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The L Word / Way Back When

Tibette’s fate in the mind of a showrunner

Here’s the thing. It’s been way longer than nine months, and there’s no sign that you’re moving on. But, hey, we’re glad you’re still here – and we love that you have hope. We’re still here, too. And we’re just as curious as you are to see how this story plays out.

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The L Word / Way Back When

Prison Scene!

We wrote it. We shot it. We loved it. But the network didn’t. It was the rare instance in which we had a creative disagreement. Our executives simply felt that it was too soon for us to be spoofing ourselves. They felt that it was something to be attempted in a third or a fourth season, but not at the end of the first season, when the audience was still bonding with these characters.

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The L Word / Way Back When

Way Back When

Back in the day ourchart.com was groundbreaking. It “invented” interconnectivity even before Facebook took the stage. A website where LGBTQ+ could meet up with each other, share stories, discuss their favorite show, get links...

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Columns / The L Word / The L Word Generation Q

All good things…

For season 3 of The L Word, showrunner Marja Lewis-Ryan had the option to choose either of the two endings to this saying: “all good things come to those who wait” or “all good things must come to an end”. However, she decided she’s not the choosing type and, much to the dismay and rage of all the loyal fans, she ran with both options.

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Laurel Holloman / News / The L Word / The L Word Generation Q / Videos

Advocate Today Interview | Laurel Holloman “The L Word: Generation Q”

“I want to say thank you to all the fans, because we really wouldn’t be back there without them, you know, and I’m so happy that people love this relationship of Bette and Tina as much as Jen and I do, as much as we love these characters and love this family…”

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Columns / The L Word / The L Word Generation Q

How low can you go

I won’t beat around the bush here: it was the most painful episode of The L Word (OG and Gen Q) I ever had to watch. Deliberate choice of the words “had to”, as I really felt I should write about it, even though after seeing the very first scene in the ambulance already made me want to turn off my TV. But hey, I’m a tough cookie, so just shouting at my device when events really became too far stretched and ridiculous to even be remotely believable, helped me through.