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Making cannabis oil produces a highly concentrated extract from dried herbal cannabis flowers. The cannabinoids are decarboxylated during drying and heating, which is basically a chemical reaction that releases carbon dioxide molecules from the plant material.
This reaction takes place when carboxylic acids lose a carbon atom from a carbon chain. The cannabis oil is then extracted from the plant using solvents.
A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid or a gas, in the case of cannabis oil extraction resinoids can be obtained by extraction with super critical carbon dioxide but this process requires sophisticated and expensive laboratory equipment.
After filtering the solution through filter papers (unbleached coffee filter papers are fine) and then evaporating the solvent, a thick viscous oil remains in the glassware, this remaining oil contains the cannabinoids from the plant. Tetrahydrocannabinoll (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the main focus from a medical perspective.
However, there are currently over 110 different cannabinoids that have been identified in the cannabis plant and it is highly likely more will be discovered as research continues.
Depending on the genetics of the particular cannabis strain the resinous trichomes contained within the female flowers will predominantly produce THC and CBD, in variable amounts.
Certain strains have a genetic predisposition to be higher in THC than others. Regardless of the percentages of THC and CBD contained within any particular strain minor cannabinoids will also be prevalent and this diverse cocktail will be reflected in the resultant extraction when making cannabis oil.
It follows that a cannabis plant strain bred to contain significantly higher amounts of CBD will produce a cannabis oil that mirrors the cannabinoid profile of the plant used for extraction. Correctly manufactured cannabis oils can have THC concentrations as high as 90% and wax products as high as 99% but the cannabinoid content of cannabis oil varies tremendously, since manufacturers use a varying assortment of plants, solvents and preparation techniques.
Unscrupulous dealers have been known to cut or mix cannabis oils with other oils to increase profits so it is important to ascertain whether any oils acquired for medical use have been correctly tested in a reputable laboratory.
THC was first discovered in 1964 at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam and his colleagues.
THC is classified as having high psychoactivity and creates a euphoric effect on the user and certain strains, particularly those of the genus cannabis sativa (C.sativa) produce significantly higher amounts of this cannabinoid when compared to cannabis indica (C.indica) strains.
CBD is also a major phytocannabinoid and is considered to have a wide scope of potential for medical applications due to the lack of side effects, particularly a lack of psychoactivity.
Medical cannabis strains have now been selectively bred to contain significantly higher quantities of CBD and research suggests that those strains that exhibit a 1:1 (THC/CBD) cannabinoid profile are preferable for making medical grade cannabis oil, particularly with regard to cancer treatment.
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a group of endogenous cannabinoid receptors located in the brains of all mammals, cannabinoid binding sites also exist throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems, consisting of neuromodulatory lipids and receptors.
Basically The ECS is the body's own cannabinoid system and is involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain sensation and management, mood, memory, immune system functions and also in mediating the psychoactive effects of cannabis.
It makes sense that if the body has its own cannabinoid system that the addition of further cannabinoids will in effect bind to and further enhance the cannabinoids already naturally produced.
This is of significance when creating cannabis oils for medical use. Cannabinoids are a complex fusion of natural chemicals that have evolved over time within the cannabis plant which is effectively an organic chemical factory.
When making cannabis oil it is important to remember that cannabinoids work in synergy with each other and whilst increasing the availability of CBD in some strains gives a wider spectrum of choice for cannabis oil makers, research shows that it is counter productive to isolate any particular cannabinoid.
Research has shown, particularly in cancer patients, that they benefit from the full and complex profile of cannabinoids far better than treatment with isolated cannabinoids.
This has shown to be the case with regard to GW Pharmaceuticals trials on Sativex which is a mucosal spray comprising of only THC and CBD extracted from the cannabis plant.
It failed to have any benefit for cancer patients during exhaustive trialing and cannabis oil makers who have claimed success with cancer patients are adamant that research will prove the efficacy of using the complete spectrum of cannabinoids as nature intended, rather than extracting and isolating any specific cannabinoids.
CBD in isolation is now marketed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancers, however this has not been proven by any clinical trials and has more to do with the fact that it can be legally sold whilst cannabis is still subject to irresponsible prohibition laws.
CBD in isolation has a limited medicinal value and really needs to be administered alongside the whole spectrum of other cannabinoids to be effective.
Understanding the differing effects of THC and CBD allows cannabis oil makers to better decide on the strains to be used in the extraction process.
Cannabis oil with higher THC content is preferable when treating conditions such as Chron's disease, depression and psychological disorders such as PTSD, whereas cannabis oils that are produced with higher quantities of CBD are recommended for cancer patients and treatments where a less psychoactive response is preferable.
