i am mourning the loss of THE L WORD
not since the demise of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER(booo hooooo)
has the loss of a show felt like ..well ..such a loss
but the L word was something else
it was the first time lesbians got to do something straight folks have done
for as long as there has been television
watch a show about us
it made me understand how it might have felt to be an african american
when the first tv shows with dark skinned faces hit the air
and not just as the best friend like on buffy
although hey still congrats for showing the story line at all josh whedon (buffy creator)
yes the L word was not realistic in the sense that all its characters
were gorgeous
well dressed
and chic
but honey
look at melrose place, desparate housewives
90201, the gossip girl
any of the soap opera ish nighttime tv shows
since dynasty
folks don't tune in to watch beer belly badly dressed losers
unless of course it's reality tv but that's another story
finally this was a show
about dykes
QUEER AS FOLK WAS FANTASTIC
AND A HUGE STEP FORWARD
but mostly about the boys...
personally i was thrilled
to see characters i could occasionally relate too
how-ever more buff (but that much more buff!)
and jennifer beales lord she must have caused more drool
on a sunday night then salty chips
so now its gone
and in its wake a void
will mainstream tv wake up
and realize that gay
does sell
or will we need to wait another decade for another show
like this one
here's hoping not
