Stars: Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Karina Lombard, Eric Mabius, Katherine Moennig, Pam Grier

Summary: A television series which centres on the lives and loves of a group of women living and working in Los Angeles.

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Four years after the American version of Queer as Folkmade gay men the focus, it was time for a little turnabout with The L Word(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 QAFenjoyed a fabulous if melodramatic life on the middle-class streets of Pittsburgh, the women of The L Wordlived it up in sunny California, with gorgeous houses, glamorous careers, and sexy wardrobes. Ironically, though, The L Wordadhered more to the everyday drama of ensemble shows like thirtysomethingthan 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 L Wordfocused 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 polarising 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 L Word'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

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary By Jennifer Beals And Show Creator, Cast Biographies, Season 2 Preview, Gallery, Wardrobe Closet
Subtitles:	Dutch, French
Release Date:	June 20, 2005
Runtime:	659 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	10006828
Keywords:	General, Four, Series, Word, Tv, Drama, Discs, L
Genre:	Drama