A wide variety of solvents can be used for extraction when making cannabis oil and can be broadly classified into two categories: polar and non-polar. Non-polar solvents such as benzene, chloroform and petroleum ether will not extract the water-soluble constituents of marijuana or hashish, and will yield a more potent oil as a result.
Polar solvents such as alcohol will extract undesirable water soluble substances such as chlorophyll's and sugars.
An important property of solvents is their boiling point. This determines the speed of evaporation when completing the final stage of making cannabis oil.
- Low boiling point – below 100 °C (boiling point of water)
- Medium boiling point – between 100 °C and 150 °C
- High boiling point – above 150 °C
Some of low boiling point solvents such as acetone will evaporate at room temperature, whilst high boiling point solvents need higher temperatures, or the application of a vacuum for faster evaporation.
Here is a brief guide to the differing extraction methods but all follow the basic format of oil making that requires you to extract the cannabinoids from your chosen strain using solvents.
BHO: Butane honey oil
This is a cannabis oil extracted using butane gas. Butane has a low boiling point of 0.5 °C (31.1 °F) and using butane is very dangerous and it must always be performed outdoors.
There have been many instances of fires caused by people using butane as an extraction solvent and some fire departments in the U.S. have gone so far as to issue warnings against its use.
There are many companies who sell ready made Butane gas extraction kits and they are readily available online.
The best advice we can give is to not attempt this extraction process, if you decide to do so then wear protective clothing and always carry out the procedure outdoors away from any flame source.
These injuries were sustained attempting to make Butane extracted cannabis oil.
The individuals cotton sports pants caught fire and injuries to the legs and groin area were extensive with serious burns to the penis and testicles, his hair caught fire and he sustained severe burns to the scalp and face resulting in noticeable scarring.
Butane is a highly volatile gas and should never be used to extract cannabis oil for medical use, it is far too dangerous.
This refers to Quick Wash Isopropyl, which literally means a 'quick wash' in Isopropyl alcohol, the cannabis is typically in the alcohol for under a minute, this method can produce a very high quality oil.
Full Extract Cannabis Oil, differs from QWISO as the cannabis has more of a soak than a wash, FECO fans often use Everclear® a 190- proof Grain Alcohol. It produces a very good quality oil.
Everclear grain alcohol, is the brand name of a colorless, unflavored, distilled beverage sold in some states in the U.S. and bottled at two different high strengths: 151-proof and 190-proof, meaning respectively 75.5% and 95% alcohol by volume,
190-proof spirits are the strongest that are available and they are ideal for this basic method of making cannabis oil. It is illegal to sell 190-proof Everclear in California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Virginia. It can be purchased in Ohio but only under severe restrictions. In Canada, Everclear is sold in the province of Alberta but not in other provinces.
In British Columbia, it is available for purchase only with a permit for medical, research, or industrial use. Everclear is difficult to obtain in the E.U, it is however possible to distill your own solvent.
Hemp seed oil
This is usually referred to as 'Cold pressed hemp oil' and is made by pressing non psychoactive cannabis hemp seeds, the extracted oil is very healthy and nutritious but it is not suitable for curing medical conditions as the seeds do not contain cannabinoids.
Cannabis oil infusion
Infused oil differs from an extracted oil in that it's not as concentrated; but hemp oil or olive oil infused with cannabis makes a versatile edible. Infusions are not suitable for treating serious medical conditions.
Rick Simpson oil
RSO refers to the oil promoted as a cure by cancer sufferer Rick Simpson, who was one of the first to pioneer making cannabis oil. It is made by extracting cannabinoids by the use of a solvent, such oils are high in cannabinoid content. Rick Simpson is still active and has several excellent videos online demonstrating how to make RSO safely at home.
Solvents commonly used in making cannabis oil extractions
Extreme caution must be taken when using solvents. Health hazards include nervous system damage, liver and kidney damage, respiratory damage, cancer, and skin disorders.
Many solvents can lead to a sudden loss of consciousness if inhaled in large amounts. Solvents like chloroform have been used in medicine as anesthetics and sedatives,
Many solvents can have harmful long term health effects so precautions must be taken; always wear protective clothing and gloves. Never work with solvents in an enclosed space without a suitable mask or respirator.
Most organic solvents are highly flammable, depending on their volatility. Mixtures of solvent vapors and air can literally explode.
Solvent vapors are heavier than air; and will sink to the floor and cause a potentially lethal, explosive mixture in an enclosed environment.
