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  • As the Plot Thickens, No One Is Safe [2006-03-13 18:47:38]
    As quality shows compete for loyal audience members who will return week after week, the stakes of dramatic series have risen. For many, death keeps the story alive.
  • "L Word" Star Makes Off-Broadway Debut in Iraq-Tabloid Scandal Drama Guardians [2006-03-13 14:57:01]
    "The L Word" actress Katherine Moennig stars opposite actor Lee Pace Off-Broadway as Avenue Q director Jason Moore stages Peter Morris' Guardians at The Culture Project.
  • Showtime's 'The L Word' Loses a Major Character [2006-03-13 05:21:17]
    On Showtime's hit series, "The L Word," lead character Dana Fairbanks has been battling breast cancer this season. But instead of turning the storyline into one woman's brave battle with a positive outcome of beating the cancer, the show has instead opted to turn the storyline dark.
  • Pilot News: Miller, Mantegna Join Hunt [2006-03-09 17:00:54]
    Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake have assembled a top-notch cast for their untitled comedy pilot for ABC with Dennis Miller, Joe Mantegna and Lauren Tom tapped to co-star with them in the project.
  • Lachey, Elliott in pilot deals [2006-03-09 02:18:46]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tabloid staple Nick Lachey (MTV's "Newlyweds") is in negotiations to star in the new CW network's first comedy pilot, "She Said, He Said," which explores how men and women perceive situations differently.
  • Showtime at CBS [2006-03-08 07:31:33]
    The cable service could drive big profit gains if it can get up to speed.
  • Fame & Fortune: Punk rocker Bif Naked: She looks wild, but her big "splurge" is gasoline [2006-03-07 06:00:00]
    The tattoo-festooned daughter of American missionaries looks pretty wild but a big splurge for her is filling up her car with gas and going for a ride.
  • What to watch [2006-03-06 03:42:23]
    Today on TV Depraved acts and a heroic rescue set in motion a wave of vengeance in the dark, dangerous Basin City, where even the hookers are armed to the teeth. Jessica Alba stars as an exotic dancer with a troubled past that has returned for her in Sin City (9 p.m.-11 p.m., Starz), based on the graphic novels of Frank Miller.
  • Howard Gensler | The current skinema, at its breast [2006-03-03 10:42:16]
    AS WE HEAD into Oscars weekend, all of Hollywood's naked ambition is in the spotlight. So it seems like a perfect time to see which celebrities put their nakedness to the best use in 2005, with the 7th Annual Mr. Skin's Anatomy Awards, announced yesterday by Sirius Satellite's Howard [Stern] 100 and at MrSkin.com.
  • Popularity of 'The L Word' being seen all over [2006-03-03 05:36:16]
    Sometime around the middle of January, ''The L Word'' became a digital media success story for Showtime.
  • FILM/TV BITS: Grier in NY; Glover touts Noni Juice; Keke Palmer lauded; Nas and Jay-Z on BET; Trumpet awards on TV One. [2006-03-03 03:06:48]
    *Pam Grier will appear with two of her colleagues from Showtime’s “The L Word” at a New York book signing for “Welcome to Our Planet,” an episode guide to the program about a group of lesbian friends living in Los Angeles.
  • Putting The Fans To Work [2006-03-02 17:52:30]
    The media are trying to cash in on viewers' obsessions
  • Talking! Laughing! Loving! Breathing! (TV) [2006-02-28 17:45:20]
    Is 'The L Word' Just 'Melrose Place' with dental dams?
  • Fox411; Bruce Willis Joins The Donner Party [2006-02-28 08:03:33]
    Richard Donner directs Bruce Willis and Mos Def in a very good movie; Michael Jackson maintained ties to Nation of Islam longer than originally thought; Sex Pistols turn down Rock Hall of Fame despite ties to co-founder; other news.
  • Starz inches into original program fare [2006-02-28 02:49:24]
    Starz Entertainment Group, which sat on the sidelines while premium pay movie channel rivals HBO and Showtime launched their own shows like The Sopranos and The L Word, is stepping up its own original programming fare.
  • Remote Control: 'The L Word' [2006-02-27 09:14:03]
    'The L Word,’ Showtime’s’ surprising sleeper hit, is now in its third season. Dana gets breast cancer, Alice obsesses about her ex Dana, Shane cheats on Carmen , Tina almost makes love with a guy, rich bitch Helena gets a competitor fired, Bette tried to come to terms with her dying father’s rejection of her lesbianism, Jenny experiments with stripping and S&M as a cure for her depression, and
  • Popularity of 'The L Word' is being seen all over [2006-02-24 05:39:14]
    Sometime around the middle of last month, ''The L Word'' became a digital media success story for Showtime.
  • 'L Word' casts'Net [2006-02-24 02:27:57]
    The Internet turns spectators into participants. Exhibit A is "The L Word," Showtime's hit drama that centers on lesbian relationships.
  • Fans encouraged to write episode of L Word online [2006-02-22 19:27:13]
    Fan fiction - stories written by fans about their favorite TV or movie characters - is generally frowned upon in Hollywood, in large part because of copyright rules (and, sometimes, because the fans are better at writing for the characters than a show's paid writing staff).
  • The Biggest Names in Music Sound Off on the Industry in New Documentary, 'ALL WE ARE SAYING' [2006-02-21 14:29:00]
    Nearly 55 of the biggest names in music deliberate on the current state of the industry, work/life balance, and their personal inspirations in the revealing new documentary ALL WE ARE SAYING, premiering on SHOWTIME on Wednesday, March 8 at 8 p.m.
  • 'Passion of Christ’: It’s Showtime [2006-02-20 13:34:56]
    In a scheduling stunt, Showtime will debut the blockbuster religious movie The Passion of the Christ on Easter Sunday.
  • SOFTWARE LETS VIEWERS BE WRITERS [2006-02-19 05:15:44]
    Fair Haven writer/director Craig Singer ("The Animal Room," 1995) is seeing a new technology he helped create get its first public viewing. Singer conceived FanLib, a software that enables TV viewers to create stories and scripts.
  • Girl power: Musical event raises awareness of violence against women [2006-02-19 03:17:02]
    Who better than women to underscore the importance of rooting out violence against their gender? Thus, the birth in 1998 of the global V-Day movement to combat rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation and sexual slavery. Friday, theatergoers get the opportunity to raise funds for the organization by attending "Victory, Valentine and Vaginas: A V-Day Musical Celebration & Benefit" at
  • Newsmakers: Howie Mandel, Billy Zane [2006-02-19 00:07:24]
    Feb. 27, 2006 issue - Deal or no deal," the wildly successful NBC game show, is back. Host Howie Mandel talked with NEWSWEEK's Nicki Gostin. Do you think the show celebrates greed?
  • The power of Luvbear [2006-02-18 05:50:10]
    "I'd like to apologize for the disparaging remarks I made last week about bears with hearts and the simpletons who squeal in delight upon receiving one for Valentine's Day. I myself succumbed to the cult of Luvbears this week...."
  • The L Word and PlanetOut.com team up with online personals [2006-02-17 22:07:29]
    Fans of Showtime’s lesbian drama The L Word have a new way to find each other online. PlanetOut Inc. (parent company of The Advocate ) and Showtime Networks announced Thursday a partnership that provides cobranded online personals geared specifically to women.
