The L Word - The Complete First
Season starring Jennifer Beals, Erin
Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel
Holloman, Mia Kirshner
Very Happy!!!
Four years after Showtime made gay men the focus of its original series
Queer as Folk, it was time for a little turnabout with The L Word (bad title,
great show). Centering around a tight-knit group of lesbians in Los
Angeles, this drama was far removed from its working-class male
counterpart in both style and content. While the men of QAF enjoyed a
fabulous if melodramatic life on the middle-class streets of Pittsburgh, the
women of The L Word lived it up in sunny California, with gorgeous
houses, glamorous careers, and sexy wardrobes. Ironically, though, The
L Word adhered more to the everyday drama of ensemble shows like
thirtysomething than the soap opera antics of QAF, and the results were
surprisingly heartfelt and effective, appropriately stylish but never over the
top. There was plenty of room for titillation, but creator Ilene Chaiken
fashioned from the start a show centered on characters and not just sex,
aiming for the heart rather than... well, other places. The L Word
focused primarily on committed couple Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina
(Laurel Holloman), a former power-career duo whove decided to have a
baby; however, artificial insemination and the changing dynamics of their
relationship throw their previously happy existence off-kilter. Within their
orbit are spunky journalist Alice (Leisha Hailey), sultry hairdresser Shane
(Katherine Moenning), closeted pro tennis player Dana (Erin Daniels), and
espresso bar owner Marina (Karina Lombard) who, in the shows most
polarizing storyline, bedded the seemingly straight Jenny (Mia Kirschner)
and shook up her heterosexual world. Jennys am-I-straight-or-not?
kvetching frustrated both her fiancé (Eric Mabius) and many viewers, who
were alternately irritated and intrigued by her inability to decide one way or
the other. But Jennys weakness was part of The L Words strength: in
exploring many sides of many issues, both domestic and political, it never
came up with an easy answer for any of them, making the show all that
more fascinating--and compulsively watchable. --Mark Englehart
This is just an AWESOME show!!! Im glad I purchased this season and
now I have season 2 as well!!! I cant wait till I get seasons 3-6. It has a
wonderful cast and the writers, directers and everyone ivolved in the show
is just amazing!! I wish it didnt end after season 6, cause so very well
done! Thanks to all involed in this show, for bringing us The L-Word.
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