The L Word Stars Reveal How Generation Q Differs from Original Series
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- TV Guide sat down with the cast and creator of Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q (Kate Moennig, Leisha Hailey, Jennifer Beals, Arienne Mandi, Rosanny Zayas, Ilene Chaiken, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, and showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan) to discuss the differences from the original series and why now is the best time for a sequel. The L Word: Generation Q premieres Dec. 8 on Showtime.
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WTF?!?!? Jennifer is immortal
And she has a pact with the devil 🤪
Botox baby
Black don’t crack
Grinada right omfg
The Jonah Diaries ayyeee ahhaha true
So apparently the secret to immortality is being gay
Ashley Steele 🤣
Ashley Steele hahahaha maybe
Men are stressful 🤣
i read this and died
well, obvs.
I watched the original alone as a closeted teenager... and now I can't wait to watch it with my wife of 6 years while our two sons are asleep
Awww so sweet. I introduced my wife to the original show she loved it.
awwwwwww❤️
💜💙❤🌈🌈🌈
I died. 😍😍💕💕💕💓💓
😍😍😍😍😍😍
Rip Dana, still not over that 😭😭😭😭😪😢
Hoo(wo)manGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl Ikr. Dana was my favorite and I absolutely adored her with Alice. That Love Boat fantasy was unforgettable. I still hate what Illene did to them as a couple and that she had the nerve to kill off Dana knowing how much people loved her.
Hoo(wo)manGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl - DON’T EVEN....
That broke my heart. I was ALL IN...it was tooo real. “You Are My Sunshine.” 🌻😭😭😭
Same!! The wound will never heal 😩
DANA OMG .... SHANE AND CARMEN HURTS TOO!!!
Every time I hear the song "You Are My Sunshine" I cry for Dana!
Jennifer Beals is simply stunning!
she is...
100%
Natasha Smith crush❤️
Natasha Smith forever and ever 😍
I completely agree.... Always wonderfully amazing!
why do they look exactly the same lol ? Don't they age haha. Gonna rewatch the original before this haha
Good luck, you have like 5 days to get through 6 seasons!
@@TigerPrawn_ bold of you to assume i'll get to watch the new season right when it come out haha
My ass bouta do all five it in two so.. (we don't needa count season 6..)
I’d still like to see stability in some of these gay relationships. We’re not all sleeping around and passing our partners over.
Totally agree with you here
YUP
Agreed
Exactly!!
Facts
okay, cool, so I’m still in love with kate moennig. understandable.
jippun Very. Kate is absolutely beautiful and oh so hot.
Me too, it's a curse
The characters she plays (Shane on L Word and Prof. Paige Hewson on Grown-ish) are TERRIBLE people!!!
I will ALWAYS be in love with Kate...
Same
I think I can listen to Jennifer's voice all day long. I want to.
Her voice is so soothing but at the same time sexy!
And she always has a point in what she is saying, I've never watched an interview of hers without having logic and meaning. She is so smart too!
I was thinking exacly the same thing
same, especially when she gets all politically fired up. The scene in court for example.
if shane still has no character development im gonna scream
Lmfao ikr
Carmen better come back for Shane or imma be mad lmao 😂😂
Haha 😆
Jasmine Johnson Shane is her own character development.
I wish someone would give Kate Moennig her own show, or just make this show be a spin- off about Shane. She is a phenomenal actress and just has such a screen presence. I love The L Word, but I can already tell that she won’t get enough screen time with such a large ensemble cast.
I love that the entire cast just kept quoting Jennifer. it just shows how intelligent and well spoken she is.
Despite being outdated now, the original show was hugely influential back when I was discovering my sexuality in 2011. I heard all these people on the internet mention "the L word" and I remember I binge watched it all online and my parents were concerned why I was on the computer so much that summer. It was the first show to really show me that you could be gay, and have that be a part of your identity, but that didn't necessarily change anything about the rest of your life, you could still have the same career, a family, find an amazing community, and find people who relate to you in a new way. I discovered the L word back when I didn't know what label to give myself, all I knew was I wasn't straight and at the time I couldn't legally marry whoever I wanted. A lot has changed since then, in both my life and in the country, but I'm still so excited to see more representation!
The original L word was so well written and acted and I'm insanely excited to see what generation Q has to offer. It's great to see more racial diversity and see a trans person played by a trans person. I can't wait for December 8th! Also I can't wait to take fashion inspiration from their wardrobes, lol.