  • Whoopi Goldberg to perform on Olivia cruise in April [2006-02-16 21:07:59]
    Olivia Cruises and Resorts, the world’s largest lesbian-focused travel company, has signed award-winning comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg to perform her one-woman show aboard Holland America’s Ms. Zuiderdam during an April 15–22 Caribbean cruise.
  • PlanetOut.com Pairs Off With Showtime Networks' 'The L Word(R)' to Help LGBT Women Find Their Match [2006-02-16 13:07:09]
    PlanetOut Inc. , the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, has intensified its networking tools for LGBT women looking for a partner by announcing today, flagship Web site PlanetOut.com and Showtime Networks' drama series 'The L Word(R)' will provide co-branded, online personals for the millions of women who
  • `Galactica' soars as one of TV's best dramas [2006-02-16 06:06:18]
    Every now and then, and for any number of reasons, I find myself having to catch up with certain television series. My viewing time took a particularly big hit in recent weeks, so I carved out some hours the other day to plow through episodes of a half-dozen series I had missed.
  • Tuned Out [2006-02-15 13:01:31]
    CBS drops Ed , er, Love Monkey from the label, er, schedule—time for more crime!
  • Rosie O'Donnell is ready to set sail [2006-02-14 06:44:35]
    Rosie O'Donnell is itching to get back on TV so she can flog her favorite things.
  • Word is officially out on Showtime's "L Word" [2006-02-14 05:47:19]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sometime around the middle of last month, "The L Word" became a digital media success story for Showtime.
  • Interracial romance now the norm on TV, but real-life issues are ignored [2006-02-14 03:26:54]
    On a recent Tuesday I arrived home from work to the announcement, according to my husband, Dave, that we were on television.
  • A so-so sextet [2006-02-14 01:13:39]
    They're saying the L-word at Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick. Not the L-word heard on Showtime's hit series about lesbians. Here, in Linda Nieves-Powell's intermittently successful comedy-drama, the L stands for Latina.
  • L Word fans take to the Web [2006-02-13 21:53:02]
    Sometime around the middle of January, The L Word became a digital media success story for Showtime.
  • 'American Idol' KO's the Grammys [2006-02-13 20:47:40]
    By a wide margin, TV viewers prefer amateur musicians over pros. Nearly twice as many people watched "American Idol" as watched the Grammy Awards - 28.3 million to 15.1 million - when the two went head-to-head in prime time last Wednesday, according to figures from Nielsen Media Research.
  • O'Donnell's got a boatload of projects afloat [2006-02-13 09:10:28]
    Rosie O'Donnell is itching to get back on TV so she can flog her favorite things. Such as? "The Color Purple" on Broadway. Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-nominated performance in "Capote." Kanye West's new album. And a new safety razor with a refillable shaving-cream supply in the handle.
  • Word is officially out on Showtime's 'L Word' [2006-02-13 08:10:32]
    By Cynthia Littleton Sometime around the middle of last month, "The L Word" became a digital media success story for Showtime.
  • FILM/TV BITS ‘Pink’ sees green at B.O.; Beals holds ‘Grudge’; 50 in ‘Brave’; Rowell & Foxx?; Tirico heads “MNF’; ‘Tom [2006-02-13 03:06:03]
    *“The Pink Panther,” starring Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau and Beyonce Knowles as a pop star, topped the box office last weekend on sales of $21.7 million. Beyonce also holds the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with “Check On It,” the first single from “The Pink Panther” soundtrack.
  • The Bad Girl of 'The L Word' Returns to Form [2006-02-11 21:26:42]
    Shane, the former lady-killer of Showtime's lesbian soap opera, slipped back into her womanizing ways last Sunday, much to the delight of her fans.
  • Beals incurs the wrath of Grudge 2 [2006-02-11 16:27:52]
    LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Beals has come aboard The Grudge 2, a sequel to the 2004 horror hit.
  • Jennifer Beals climbs aboard 'Grudge 2' [2006-02-10 16:27:19]
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals was added Friday to the cast of "The Grudge 2." Currently appearing on Showtime's "The L Word," Beals' "Grudge" character is being kept a secret by Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter said.
  • Today's Buzz stories [2006-02-10 13:19:10]
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Ali MacGraw will make her Broadway debut in "Festen," the London hit that will also star Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden and Julianna Margulies.
  • Beals incurs the wrath of "Grudge 2" [2006-02-10 11:33:46]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jennifer Beals has come aboard "The Grudge 2," a sequel to the 2004 horror hit. Amber Tamblyn is starring in the film, which is set to begin shooting next week in Tokyo. Columbia Pictures is eyeing an October release. Takashi Shimizu directs.
  • Beals incurs the wrath of 'Grudge 2' [2006-02-10 10:55:30]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jennifer Beals has come aboard "The Grudge 2," a sequel to the 2004 horror hit.
  • Gail Shister | Rosie craves some TV time to show her fans cool stuff [2006-02-09 15:05:56]
    Rosie O'Donnell is itchy to get back on TV so she can flog her favorite things. Such as? The Color Purple on Broadway. Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-nominated performance in Capote. Kanye West's new album.
  • Setting the Record Straight: Bravo and PlanetOut Inc. Are Claiming To Be The First Gay and Lesbian Online Television [2006-02-09 03:30:39]
    "Competition is good. I want to welcome OutZoneTV.com to the world of Internet Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Gay Curious (GLBT+) Online Television Broadcasting," stated the owner of OutoftheClosetTelevision.com(OOTC) Ted Trent in response to the recent news that PlanetOut Inc and Bravo claim to be launching the world's first Gay and Lesbian Online Television Network. While audiences
  • Fresh off Broadway, O'Donnell's got a boatload of projects afloat [2006-02-09 03:13:06]
    Rosie O'Donnell is itching to get back on TV so she can flog her favorite things. Such as? "The Color Purple" on Broadway. Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-nominated performance in "Capote." Kanye West's new album.
  • Gail Shister | BET passes on televising Coretta Scott King's funeral [2006-02-08 15:35:21]
    Coretta Scott King or Kanye West? BET went West. In a shocker, Black Entertainment Television took a pass on live coverage of the King funeral yesterday, going instead with its usual lineup of music-video shows from noon to 3 p.m.
  • TV Notes: Big ratings for Big Ben [2006-02-08 00:06:56]
    ABC and WTAE weren't the only ratings beneficiaries of the Steelers victory with the Super Bowl broadcast Sunday. CBS and local affiliate KDKA also cashed in with Roethlisberger's appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday night.
  • TV Gal Lists a Few of Her Favorite Things [2006-02-06 14:42:43]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - - Raindrops on the island and whiskers on Sawyer ... that's right, a brand new episode of "Lost" tied up in string, is one of my favorite things.
  • Showtime and GoldPocket Wireless Bring ``The L Word Awards'' to Wireless Users [2006-02-06 11:00:00]
    LOS ANGELES----Feb. 6, 2006--Who has had the Best Kiss on the hit Showtime series THE L WORD? What was the Best Fight Scene? Who Had the Nastiest Breakup? Showtime viewers now have the opportunity to cast their vote on their favorite moments from the show via mobile phones and have a chance to win great prizes!
  • Star-Ledger Staff [2006-02-05 01:14:24]
    The hit Showtime soap opera "The L-Word" depicts lesbian life in Los Angeles as an ultra-glamorous, far-from-mellow drama that probably even the most rarefied Hollywood denizen would have a hard time recognizing.