Solvent vapors can also be found in supposedly empty drums and cans, posing a flash fire hazard so empty containers of solvents should be stored open and upside down.
Examples of solvents commonly used to make cannabis oil
Chloroform, or trichloromethane. Boiling point: 61.15 °C (Non Polar)
Chloroform is an organic compound. It is a colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid that is produced on a large scale as a precursor to PTFE and refrigerants. Chloroform is a dangerous solvent to work with due to its ability to render you unconscious.
Naptha. Boiling point between: 30 °C and 200 °C (Non Polar)
Light naphtha is the fraction boiling between 30 °C and 90 °C and consists of molecules with 5–6 carbon atoms. Heavy naphtha boils between 90 °C and 200 °C and consists of molecules with 6–12 carbon atoms. Naptha is extremely volatile and can explode on exposure to high temperature so great care must be taken when it is used for making cannabis oil. Naptha is recommended by Rick Simpson, however there are concerns expressed by some that Naphtha can be carcinogenic. Some commonly available forms of Naptha contain impurities which may also have harmful properties of their own.
Isopropyl alcohol. Boiling point: 82.6 °C (Polar)
This solvent is miscible in water, ethanol, ether, and chloroform. It will dissolve ethyl cellulose, polyvinyl butyral, many oils, alkaloids, gums and natural resins. This solvent is commonly used in making cannabis oil but will dissolve undesirable compounds such as chlorophyll.
Pentane. Boiling point: 36.1 °C (Non Polar)
Pentanes are often used as specialty solvents in laboratories. Their properties are very similar to those of butanes and hexanes.
Hexanes. Boiling point: 50 – 70 °C (Non Polar)
Hexanes are all colorless liquids at room temperature, odorless when pure. They are widely used as cheap, relatively safe, largely unreactive, and easily evaporated non-polar solvents.
Dichloromethane (DCM, or methylene chloride) Boiling point: 39.6 °C (Non Polar)
This is an organic, colorless, volatile liquid with a moderately sweet aroma is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with water, it is, however, miscible with many other organic solvents. This solvent has a very low boiling point.
Acetone. Boiling point: 57 °C (Polar)
Easily available as a solvent and degreaser, Acetone evaporates rapidly and it is a popular solvent and is recognized to have low acute and chronic toxicity if ingested and/or inhaled. Acetone has been internationally rated as a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) substance for food use and is produced and disposed of in the human body through normal metabolic processes. The most hazardous property of acetone is its extreme flammability. At temperatures greater than acetone's flash point of -20 °C (-4 °F), air mixtures of between 2.5% and 12.8% acetone, by volume, may explode or cause a flash fire. Vapors can flow along surfaces to distant ignition sources and flash back.
Petroleum Ether. Boiling point: 35‒60 °C (Non Polar)
This is commonly used as a laboratory solvent. The term ether simply means extreme lightness and volatility. Ether is not commonly used as a solvent in producing cannabis oil.
Ethanol. Boiling point: 78.37 °C (Polar)
Also known as drinking alcohol it is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a slight chemical odor that most will be familiar with. It is also used as an antiseptic, fuel, and due to its low freezing point has many other uses.
Methanol. Boiling point: 64.7 °C (Polar)
This is the simplest alcohol. It is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to that of ethanol (drinking alcohol). However, unlike ethanol, it is highly toxic and unfit for consumption. At room temperature it is classified a polar liquid and widely used as an antifreeze.
Benzene. Boiling point: 80.1 °C (Non Polar)
This term actually refers to a variety of highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures produced from natural gas condensates, distillates, or the distillation of petroleum, coal tar and peat.
Solvent-less cannabis oil
Solvent less techniques strictly speaking do not produce what could be termed making cannabis oil.
They are better classified as extracts as they are generally smoked and really belong in the Medical Extract category, but nevertheless are worth mentioning in this article.
Iced water using bubble bags and dry ice extractions produce hash, but the Rosin technique is a method of extracting a pure cannabis extract without the need for volatile chemicals or the lengthy process that solvent extraction can take.
Using only a cheap hair straightener, some parchment paper, and little or no experience or expertise this technique allows patients access to high purity medicine in a matter of seconds.
The process required to create rosin only allows for a limited amount at a time, however using a t-shirt press or a larger heat press you can increase the load and overall yield.
There is no unwanted plant matter in the final product as the combustion temperature for cannabis is between 500-700 °C and the press does not generate that level of heat. Unlike solvent-extracted oils and waxes, there are no solvents used to separate the cannabinoids from the plant material so there is no danger of solvent residue in the final product.