We now have a lot more representation on tv than there was in 2005, but as we saw from the insane number of "bury your gay" tropes a few years ago, we need all the representation we can get. If we're 10% of the population then shouldn't we be 10% of the characters on tv? I can't wait for the first episode!
@@timerunner9164 i mean, I'm 23. Maybe some people do that by now, but personally I don't wanna get married or have a family for quite awhile. Honestly not sure if I want either, lmao. But what is important is that I COULD do those things if I wanted to do so.
As for love of my life? Lol not yet unfortunately.
Agreed ❤️
why is it outdated?
Definition of outdated: No longer in use or fashionable; out of date; outmoded; antiquated. The original L word is very relevant, I am sure there are people who are still watching it, Jennifer Beals will never be outmoded, It's a part of our history, it will always be relevant. It was historical and you wouldn't even be talking about this on You tube if it hadn't been. Your just coming into things. Choose your words carefully, you may be Insulting the people who made it possible for you to be enjoying how your life is.
I completely agree. Even with all its flaws it still helped me with understanding my sexuality. The show will always be iconic.
Everyone: damnnn they have not aged.
No one: ...
Literally no one: ...
Me : I wonder what the theme song is gonna be.
Kelsey Smith 😂😂😂Because the last one sucked!!
talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, drinking, riding, winning, losing, cheating, kissing, thinking, dreaming
this is the way
It’s the way that we live
It’s the way that we live
AND LOOOOOVVEEEE
im...i need to point this out, I don't know if you're a native English speaker. But if you write "gonna" it means "going to" no need to add "to" to gonna. tldr: "gonna to" is wrong
J C nah man I’m from Northern England and i didn’t put that man.
Honestly i loved the original and ill miss it maybe im the only one 🤣
I wish someone would give Kate Moennig her own show. She is a phenomenal actress and just has such a screen presence. I love The L Word, but I can already tell that she won’t get enough screen time with such a large ensemble cast.
Now that season 1 is over: I wish they would get rid of all the newbies and give all their screen time to the OGs. Tina has a new woman and we need to see that triangle with Bette. I'm willing to jump ship on the younger cast to focus on that.
@@TMWill-fi5fy and they need to get rid of tess. or make her shane's friend only. they have no romantic chemistry at ALL.
Still a Carmen stan....hoping she makes an appearance at some point 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
She deserves soooooo much better than SHANE. I'm still mad about that.
Checked IMDb they released the episode cast list and she’s not in it.
Carmen 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@williamhunter8773 - Yes I think most of us thought Carmen deserved so much better than Shane
She will she confirmed so most probably in this or the next season
How, HOW has Jennifer Beals not aged a day!?
I think it's called Botox and Hollywood
Surgery, it’s obvious. I ain’t mad at her though.
Being half black and maybe a tad of botox
Jamerra Roberts Not always the case, Cree summer snd Lusa Bonet look their age and they're mixed but Persia and "Joan" still look the same. Depends........
@@moniqueuu8777 maybe they take after the white side 🤷🏽♀️ black don't crack I said what I said 😂❤️
I wanna know where Tina, Tasha, Helena and Kit are.
helena was in the trailer Tina is retired and kit idk?
@Rochel Jones i just watched the show i didnt see her..... i get the feeling Kit OD from watching the first ep
Tina Alicia oh yes. We need kit back.
Tina Alicia I’m soooo upset Tasha and Alice aren’t together 😭😭
quala1989 that was the feeling I got too.
As always Jennifer Beals is the gracious queen we need
let's take a second to appreciate how gay we all still are for them. my schoolgirl crush on shane is still there
I could never decide who I crushed on more. Shane is awesome at times her loyality to her friends, but the casual relationships or then the cheating on Carmen thing, wtf! Bette and Tina I loved them and hated them cheating and or apart. Alice well Alice/Leisha Hailey I fell for hard that I had to find her music and love it. Ok clearly I think Alice wins my L Word loving heart.
“A lot of questions will be answered…” who killed Jenny shector?? Also Shane can still get it 😫😍
Maureen_nyc if they don’t at least address this I’ll be so disappointed
@@realSimoneCherie THIS is what I said when I saw that this was coming on. They did us wrong by building the murder and then didn't answer the who and the how...We saw so many motives for the why though!
They ruled her out as having committed suicide
@@yviegotit24 Was that on this new season? I just can't get into a lot of the new characters. Also thanks for posting this because I really wanted to know. Thank you!