  • Showtime gives 'The L Word' another season [2006-02-03 20:41:52]
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Showtime has renewed its ensemble drama, "The L Word," for a fourth season. Production will begin this summer on 12 new episodes to air in 2007, the New York Post reported Friday.
  • Inner Tube [2006-02-03 04:22:13]
    Still weighing anchor, CBS promotes three
  • Television briefs [2006-02-03 04:16:21]
    -- Showtime's series "The L Word" has launched thousands of fan-fiction stories in its two-plus seasons on the air, and now the show wants to harness that creativity.
  • SHOWTIME GOES TO 'L' AND BACK AGAIN [2006-02-03 01:11:27]
    " are sticking around for another season. Showtime has renewed the show for a fourth season of 12 episodes, scheduled to begin production this summer.
  • The L Word to return for a fourth season [2006-02-02 22:07:09]
    Showtime has green-lit a fourth season of its hit drama The L Word , according to The Hollywood Reporter . The show, about the lives and loves of a group of gay and bisexual women in Los Angeles, continues to be successful for Showtime.
  • More Love! More Lust! More Longing! SHOWTIME's THE L WORD(R) Returns for A Fourth Season [2006-02-02 21:08:30]
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- On the hee
  • Showtime Spreads the 'Word' for Another Season [2006-02-02 19:12:52]
    Riding a surprising ratings wave for what was already one of its most popular series, Showtime has greenlit a fourth season of "The L Word."
  • 'The L Word' confirmed for fourth season [2006-02-02 17:46:07]
    Gay drama series The L Word has been commissioned for a fourth season. US network Showtime has greenlit twelve new episodes, which will go into production this Summer for broadcast early in 2007.
  • Showtime: Season Four? What the L ? [2006-02-02 17:04:55]
    The L Word will return to Showtime for a fourth season in 2007.
  • PR Newswire Summary of High Tech Copy, Feb. 1, 2006 [2006-02-01 20:21:39]
    Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/.
  • 'L Word' Fans Invited To Write Their Own Damn HLA [2006-02-01 17:05:53]
    The canny execs at Showtime have co-opted the popular trend among The Gays of "fan fiction"– wherein viewers write fantasy episodes of TV shows in which the characters give in to their...
  • 'L Word' Invites Fans to the Table Read [2006-02-01 15:12:43]
    Showtime's series "The L Word" has launched thousands of fan-fiction stories in its two-plus seasons on the air, and now the show wants to harness that creativity.
  • Calling All Fans of 'THE L WORD(R)' - Showtime and FanLib Want You to Script a Fanisode(TM) [2006-02-01 15:05:19]
    Showtime Networks Inc. and FanLib announced today that registration is open for the first network-sanctioned, collaborative writing event featuring fans developing a script for an existing series.
  • Gender benders are crossing over, into your living room [2006-01-30 03:28:25]
    Sure, Brokeback Mountain is riding atop solid box office (even in red states) and is lassoing every award in sight. But the real sex story du jour in American pop culture? Try transgender people: Women identifying as men, and men as women. In movies, at the bookstore and on TV, people are passing for the opposite sex. In many performance spaces, drag queens and drag kings reign supreme. And the
  • Power Up! Announces First Feature Film, Directed by Jamie Babbit [2006-01-25 13:00:17]
    Babbit, whose projects include But I’m a Cheerleader and the TV series Popular , has rounded up a veritable who’s who of stars for the film, which centers on a woman ( Melonie Diaz ) who finds her purpose in life after she hooks up with a radical underground feminist group.
  • Gay group cites 'Brokeback,' 'Capote' for awards [2006-01-25 10:33:51]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "The Family Stone," "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" and "Rent" will all compete for top wide-release feature during the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards.
  • 'L Word' meets the big C [2006-01-25 04:21:32]
    Erin Daniels, who plays a lesbian tennis pro on Showtime's "The L-Word," approached this season of the popular drama series very carefully.
  • Welcome tothe drag race! [2006-01-25 04:19:51]
    Sure, "Brokeback Mountain" is riding atop solid box office (even in red states) and is lassoing every award in sight.
  • A Reality Blog The High-Def Life: The Super Bowl Blacked Out in HDTV? By Phillip Swann [2006-01-24 14:18:55]
    January 18, 2006 (Episode 14) The Super Bowl Blacked Out in HDTV? Are you going to watch next month's Super Bowl in HDTV? Well, if you do, consider yourself fortunate.
  • They're on a droll at Showtime [2006-01-23 17:25:38]
    PASADENA, Calif. - "Arrested Development" was all the buzz for Showtime at the just-concluded midseason press tour - will it or won't it pick up Fox's ratings-challenged, cult-beloved comedy? But later this year, conversation is likely to be dominated by a quirky drama called "Dexter."
  • Katherine Moennig [2006-01-23 00:31:42]
    Katherine Moennig, a beauty in her late 20s, has the acting chops to back up her looks. She's got the look of the girl-next-door's slightly older, sexier sister and her success in television will keep her under our gaze for quite some time. It also doesn't hurt that she seems a little naughty.
  • 'Arrested Development' rescue eyed [2006-01-21 00:20:34]
    PASADENA, Calif. -- Here's the latest development with Arrested Development. The U.S. premium cable channel Showtime -- home of such series as Huff, The L-Word and Weeds -- is definitely trying to rescue the series.
  • CBS throws big party for critics [2006-01-20 10:19:36]
    PASADENA -- The press tour sometimes makes you feel you need a shovel, and not for clearing snow. That wasn't the case Wednesday night as No. 1 U.S. network CBS threw a lavish stars party for critics, creating a winter wonderland of smoke and mirrors.
  • The L Word [2006-01-17 18:03:30]
    What fresh L is this? A new season turns down the titillation and dials up the nuance. (By Joy Press)
  • Development Update: January 13-16 [2006-01-16 20:01:51]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly branded "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • Third-season of 'The L Word' is lighter, yet more heartfelt [2006-01-16 09:10:18]
    LOS ANGELES - The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives": They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and more playful.
  • Currently Casting [2006-01-15 20:32:46]
    Accepted, a comedy about a high school senior who devises an ingenious way to combat the pressure to attend college. Steve Pink directs. Casting: Joseph Middleton Casting, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 1360, Ste. 100, Universal City, CA 91608.
  • Tom Selleck Perfect For Jesse Stone Role In `Night Passage' [2006-01-14 03:12:21]
    Tom Selleck was such a natural in the adaptation of Robert B. Parker's "Stone Cold," it deserves a second go-round in a sort of prequel.
  • Midseason TV [2006-01-13 18:58:43]
    The holidays are over. The new year is here. That only means one thing for die-hard TV watchers: Midseason shows!
  • Showtime sends DVDs to voters early [2006-01-12 22:04:22]
    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Showtime premium cable network is sending 60,000 DVDs to 12,000 Emmy voters six months before voting even starts, it was reported Thursday.
  • Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend Raises the Bar with Superstar Entertainment, Red-Hot Events and Brand New Locations [2006-01-12 08:01:58]
    Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend Raises the Bar with Superstar Entertainment, Red-Hot Events and Brand New Locations
  • Anything Film Can Do... TV Can Do Better [2006-01-11 23:06:01]
    This is Hollywood 's favorite time of the year, film's awards season, perpetuating the long-standing notion that the most significant, rewarding and exhilarating work coming out of the entertainment industry can only be seen at your local movie theater.