If you need any advice or help please use the contact form provided. We try to answer all emails within 24 hours and are happy to help and advise on all aspects of medical marijuana treatments in complete confidence.


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I don't normally like recipes that have so many steps because when I bake I usually don't have a lot of time or patience but that's another thing I'm trying to work on with this project- take my time, and follow the steps exactly and just relax and bake. It's working out pretty well so far and I enjoyed making this. And wow, do these taste good! I've had rocky road ice cream before and didn't like it but I think that's because it wasn't pieces of the bar in chocolate ice cream (which I'm going to do because I now have an ice cream maker!!!) and I've had other people's rocky road and wasn't a huge fan but I LOVE this recipe and will most defiantly be baking this again!!
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- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan. In large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup margarine and 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in 1 cup flour and all remaining base ingredients; mix well. Spread in greased and floured pan.
- In small bowl, combine 6 oz. of the cream cheese, 1/4 cup margarine, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 egg; beat 1 minute at medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Stir in 1/4 cup nuts. Spread over chocolate mixture; sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake an additional 2 minutes.
- While marshmallows are baking, in large saucepan, combine 1/4 cup margarine, milk, 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate and reserved 2 oz. cream cheese. Cook over low heat, stirring until well blended. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Immediately pour frosting over puffed marshmallows and lightly swirl with knife to marble. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday that its first site for testing the possibility to allowing non-military drones to fly alongside commercial airplanes is ready to go.
The site, in North Dakota, is one of six that are expected to be used by the FAA to test the impact of the operation of drones on commercial flights.
The FAA is scheduled to test drones in North Dakota for two years.
"North Dakota has really taken the lead in supporting the growing unmanned aircraft industry," Foxx said in a statement. "We look forward to the contributions they and the other test sites will make toward our efforts to ensure the safe and efficient integration of UAS into our nation's skies."
The FAA is under pressure to approve the use of commercial drones quickly.
Congress has required the agency to develop a plan for boosting the use of drones in the U.S. by 2015, and online companies like Amazon are clamoring for the availability to use drones to speed up delivery times.
The agency has shut down operations by groups as varied as an Internet beer company and the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team in recent months.
The technology originally was being sought by police and other law enforcement groups. It has drawn criticism from privacy advocates who raised concerns about increased surveillance, however.
The FAA has said any of its potential test sites would have to have a plan to protect the privacy of nearby citizens.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Monday that the North Dakota tests would help pave the way for increased drone use in the U.S.
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Chicago VI begins a new chapter in Chicago history: It was the first of five albums recorded at producer James William Guercio's Caribou Ranch studio in the Colorado Rockies, described by Robert Lamm as a "creative monastery." Danny Seraphine had some different memories of the Caribou, which you will find in his book Street Player. Let's just say it was far from a monastery.
The isolated setting, or maybe the altitude – or both – seems to have affected the music. In contrast to the first four studio albums, we now get shorter, more pop-oriented songs; fewer long guitar solos; more guest artists; more lyrics about Chicago's adventures in the music business; and, fewer lyrics about current events and the state of the world.
Most importantly, Chicago VI is where Terry Kath and Robert Lamm begin to pull back and let other band members run the show. James Pankow is the leader of this album – look, there he is, right smack in the middle of the group portrait on the cover — and he remains as such on Chicago VII before Peter Cetera pushes his way to the front. Lamm and Kath remain highly important contributors, but never again will either one dominate a Chicago album like they did on the first five.
The album doesn't get off to a great start. "Critic's Choice," the lead-off song, is Robert Lamm's first misfire. Not because of the music, which includes lots of jazzy major sevenths and minor ninths banged out on the piano. Rather, it's the lyrics — a whiny complaint about bad reviews from music critics that no member of the listening public can relate to.
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And why, when this was in the can, didn't he develop it into a full song and put it on the album? It would have made a much stronger opener. Those chords! Those beautiful major seventh chords!
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ThermoEnergy Corp. (OTCBB: TMEN) and ITEA S.p.A. announced that they will work together to promote, finance, design and construct a 50 Megawatt (MW) pilot plant and a 320 MW commercial facility in the United States using a clean coal technology called pressurized oxy-combustion.
The goal is to accelerate the development of coal-fired emissions-free electricity generation. These clean coal power plants could enable utilities to continue burning inexpensive and abundant coal, while virtually eliminating both the traditional pollution (such as sulfur dioxide) from coal plants and the emissions of carbon dioxide that cause climate change. Moreover, the technology can be retrofitted to existing coal plants. By converting to pressurized oxy-combustion, the power industry could avoid shutting down scores of aging coal-fired facilities now threatened by tough new EPA pollution regulations, saving thousands of jobs and billions of taxpayer dollars. Read more.