@@silkq yeah it's mentioned on the second episode 😊 I was wondering myself if they would bring it up.
Am I the only one who still feels heartbroken that Tina and Bette had a divorce?
yes! For sure Tibette was great TV but meh, I liked Bette and Jodi
@@haych27 oooohh,, Jodi. Never really a fan though but yeah, both of them would've made a great team too
u r not alone... I am feeling the same too
yes.
Yes, but I feel better because they clearly still love each other
Whos betting tina is in jail for killing jenny?
😂
Fantastical lie!👎
Nooo
Astral C 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That makes sense actually. Tina was a bit off
Can’t wait, been waiting far to many years for this. Very disappointed Tina is not coming back, really loved her and bette as a couple. Love my fem ladies. With that being said I’m still excited to see this new show, I do hope the OG’s have as much storylines as the new characters.
Alisha Myers Ikr! I've been waiting for much too long. The OGs are looking as stunning as ever.
I'm a little concerned I'll be missing all the other characters, especially the extremely sexy Helena, Tasha, Dylan and Jenny. Yes, crazy Jenny. I loved her. The show would've been boring without Jenny's antics. And Bette without Tina will be hard to take. Their chemistry was just too strong.
@@sirbuffalo they can't really bring Jenny back bc she died
Adri A Yes, that's what we've all been led to believe, but Mia Kishner said "she's not dead" recently on her Twitter, when asked about Jenny. She might've been trolling, but it got me dreaming and hoping
@@sirbuffalo you didn't mention carmen lol
Kaats Oh yes, Carmen was smoking hot 🔥
i honestly cant think straight, knowing my most fav show is returning
Beautifully Different girl right! I couldn’t breathe a little bit😲🥴😍
Who killed Jenny?!?! The 10-year mystery must be solved!
RoamingD no one she feel off the balcony that wasn’t fixed!
I thought it was suicide. Sure AF looked like it.
Even the writers state that they don't know who killed Jenny, when they wrote it. Let's hope when they mention answers, that they crack this too.
@@roselynnredwood6252 I'm hoping they have better writers than whomever they had working on the last season. It was left wanting a great deal (Then again, I was told that it was written during a writer's strike)
I think that creating The L Word, keeping it to the original story, was something they felt compelled to do as writers, but I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that being a part of the execution, transformed them forever as writers, and I think we will see that growth in Generation Q.
When I saw Shane again my heart exploded with happiness🖤🖤
Kate is like wine
PLEASE PUT IT BACK ON NETFLIX
To all who is asking about 'Tina'. Well... Laurel, who played as Tina is now painter and her paintings are beautiful. 😊
So true on what differ from the original and now the new era The L Word: Generation. This is gonna be so exciting.
I’m so excited for the show to come back it’s been too long and it’s lovely to see some of the original cast there and some new faces and I’m really excited to see the storyline and everything that that holds
I AM CRYING I MISSED SHANE SO MUCH I WANNA CRY ALSO WHY IS BETTE SO BEAUTIFUL I DIE
I was about 16 and pretty much out as a bisexual to all my friends. One day i was hanging out with a friend (straight) , and a close friend (who identified as lesbian at the time, but very few people knew).
Our straight friend during a conversation said 'the L word' but she meant Love, and she did not know the show. In that moment my lesbian friend and I looked at eachother and in a second we both recognized that we both knew the show even if we had actually never talked about it. It was hilarious and I think that strengthened our friendship, and from that day we fangirled very hard together about the L word, and more specifically, about Shane 😂.
So glad my girl Bette is back. My first L crush. Jennifer is great in this role. And yeah, where is Tina?? Loved them together.
Charm Glaze Bette was just so irresistible. And Shane. Those two are flawless. I am convinced that no person on this earth can ever resist them. Try as they might, they will not succeed in saying no to these goddesses.
Tina doesn’t act anymore. She paints and her paintings have been art exhibits. so sad though bc Tibette forever!! It is going to be wierd to see Bette without Tina. But it is what it is......
Recently finished this show...and develope a huge crush on Bette and helena.......
I cant tell you how thankful i am that this show is coming back. I remember watching this show during my own struggle of my sexuality and you helped me so much and right now its more important than ever to help the lgbtq+ community and others to acceptance and understanding! ❤ love is love!!! 🏳️🌈
Gonna try really hard not to go into this only wanting updates on OG storylines...aside from who killed Jenny.
So excited!!!
2:13 - Kudos to Ilene for admitting that.
I always admired her for so openly admitting her mistakes! I've never seen another director do that to be honest.