  • Life and a little vampire love on "L Word" [2006-01-11 03:24:51]
    The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives": They've put a sophomore...
  • Entering its third season, 'The L Word' decides to experiment with its syntax [2006-01-10 07:18:53]
    Los Angeles - The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives." They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and playful.
  • Keeping it real on The L Word [2006-01-09 12:24:51]
    In the careful-what-you-wish-for department comes the third season of The L Word. The first two seasons of Showtime's soapy lesbian drama seduced us even as we carped, kvetched and overprocessed: The storylines were too fantastic. The lesbians were too glammed up. The culture was too glossed over.
  • The Resolutions Of Artistes [2006-01-09 09:49:52]
    It is that time of the year when people make resolutions. ShowTime interviewed some of the showbiz personalities to find out their new year plans. Francistown-based disco king, Donald Botshelo’s dream is to grow bigger as an artiste this year.
  • hs nohed txt BY LYDIA MARTIN [2006-01-08 23:24:25]
    In the careful-what-you-wish-for department comes the third season of The L Word. The first two seasons of Showtime's soapy lesbian drama seduced us even as we carped, kvetched and overprocessed: The storylines were too fantastic. The lesbians were too glammed up. The culture was too glossed over.
  • Brunch & Entertainment [2006-01-08 06:09:01]
    | Say what? | ''They were waiting for us to fight before we even started airing.''
  • How can I take women seriously? [2006-01-08 05:35:59]
    I'm confused. I grew up in a family of liberated, feminist women who taught me that the female of the species should not be subjugated, objectified or slopped on.
  • Showtime's 'L Word' better than ever in third season [2006-01-08 05:18:53]
    LOS ANGELES -- The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives": They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and more playful.
  • New year, new lineups on TV [2006-01-08 03:18:05]
    Better put a new battery in the clicker. The January frenzy is upon us as the networks play midseason schedule bingo, moving current shows to new time slots, introducing a slew of new series and bringing back old favorites for fresh fun.
  • Watch This! [2006-01-08 00:23:01]
    Viewers will have their chance to say goodbye to the late John Spencer on "The West Wing." As the show runners decide how to handle Spencer's untimely death and replace an irreplaceable...
  • The Week Ahead: Jan. 8-Jan. 14 [2006-01-07 21:23:27]
    New York Times critics and reporters preview the week's cultural happenings.
  • 'The L Word' Returns After 2nd-Year Slump [2006-01-07 18:46:40]
    The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives": They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and more playful.
  • TV [2006-01-07 16:17:22]
    `The L Word' 10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime Despite some notable flaws and the occasional drift into emotional excess, this Showtime series about a circle of lesbian friends and lovers in Los Angeles enters its third season Sunday as one of television's most entertaining shows. The series has a fine ensemble cast -- Laurel Holloman as Tina and Katherine Moennig as Shane are particularly good -- and, at
  • Diane Werts [2006-01-07 03:25:24]
    Off the Wall is fresh as a New Year's baby and ready to burp up these latest offbeat offerings.
  • It's Season 3 For The Wonderful `L' Ladies; `Campus Ladies' Worth A Shot [2006-01-07 03:07:49]
    Amid an unusual void of new-series episodes on premium cable, let's welcome the third season of "The L Word" (Showtime, Sunday, 10 p.m.).
  • TV networks juggle lineups with second-half subs [2006-01-07 02:49:17]
    Already, this month has been busy with debuts around the dial. Top to bottom, here's a look at some new offerings.
  • "Dancing" Machine Still Works [2006-01-06 19:14:00]
    The Lincoln Memorial might have more moves than Master P, but viewers didn't seem to care, as they got back in step Thursday night with Dancing with the Stars.
  • "Dancing" Machine [2006-01-06 18:00:49]
    The Lincoln Memorial might have more moves than Master P, but viewers didn't seem to care, as they got back in step Thursday night with "Dancing with the Stars." The second-season premiere of the ABC ballroom blitz, airing from 8-10 p.m., averaged 17.5 million, per Nielsen Media Research. That's nearly triple the audience of previous time-slot occupants "Alias" and "Night Stalker." It's also
  • 15 shows to watch this weekend [2006-01-06 06:43:51]
    "Battlestar Galactica," 9 p.m. Friday, Sci Fi: Put a pillow on the floor, because your jaw will drop when you hear the outrageous act that Commander Adama and President Roslin calmly discuss as the second half of "Battlestar's" Season 2 begins.
  • Return Engagements [2006-01-06 06:05:05]
    The L Word (Showtime, Jan. 8) Alan Cumming joins the sapphic soap in its third season as the new manager of the Planet. Plus, Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) handle new motherhood, and one of the ladies deals with a cancer scare.
  • 'L Word' taps bold new vein [2006-01-06 04:11:53]
    THE L WORD. Sunday, 10 p.m., Showtime.
  • TV Shows, Movies Are As Gay As Paris In The Spring [2006-01-06 03:06:48]
    You don't have to live on Brokeback Mountain to know that things are getting pretty gay in the entertainment industry.
  • Search ALL NEW. TRY IT! [2006-01-06 00:06:11]
    These days gays, lesbians, drag queens — even male-to-female transgender characters — are almost as common in movies and on TV as the "bitch diva" and "fat funny guy."
  • 'Galactica' rockets into a new season [2006-01-05 18:59:22]
    Testing our investment isn't always appreciated. So the rare series that manages to pull it off, like "Battlestar Galactica," earns our continued attention while others, like "The L Word," make us yank out our eyelashes in frustration.
  • Showtime Networks Announces 'SHOWTIME INTERACTIVE' for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 [2006-01-05 16:44:33]
    LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Showtime Networks will launch SHOWTIME INTERACTIVE, the networks' first interactive TV application for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 platform. The announcement was made today by Mark Greenberg, Executive Vice President, Showtime Networks Inc.
  • Mix picks: TV [2006-01-05 11:00:59]
    PASADENA 'SERIAL BOWL' MARATHON - Soapnet is inviting viewers to kick off 2006 by watching all 13 episodes of "family secrets, scandals and mysteries" in "Pasadena." That's the delicious nighttime soap that Fox briefly aired in fall 2001 and gave up on too soon.
  • It came out of the sky [2006-01-05 10:57:17]
    Full disclosure: I subscribe to XM. In fact, I enjoy it so much I bought an XM receiver and subscription for my wife.
  • The L Word returns Sunday for a third season [2006-01-04 22:04:00]
    The lesbians of The L Word could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on Desperate Housewives : They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and more playful.
  • 411 ’06 [2006-01-04 17:02:17]
    All you need to know about the “hot” cable series returning this week. So you’ve resolved to watch more television in 2006, good for you! Now, go get a cable or satellite hookup, because broadcast alone isn’t going to cut it.
  • 'The L Word' Returns After Sophomore Slump [2006-01-04 11:47:27]
    Showtime's Drama 'The L Word' Returns With Vigor for Its Third Season
  • Dancing, laughing and loving with stars [2006-01-04 03:01:24]
    Assuming your kids didn’t disconnect the cable box to make way for the Xbox 360 they got for Christmas — and assuming they’ll even think about stopping their monthlong game-a-thon to let you watch TV — here are the highlights and lowlights of the new slate of programs coming our way in January.