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FREDERICK, Md.—An author who will provide insight into the anti-bullying movement will visit Hood College on Oct. 19 as part of the First-Year Read program.
Paige Rawl, author of "Positive: Surviving My Bullies, Finding Hope, and Living to Change the World—A Memoir," will speak at 6 p.m. in Hodson Auditorium in Rosenstock Hall. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow the talk.
In her book, Rawl recounts her experiences living with HIV from birth and the catastrophic consequences of confiding her HIV status to her best friend. Because of this revelation, she spent years being ostracized and victimized by her peers and ignored by her school's administration. Rawl finally regained control of her life by taking action and fighting cruelty with compassion. Today she is a college student majoring in entrepreneurship and business, a Red Cross HIV/AIDS educator, and publicly advocates for an end to bullying.
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Under the marijuana law, the Cannabis Regulation & Safety Act, cannabis dispensaries, co-ops, collectives and delivery services are will not be able to operate with the California Attorney General Guidelines after the Bureau of Cannabis Regulationstarts accepting applications. To read our summary of the newCalifornia marijuana law for business, click here.
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Smurfette Is Gone
Lucille Bliss has passed away at the age of 96. Who? Lucille's name or face might not be familiar, but chances are you know her voice, or at least one of them. She was a voice artist in cartoons for decades, giving sound to Smurfette of the Smurfs, one of the stepsisters in Disneys Cinderella, …
Bon Jovi Daughter Faces Drug Charges
Jon Bon Jovi's 19-year-old daughter Stephanie was arrested on her college campus Wednesday morning and taken to a local hospital with a male friend.
Kid Rock Embraces Apple, Finally!
Kid Rock has ended his longtime boycott of allowing Apple to sell his music.
Seasons Change at Acadia
Acadia National Park closes its Hulls Cove visitors center and the Sand Beach entrance station for the winter today. The winter visitors center located at park headquarters will remain open. Park Loop Road will stay open through December first, unless it is closed earlier by snow...
The Force is with Disney!
Disney announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to but Lucasfilm, home of Star Wars, for $4.05 BILLION dollars. Disney has bought up other entertainment properties before.. Pixar, Marvel, ABC, and ESPN. Also announced, Star Wars Episode 7...
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The wooden sailing ship HMS Bounty which spent time along the Maine coast last summer has been abandoned over 150 miles from the center of Hurricane Sandy southeast of Cape Hatteras.
Justin Bieber Videos Break Views Record
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The summit brings together 35 specially invited Maverick School Teachers from around the world. These teachers will spend 6 days to explore and create pedagogies for the future to support education for a sustainable world. The Summit will be guided by about 30 global thought leaders, policy makers, and expert practitioners from the field of education.
Through a process of 'Collaborative Mavericking' the gathering will seek to leverage its creativity and diversity to find a common ground. Our collective insights will culminate in examining pedagogy prototypes that stand to benefit teachers and children across the globe.
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"Maverick Teacher as someone who applies a balance of creativity, innovation, empathy and science to the art of teaching to support students and their learning. They think carefully about the students being taught, and the learning intended before designing teaching-learning strategies. They do not deter from reworking, re-organizing or re-arranging subject matter to make it more accessible and meaningful to students. A Maverick Teacher is someone who delights in the success of their students, and encourages student agency in assessment for learning, and the student's independence as a learner."
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As TV pilots increasingly look and feel more like movies, producers are finding it tough to make the leap to the second episode — after the big-name pilot director has gone back to features, the budget has been sliced in half and the production budget has been reduced to one week.
Thanks to TV's increasing box office mentality, the pressure among pilots to stand out has grown immensely as the nets look for "event-style" shows that can be easily marketed and will open big.
Hence the move toward larger pilot budgets ($7.5 million for "Bionic Woman," for example); longer shoots (15 days is the norm); and marquee directors like Spike Lee (who helmed "Shark's" pilot). The goal: Get this project on the primetime schedule, and worry about how to sustain it later.
"There's a feature appetite in place with the people writing pilots and those brought in to direct them," says producer Michael Robin ("Nip/Tuck," "The Closer"). "And there's less of a desire on the studio and network's part to say no. They want that big sales tool."
But the move to bigger and louder pilots makes it more difficult to live up to the promise of the first episode.
"We set a certain expectation for viewers that the pilot episode is what a regular episode of our show will look like," says 20th Century Fox TV prexy Dana Walden. "It's challenging."