First off why is Bette making out with somebody who is clearly not Tina. Where is Tina?
Mais uma cagada da ilene :(
the actress that played Tina doesn't act anymore, I think they're going to kill Tina off or they're gonna say something about a divorse but I prefer the first option
@@Chambinho4.0 English please.
Tina is in prison for killing jenny
@@kumalovely5158 oh wow do you think it was her?
This show helped me realize that when I was a young girl, I wasn't abnormal just bisexual and now as an adult I need to say that I personally thank the L Word for that 100% because all those years ago, there was no class to take to learn about these things, I learned and related to this show.
Amen ❤🙏
I'm so excited for this! This is what we have needed
also, the ogs still look good as hell
Kate Moennig's voice is a treasure.❤
As far as the race issue goes.... L word don’t forget that representation is important the show is good at giving bi racial roles but from what I’m seeing from the previews not very many dark skinned black girls. I’m still excited for the new show!
sylar no I see a brown skin perhaps biracial girl, in the past they said they messed up by how they portrayed trans people and killing off the girl with cancer may I add diversity too.
Dana's death in L word still hurts my feelings.... Fairbanks was one of the funniest characters on L word after Alice and to add salt to injury they allowed her to die in Season3, , , , you could imagine the pains and misses.
My God! It still hurts!
Agreed!
You can tell that its not jjst her fans that cant get enough of Jennifer Beals. The cast mates definitely adore her.
I love how they call the returning cast the OGs 😁
As a straight girl with a gay son we watched together and we both were crushing on Shane! She’s why I’m excited for this❤️
Waiting to see Jennifer on Ellen and I am hoping really really hoping Tina. Tina and Bette are truly magical together you can feel it coming thru the screen. Great, great actors and there has always been actors that have been coupled up because they just work. These two just work so give them back to us.
Love how Jennifer Beals is wearing the same blouse as the scenes they show lol
So excited!! Jennifer's face at questions being answered. You just know she's screaming inside, "Please, God, let this air so people stop screaming about Bette & Tina!" (Not that I'm not massively curious, myself).
my heart is literally FLUTTERING just looking at jennifer omg
it's a damned shame that at my age I still fantasize about Jen lol!.. like Cybil Sheppard said in one episode "Bette u will always the girl of my dreams!" 😂
This show with all its flaws helped me so much in understanding myself and my sexuality. I still have such intense crushes on Bette and Shane. Especially our sexy Shane. Who can resist her? No person on this earth is capable of resisting her and if they say otherwise, I am convinced they're lying. Shane is like a magnet. You can't help being drawn to her. That sexual energy and charisma are too damn strong.
Honestly I'm so excited for this show. And yeah we need our questions answered. Why are you making out with other women Jennifer? Is Tina dead? Lol.
Ipshita No sign of her in any previews or anything, so sad loved Bette and Tina. TiBette.
Tina give up acting for art..
@@swaggabailey8957 - Laurel is a fabulous artist. I saw an exhibition in Amsterdam.
I really love TiBette :'
punchiauntie true
All 3 of them look amazing!! 10 years later, and they still look amazing.
i’m so excited omfg!!! 💘🥺
OMGDK I JUST REMEMBERED ITS DECEMBER ALREADY & THE SHOW AIRS IN 6 DAYS!!! 🤯😁
I can't believe Jennifer Beals is 56 years young and beautiful!
I absolutely LOVE GEN Q! Its everything I loved about the original I hope we get all the seasons!
britney serrano
I totally agree!! 😊
It appears “Alice” is with someone else in the new series. Where is “Tasha”!?!
@Rochel Jones actually tasha made the broke up because she fell inlove with another girl remember? Alice was heartbroken.
I swear they were the best couple 😫 perfect opposites: patriotic & radical, military & media, serious & goofy 🙃 SO much like me and my wife 😊
SO looking forward to this! The original made me realize my orientation and I am forever grateful for it's existence. Forever grateful for it's boldness and attempts at inclusion along the spectrum of orientation/gender expression/race/etc. To see someone like Bette who is of mixed heritage be so proud and unforgiving of her true authentic self resonated, and continues to resonate, with me in so many ways.
I know I’m not the only one thinking...How in the hell did they not age?!
Lol does anyone remember when Leisha Hailey guest starred on Boy Meets World as the singer/songwriter 😂
Yaaas...she was playing the guitar and singing outside the store right? Lol
M S yes hahahaha
Jennifer will always have my heart. Periodt.