  • Saunders: [2006-01-04 02:10:52]
    IN JUSTICE stars Jason O'Mara as investigator Charles Conti, who teams with lawyer David Swain, played by Kyle MacLachlan, to free wrongly convicted inmates. The ABC drama will air at 9 p.m. Fridays.
  • More light, more dark for third-season `The L Word' [2006-01-03 22:53:27]
    LOS ANGELES - The lesbians of "The L Word" could serve as role models for their straight counterparts on "Desperate Housewives": They've put a sophomore slump behind them to return more heartfelt and more playful.
  • Television: What's new in 2006 [2006-01-03 14:56:57]
    It's that time of the TV season when the networks shuffle up and deal -- adding new shows, bringing back some high-profile series and tweaking the schedules.
  • MIKE DUFFY: New year, new lineups [2006-01-03 05:06:40]
    Better put a new battery in the clicker. The January frenzy is upon us as the networks play midseason schedule bingo, moving current shows to new time slots, introducing a slew of new series and bringing back old favorites for fresh fun. Jenna Elfman, Tom Cavanaugh ("Ed"), Heather Graham, Fred Savage, Aidan Quinn and Jane Curtin are among those debuting in new series this month.
  • What's on tonight: new Arrested Development, Surface, Fiesta Bowl [2006-01-02 15:12:41]
    Filed under: Programming Surface is back! A new ep airs on NBC at 8pm, followed by new eps of Las Vegas and Medium . FOX has a new Arrested Development (which promises to have a lot of in jokes about FOX) at 8, followed by a repeat AD and a repeat House . ABC has the Tositos Fiesta Bowl at 8. Mmm...Tostitos Fiesta Bowl sounds like a tasty snack. CBS has all repeats:
  • `Rollergirls' points new year in entertaining direction [2006-01-02 08:47:27]
    From the folks behind ``Laguna Beach'' comes ``Rollergirls'' (10 tonight, A&E), a ``dramality'' about the women of modern-day Roller Derby. The women -- with such Derby names as Jail Bait, Venis Envy and Punky Bruiser -- are interesting, and the show is slickly produced. I feel an addiction coming on.
  • Entertainment News [2006-01-02 04:18:37]
    The globe-trotting adventurer says Showtime's lesbian-themed drama is a different sort of challenge. The L Word will shine from Sea to shining Sea this season.
  • TV Gal Bestows Best of the Best [2006-01-02 03:13:54]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - - Should old television plots and characters be forgot and never brought to mind? Of course not. As we say goodbye to 2005, a look back at the best of the best:
  • 'The L Word' Returns with a Passion [2006-01-01 03:13:56]
    Passion, politics and poignancy -- P words, all of 'em -- are in plentiful supply as Showtime's "The L Word" returns for its third season starting Sunday, Jan. 8.
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Broadband Video [2005-12-31 12:25:37]
    Cable networks are taking “do-it-yourself” approaches as they create or adapt video-channel content for use on broadband services. Brands as diverse as Cable News Network, Starz, MSNBC and Showtime have built their own capabilities and are relying on off-the-shelf software and hosting resources.
  • Theater Listings [2005-12-30 01:09:42]
    Theater.
  • Net Newbies Head LGBT TV List [2005-12-29 15:08:47]
    The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has come out with its list of LGBT TV to watch and four broadcast net shows head the list.
  • Jump on Jan. [2005-12-28 13:32:57]
    January 2006 TV: A whole lotta … something. Year-end lists and recaps? Screw that—The Only TV Column That Matters™ is jumping headlong into January. Here’s what’s coming in the 1 to the 0 to the 6:
  • THE HOT SEAT - SANDRA BERNHARD [2005-12-25 02:23:41]
    -- IT'S been a busy year for Sandra Bernhard, who's wrapping up the final days of a tour with Cyndi Lauper.
  • Is a kiss just a kiss? [2005-12-16 05:34:44]
    Screenwriter Barry Sandler had watched the debacle unfold in test screenings of his film "Making Love," and now, in a movie house in Miami on Valentine's Day weekend in 1982, it was happening again.
  • Subaru going for more gay advertising [2005-12-15 12:13:26]
    It seemed a whole PR storm blew around the Ford/AFA/gay groups fiasco , inundating the media and Autoblog with related topics. Case in point: Subaru. The automaker is creating a series of commercials for the gay channel, LOGO . (A gay channel?) And, unlike other companies who advertise with the gay submarket (e.g., GM), these are not mainstream commercials, either: one shows two men
  • Showtime miniseries hits mark [2005-12-13 10:41:58]
    It's far too early to say that Showtime is starting to close the gap with HBO when it comes to pay-cable original series. After all, HBO has the bigger stars, the bigger budgets and still rules the
  • Loyalty Matrix Announces Extended Relationship with Olivia [2005-12-07 13:53:00]
    SAN FRANCISCO----Dec. 7, 2005--Loyalty Matrix, Inc., a San Francisco-based customer intelligence provider, today announced that it has signed an extended agreement to work with Olivia, the premier travel and lifestyle company serving the lesbian community, to develop customer intelligence and build a membership program that will help support the company's transformation from travel to a
  • As Seen on TV! [2005-12-06 22:54:09]
    The Adventures of Pete & Pete Paramount Loosely categorized as a children's show, The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993-'96) followed the benignly surreal lives of two redheaded brothers with matching names.
  • Showtime and FanLib Plot ``THE L WORD(R)'' Fan Episode [2005-12-05 15:02:00]
    LOS ANGELES----Dec. 5, 2005--Showtime Networks Inc. and FanLib have developed the first network-sanctioned, collaborative fan event featuring a writer from a television series guiding fans in the development of a script using the characters of Showtime's hit series THE L WORD®.
  • Like the Show? Buy the Book. And the Earrings. And the ... [2005-12-01 13:45:20]
    To encourage viewers to tune in for the third-season premiere of "The L Word," Showtime is signing agreements with marketers to introduce tie-in merchandise.
  • L-Word Appearance for Equality for All Campaign [2005-12-01 13:10:50]
    This special episode, directed by the show's creator, Ilene Chaiken , will feature a big L Word wedding with appearances from the L Word cast - and maybe even you.
  • Sandra Bernhard to Return to Joe's Pub for New Year's Eve [2005-12-01 10:30:21]
    Those wishing to spend their New Year's Eve with Sandra Bernhard can do so this year at Joe's Pub, the intimate cabaret located within the Public Theater.
  • Development Update: November 28-29 [2005-11-30 18:48:17]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly revamped "Series in Development" charts. Visitors can now filter our listings by network, genre and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • Jennifer Beals: hit with the L-Word (and we don't mean "lesbian") [2005-11-29 11:10:43]
    Filed under: Newsstand Actress Jennifer Beals former business manager, Seven Summits Pictures and Management, is suing her, alleging the former Flashdance r and current star of Showtime's popular lesbian show The L-Word didn't pay them over $200,000 in commisions for the last two seasons of the show. After Beals' star turn in 1983's Flashdance, the film that tragically caused millions
  • BEALS SUED FOR BREACH OF CONTACT: Former management firm says ‘L Word’ star hasn’t paid commission. [2005-11-29 03:05:56]
    *Jennifer Beals is being sued by her former business manager for breach of contract on charges that she has failed to pay commission on the second and upcoming third season of her Showtime series, “The L Word.”
