The supporting role in The L Word.

Is anybody care the supporting roles in The L word seasons ? Many of them played very well and r more closed to our real life. In fact, real life can't be so a paradise in The L word seasons. I really like Robin who had courted Jenny, and Ivan who had courted Kit, do you guys have the impression. . . Unfortunately, they just appeared in several episodes. So, Do you have particularly deep impression on a supporting role? Even the an attendant of planet .

Sarah Shahi lands USA's 'Kate' pilot

Sarah Shahi has landed the lead in USA Network's pilot "Facing Kate," lifting the contingency off the project.

The pilot, produced by Universal Cable Prods., centers on Kate (Shahi), a divorced San Francisco woman who leaves her job as a lawyer to become a mediator.

Michael Sardo wrote the script for "Facing Kate" and is executive producing the pilot with Steve Stark.

Shahi most recently played the female lead opposite Damian Lewis on NBC's cop drama "Life." Her series credits also include Showtime's "The L Word," ABC's "Alias" and the NBC comedy series "Teachers."

Shahi is repped by CAA and McKeon-Myones.

With its firm production order, "Kate" joins another female-centered pilot that USA recently picked up, "Covert Affairs" starring Piper Perabo.

Possibly the worst ending in TV History

" The L word Seasons " has been my guilty pleasure television show for a numbers of years now. I honestly have no idea what originally brought me to the series, nor can I think of any particular moment when it became appointment television, but eventually its hooks got sunk into me and I was lost. I thought it was a beautifully written, shot and acted series with plenty of drama (but never overtly over the time) and a very very talented cast.

Despite this, I was shocked with how downright awful the final season of the series is. The L word final Season (which the writers were given an entire year to write and shot), is composed of an 8-episode mystery of *SPOILER* Who Killed Jenny, with the first act of the season establishing the arc and the remained of the season played in flashbacks leading up to the big moment. Yet, the writers never say who killed her, leaving the story wide open. That's right, a 6 year series with a definite finale ended on a cliff-hanger, in a very anticlimatic episode, and honestly painful to watch episode.

Beyond that this season every character did something or revealed something ridiculously out of character that just kept changing the entire dynamic of the series, and not in a good way. After watching this on showtime, I'm pretending the series ended with season 5.

The L Word: The Complete Final Season

Oddly enough, the 3-disc DVD final season box set of the groundbreaking Showtime series about a group of lesbians living in LA features no supplemental materials related directly to the show, instead taking the term “supplemental” literally by offering up much in the community and the empowerment neighbourhood. Firstly, there is a featurette titled “Generations”, which covers “coming out” stories from lesbians of all shapes, sizes and ages, related awkwardly to The L Word. There is also a lengthy recording (with a handful of preliminary interviews) of the 11th Annual Women’s Event of the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (I would have paid good money to be there when the “community” was discussing whether to call their center the “Gay, Lesbian” or “Lesbian, Gay” Community Center). Lastly, there are photographs from Jennifer Beals, a chapter from Marlee Matlin’s biography and PC-accessible episodes of United States of Tara and The Tudors.

The 8-episode, sixth season, starts out with the discovery of Jenny’s (Mia Kirschner) body and the rest of the lesbian entourage sobbing. Things then jump back three months—much like Damages—as the full season run details what led up to that point. Initially, Jenny, Shane (Katherine Moennig) and Niki (Kate French) wind up in a heated battle after Shane eats out Niki at the “Lez Girls” wrap party—oh snap! Jenny is horrified that her best friend and roommate Shane would betray her but less surprised that her flighty actress girlfriend would cheat.

Meanwhile, “Lez Girls” runs into yet another snag when the producers decide to change the title to “The Girls” and make it all about a boy-girl romance. When the negatives go missing from the studio, Tina (Laurel Holloman) is blamed, and she, in turn, blames Jenny. This season also finds Tina settling into domesticity with Bette (Jennifer Beals), now that Jodi (Marlee Matlin) is out of the picture romantically. Of course, this doesn’t mean that Jodi is gone for good, as she does her best to make Bette’s life a living hell.

When Alice (Leisha Hailey) almost kisses another girl, Tasha (Rose Rollins) threatens to pack up and leave, resulting in much whining, pleading and eventually, couple’s counselling. Of course, much of this drama unfolds at Kit (Pam Grier) and Helena’s (Rachel Shelley) all girl nightclub “The Hit”.
Subplots involve the news that Max, close to his female-to-male sexual reassignment surgery, learns that he is four months pregnant (woops), while Phyllis (Cybill Shephard) and Joyce (Jane Lynch) decide to tie the knot (California hate legislation aside).

Much like the similarly themed—but completely opposite and far less watchable—Queer as Folk, The L Word is praised more so for what it represents than its actuality, as the series is little more than trite high school drama with whiny, self-involved characters that won’t shut up about each and every feeling they have. The writing is often laboured and the direction sluggish, despite the occasional moment of genius, which usually comes care of something devilish that Jenny did, such as the inspired dumping of Niki. On the upside, the strong acting in The L Word—aside from Pam Grier—elevates much of the hokum, giving some humanity to a bunch of flaky LA artistes. Perhaps if the opening title sequence weren’t so laughably bad…

Of course, this said, particularly adamant, flag-waving lesbians and horny straight men will get their fill in this final season of The L Word, leaving its limitations in the quality department to be somewhat of a moot point.

Ilene Chaiken Takes Helm on CW's 'Confessions of a Backup Dancer'

Ilene Chaiken, the notorious force behind Showtime's hit drama The L Word, will be heading back to network television with a new series for the CW. Loosely inspired by the teen book of the same name, Confessions of a Backup Dancer will explore the lives of backup dancers on the road with a pop star. Chaiken already has one new show in the works, a new Showtime series titled The Real L Word: Los Angeles, a reality TV spin-off of The L Word featuring a group of 'real' lesbians in L.A. Like it wasn’t bad enough to have to compare ourselves to the larger-than-life L Word ladies, now we get to do it with actual live Hollywood lesbians.

