In a place called Boystown, do gay men ever grow up? Or do we just grow old? Join Nathan, Brad, Ross & Muscles as they stumble through middle age in an alternate universe called West Hollywood...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Old Dogs Cast Joins Sheena Metal Experience, Friday 12/30 @ 6pm
With Friends Like This...
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| Special guest star Bruce L. Hart plays Nathan's snarky frenemy Nelson Van Eddy in Old Dogs & New Tricks' 2-part season premiere, Jan 8 & 10 |
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Q@A w/Leon Acord on Old Dogs at Real Steve Gray's Blog
"I wanted to do a show where gay men were the leads, where they spoke like gay men, and found themselves in the type of situations that they would talk about with their gay friends. I wanted characters that made mistakes, who didn’t ‘act their age,’ who weren’t always noble, who had sex and didn’t have to pay a price or seek redemption."
Read the complete interview HERE!
First Look at our Two-Part Season 1 Premiere!
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| The Old Dogs in our two-part Season Premiere! Part 1 debuts Sunday Jan 8, and concludes Tuesday Jan 10! |
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| Ryland Shelton joins Old Dogs & New Tricks as mysterious Damian Johns in our two-part Season Premiere! Part 1 debuts Sunday Jan 8, and concludes Tuesday Jan 10! |
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| Thom Bierdz joins Old Dogs & New Tricks as Muscles' new BF in our two-part Season Premiere! Part 1 debuts Sunday Jan 8, and concludes Tuesday Jan 10! MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON! CATCH OUR TWO-PART SEASON PREMIERE AT www.OldDogsNewTricksTheSeries.com |
Friday, December 16, 2011
Old Dogs Cast Joins Jasper Cole on Radio 12/16!
The cast of Old Dogs & New Tricks will be guests of the radio program On the Set with Jasper Cole on Friday, Dec. 16 at 6:00 p.m. To listen in, just click on the link: http://gvbradio.com/on-the-set-with-jasper-cole
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Mark Your Calendar: Web Series Unplugged Jan 18, 2012
“Old Dogs & New Tricks” unleashed! The hot new web series returns with four sexy new off-the-hook episodes!
Returning January 8th with fresh episodes, Old Dogs & New Tricks continues the story of four successful, middle-aged gay best friends, all struggling to stay vital and relevant in youth-obsessed West Hollywood. With its several intertwining plotlines, Old Dogs & New Tricks is more adult and complex than most web series; think Entourage set in gay WeHo, which is why the Pilot scored a 95% ‘like’ rating from viewers and also received more than 5,000 YouTube views in less than two months of its debut.
Creator and star Leon Acord is excited about building on the heat generated by the pilot -- in more ways than one. He promises that "while the show is about the relationships between the main characters, we won’t shy away from sexual dialogue and content inherent in a show about four gay guys." Producing partner Laurence Whiting agrees, and adds to look for some sharp, co mic interactions: "Be warned, the gloves are off. Watch for some serious sparks to fly."
The new season boasts unique guest stars including hunky Thom Bierdz (Young and the Restless), comedian Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Austin Powers, Showgirls) as a hilarious psychiatrist, and Bruce L. Hart (The Reckoning, Homewrecker) playing a bitchy professional “frenemy”.
Acord (Carved in Stone, Some Prefer Cake), Curt Bonnem (Kowalski, Lovelace: The Rock Opera), Jeffrey Patrick Olson (Daddy), and David Pevsner (Naked Boys Singing, To Bitter and Back) star as the four friends. Other recurring roles include cabaret star Amanda Abel and Ryland Shelton.
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| David Pevsner, Jeffrey Patrick Olson, Leon Acord & Curt Bonnem |
Old Dogs & New Tricks was created and written by Leon Acord, and developed for the web and directed by Arvin Bautista (Archie’s Final Project). Matt Ladensack, Whiting, and Acord serve as Co-Executive Producers. The show’s score was composed by veteran film and television composer Nic. tenBroek (Dark Angel, Xena: Warrior Princess).
