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DVD
BEALS,JENNIFER
Publisher: Showtime Ent.
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Erin Daniels, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner
The third season of the hit show, The L Word, follows a group of friends - both gay and straight - through stories of career, family, inner struggle, friendship and romantic relationships. Stars Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Shelley and Pam Grier.
The third season of Showtime's The L Word is all about transitions. The season opens with Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) coping with her between-seasons break-up with Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels), who is herself headed for an even heavier series of transitions. Kit Porter (Pam Grier) both falls in love with a younger man and discovers she is going through menopause. Shane (Katherine Moennig), who spent much of the first two seasons of the show hopping from bed to bed, finds herself more or less committed to Latina deejay Carmen (Sarah Shahi). And the second season's resident villain, Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley), becomes embroiled in a sexual harassment case that leaves her ultimately looking like the victim. As with previous seasons, The L Word gets all hot and bothered with various seductions filmed to sometimes jarring music on the soundtrack, but it's the day-to-day foibles and celebrations of Los Angeles's lesbian community that keep the show interesting. Newcomer Moira/Max (Daniela Sea) begins the process of gender reassignment, making for some curious situations with potential employers. Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) begin to drift apart when Tina lands a big movie studio job and starts feeling attracted to men, leading to a custody battle over their baby daughter. Where The L Word starts getting preachy and obvious is in the opening flashback sequences. When these vignettes refer to current characters of the show, they make sense; when they depict situations meant to underline how queer identity has evolved over the years, they seem politically overloaded. The L Word works intelligently through its characters' concerns without having to resort to such direct appeals for tolerance. Its strength isn't in making lesbian culture appear more mainstream, but in making us care and identify with these women's struggles, regardless of our sexual orientation. --Ryan Boudinot
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| Do you know what bothers me? |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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ignorance.That realtor used to say very ignorant and(but notall of the time..)homophobic things.And the cops said she doesn't think I'm that beautiful either as if I didn't mean (Is it wrong to want sex without a relationship? Cause I'm happy to have that you know..)that she was beautiful which she is..
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| It was so sad :( |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I was so sad when Dana died and that she was all alone. I loved her character and I will miss seeing her in the future episodes.
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| SO importAnt.. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The moving deatH of Dana.So realisTic was the stepS (Leisha Hailey's actinG was sensatiOnal here..The realnEss of her love and loss of Dana..Beautiful sex scenes..))of chemO that she had to go through.BreaSt Cancer realistically portrayed..MarvelouS and neccessary.Complete life.Moving the episode where Dana is publically applaudEd.Acceptance of love is hard,but she needed to see thAt people still loved her.Inspiration to lead a happy free life.Five stArs.
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| Awesome series for a GREAT price!! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Any place else I've looked for the L Word Series, it's been so much more expensive. I was very happy to find it at Amazon for such a reasonable price! Thank you!
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| I'm Officially Hooked! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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A friend of mine recommended this series to me and once I stared watching it I was hooked! This show covers just about every issue that single women, not just lesbians, go through trying to find the balance between relationships, careers, and family. The fact that it centers around a group of lesbians is just a plus as far as I'm concerned. I love the way they interact with each other and come to each other's rescue whenever there is a crisis. It makes me long for this type of support in my own life. Before you judge the show for being lesbian-based, watch and see for yourself how good it really is. Enjoy.
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