The L Word
'The L Word' is billed as the intimate story about the lives and loves of a group of lesbian friends living in Los Angeles. Mostly centering on Jenny (Mia Kirshner), a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, who moves to L.A. to live with her boyfriend Tim (Scott Bairstow) and begin a professional writing career. Jenny's life is turned upside down when she attends a party hosted by Tim's neighbors, Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Hollomon), a lesbian couple who are looking to take the step into parenthood after seven years of dating. A brief encounter at the party suddenly has Jenny thrust into the local lesbian community and a whole new world she never understood until she questions her own sexual orientation.
Tina rebuffs Bette's attempts at reconciliation while Jenny prepares for an emotional farewell with Tim.
Tina hires a famous lawyer to represent her in the split with Bette; Jenny has a serious heart-to-heart with Robin; Kit's purchase of The Planet is finalized.
Kit preps The Planet for its grand reopening. Shane becomes Jenny's new roommate and Bette's emotional tailspin continues.
Jenny and Shane search for a third roommate and choose Mark, a straight boy very intrigued by the lesbian lifestyle, while Kit becomes attracted to a motivational self-help guru.
Mark launches a new video project: taping Jenny and Shane; Bette and Tina's brief reunion is marred when Bette gets some bad professional news from Helena Peabody.
Tina moves out and considers her attraction to Helena; Alice gives Dana an ultimatum but Tonya has a shock in store. Jenny and Carmen bond, encouraged by Shane.
Alice and Dana tentatively begin dating, while Tina comes between Helena and her ex, Bette rejoins the singles scene, and Shane dulls her pain over Jenny and Carmen.
Bette and Tina agree to forge a new relationship; Jenny loses a chance to ghost-write a macho TV star's autobiography because she's gay; Shane goes to church.
Alice's sex-toy request freaks out Dana; Jenny learns the truth about TV star Burr - and about Carmen's feelings for Shane; Bette and Tina have a brief encounter.
A lesbian cruise in the Caribbean proves eventful for Dana, Alice, Shane, Jenny and Carmen, while Bette and Kit struggle to connect with their aging father Melvin during a visit.
Against the backdrop of a gay-pride parade, shocking secrets are revealed about Dana's brother and Jenny's past, while Bette and Kit deal with their rapidly deteriorating father.
Bette moves her father, played by Emmy-nominated actor Ossie Davis, into her home for his final days, as Alice struggles with her jealousy over Dana's dinner with an ex, and Jenny confronts a repressed memory.
Melvin's memorial service is attended by a surprise guest; Bette is fired by Franklin, then coaches Tina through what turns out to be an unexpectedly difficult labor and delivery; Jenny is in trouble and asks for help.
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Katherine Moennig | Shane McCutcheon |
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Pam Grier | Kit Porter |
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Jennifer Beals | Bette Porter |
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Sarah Shahi | Carmen de la Pica Morales |
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Mia Kirshner | Jenny Schecter |
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Erin Daniels | Dana Fairbanks |
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Laurel Holloman | Tina Kennard |
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Leisha Hailey | Alice Pieszecki |
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Charles S. Dutton | Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw |
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Eric Lively | Mark Wayland |
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Rachel Shelley | Helena Peabody |
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Chris William Martin | Hunter Kirby |
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Preston Cook | James |
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Lauren Lee Smith | Lara Perkins |
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Meredith McGeachie | Tonya |
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Sandra Bernhard | Charlotte Birch |
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Sam Easton | Gomey |
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Michael Tomlinson | Franklin Phillips |
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Eileen Bui | Jun Ying |
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Victoria Billingsley | Young Jenny |
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Cobie Smulders | Leigh Ostin |
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Camryn Manheim | Veronica Bloom |
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Alex Ferris | Wilson |
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Jane Lynch | Joyce Wischnia |
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Melissa Leo | Winnie Mann |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Surround [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Extras | L Word Girls On the Record Word Game Playing with the Girls: L Word Shorts "Some Kind of Wonderful" |
| Distributor | Showtime |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | On Oct 07, 2012 |
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| Quantity | 0 |
| Index | 1821 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Sep 06, 2024 18:28:38 |