Catch the new season of “Old Dogs & New Tricks” beginning January 8th, 2012 at http://olddogsnewtrickstheseries.com/home.html
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
ODNT Back in Production for Season 1!
The cast and crew of Old Dogs & New Tricks began production of its first four new episodes on Nov. 5, 2011. Go behind the scenes:
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
ODNT Screens Wed 10/19 in Wed Series Unplugged @ El Cid
Old Dogs & New Tricks joins successful web series Adventures of Barry Baz, Coxman: The Series, Self Storage, Girl Parts, Stallions de Amor, Matt & Cory Show & My Roommate The... in the line up of Web Series Unplugged at El Cid, Wednesday, October 19.
The cast of ODNT will be in attendance!
The fun begins with dinner and drinks at 8 p.m, followed by the screening beginning at 9pm. Tickets are $8. To RSVP or for more info, please go to https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163676763722995.
El Cid is located in Silverlake at 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Listen to the Cast on the Sheena Metal Experience
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
ODNT Cast on Sheena Metal Experience, LA Talk Radio, 10/5
The stars of Old Dogs & New Tricks -- Leon Acord, Curt Bonnem, Jeffrey Patrick Olson & David Pevsner -- sit down for their first joint on-air interview on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6pm PST on the Sheena Metal Experience on LA Talk Radio.
Thom Bierdz, who joins the cast in a recurring guest role, will also be a guest on the show.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Old Dogs Launches Fan Art Contest!
A NEW CONTEST FOR OUR ARTISTIC FANS
Send us your drawing, sketch or painting of our four dogs, Nathan, Ross, Brad & Muscles. It can be traditional portrait, caricature, interpretative, post-modern, stick-fingers, you name it!
All entries will be posted on our website, www.OldDogsNewTricksTheSeries.com, and the winning entry will be the one earning the most votes.
WINNING ENTRY BECOMES OUR FACEBOOK PROFILE PIC & DESIGN FOR A NEW ODNT T-SHIRT!
Send your art no later than 10/15/2011 to pr@olddogsnewtrickstheseries.com.
Send us your drawing, sketch or painting of our four dogs, Nathan, Ross, Brad & Muscles. It can be traditional portrait, caricature, interpretative, post-modern, stick-fingers, you name it!
All entries will be posted on our website, www.OldDogsNewTricksTheSeries.com, and the winning entry will be the one earning the most votes.
WINNING ENTRY BECOMES OUR FACEBOOK PROFILE PIC & DESIGN FOR A NEW ODNT T-SHIRT!
Send your art no later than 10/15/2011 to pr@olddogsnewtrickstheseries.com.
Old Dogs & New Tricks Hits Over 5,000 in Less Than 2 Months
At 10:20pm on 9/29, less than 2 months after our pilot's debut, we hit 5,001 views on YouTube! Thank you everyone who's watched so far! Please tell all your friends.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
WeHo News Q&A w/Leon Acord About ODNT's Upcoming Season
Vol. 7 Issue 9 09/28/2011
WeHo webisodes by Elliot Latta, West Hollywood, CA
The West Hollywood-based web series Old Dogs & New Tricks returns for a second season with guest stars Thom Bierdz and Patrick Bristow.
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| The West Hollywood-based web series Old Dogs & New Tricks cast. |
First, his portrayal of Quentin Crisp in SF and LA productions of playwright Jeffrey Hartgraves’ Carved in Stone earned Acord raves of which actors only dream.
Now, his web series pilot Old Dogs & New Tricks, in which Acord stars, (having also created, written and co-produced), has been so well received that four new episodes will be shot in November, with the big name talent mentioned above in returning guest-starring roles.
READ ENTIRE ARTICLE AT WEHHO NEWS
Friday, September 23, 2011
Web Series Unplugged Screens ODNT Wed 10/19 at El Cid
The Web Series Unplugged series, which features the top of the web series field, will screen the pilot of Old Dogs & New Tricks at El Cid in Silverlake on Wednesday, October 19 at the El Cid, it was just confirmed.
