The L Word Wikipedia. The L Word is an AmericanCanadian co productiontelevisiondrama series portraying the lives of a group of lesbians and their friends, connections, family, and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood. The series originally ran on Showtime from January 1. March 8, 2. 00. 9, and subsequently in syndication on Logo and through on demand services. On July 1. 1, 2. 01. Showtime. 2Main creweditThe show was created by executive producer. Ilene Chaiken Barb Wire, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Other executive producers include Steve Golin Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Larry Kennar Barbershop. The L Word is an AmericanCanadian coproduction television drama series portraying the lives of a group of lesbians and their friends, connections, family, and. Better left in the past People bravely share throwback photographs online and they are as hilarious as they are humiliating. People have been contributing old. David Lynch on how Showtimes Twin Peaks nearly fell apart. By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail. Besides Chaiken, writers of the show have included Guinevere Turner Go Fish, American Psycho, Susan Miller Anyone But Me, Thirtysomething, Cherien Dabis Amreeka, and Rose Troche Go Fish, Six Feet Under. ProductioneditThe pilot episode premiered on January 1. The original six year run ended with the series finales airing on March 8, 2. Outside the United States, the series is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television. The L Word was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, at Coast Mountain Films Studio, as well as on location in Los Angeles, California. The studio was once owned by and named for Dufferin Gate Productions, the sister company to Temple Street Productions, the Canadian producer of the U. S. version of Queer as Folk. CharacterseditThe original code name for the project was Earthlings, a rarely used slang term for lesbians. Contemporary use of the phrase the L word as an alias for lesbian dates to at least the 1. My Blue Heaven by Jane Chambers, in which a character stammers out Youre really. The L word Lord God, I never met one before. Historical use of the L word as code language can also be found in the sentence of a letter writtenwhen by Daphne du Maurier to Ellen Doubleday By God and by Christ, if anyone should call that love by that unattractive word that begins with L, Id tear their guts out. Season synopsiseditSeason 1editSeason 1 premiered in the United States on January 1. Showtime and featured 1. Set in West Hollywood, the series first introduces Bette Porter and Tina Kennard, a couple with a seven year relationship who want to have a child. Tina eventually becomes pregnant through artificial insemination but has a miscarriage during episode 1. Watch Airport Mediafire. Luck, next time. Later in the series, Bette develops an affair with Candace Jewell. The pilot introduced a coming outlove triangle storyline involving Tina and Bettes neighbor, Tim Haspel, his new in town girlfriend, Jenny Schecter, and Marina Ferrer. Marina is part of Tina and Bettes circle of friends, and owns the neighborhood caf, The Planet, which serves as the groups hang out and focal point for the show. Marina relentlessly pursues Jenny and succeeds in destroying her relationship with Tim. The season also introduces Shane Mc. Cutcheon, an androgynous, highly sexual hairstylist and serial heart breaker Alice Pieszecki, a girly, bisexual journalist looking for love in any way she can, and Dana Fairbanks, a professional tennis player who is still in the closet and torn between pursuing her career and finding love. In the first season, Dana falls for a sous chef named Lara Perkins whose sexuality is questioned by the group until Lara has an unexpected meeting with Dana in the locker room. At the end of the season, Tina sees Bette and Candace touching hands and speaking intimately and immediately guesses about their affair. Tina and Bette break up, with Tina living at Alices and Bette stays in their home. Season 2editSeason 2 began airing on Showtime on February 2. It starts by unveiling to the viewers a secret Tina is keeping from everyone she successfully became impregnated after a second insemination. Tina and Bette are still apart. Bette doesnt deny the affair and begs Tina for forgiveness but later alienates herself from the group and continues the affair for a short while until realizing that its Tina she wants to spend her life with not Candace and so ends their short affair. Tina begins seeing Helena, while Bettes life is portrayed as a wreck, with alcohol abuse, problems with her job, the death of her father in episode 2. LChaim, and being fired during the season finale. Tina and Bette reconcile during the final episode. The character of Marina was written out of the show, and the Planet was bought by Kit Porter. Introduced in the second season are Carmen de la Pica Morales, a confident DJ who becomes part of a love triangle with Shane and Jenny Helena Peabody, the daughter of a wealthy supporter of the arts who later becomes Tinas love interest and Mark Wayland, a documentary filmmaker who moves in with Shane and Jenny. Mark makes them part of his latest documentary by setting up hidden cameras in the house to videotape them. During episode 2. Late, Later, Latent, Jenny discovers Marks tapes and also discovers the truth about Carmens true love. Season 2 introduces a developing affair between Alice and Dana, which becomes public in episode 2. Luminous. It also presents insights into Jennys past as an abused child in episode 2. Loud and Proud, and reveals episodes of self harm that reach their climax in the season finale. Season 3editThe television show set up contest at the website Fan. Lib. com where fans could submit a femme slash fanfic. The winners story was incorporated into a scene of a third season episode. Season 3 first aired on January 8, 2. It begins six months after the birth of Tina and Bettes daughter, Angelica. New characters in this season include Moira Sweeney a working class butch portrayed by Daniela Sea who is Jennys girlfriend for most of the season and Angus Partridge portrayed by Dallas Roberts, Angelicas male nanny who later becomes Kits lover. Sweeney starts the process of transitioning switching his name to Max. Erin Daniels character Dana Fairbanks starts in a multi episode storyline dealing with a breast cancer battle and culminating with her death. Notable of this season is that each episode begins with a short pre credits vignette of two individuals meeting romantically or sexually. As the season progresses, lines from Alices chart see below connect one member of each vignette with a new individual in the next. Helenas character storyline was switched from being Bettes rival into a new member of the circle of friends. Her story arc for the season involves the acquisition of a movie studio1. Tina later works,1. Sarah Shahis character, Carmen, ends her appearance in the show in the finale when Shane leaves her at the altar. Season 4editShowtime announced renewal of the series, in a February 2, 2. On the heels of a year highlighted by industry recognition and critical acclaim for its award winning original programming including Weeds, Huff and Sleeper Cell, Showtime has ordered a fourth season of its hit drama series The L Word. The season premiere of the fourth season, Legend in the Making, first aired on January 7, 2. The filming of the seasons twelve episodes began in Vancouver, on May 2. New cast members for the shows fourth season included Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin,1. Golden Globe winner Cybill Shepherd,1. Kristanna Loken,2. Rose Rollins, Jessica Capshaw and Janina Gavankar. Karina Lombard reprised her role as Marina Ferrer for two episodes.