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A couple about to break up, a club promoter and a Shane: Casting ideas for "The Real L Word"

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Hornito

Love it or hate it, The Real L Word: Los Angeles is coming to a TV screen and lesbian bar near you. Even if you say you aren’t going to watch it, you probably will, “Look ma, there’s a lesbian on TV!”

So, we have to wonder — which real-life lesbians will Ilene Chaiken and her crew be choosing to portray our community out and proud on television?

We’ve already got some high-profile lesbians who have gone the reality TV route and Movieline.com put together a list of who they thought are the top 5. Their list is obvious, but great. I’m wondering whom else we can add to the list.

Here are some of my ideas of the type of people Ilene might choose to cast:

What kind of "characters" do you think the show will include, and who would you cast for it?

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    • Submitted by
    Hornito
    on September 3, 2009 - 5:20pm.
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    survivaldiaries's picture

    A shy, coming into...coming

    Submitted by
    survivaldiaries (40 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 5:52pm.

    A shy, coming into...coming out girl.

    I was never a mess. I was just faking it.

    Taylor's picture

    Ha ha ha

    Submitted by
    Taylor (60 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 5:53pm.
    Spot on prediction, I think  : D
    johnnynoname's picture

    no Shane, no program!!!

    Submitted by
    johnnynoname (18 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 6:32pm.

    hahaha. that made me laugh! nice ideas, but somehow frustrating....hmmm...wonder if Ilene would cast herself into "her" reality show, would you watch it? just curious????

     

    come on mama chaiken! frustrate us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Sdqueen's picture

    Illene better bring a fresh

    Submitted by
    Sdqueen (65 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 6:51pm.

    Illene better bring a fresh new joint! The L word played for 6 years, we need some new juice. Yeah there will be similarities with the L Word, some of which we may like but things cannot and will not be the same.

    And Yeah I loved Surf Girls, that was a wicked show. :)

    strict machine's picture

    yay hornito

    Submitted by
    strict machine (4899 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 7:46pm.

    loved it.  

    of course all the women will be super hot and there will be a "butch" who is not really butch at all 

    kate's picture

    Miss Mia is freek frackin' adorable.

    Submitted by
    kate (866 posts)
    on September 3, 2009 - 10:25pm.
    Grr... Love me some Hornito! Giive us more!... Sorry, I growled at you.
    Erica's picture

    better not mess with my tibette.

    Submitted by
    Erica (48 posts)
    on September 4, 2009 - 12:01am.
    as long as this doesnt in any way prohibit my L Word movie - i'm down!
    Anonymous's picture

    Hair cut.

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on September 4, 2009 - 12:17am.
    I think your hair cut is cute on you, Hornito.
    lucretious's picture

    ...

    Submitted by
    lucretious (17 posts)
    on September 4, 2009 - 4:39am.
    slander against house! write that down.....
    Hornito's picture

    omg no no!

    Submitted by
    Hornito (215 posts)
    on September 4, 2009 - 9:16am.
    I loooove House, I'm jus sayin I need more than just House to watch (besides CSI, Project Runway, Flipping Out, Top Chef and Biggest Loser). Wait, maybe I need to get out more.
    *Kiki*'s picture

    The casting is going to be

    Submitted by
    *Kiki* (206 posts)
    on September 4, 2009 - 12:15pm.

    The casting is going to be very important if they want to make this a good show to follow.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

    "Vivono nella speranza"

    strict machine's picture

    why dont they

    Submitted by
    strict machine (4899 posts)
    on September 4, 2009 - 1:50pm.
    just make it about ilene and her wonderfull life.  you know its what she wants and after shes done wanking her ego off maybe she can make a decent l word movie that, you know, makes sense and ties up its plotlines.
    sloane's picture

    i'm kinda ambiavalent about

    Submitted by
    sloane (267 posts)
    on September 5, 2009 - 5:26pm.
    i'm kinda ambiavalent about it. on one hand i'm glad there is going to be more lesbian programming, on the other hand i'm annoyed that ilene chaiken is at the helm. i have a feeling she'll mess this up in one way or another. i think you were spot on with the archetypes that they would cast, but one thing i'd like to see on the reality show version of the l-word that i barely saw on the fictional version, is diversity. this is l.a. we're talking about, it can't be that damn whitewashed. i want to see some latina, asian, and black women. and ilene won't be writing for them this time, so maybe there is hope that their narratives won't appear to be stereotypical ignorant drivel.
    Nona J.'s picture

    I 2nd this Notion

    Submitted by
    Nona J. (359 posts)
    on September 6, 2009 - 12:13am.

    In addition, maybe in the real world, if there is a black girl on the show, she won't wear a bun hairstyle in every episode and  won't be a naked artist in a clear box for someone to just join her and have at her in public.

    Ilene new better than that.

     

    " True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united" ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt

    strict machine's picture

    slightly off topic

    Submitted by
    strict machine (4899 posts)
    on September 6, 2009 - 12:27am.
    but way to underuse pam grier chaiken.  PAM BLOODY GRIER!
    desiree's picture

    shane

    Submitted by
    desiree (16 posts)
    on September 5, 2009 - 12:03am.

    is the only reason i watched anything after season three. well maybe Leisha and Jennifer had something to do with it, too. 

     

    love and lust make fools of us all, but where would we be without them?

    spotticus's picture

    prefer fresh faces

    Submitted by
    spotticus (642 posts)
    on September 7, 2009 - 11:57am.
    The problem with all of these picks for casting is that they are already "celesbians" by virtue of having done "reality" tv before.  I would prefer to see fresh faces. Dog knows there are plenty of lesbians to choose from in L.A.  I just hope that the cast has more diversity than the L Word did.  
    Chi's picture

    L word

    Submitted by
    Chi (658 posts)
    on September 18, 2009 - 1:37pm.

    I agree with Sloane and Srict Machine. As much fun as the L word was, it didn't really seem real anymore after a while. I just ended up watching it to get it over with, not because i liked it for its diverse characters and original plotlines (which there was a weeny little of, but not enough)

    I know the L Word is one of the few shows that was made for lesbians, but it still didn't actually portray real lesbians in real life. That was probably why i had so many palm-to-forehead moments and just stopped watching it.


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