The cast and some of the crew will be in attendance. A cocktail mixer begins at 8pm, with the show commencing at 9pm. Admission is $8
El Cid is located at 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard, LA 90029 in Silverlake.
The cast and some of the crew will be in attendance. A cocktail mixer begins at 8pm, with the show commencing at 9pm. Admission is $8
El Cid is located at 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard, LA 90029 in Silverlake.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Young & the Restless' Thom Bierdz Joins ODNT in Recurring Guest Role
Young & the Restless’ Thom Bierdz will go from Genoa City to WeHo this fall, joining the cast of the web sitcom Old Dogs & New Tricks as a recurring special guest star.
Bierdz will play “Bobby Burton,” a FOX Sports anchor and potential love interest for Muscles (Jeffrey Patrick Olson).
Well-known to soap fans, Bierdz portrayed teenage heir “Phillip Chancellor III” in the mid-1980s on Y&R, until his character was killed off in an automobile accident. In 2009, Bierdz returned to the show, where his character explained he’d faked his death to protect his family from discovering his homosexuality – making Chancellor the first major gay character in Young & the Restless’ long history, and earning Bierdz the historic honor of being the first openly gay actor hired for a contract role on a soap opera.
His other acting credits include St. Elmo’s Fire, and television’s Melrose Place, Murder She Wrote, Matlock and Highway to Heaven.
Bierdz is also an accomplished author and painter. His memoir Forgiving Troy has won many awards, including “Best Indie Autobiography” from USA Books News and a nomination for a Lambda Literary Award. He is the 2006 recipient of the “Key to the Light” award from Thalians/Cedars Sinai. His paintings have raised over $100,000 for charities across the country, and earned him the title “Best Emerging Artist Los Angeles” from Out Magazine in 2005. The Belsito-Roche Gallery (www.belsitorochegallery.com) in Long Beach hosts a show of his artwork November 19. Learn more at his website at www.thombierdz.com.
"I'm so excited to work with Thom!,” says actor Olson. “He’s won such respect building an honorable life as an artist, being true to himself …. It will be so surreal working together as I've been a fan since his initial run on Y&R (my only soap) in my late teens on study breaks from Organic Chemistry.”
Old Dogs & New Tricks begins shooting in November, and will premiere Jan. 8, 2012 with a two-part episode. The show is raising funds for its first season via the crowd-sourcing site IndieGoGo. To help, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/Old-Dogs-New-Tricks-First-4-Episodes.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Patrick Bristow Joins ODNT In Guest Role
Patrick Bristow will guest star on Old Dogs & New Tricks’ first season, in what producers hope will become a recurring role.
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| Patrick Bristow |
Bristow’s complete TV and film credits are too numerous to list, but include recurring guest appearances on CSI, Malcolm in the Middle, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld and Mad About You. He was a regular on Ellen during DeGeneres’ historic coming out, appeared frequently on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and co-starred in Showgirls and the original Austin Powers. He’s also well known in LA’s improv community as a teacher and performer with Improvatorium.
Writer/producer Acord hopes it’s just the first appearance of many! “I’m a huge fan of Patrick’s! I’d love it if he came back again and again! God knows Nathan needs a good shrink,” he jokes.
Old Dogs & New Tricks follows four middle-aged gay best friends living in youth-obsessed West Hollywood. Acord (Carved in Stone, Some Prefer Cake), Curt Bonnem (Kowalski; Lovelace: The Rock Opera), Jeffrey Patrick Olson (Daddy) and David Pevsner (Naked Boys Singing, To Bitter and Back) star as the four friends; cabaret star Amanda Abel and Ryland Shelton appear in recurring roles.
The web series is written/created by Acord, and is developed for the web and directed by Arvin Bautista (Archie’s Last Project). Matt Ladensack, Laurence Whiting and Acord serve as Co-Executive Producers. The show’s score is composed by veteran film and TV composer Nic. tenBroek (Dark Angel, Xena: Warrior Princess).