Now, apparently, Chaiken will also be returning back to network TV to head The CW's new drama, Confessions of a Backup Dancer, adapted from the Alloy Entertainment novel which “explores the glamorous and gritty behind-the-scenes world of a major pop tour from the point of view of the star’s troupe of backing dancers.”

If it sounds like an odd choice for Chaiken, let's not forget she worked under B-television guru Aaron Spelling for years. This is the lady who prior to The L Word counted Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Barb Wire among her credits. So a cheesy CW drama is probably right up her alley. After all, you can only skim the cream off of your own sordid lesbian life for so long.

Chaiken will be writing for Confessions and serving as executive producer along with Les Morgenstein and Bob Levy - the guys also behind the helm of the new CW series The Vampire Diaries. Considering how badly the Confessions of a Backup Dancer book itself has been bashed by various critics, it almost seems doomed even before it airs. Then again, lots of people thought The L Word would never make it past the first season. So you never know with Chaiken holding on to the reins.

The Loss Word: Season Six

Season 6 has its ups and downs. One nice revelation: you will find out who actually stole the Les Girls film after the accusations you watched in an earlier season. Overall, this latest season does not have as many bad episodes as in some earlier seasons. Thankfully, there are not too many more scenes with Bette and Jody, something that dragged on for much too long. However, Jennie-as-movie-script-writer is a dominant story line again, so be prepared if you have not had enough of it already.

Looking back over the entire series, the producer made many mistakes with the The L Word. This ultimately led to its premature cancellation. Her biggest mistake occurs in season 6 with the unsolved murder of a major character. Given the short number of episodes in this season, the viewer is left wondering whether the producer intended the ending to be left a mystery or if the show simply ran out of of time and funding. There are a few short plotlines that never get fully developed. This leaves the viewer feeling unsatisfied. Nevertheless, these shortcomings should not prevent you from buying this last season.

After watching the final episode titled, "Last Word", I felt sad that this show has ended. Despite all of its obvious shortcomings The L Word gave me some of the best entertainment I have ever had from a TV series. I still cannot believe that it is really over. I feel as if I have lost a group of good friends whom I will never see again.

Excellent ending, given the cut short budget

I was really intrigued by the story line and for the idea that Jenny gets killed off. She was a girl from the mid west, come out to the west to venture a new life with her boyfriend, fiancee, ex husband then to have realized her sexuality isn't what she had thought because of her misconstrued nature of life. she was an excellent character, and she acted very well, she was the one character that i just wanted to pull her hair off, not just chop it off.

I loved the story line with Bette and Tina, and i'm glad to see them back together again. Shane wished she had Carmen come back into her life, but instead went crazy for Jenny. Alice should not have shared her idea with Jenny, already knowing how caniving and devious Jenny is. But there is, and always will be a character you will have to base who is the good guy, and who is the bad guy in order to know the difference between the two. Tasha is excellent. I don't know what's running through Max's head. Helena, i despise that she wanted to return to Danny's girlfriend.

Boo on that part. Overall story line, honestly with the time that was permitted, the budget they were limited, was very excellent, only because they had intended to have a spin-off. Which i do hope the spinoff makes it to television, and not just online. The L word was and is, always going to be a monumental historical epic for lesbians and bisexuals and transexuals in televison entertainment. I heart the L word!!

Showtime series 'The L Word' may be revived as a reality show

"The L Word" is about to get the "Real World" treatment.

Showtime is reviving the beloved drama, which wrapped up this year, as a reality series.

"The Real L Word: Los Angeles," from original "L Word" creator Ilene Chaiken and the Magical Elves production team ("Project Runway," "Top Chef"), will follow the lives of six lesbians living in Los Angeles. It has been green-lit for nine episodes, according to Variety.

However, a spokeswoman for the network said Tuesday that the deal wasn't final.

"The L Word," about a group of L.A. women, both gay and straight, starred Jennifer Beals, Mia Kirshner and Leisha Hailey, among others. It ran for six seasons.

Chaiken says she's been mulling over the reality idea since the series ended in March.

"I had the conviction that there were more stories to tell and more ways to tell them, and that 'The L Word' as a franchise just had unlimited value," Chaiken told the Daily News. "'The L Word' is more than just fictional stories, so I was thinking about different ways to make that manifest."

Chaiken produced an earlier spinoff of "The L Word" - a fictional series entitled "The Farm," starring Hailey - but the network didn't pick it up.

She says she's also working on an "L Word" movie.

Because the deal hasn't been finalized, "The Real L Word" hasn't been cast, but Chaiken hopes to find women who embody what "The L Word" was about.

"There was a lot of truth in the show, and now we're going to give you the reality version of that truth," she said. "We're not going to look to find characters that archetypally are the characters in the fictional 'L Word,' but we are going to look to find people who are living lives that reflect some of those same ideas and values."

Chaiken says she isn't surprised that Showtime, best known for its movies and scripted fare, would take a risk with a reality series.

"My sense is that they're excited about it," she said. "Showtime is, if nothing else, envelope-pushing. They're open to new things, and they do those things before other people do them."
The network also recently ordered "The C Word," starring Laura Linney as a suburban mom with cancer, and "Oliver Stone's Secret History of America."

News of "The Real L Word" comes on the heels of rumors that another production company was casting a docu-series about gay men in New York. The idea that television is turning toward more gay- and lesbian-centered material is encouraging to Chaiken.

"Gay stories really haven't been told yet," she said. "I'd like to believe that it's becoming more accepted, but right now, we're just scratching the surface."