For example, there has been a recent flurry of cast changes on frosh skeins such as "The Bionic Woman" and "Life Is Wild."
And ABC opted to pull back from the pilot to "Cavemen," which the net felt jumped too far into the show's exposition without proper character development. Now, the pilot episode will be reworked into the show's fifth or sixth seg, and its second episode will air as the show's first.
"In essence, we're shooting a whole new pilot," ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson says.
In New Orleans, helmer Brad Turner is helping rework Fox's post-Hurricane Katrina drama "K-Ville" for its second episode.
The pilot was shot like a film, with a very specific plot point and a dark look at 2007 New Orleans. But to make it work as a skein producers hope will go to 100 episodes or beyond, honchos (including exec producers Jonathan Lisco and Craig Silverstein) had to reshape the show into a slightly lighter, more procedural-driven look at two cops (one with a secret, which is hinted at in the pilot).
"(That hint) spins us into a series in a very natural way," Turner says. "To spin into a series, you need some ongoing issues between your lead characters. (The pilot) was a movie, I told them. I need to create longevity for them."
Turner was tapped to handle the "K-Ville" assignment (he spends most of his year on "24") partly because he's become one of 20th Century Fox TV's go-to guys when it comes to second episodes.
It's a unique niche that Turner says he relishes. Last year, Turner helmed the second episode of "Standoff"; the year before that, it was "Prison Break."
"In a way, it's equal to the pressure that's put on you when you direct a pilot," Turner says. "You've got a lot of people relying on you — the studio, the network, the showrunners, the writers, the actors — who want to spend the next five years doing this."
Shooting the first regular episode is most nerve-wracking for the lead cast (especially if there has been a casting change), he adds.
"There's a lot of tension on that first day of shooting," Turner says. "There's that feeling of, 'Now that we're picked up, we have to fight the ratings war.' "
Unlike entering a well-oiled series machine, Turner and other second-episode directors must spend time figuring out how to carry out the writers' champagne wishes on a Budweiser budget. And they don't get any extra time to plan it out (beyond the standard week prior to shooting).
"The toughest is bridging the gap between creative and production," Turner says. "Production wants to adapt the regular series feel as soon as possible, while creative wants to keep the movie-like nature of the pilot."
But if they pull it off, that second episode will likely be the template that remains in place on the show.
"It's been proven to us by these talented directors that you don't have to compromise episodically because of the budget," Walden says. "You need someone who's really smart and talented to come in and establish that eight days is enough time to produce a quality TV show. You don't get all the bells and whistles of the pilot, you sacrifice rehearsal time, some time to light scenes."
Sometimes it takes more than one episode to get the series in full swing. Walden says "Prison Break" took a few episodes to hit its stride, partly because "their pilot set the bar so high," she adds.
For other shows, the pilot ultimately worked better as a stand-alone mini-movie than part of a series.
In the case of "Standoff," it was the unusual tone between dramatic action and a romantic comedy that probably required longer shoots and more time in post-production to hit the scenes just right, Walden says — time that could be afforded a pilot, but not a series.
Of course, some second-episode stresses could be avoided if producers attempted to keep their pilot episodes under check.
"Some of my teachers were people like ('NYPD Blue' alums) Greg Hoblit and Steven Bochco," says Robin. "They wanted to make sure when they were doing their pilot it was an accurate representation of what to expect on the series level. Otherwise, episode two has to be a big step down, and you have to re-educate the audience on what they should expect on the series level. That's a tall task."


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Open Thread: Talk About Sex & Love — No Conversation Is or Ever Will Be Off Limits Here
Here's your place to come talk about sex and love whenever you feel like it.
I'm sitting in the psych ward of a hospital near my apartment in Brooklyn wearing a yellow paper gown -- so see-through that my black panties are visible -- and those blue slip-proof hospital socks. I hug my knees into my chest and twitch nervously, waiting for the doctor to call me in to get assessed. Next to me is my boyfriend, Brian. It must be 4 o'clock in the morning.
In front of us, a man in his early 20s, handcuffed to a gurney, strapped in an NYPD straight jacket, flops around like a fish, screaming. There's a flat-screen TV behind a thick layer of plastic above us playing reruns of an early '90s sitcom. The show's laugh track is unsettling.
"I hate you, you're disgusting," I hiss at Brian. He stares at me with damp, sunken eyes.
"How could you do this to me?" I continue. "Do you know what will happen to me in there? I'll come out worse. I hate you!"
"GET ME OUT OF THESE CUFFS!" the guy on the gurney cries.
"HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA," goes the show's laughtrack.
"I love you," he says calmly.
"I've never loved you," I whisper. I glance at the nurse behind the secured barrier in the front of the room, making sure she can't hear me. "I'm moving back to Chicago and I'm never seeing you again."
Brian's face tics, like he's about to cry. "I love you," he says again.
Minutes later, I feel the adrenaline wearing off. I rest my head on Brian's shoulder. His sweatshirt is damp.
"Why are you wet?" I ask.
"You poured water over me," he says.
I jerk up. "Wait, where are we? Why are we here?"
Brian sighs gently. He reaches his arm around my shoulder and squeezes.
"No touching!" the nurse yells behind her plastic barricade.
We'd only been together six months.
"You'll Meet Him When You Least Expect It"
You know that saying, "You'll meet him when you least expect it"? While it's an exciting concept and all, what if when we "least expect it" are the times that we think we're completely undesirable?
That's how I felt when I met Brian in the beginning of last summer. I looked fine, physically. In my head, though, I thought I was horrible and disgusting. My skin was crawling, constantly. My mind raced and chattered -- not like I heard voices, but like my thoughts jumped around and didn't make much sense.
The thought I heard most clearly? Kill yourself.
The History
I had an idea of what was happening with me: For 10 years, I struggled with suicidal ideation, rapid mood swings, and erratic behavior. At 15, I'd slit my wrist so severely I had to get stitches and was involuntarily admitted to a treatment center for young adults. There, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
My parents dismissed it, convincing me that going on medication would alter my personality. They said I was dramatic, and that I needed to eat healthier and get more exercise.
Desperate to feel better, I started self-medicating with the drugs I had available to me: Marijuana and alcohol. Smoking pot kept my mood level (or so I thought), and alcohol numbed me out completely. (A nice break for a brain that doesn't stop "chattering.")
I worked manically throughout high school, and then college, consuming my trusted chemicals like prescribed medication. I got good grades, had lots of friends, and juggled multiple jobs and extracurricular activities.
From the outside, I passed as an outgoing, excitable workaholic. Really though, I felt miserable, like I was struggling just to survive. I thought about suicide daily.
After graduating college, I moved to NYC to work in magazines. Without all the activities I poured my nonstop energy into at university, my drinking escalated. My mood swings worsened. On top of that, a slew of circumstantial life changes -- my friend passing away, the magazine I worked for folding, a toxic romantic relationship -- altered my usual stressed-out self into a total head case.
I started binging and purging all my food and lost a bunch of weight. I blacked out from drinking every night, and slept with so many strangers, I stopped keeping count. I paced around my room in circles. Something like a scream vibrated in the back of my throat. My body felt electric. Death was looming.
Like many people who experience manic episodes -- which I had obviously been in the middle of -- I was hesitant to get help. I wrote incessantly, and my writing was going well.
But also like most manic episodes, that state of elation and intense creativity came to an abrupt halt. I overdosed on alcohol and prescription pills and landed in a psych ward.
The stay was short, but horrifying. When I was released, I felt humiliated and hollow. I hardly wanted to talk. I stayed in my room, smoked pot, watched Netflix, and binged and purged.
And one night, when a friend convinced me to get out of the apartment, I met Brian.
A Not-So-Normal Relationship Begins
I was instantly attracted to him: 6' 2", slightly shaggy, blonde hair, blue eyes, and the scruffiest, sexiest man face I've ever seen. We exchanged numbers that night, and went on our first date a week later.
After three dates, I decided to tell him what I was going through -- I had published a piece a few months earlier about self medicating mental illness with marijuana, so he was bound to find out anyway.
"I know," Brian said after I made my confession on a bar patio in Brooklyn. "I read your article."
I blushed, my whole face scalding, and thought I might throw up. It mentioned such ugly things -- my scar, my unpredictable moods.
"It made me like you more," he said.
Shit, I thought. Another dude looking to save a fucked-up woman.
"I have ADHD," he said. "I was diagnosed four years ago, went on medication, and then stopped taking it. It's always been an issue. It makes me feel like a freak. When I read your article, I thought, 'Maybe this person will understand me.'"
I released my pent-up breath, and threw my arms around him. I was so relieved. I had found a fellow freak!
The Summer of Insanity
My lingering depression eventually reared its ugly head: I was irritable, and always tired. My limbs felt heavy. My mind was slow.
I stopped writing completely. I loathed every part of myself. I could hardly look in the mirror.