Old Dogs & New Tricks begins shooting its first season in November, to premiere on line on Jan. 8, 2012 with a two-part episode. The show is currently raising funds for its first season via the crowd-sourcing site IndieGoGo. To help, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/Old-Dogs-New-Tricks-First-4-Episodes.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
ODNT Launches Season 1 IndieGoGo Campaign
Old Dogs & New Tricks has just launched its IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the first four episodes of the web series' first season. Producers hope to raise $5,000 amongst fans and friends in order to shoot four episodes in November.
The first season will premiere on Sunday, January 8, 2012, with a two-part episode detailing Nathan Adler's disastrous 50th birthday party. You'll also accompany Brad on a few internet hook-ups, watch Muscles deal with a new boyfriend with whom he has too much in common, and learn the one thing Ross wants more than a career comeback!
For more information, and to contribute to the show's first season, go to www.indiegogo.com/Old-Dogs-New-Tricks-First-4-Episodes
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
ODNT Pilot Screens @ Village Variety Pack Mon. 9/12
Villiage Variety Pack is a mix of stand-up and sketch comedy, music, interviews, videos and surprise guests in an old-fashioned variety show format.
Michael & Dennis will screen the pilot as part of the evneing's line-up, and many of the show's cast and crew will be in attendance as well.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Another Terrific Blog Mention!
www.therealstevegray.com
Friday, August 26, 2011
ODNT Prepares to Shoot First Season!
Aug. 31, 2011 – West Hollywood , CA
Producers plan to utilize the fundraising site IndieGoGo to help raise funds for the first four episodes. They previously used the site to great success to raise funds for the pilot.
Old Dogs & New Tricks focuses on four diverse, successful gay best friends—each located squarely within middle age and struggling to stay vital and relevant in youth-obsessed West Hollywood—and how they react (or overreact) and adjust (or not) to getting older
The pilot of the new web series, released July 30, 2011, has scored more than 3,600 YouTube views in less than one month, with a 95% “like” rating, with no other marketing than their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
“Think The Birdcage meets Sex and the City, and you’ve got an idea of how this fabulously fun show plays,” wrote the website Placevine.com, which covers the web TV industry.
“The response absolutely exceeded our expectations,” says show’s star/creator Leon Acord, “and we’re very grateful for the positive reaction, and to have the chance to continue with the show!”
Acord (Carved in Stone, Some Prefer Cake), Curt Bonnem (Kowalski; Lovelace: The Rock Opera), Jeffrey Patrick Olson (Daddy) and David Pevsner (Naked Boys Singing, To Bitter and Back) star; cabaret star Amanda Abel and Ryland Shelton appear in recurring roles. Producers promise one or two name guest stars as well, the names of which they will divulge at a later time.
Old Dogs & New Tricks is written/created by Acord, and is developed for the web and directed by Arvin Bautista (My Suicide). Matt Ladensack, Laurence Whiting and Acord serve as Co-Executive Producers. The show’s score is composed by veteran film and TV composer Nic. tenBroek (Dark Angel, Xena: Warrior Princess).
Thursday, August 18, 2011
ODNT Joins Web Series on Clicker Internet TV Guide
Clicker, the Internet Television Guide, has added Old Dogs & New Tricks to their exhaustive listings of web series and on line entertainment.
Click HERE for Clicker's Old Dogs & New Tricks page! _________________________________________________________________________
Monday, August 8, 2011
Facebook Accepts, Then Rejects Ad as 'Not Suitable'
Facebook said the ad was "not suitable" but gave no other explanation as to why the ad was pulled after originally being approved.
Do you find the ad objectionable? Why do you think it was disapproved after being allowed on the site for over 12 hours?
We'd love to hear what you think! Please comment below or on our Facebook or Twitter!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
OD&NT Gets Over 2500 Views in First Week
Aug. 8, 2011 – West Hollywood, CA – The pilot of the new web series Old Dogs & New Tricks has scored more than 2,500 YouTube views in its first week online with a 95% “like” rating, with no marketing other than their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Old Dogs & New Tricks focuses on four diverse, successful gay best friends—each located squarely within middle age—and how they react (or overreact) and adjust (or not) to getting older in youth-obsessed West Hollywood.
