lorraine Montez, producer, actor, writer for film and video, co-stars in Book Club (www.bookclubtheshow.com) an original TV-to-Web show filmed in Seattle for women 30, and older, and those interested in book clubs. The show is a sitcom with both dramatic and comedic elements and was launched as a TV-to-Web series in late May. Lorraine appears as book club gate-crasher Jameson McElroy, III. “Jameson is a departure for me, I usually play the villain or the tough-as-nails characters. She allowed me to explore a completely different personality type,” Lorraine explains. “But the best part of the experience was working with the incredible talents of the cast and crew.” Enjoy the Book Club pilot at www.bookclubtheshow.com filmed in Seattle. Book Club seeks to reach 30+ years-old women and those in book clubs throughout the world by offering the series as a web-based entertainment alternative to the TV sitcom.The show’s creator, Romney Humphrey states, “Typically women over 30 don’t go to the Web for their TV watching but the medium’s quickly changing partly because this group of women serves many roles and are often too busy to watch TV or read newspapers or magazines. And women who participate in book clubs number in the millions.” Humphrey saw the TV-to-Web format as an opportunity to provide women with an easy-to-view 17-minute pilot. “It’s important that all women have entertainment that is relevant to our lives – and the Web provided me with the perfect medium for exploring issues for busy, smart women with an in-depth, thought provoking approach.” Featuring five diverse personalities, the show discusses an actual book (in the pilot, the book is Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose) while exploring the character’s personal lives through interactions and flashbacks. In addition to posting reviews about the TV show, the Web site also includes opportunities for viewers and members of book clubs to share information about their own book clubs, share book lists, read about the production and enjoy intimate yet iconic views of Seattle through the video. Romney Humphrey is a playwright and video and television writer/producer. She recently wrote the Telly award winning series Art of Aging for KCTS/PBS and has won numerous awards for her videos and commercials. Her play 8.5 was produced in NYC and her play The Pack, co-written with Amanda Aikman, has had several productions in the Seattle area. She won a National Parents Choice Award for Outside In, an original children’s television pilot. She resides in Seattle.           For me, WIF/S has been all about giving and receiving. I have gotten the most out of being a WIF/S member during the times when I have contributed the most. Melinda Simon, member since 1990