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The L Word: Season One | 
| Studio: Showtime Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 32.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4594
Format: Box Set, Collector's Edition, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.7 x 2.5
MPN: 758445205220
ISBN: 1594470529
UPC: 758445205220
EAN: 9781594470523
ASIN: B0002MPQRS
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 2004
Release Date: November 16, 2004
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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 LWord (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 LWord lived it up in sunny California, with gorgeous houses, glamorous careers, and sexy wardrobes. Ironically, though, The LWord 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 LWord focused primarily on committed couple Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman), a former power-career duo who've 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 show's most polarizing storyline, bedded the seemingly straight Jenny (Mia Kirschner) and shook up her heterosexual world. Jenny's 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 Jenny's weakness was part of The LWord's 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
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Fluid, and refreshing. October 20, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wow! My friend who was looking for a gene provider for her kid lended me her first season set. I didn't think I would like it, but she knew better. I watch the whole first season non-stop, I just couldn't stop watching. There is such a sweetness to these women that heterosexual women can't replicate. I am very much in love with these women, especially Tina. I sometimes forget...
It is unfortunate that heterosexual women are always looking for a fight, while these lesbians are in such harmony. As an accademical anthropological interest it reveals much about female behaviour, and inner-thoughts. I'm buying both seasons.
Enfin, un reflet de notre vie May 28, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pour ma part, j'ai accroché à l'histoire vécue par Beth et Tina car elle me concerne plus. J'aimerais toutefois qu'on y intègre dans les prochaines épisodes d'autres environnements tels que le milieu sportif, qui soit dit en passant est le mien.
Amazing May 27, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I discovered it in January on Show Case. It was unbelivable. I bought it and saw the 5 DVDs in a night. I was unable to shutdown the computer. I love it.
I am waiting for the second season.
Lovin' the L Word! February 1, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
At first I heard about this show and was quite skeptical, But it really grows on you, I love it!!! I love all of the characters!
 Great series - can't wait for season 2 November 19, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I first heard about this show from a friend in Vancouver who raved about how good it is. So I watched the first episode and I must admit that I was disappointed with the image of the show. I found that the women were too trendy, stylish, attractive and well, too feminine. They don't look nor dress like any lesbians I know.
Two things that bother me about the first season: the character Jenny is tiresome, annoying, immature, and just too messed up. The second thing is that they seem to put so much focus on her and not enough on the storyline of some of the other characters. But other than that,the dialogue and situations are very real. The show deals with a lot of issues that not only gay people face (having children, coming out, etc.), but also straight people who are in the dating scene. It is witty, very funny, intelligent, and exciting. The writing is such that you can relate to the characters. They face normal, everyday issues and deal with them in a way that makes me think, yeah that is how someone would react in that situation.
Unlike Queer as Folk with its over-abundance of and focus on sex, the sex scenes in The L Word complement the storyline. The sex is erotic rather than in-your-face in graphic detail.
And the music! To hear songs from groups like Portishead and Bet. e & Stef is such a treat. The show's producers have this uncanny ability to choose the perfect music that fits so well with the scenes.
I highly recommend it. This is a show for people who are looking for something fresh, different, exciting, and well... sexy.
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