“Think The Birdcage meets Sex and the City, and you’ve got an idea of how this fabulously fun show plays,” wrote the website Placevine.com, which covers the web TV industry.
Leon Acord (Carved in Stone, Some Prefer Cake), Curt Bonnem (Lovelace: The Rock Opera, Beastly Bombing), Jeffrey Patrick Olson (Daddy) and David Pevsner (Naked Boys Singing, To Bitter and Back) star as the four friends; cabaret star Amanda Abel and Ryland Shelton appear in recurring roles.
Old Dogs & New Tricks was written and created by Acord, and is directed and developed for the web by Arvin Bautista (My Suicide). Matt Ladensack serves as Line Producer, with Laurence Whiting and Acord acting as Executive Producers. The show’s score is composed by veteran film composer Nic. tenBroek (Dark Angel, Xena: Warrior Princess).
“The response has absolutely exceeded our expectations,” says show’s star/creator Acord, “and we’re very grateful for all the wonderful comments and subscribers we’ve received so far.”
The producers plan to shoot a new two-part episode, then use it and the pilot to raise funds for an eight-episode first season series.
For info: www.OldDogsNewTricksTheSeries.com.
Who Says You Can’t Teach ‘Old Dogs New Tricks’?
by Lance Trachtenberg on August 3, 2011
"Think 'The Birdcage’ meets ’Sex and the City’, and you’ve got an idea of how this fabulously fun show plays."
The show follows the life of recently turned fifty talent agent Nathan Adler (Leon Acord) and his exploits in the Hollywood scene, as well as the ups and downs of his off the clock life. When Leon’s not working hard just to maintain some modicum of sanity while engaged in his super speed job environment, he’s busy trying to meet all the relation ship expectations put upon him by his partner Brad King (Curt Bonnem), an ex 80’s pop star who defines the description of high maintenance [actually, they're just best friends!]. When he’s not portraying the series lead, Leon Acord doubles as series creator, and he’s put together an interesting clip series focusing on a group of friends trying to get by in the wilds of West Hollywood. Think ’The Birdcage’ meets ’Sex and the City’, and you’ve got an idea of how this fabulously fun show plays.
Pull up some desk chair and follow along with Nathan and his pals as this web series carves its way through its first season web show fans. It should prove to be a fun ride.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
ODNT Spotlighted in WeHo News Feature Article
It was the final day of filming for the pilot of the new web series Old Dogs & New Tricks, and the production was shooting its last scheduled scene.
West Hollywood bakery Plaisir had been transformed into a gay dance club, and director Arvin Bautista was creating the pilot’s complicated opening shot, in which the camera strolls through a group of gorgeous twenty-somethings before coming to rest on forty-something actor Leon Acord.
“Look at this old guy over here,” Arvin directed the extras, gesturing towards Acord. “He’s old! What’s he doing here? He’s taking up your space! He shouldn’t be here. He shouldn’t even exist!”
Acord pulled a face.
As the show’s creator, writer and co-executive producer as well as its star, he was concerned about the tone of the scene.
“I don’t want Nathan to seem pathetic,” he said to his director.
Dog Bytes: New Interviews with ODNT Cast on YouTube
Catch the stars of Old Dogs & New Tricks in new, bite-sized interviews on its YouTube Channel, OldDogsTheSeries. First up, Curt Bonnem talks about why he loves (and identifies?) with Brad King!
Watch for new interviews with Curt, David Pevsner, Jeffrey Patrick Olson & Leon Acord, appearing periodically.
ODNT Pilot Featured on AfterElton Web Site
The popular gay news and entertainment web site AfterElton.com yesterday featured the pilot of Old Dogs & New Dogs on its site.
Click HERE for more!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
OD&NT Featured on Greg in Hollywood Blog:
See premiere episode of “Old Dogs & New Tricks”
By Greg Hernandez on Aug 2, 2011 12:02 am
"I’ll be posting upcoming episodes of this new web series as they become available. Love seeing shows featuring local out actors." Go to GregInHollywood.com
Thanks Greg!!
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