  • Cindy's hot - on Jenna-ration of porn links [2005-11-28 04:21:25]
    Internet personality Cindy Margolis was pleased to read in this column that porn star Jenna Jameson is feuding with her myspace.com Web designer.
  • TV Tim [2005-11-26 00:30:17]
    Q. Why has CNN taken anchor Aaron Brown off the air? - G.M. A. CNN decided to shift its focus from Brown to Anderson Cooper, who is seen as the network's rising star. Brown and CNN mutually agreed that it was time to part ways, CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein told the Associated Press.
  • Daniel Radcliff is a very, very wealthy little wizard [2005-11-22 11:40:43]
    Filed under: Harry Potter , Action & Adventure , Deals , Drama , Newsstand , Mystery & Suspense , Sci-Fi & Fantasy Apart from the fact that Daniel Radcliffe stars in a multi-zillion dollar juggernaut of a movie franchise, he really isn't very different from most other 16-year-old boys. I mean, he's just emerging on the other side of puberty and is interested in older women, but
  • Baby Beals revealed: 1st for star of ‘L Word’ [2005-11-22 09:22:33]
    NEW YORK – Jennifer Beals is a mom. The actress gave birth to a baby girl last month, People magazine reported yesterday. “The family is very happy and Jennifer and the baby are doing great,” Beals’ publicist told the magazine.
  • Ticket-hungry folks eager to see panda cub [2005-11-22 03:24:09]
    People and Places Tai Shan is the rock star of the zoo world.
  • 'L Word' Star Beals Gives Birth to Girl [2005-11-21 12:42:03]
    Jennifer Beals has taken her passion and made it happen. The baby was born sometime last month and is Beals' first child. Her publicist says that "the family is very happy and Jennifer and the baby are doing great," but did not divulge the newborn's name or exact birth date.
  • The L Word's Jennifer Beals Welcomes Baby Girl to Family [2005-11-21 06:43:36]
    On "The L Word," it was her partner who was pregnant. But in real life, actress Jennifer Beals gave birth to her first child, it was reported on Friday (11/18).
  • FILM/TV/MAGAZINE BITS: Beals baby; Jones in ‘Reading’; 'ANTM's' Mercedes in ‘X-Men 3?’; Prince/Spud on ‘Short’ list; 50 [2005-11-21 04:07:05]
    *Actress Jennifer Beals and her husband, Ken L. Dixon, welcomed a baby girl last month, it was announced Friday. This is the first child for the 41-year-old star of Showtime’s “The L Word.” Dixon, a Canadian entrepreneur, has two children from a previous marriage.
  • ‘Flashdance’ actress has baby girl [2005-11-19 12:13:31]
    Jennifer Beals is a mom. The actress and her husband, Ken L. Dixon, gave birth to a baby girl last month, People magazine reported Friday. “The family is very happy, and Jennifer and the baby are doing great,” Beals’ publicist told the magazine.
  • COURT RULES MADONNA STOLE TUNE [2005-11-19 09:52:23]
    Little-known Belgian songwriter Salvatore Acquaviva won a plagiarism case against Madonna on Friday, leading a local court to ban the megastar's song ``Frozen'' from sale or broadcast in the country. Acquaviva's suit had alleged that Madonna's 1998 hit off the album ``Ray of Light'' plagiarized parts of his song, ``Ma Vie Fout L'camp (My Life's Getting Nowhere),'' which had been written five
  • Jennifer Beals had child last month, says report [2005-11-19 08:11:33]
    Oh, what a feeling! Ahem. Okay, sorry - had to get that out of my system. Now on to the news, which is that actress Jennifer Beals reportedly had her baby girl sometime last month. Beals first gained popularity during my teen years when she starred as a welder/stripper with a heart of gold/aspiring dancer in Joe Eszterhaz’s Flashdance (which was one letter in its title away from being a
  • Slow flash: Beals had girl last month [2005-11-19 05:34:44]
    NEW YORK -- Jennifer Beals is a mom. The actress and her husband, Ken L. Dixon, gave birth to a baby girl last month, People magazine reported Friday.
  • Crowe pleads guilty to reduced charges [2005-11-19 02:13:10]
    Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe pleaded guilty yesterday in a New York court to reduced misdemeanor charges for hitting a hotel clerk with a telephone in June and was fined $160. Crowe was given a conditional discharge by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kathryn Freed and told he must avoid arrest for a year. After sentencing was handed down, Crowe kissed ...
  • PEOPLE: Hold the phone, Russell [2005-11-19 01:36:37]
    Actor Russell Crowe pleaded guilty Friday of third-degree assault, admitting to a judge that he threw a phone that hit a Manhattan hotel concierge in June. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kathryn Freed sentenced the actor to a conditional discharge, which means he must not get arrested for one year.
  • Jennifer Beals Has Baby Girl [2005-11-19 00:21:21]
    NEW YORK - Jennifer Beals is a mom. The actress and her husband, Ken L. Dixon, gave birth to a baby girl last month, People magazine reported Friday. "The family is very happy and Jennifer and the baby are doing great," Beals' publicist told the magazine.
  • Flashdance star gives birth to baby girl [2005-11-18 17:48:59]
    US actor Jennifer Beals is a mum.
  • Jennifer's Baby Beals [2005-11-18 14:30:59]
    Oh, what a feeling! Former Flashdancer Jennifer Beals has delivered her first child. The baby girl was born last month. The Beals' brood has been mum on specifics, including the baby's exact birthdate, name and vital statistics, but a spokesman tells People that "the family is very happy and Jennifer and the baby are doing great."
  • Flashdance star Beals has baby girl [2005-11-18 14:05:56]
    Jennifer Beals has become a mother for the first time.
  • Shopping With...Alan Cumming, actor/fragrance guru [2005-11-18 13:56:20]
    Fashion Wire Daily - New York - It was less than 10 minutes after being introduced to Alan Cumming - star of "X2," "Spy Kids," "Son of the Mask," "Reefer Madness," "Sweet Land" and "The Anniversary Party" (the latter of which he wrote, starred in, directed and produced with his pal Jennifer Jason Leigh) - and we were already discussing the mischievous Scottish actor's foreskin.
  • Lights! Camera! Ira? [2005-11-15 20:04:09]
    Nov. 15 - In public radio, three trailblazing hosts are instantly recognizable by their first names: Garrison. Terry. Ira.
  • Artists find rocking the boat a good thing [2005-11-06 03:05:40]
    If you still believe that ships are just buffet barges for the blue-haired, shuffle-boarding set, I have three words for you: rock concert cruises.
  • HOT TICKETS [2005-11-05 12:26:39]
    Kim Nalley Quintet Agenda Lounge, San Jose Kim Nalley is one exciting singer. She does jazz, she does blues, and she is known for lighting up all sorts of musical situations, having performed with the likes of Jimmy McGriff, on the one hand, and Michael Tilson Thomas, on the other. Nalley, who is also the proprietor of Jazz at Pearl's in San Francisco, brings her crack band to San Jose for this
  • Rivals catching up with HBO [2005-11-03 03:24:57]
    "Don't look back," the great pitcher Satchel Paige once said. "Someone might be gaining on you. " HBO may want to heed the advice of Paige...
