The cast:
Ed (Gdaly Berlin) considers himself to be a typical Brandeisian. He’s smart, friendly, practical, a bit of a stoner, and desperate to get laid.
Walter (Josh Reuss) usually has the best intentions, but the worst plans. Whether he’s joining a corrupt fraternity or stealing textbooks for his crush, Walter keeps on trying to fit in, even though things just never seem to go his way.
Ronnie (Ted Levin) is not a dork. But he just can’t help counting the dollars wasted on alcohol at a party, or seeing the philosophical beauty of hacking into public safety’s cameras.
Brendon (Alex Gaman) would like to think that he’s the leader of his little gang. And when he’s not proposing new drinking games or sex pacts, he’s probably avoiding work and drinking himself into oblivion.
Nicole (Diana Benlevy) has noticed three consequences of hanging around guys all the time: she’s a bit tougher than most girls, she ends up being dragged into a lot of ridiculous schemes, and she has an absolutely awful taste in men.
Lindsay (Larissa Liebmann) writes for The Justice and enjoys German literature, so she’s better read than her friends, but she still loves to get sloshed with them on the weekends.
Additional recurring characters include Marvin (Chris Lavery), The Treasurer (Ariel Levy), The Treasurer’s secretary (Eva Cataldo), Walter’s CA (Jordan Rothman), and Walter’s frat boy friend (Nick Nestelbaum).
The episodes:
1 – Sex with Dolphins: The gang decides to redecorate their dorm hallway
2 – New Textbooks: The gang finds a way to get free textbooks
3 – The Finals Countdown: Ed, Ronnie, and Lindsay search for the elusive "Attractive Female Society" in the Castle; meanwhile, Walter and Brendon study for final exams.
4 – Drunk in Deis: Ed, Ronnie, Brendon, and Nicole go to a party at the Mods to steal alcohol; Walter and Lindsay throw an unsuccessful party in Ziv
5 – Everybody Hates Ronnie: Walter joins Alpha Sigma Zeta, the new fraternity on campus.
6 – The Pact: The gang makes a pact to all get laid by the end of the weekend.
7 – Brandeis TeleVoyeurs: In the series finale, Brendon and Ronnie decide to turn Ed's life into a TV show.
Production:
“Slice N Deis” was created for Brandeis Television by Arun Narayanan in the fall of 2007. Production was initially spearheaded by Arun Narayanan, Alex Gaman, Avi Swerdlow, and Ilan Amouyal. Later episodes were helmed by Arun Narayanan and Chris Lavery. Members of the class of 2010 made up most of the cast and crew.
Like most college memories, “Slice N Deis” began as an experiment. Nobody in the crew had any previous film or television experience, and everybody learned the ropes along the way. Production in every aspect improved drastically over the course of the series, and what began as a shaky, not-bad-for-BTV show in 2007 ended as a much-lauded hallmark of Brandeis student media in 2009. By the final semester, “Slice N Deis” had a production quality that matched the best of college television shows nationwide.
This is not to imply that “Slice N Deis” ever took itself very seriously. The show’s unofficial production studio was named “Autoderision Productions,” every episode’s introduction paid homage to a “real” sitcom, and self-referencing became a running joke throughout the series. And of course, nothing about the show itself was ever serious – “Slice N Deis” is at its heart a goofy, crass, comedy show about life at Brandeis University. We can only hope that it remains a prominent member of the Brandeis Television archive for years to come.
