The L Word: Generation Q Trailer Reunites Bette, Shane, and Alice for a 'New Beginning'
The L Word
- Metascore63
- 2004-2009
- 6 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Drama
- TV-MA
Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Laurel Holloman, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moennig star in this intimate drama series about a group of lesbian friends struggling with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
- Metascore63
- 2004-2009
- 6 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Drama
- TV-MA
Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Laurel Holloman, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moennig star in this intimate drama series about a group of lesbian friends struggling with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
Bette and Shane Share a Tender Moment in The L Word: Generation Q Trailer
The girls are back in town
Meet the New Characters of The L Word: Generation Q
The old is mixing with the new in Showtime's revival
Here's When The L Word: Generation Q Premieres
Showtime's iconic drama is almost back
The L Word Revival Has a Brand New Title and Poster
The show will premiere this fall on Showtime
The L Word Sequel Is Officially Happening at Showtime -- with Sarah Shahi!
See who's returning
The L Word Creator Teases the New-Look Sequel Season
And will Erin Daniels be back?
A Follow-Up to the Groundbreaking Series The L Word Is in the Works
What we know so far
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L Word's Leisha Hailey Escorted off Southwest Flight After Kissing Girlfriend
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The L Word Creator Ilene Chaiken Heads to CBS
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True Blood Promotes Jessica Tuck; Adds Three New Actresses
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GLAAD Report: True Blood Leads Cable Rebound as TV Becomes More Gay-Friendly
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Good Wife Casts Role That "Immediately Impacts" Alicia, Executive Producer Says
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Dexter Recruits L Word Star Katherine Moennig for Season 5
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NBC Adds Bruckheimer's Chase to Fall Lineup
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Jennifer Beals Takes a Ride-Along
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L Word Spawns Reality Series
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Tim Robbins Drama Passed Over by Showtime
Now Tim Robbins really has something to complain about. Despite good buzz for the speechifying actor's pharmaceutical drama pilot, Possible Side Effects, Showtime is taking a pass.At least Robbins is in good company: The cabler has passed on all four pilots it ordered this outing. The other three are the L Word spinoff starring Leisha Hailey, the Matthew Perry/Peter Tolan comedy The End of Steve, and the comedy Ronna and Beverly, from a team that includes Weeds creator Jenji Kohan.
GLAAD Awards to Honor D-Lister Griffin and L Worders
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, March 8, 2009
Breaking Bad10 pm/ET AMC The second-season opener simmers with an unsettling intensity and gripping, jaw-dropping drama. Having watched loco Tuco (Raymond Cruz) "beat a dude to death...for nothing," Walt and Jesse decide that however lucrative their business "arrangement" is with the psychotic pusher, they need to get out of it. Impetuous Jesse cooks up a half-baked plan of attack, but cooler-headed Walt concocts a more surefire way to take care of the bane of their existence. — Ray Stackhouse Read on for previews of Desperate Housewives, Big Love, Candy Girls, The Simpsons and The L Word.
GLAAD Award Nods Acknowledge Both the Surreal and Real
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
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The L Word Spin-Off Takes Place in Prison
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Jon Wolfe Nelson Readies for L Word's Final Sign-off
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L Word Spin-Off to Star Leisha Hailey
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Showtime Announces L Word Spin-Off
At Friday's executive session, Showtime chairman and CEO Matthew C. Blank announced a spin-off of The L Word, the cable net's lesbians-in-love soap opera.Though the spin-off is in very preliminary stages, Blank confirmed that series creator Ilene Chaiken is working on a new series that will star one of the current cast members. Further, he said that the series finale of The L Word will feature an open-ended storyline that will continue in some online iteration until the spin-off begins airing, and then will become part of the spin-off's narrative.The L Word's final season is scheduled to air in early 2009. Until then, let's chat. Which lady of L would you like to see front and center on the spin-off? — Mickey O'Connor
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Showtime has ordered a sixth — and final — season of The L Word, to start production this summer for an early 2009 run. Versus previous 12- and 13-episode seasons, this final salvo will last just eight weeks, an abbreviated stretch yet sufficient to wrap up the groundbreaking series. "We are enormously proud of the legacy of The L Word," says Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt. "The title of the show became part of the lexicon, and the breadth and reach of the characters and storylines are a testament to the talent of Ilene Chaiken and her incredible cast."What's your take? Would you prefer the lezcapades to continue? Is the timing just right? Or had the show's novelty already worn off?
The Truth Behind Paris Hilton's "Lesbian" Leanings
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Jennifer Beals Talks About The L Word, Love Scenes and Flashdance
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Old Men, Lesbian Women and More News Briefs
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Dexter Debrief, L Word Change and Other News Briefs
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Lyrics, L Word and More Short Cuts
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Exclusive: Wallace Shawn to Join Cast of The L Word
Those who feared that The L Word's Jenny (Mia Kirshner) may have drifted out to sea for good can now stop guessing. Jenny is back and ready to start production on her movie "Les Girls." She's hooked Wallace Shawn — best known as Vizzini in The Princess Bride — as the financier of her "fictional" flick. Shawn, who will play William Halsey at the start of Season 5, has a four-episode story arc on the Showtime drama.Also joining the cast as a recurring guest star is Top Gun's Kelly McGillis, who will appear as a military lawyer handling a "Don't ask, don't tell" case. The L Word returns in January. —Reporting by Carita Rizzo
Nip/Tuck Ratings, L Word Return and More
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Entourage Crazyman Joins 24, More Casting News
As first reported by Ausiello, Janeane Garofalo (whose name I will apparently need to learn to type correctly... ) is joining 24 for Season 7. Per a Fox press release, Garofalo is playing "Janis Gold, an FBI systems analyst assigned to the team investigating the crisis befalling Jack Bauer and company." Working alongside G-a-r-o-f-a-l-o, TVGuide.com has confirmed, will be Rhys Coiro (aka Entourage's Billy Walsh). 24's new day begins sometime in January 2008.... It's The Accused meets Top Gun! All that's missing is a barn-raising. Kelly McGillis will be guesting on The L Word this coming season, playing a military lawyer involved in a "Don't' ask, don't tell" case, says the Advocate.
Showtime's Brotherhood Adds Tony Winner, and More
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Word Upped: Showtime Says OK to More L
This just in from my pal at Showtime:"On the heels of a year highlighted with industry recognition and critical acclaim for its award-winning original programming including Weeds, Dexter and Brotherhood, Showtime has ordered a fifth season of its hit drama series The L Word. Twelve new episodes are set to begin production this summer and premiere sometime in early 2008."
Cybill Shepherd on L Word Lovin': "To Me, Sexy Is Sexy"
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Anything you can share about ...
Question: Anything you can share about the new season of The L Word?Answer: As you already know, Karina Lombard’s long-missed Marina makes a shocking return in the fourth season premiere on Jan. 7, which should cause big problems for the already bonkers Jenny, who has moved on from Moira-turned-Max to that French chick she hooked up with last year. Meanwhile, Kit makes a decision about her unborn baby that takes a bizarre twist once she goes to see her doctor.
Your comment about someone ...
Question: Your comment about someone coming back from Season 1 on the L Word is killing me! Is it Marina? Please tell me it is!! Answer: It is!
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