  • Whitney Matheson: Pop Candy - Enough of the guys - who's the sexiest woman? [2005-11-02 10:03:57]
    Last week I received more than 1,500 e-mails with the word "sex" in the subject line. It seems you had plenty to say about my choices for the title of "Sexiest Man Alive" - and while several of you agreed Bono and Orlando Bloom were worthy of People magazine's annual cover, others were shocked I omitted Hugh Jackman, Matthew McConaughey and other objects of affection.
  • The remix: Get 'Bewitched,' drive away with 'Herbie' [2005-10-28 03:18:20]
    Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell star in an update with a clever premise but listless execution.
  • Center’s Fetes Enterprising Lesbians [2005-10-27 16:29:50]
    Every fall since 1998, New York’s lesbian community has gathered together to honor its own at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center’s Annual Women’s Event.
  • DVDs: 'Bewitched' can't live up to clever idea [2005-10-27 06:17:34]
    Nicole Kidman, left, Shirley MacLaine and Will Farrell star in "Bewitched," out this week on DVD.
  • DVD Review : The L Word Season Two [2005-10-23 23:25:44]
    The L Word is one of the most original and fascinating shows on television. It takes a serious look at the lesbian lifestyle and successfully portrays characters as honest, intelligent people.
  • Media players tune in to podcasts' potential [2005-10-17 09:27:57]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The exponential growth of podcasting is due to both professional and grassroots program creators. Most recently, Showtime, Radio Disney, Fox Television and Simon & Schuster have joined the household names who have embraced this new way of communicating with their audiences.
  • Tube tonight [2005-10-17 03:14:14]
    nfl football 6 p.m. on ABC. St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts. last best chance 8 p.m. on HBO. Officials battle terrorists seeking nuclear weapons. (Fred Thompson) medium 9 p.m. on NBC. Allison
  • Mary-Kate skipping school; Foxy on her hearing loss; Pink stands up for elephants. [2005-10-14 18:03:11]
    Mary-Kate Olsen has changed her mind about going back to New York University for the fall semester. Where before she was considering doing an independent study instead, she's now decided to take an approved leave of absence, "to focus on
  • Christina shoots ad for Pepsi; Nelly gets a star in St. Louis; anti-rap activist Tucker dies. [2005-10-13 17:48:11]
    Christina Aguilera is now hitting for the other team. Despite being a lifelong Coke drinker — or at least claiming to be one when she did a Coke commercial for Latin America — the singer just shot an ad for Pepsi that will also
  • The D Word [2005-10-13 01:12:37]
    IF YOU CAN'T get enough of The L Word in the off-season, Dasha Snyder, Cherien Dabis, Noelle Brower and Maggie Burkle have a solution for you: Their schticky spoof The D Word will have you laughing riotously over all the foibles of your favorite L.A. denizens, transplanted to New York and magnified a hundredfold.
  • Pittsburgh International Lesbian & Gay film festival opens downtown and on South Side [2005-10-13 00:24:18]
    The 20th annual Pittsburgh International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is expected to draw more than 3,000 moviegoers from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia during the next 10 days.
  • Jennifer Beals in The L Word The Complete Second Season DVD [2005-10-12 21:12:38]
    Jennifer Beals, the actress who starred in the early 80's flick Flashdance now stars on the Showtime original series The L Word. The second season arrives on DVD on October 25th.
  • wednesday 12 [2005-10-12 00:03:58]
    'The L Word' Three Dollar Bill Cafe, SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market; www.threedollarbill.com. 7:30pm, free. Starting tonight, Three Dollar Bill Cafe shows reruns of Showtime's addictive lesbian drama every week.
  • Showtime Debuts Podcasts [2005-10-07 12:17:10]
    The podcasts will be released weekly and include interviews with actors, actresses and producers of those shows. Showtime said the podcasts will be available free-of-charge through Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes Music Store ( www.apple.com/itunes/music ), regardless of whether consumers are Showtime subscribers or not.
  • Digital Spy: Introducing: The Tape Trails [2005-09-23 22:44:50]
    Email Neil Wilkes with your TV programme, scheduling or plotline queries! Robert: "Will 'Today with Des & Mel' make a return? I really miss the show, however I did know that it got moved to the 5-6pm slot, surely if they were on at 1.30-2.30pm ITV would be sure to get the viewers back.
  • Canadian TV helps fans keep 10 p.m. date [2005-09-20 04:46:45]
    Toronto music producer Maggie Blouin jumps into the back seat of a taxi and shuts the door as the driver accelerates away and careens around corners to get the commercial music producer home in time to watch the FX drama "Rescue Me" at 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, September 18, 2005 [2005-09-18 05:16:24]
    Industry exec who revived CBS must take pay-TV's bridesmaid out from under the shadow of HBO. Some analysts think he can do it.
  • New York TV, Film & Theatre Casting Director Coming to Philadelphia -- Pat McCorkle & TVI Actors Studio Teach [2005-09-17 03:10:41]
    Prominent NY Casting Director, Pat McCorkle, McCorkle Casting Ltd, will teach a TV/Film Audition Technique Weekend Intensive Class with TVI Actors Studio, Americas premier acting school and resource center for actors, on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 in Philadelphia. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2005]
  • New York TV, Film & Theatre Casting Director Coming to Toronto -- Pat McCorkle and TVI Actors Studios Train Canadian [2005-09-17 03:05:10]
    Prominent NY Casting Director, Pat McCorkle, McCorkle Casting Ltd, will teach a TV/Film Audition Technique Weekend Intensive Class with TVI Actors Studio, America's premier acting school and resource center for actors, on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2005]
  • The Vagina Dialogues [2005-09-15 14:46:05]
    Bi-curious women are here -- but not quite queer. Jen Sincero was having the best sex of her life. And while that should have been cause for celebration, it wasn't quite that simple. After all, in the age of Oprah, you can't simply live. You need explanation. Analysis.
  • Showtime's Perennial Struggle to Capture That HBO Aura [2005-09-12 10:46:59]
    When Viacom decided to split itself into two companies, Leslie Moonves, who had revived CBS, inherited one of its more troubled properties: Showtime, the also-ran pay television network that has long trailed its rival Home Box Office.
  • 'Speak' Loud Enough for Showtime/Lifetime [2005-09-03 03:12:32]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - A high-school freshman shakily tries to reclaim her life in the wake of a sexual assault in "Speak," a powerful independent film airing Monday, Sept. 5, in an unprecedented simulcast by Showtime and Lifetime.
  • Similar faces in this crowd [2005-09-01 06:27:24]
    It is hard to imagine movie professionals so low-maintenance that all they need is air. But 10,000 of them exist--stacked in warehouses in Grover Beach, Los Angeles and Canada.
  • Gay leads scant on network TV, study says [2005-08-31 06:04:43]
    LOS ANGELES – Sixteen homosexual characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005-06 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday.
  • montgomeryadvertiser.com :: Gays underrepresented in fall lineup, group says [2005-08-31 05:10:10]
    LOS ANGELES -- Sixteen homosexual characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005-06 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday.
  • Study: Gay characters have little presence in new TV season [2005-08-30 14:22:54]
    LOS ANGELES - Sixteen homosexual characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005-06 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday.