2:46 that's insane. I remember watching it and wondering why bette and Tina weren't married now I realise
I'm really excited for this! Jennifer Beals is so articulate, I really appreciated her take on it as well as the new cast members. I really hope Leisha and the writers don't forget again that Alice is bi 😂
I'm still in love with Leisha Hailey ❤. Thank you Ilene Chaiken for bringing back The L Word
Jennifer Beals what a timeless beauty! .. Excited to see Kate back, Shane will always be my fav! 😍
The L Word coming back has made me so emotional, in ways I never knew it could. So grateful to this show for giving me hope as a fearful closeted teen
Omg... I’m so emotional involved in this relevant representation of LOVE in the deepest forms.
All looking great. Especially Jennifer. Great to see the show back.
the way they havent aged ?? ughh queens
I'm excited for this but the original l word will always be so classic, iconic and sacred
Thank you for coming back ! ❤❤❤❤❤
It’s so respectful how they keep referencing each other …
Chills........ literal Chills
OMG I can’t wait 😊
"A lot of questions will be answered..." I just wanna know who killed Jenny. LOL
i remember watching the show when it was still on netflix, i was maybe 13. I was so scared my parents would find out, being in the closet was a weird time lmao
Carmen was such a great character, I really hope they bring her back
Do we get to see actual healthy relationships this time lol
So happy to see my babies back! Shane, Beth and alice!😘😍 I just wish the old cast back especially tasha. We need to see Atleast another couple of brown women too would be nice. If can't find no one I'll do it!! 🤚
I can't WAIT til this season starts! I binged watched the entire L Word last month. I was stoked to fibd out this is back. I
I love that it's back! It is needed still! However, it didn't pack a punch like it did the first time round.
For a white person( yes I said what I said) Kate Moenning is aging beautifully. Of course, Jennifer ...it's the melanin she hasn't aged a day. So excited for this!!! As a person who watched the original(is still binging), I'm excited to see it.
ALL WLW FANS WHO HAVE BEEN STARVING FOR CONTENT IS GONNA GET FULL THIS WINTER
Jennifer parou no tempo foi? Essa maravilhosa não envelhece 👏😂😍 To ansiosaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I was in college when this came out. I remember it very clearly.
It's going to be so hard to see transition to a new cast , I love those 3 but .....
I was 14 when the show came out. Jennifer Beals is beautiful
So glad the show is returning and keeping conversations alive. ♡ Beautiful ..love and life ❤👑🌟
omg Leisha looks STUNNING!
OMG I would love to be on this show wow I am so very happy that its coming back. I love this show...It would be so amazing to meet the ladies on the show but most of all to meet Kate Moennig she is so amazing... Thank you Ladies for bring the show back I can see myself in so many of you ladies on the show and not feel so very alone.
Sah keen. I was watching the original and waiting for new episodes aside coming out in my mid teens - really can’t believe that was that long ago!! Really excited to see what they’ve done.
If Jennifer Beals could age, that'd be great. The sheer force of her genetic perfection is seriously stressing me out. >
I miss yal!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 The L word / Generation Q, shaped me who I am today. I Wana thank yal. I love the show, I love you guys. Thank you for all the life lessons ❤
Watching this week extremely happy to see this show come back
This show is for everyone. That’s the beauty of the L word, then and now. I remember watching this when I lived in a small town and had no idea about true diversity. I knew it existed, but it was more like a star or solar system, u know it but don’t understand it. War Bj by it helped open me up to the world. That’s so important for all kinds of people!!!
How do you know you were a gay child in the 80s: When you think about Jennifer Beals in Flashdance and how much you loved her in her construction clothes...
They all age like fine wine 😍🍷
oh my God is so nice to see them again!
Did I just cry watching a preview/teaser/interview???? Yes , I did. Damn. Im old. Also, happy I was there and that Im still here now.
Yeah, I know... I feel old watching this... Nostalgia... And I'm only 26, lol. The L Word was and will be something special. Time flies! TiBette
Bring it on - I am SO ready!!!
Ugh. So ready. I remember watching the original in secret when I was 14 with the volume turned down and now 10 years later :D I’m sad tibette isn’t a thing but I’ll be happy if it’s bc she killed Jenny.
I love Jenny. Mind you. But I want that kind of closure for both those characters if they aren’t gonna be back.
Sidebar: is that the person from four faced liar??
I cannot wait for this to come to the UK! Better start an L Word marathon beforehand :)