Binge drinking is common in those with bipolar and ADHD, and Brian and I encouraged each other to have "just one more" accordingly. When I drank, my insecurities ignited a frenzied rage. I'd tell Brian that I didn't even like him, and that he should just break up with me.
What I was really saying: "How could you love such a hideous thing?"
When I followed him around his apartment, wasted, spewing insults and vile, he'd tell me, "I know why you're saying this. And I'm not going to leave you."
After one particularly bad night, I woke up next to Brian all bleary-eyed with a hangover, and thought that I should end the relationship, sober (so that he'll take me seriously), and save him from, um, me.
Waiting for him to stir, I went through the books on his nightstand and found one: "Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder."
He wants to understand me, I thought. I cried a little. And I began to trust him, just a bit.
Still, a few months later, I had another manic episode that landed me in a psych ward, again. This time, with Brian by my side, I wasn't alone.
Getting Help
More intense treatment became a must after that particularly violent episode. It took a couple months (I made excuses, like a work deadline, but was honestly scared that medication would make me boring and less creative). With pressure from my therapist, Brian, and my best friend, I was convinced to enter a dual-diagnosis treatment center in Palm Springs, CA for a 30-day rehabilitation program.
Brian was elated, but I was scared and angry. On top of everything else I was dealing with, I was afraid my relationship with him wouldn't survive. I felt abandoned and rejected.
Eventually, with mood stabilizers and a butt-load of therapy, I started feeling better. On the "outside" of my delusional state, I realized how messed up it was that thinking the urge to kill myself was just something I'd have to deal with for the rest of my life.
The last weekend of treatment was "family weekend," full of super-intense group therapies. Because my parents had never taken my diagnosis seriously, I didn't invite them. But Brian came. And because he did, our whole relationship changed. We learned how to set boundaries, and how to communicate.
It also proved that Brian didn't want to get rid of me -- he wanted me to get help. He believed I was worthy of love and acceptance. And really, since we met, that's all he ever wanted from me.
The Breakup
In rehab, they told us to avoid making any major changes for a full year after our treatment ended -- getting married, buying a house, or erm, MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. But that's what Brian and I did, three months after I got back to NYC. We flew out together on our one-year anniversary.
I went off my medication about a month in for various reasons. (Far too many to explain here, but, yeah, BAD IDEA.) I got my medical marijuana card soon after, and went back to self-medicating. I felt fine, just boring and kind of dumb. I slept a lot.
For a million reasons, Brian and mine's relationship eventually started to unravel. We both worked from home, and were on top of each other constantly. I didn't have a car, and depended him for rides. Since I started freelancing and my first payments came in later than I anticipated, he also paid for most of our move-in expenses. There was this underlying resentment brewing.
We started fighting -- and it wasn't like those aforementioned fights, where I'd chase him around the apartment like a self-destructive monster. It was coming from both sides this time. And going off my meds certainly helped NOTHING.
"You can't control your emotions!" he yelled during one fight.
"UM... DUH!" I rolled my eyes and flipped my palms up into the air.
After some particularly gnarly fights, I decided to go see a psychiatrist and go back on medication. But it was as if, with those brawls, we had reached the point of no return. We both decided to go our separate ways.
With the breakup, and him moving out, and me getting a new roommate, and also new clients (which is why I feel comfortable writing about this now, when I've been avoiding the subject of my mental health since I was looking for a job) -- and also deciding I should distract myself with dating around, and going out to parties, and then running out of Klonopin, a medicine I take the curb mania -- I inevitably went completely manic. I stopped sleeping, stopped eating, and started, er, freaking the fuck out.
I knew I was under a particular period of stress, but I felt guilty asking my psychiatrist for more Klonopin. (I also gave some away to friends in NYC, thinking I wouldn't need so much. DO NOT DO.)
I also learned from my DBT doctor yesterday that Klonopin withdrawal can make certain people feel "really weird." And that's exactly what happened to me, earlier this week.
So what did I do? I texted Brian.
I sort of felt one step ahead of him during this whole particular freak-out. But as I laid in bed, concentrating on my breathing, writhing in pain, and waiting for my doctor to call me back and refill my prescription, I mourned the loss of my relationship with Brian. I missed having my caregiver.
My new roommate reassured me last night as we watched the most heartbreaking movie on Netflix ever (along with "Blue Valentine," I would highly NOT recommend this title if you're lovesick) that what I was feeling was normal post-breakup: the loneliness, the strike to my self-esteem, attempting to distract myself with work and guys who really don't give a shit.
As I popped another Klonopin, I thought, I need to get off this drug eventually. And I need to take care of myself, for once, and stop depending on Brian. I do miss him, though.
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