  • GLAAD finds gay characters underrepresented on network TV [2005-08-30 13:06:38]
    Sixteen gay and lesbian characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005–2006 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday.
  • Study: Few Gay Characters in New TV Season [2005-08-30 00:59:21]
    LOS ANGELES - Sixteen homosexual characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005-06 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday.
  • Study: Gay characters scant presence in new TV season [2005-08-29 21:04:26]
    Sixteen homosexual characters are depicted in network TV series scheduled for the 2005-06 season, a small increase over last year but still inadequate, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Monday. Out of 710 characters appearing on a...
  • The Globe and Mail: More than just sex and the city [2005-08-29 03:50:35]
    VANCOUVER -- As we head into the second season of The L Word , which has its Canadian premiere Thursday night on Showcase, diehard fans of the juicy Showtime series are waiting with bated breath to discover the fates of the program's seriously troubled lipstick lesbians.
  • More than just sex and the city [2005-08-29 03:39:49]
    The L Word hooked viewers with a steamy first season.
  • Showtime: Trying to sing 'Soprano' [2005-08-26 13:26:09]
    With the success of "The Sopranos" and "Sex in the City", HBO has long been the emperor of original programming on cable television.
  • Film's twist has fans taking second look [2005-08-21 04:07:23]
    There are movies with surprise endings. Then there are movies where the twist at the end changes the meaning of everything you've seen before, and you need to watch again from the beginning.
  • 5 minutes with Tracy Bonham [2005-08-19 04:16:08]
    It's been eight years since Tracy Bonham got a Grammy nod for her hit "Mother, Mother," but the rocker still rolls on. On Tuesday at the Mercury Lounge, she performs blues-infused songs from her new alt-rock album, "Blink the Brightest."
  • Showtime Networks Is First to Offer Emmy(R)-Nominated Original Programming Via On Demand [2005-08-17 13:29:56]
    NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Showtime Networks, a leader in the On Demand arena, will be the first network to offer its Emmy(R) Nominated programming to subscribers anytime On Demand through Sept. 20th.
  • Stream of Conscious(ness) [2005-08-10 12:11:54]
    The woman sitting here at the Clevelander on Ocean Drive, making easy conversation in a pressed button-down, diamonds in her ears, has a soft but steady stare.
  • Addictive Laughter [2005-08-01 12:35:47]
    Substance abuse--legal and illegal--is the stuff of two sophisticated, character-driven cable sitcoms
  • Children's Performances Shine In Hellman's Cautionary Tale [2005-07-28 04:30:27]
    Lillian Hellman's drama "The Children's Hour" may be clearer to audiences today than when it set Broadway aflame in 1934 and attention focused on a secondary plot point rather than Hellman's core message.
  • Three Dollar Bill [2005-07-21 06:30:19]
    If you're expecting to read any dirt on stand-up comedian and author Kate Clinton in this column, stop reading right now. The woman is a goddess.
  • Precipitous slide [2005-07-20 12:26:18]
    Showtime’s “Queer as Folk� proved there was an audience for later gay-themed entertainment like “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,� “The L Word� and the recently launched cable network Logo.
  • Navratilova Settles With Credit Card Company [2005-07-20 03:00:40]
    Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has settled her federal lawsuit against Do Tell Inc., a gay-friendly credit card company, for allegedly continuing to use her image in its promotions of the Rainbow Card.
  • Showtime Lures Subscribers with Ice Cream [2005-07-19 16:42:29]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Due to star Kirstie Alley's recent weight loss, the future of Showtime's "Fat Actress" is in doubt. The premium cable network's solution? Create a fat audience.
  • Fall TV Preview: There are lessons for HBO in its 'Rome' (7/19/2005) [2005-07-19 03:33:05]
    One can understandably see the parallels between Rome and "Rome," HBO's 12-episode spectacle of stabbings, sex and scourgings, kicking off Aug. 28.
  • FALL TV TOUR: HBO stumbles but has new programs ahead [2005-07-19 03:13:01]
    BEVERLY HILLS -- Until Thursday, when Emmy came along and once again gave HBO a big smooch with more nominations than any other network, there were hints the cable heavyweight had finally misplaced its Midas touch.
  • Complete list of Emmy Nominees [2005-07-15 17:28:44]
    1. Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): "Family Guy: North by North Quahog," Fox; "Samurai Jack: Episode XLIX," Cartoon Network; "The Simpsons: Future Drama," Fox; "South Park: Best Friends Forever," Comedy Central; "SpongeBob SquarePants: Fear of a Krabby Patty/Shell of a Man," Nickelodeon.
  • Who's up for what in the long list of Emmy nominations Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher vie for lead comic actress [2005-07-15 06:38:07]
    Nominees in all categories for the 57th annual Primetime Emmy awards, announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: 1. Animated program (for programming less than one hour): "Family Guy: North by North Quahog," Fox; "Samurai...
  • Complete list of Emmy nominations [2005-07-15 04:11:19]
    Nominees for the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The 57th Emmy Awards will air Sept. 18 on CBS.
  • UNDATED: "Warm Springs," HBO. [2005-07-15 03:30:52]
    UNDATED: "Warm Springs," HBO.
  • 'Housewives' reels in 15 Emmy nominations [2005-07-15 03:30:50]
    Even without its big Mafia guns from The Sopranos, HBO continued its annual dominance of television's Emmy awards, collecting 93 of the nominations announced Thursday.
  • www.delawareonline.com ¦ The News Journal ¦ 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominees [2005-07-15 03:17:50]
    Drama Series: "Deadwood," HBO; "Lost," ABC; "Six Feet Under," HBO; "24," Fox; "The West Wing," NBC. Comedy Series: "Arrested Development," Fox; "Desperate Housewives," ABC; "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; "Scrubs," NBC; "Will & Grace," NBC.
  • A 'Desperate' challenge to 'Will & Grace' [2005-07-15 03:07:46]
    "Desperate Housewives," a dark satire about suburbia that became an instant hit in its debut season, was among the top Emmy nominees announced Thursday.
  • PRIME-TIME EMMY NOMINATIONS [2005-07-15 02:48:36]
    Lead actor in a comedy series : Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development," Fox; Ray Romano, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA; Zach Braff, "Scrubs," NBC; Eric McCormack, "Will & Grace," NBC.
  • Emmy Noms Look "Desperate" [2005-07-14 20:14:00]
    The women of Wisteria Lane--or, most of them anyway--should be feeling a little less desperate after being shown the love of 15 Emmy nominations Thursday.
  • Jackman, Azaria, Close, Danner and Tonys Nominated for TV's Emmy Awards [2005-07-14 15:48:38]
    Hugh Jackman, Glenn Close, Blythe Danner and a number of stage actors - some currently on Broadway - and the Tony Awards themselves were among the names announced July 14 for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.
  • List of primetime Emmy nominations [2005-07-14 10:55:40]
    TRANSIT ALERT: Upper Manhattan building collapse suspends service in both directions on No. 1 b/w 42nd - 137 streets; No. 3 b/w Chambers - 148 streets; No. 2 running on No. 5 line b/w 149th - Nevins streets; M104 bus detoured ...
  • Complete list of primetime Emmy nominations [2005-07-14 10:53:00]
    1. Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): "Family Guy: North by North Quahog," Fox; "Samurai Jack: Episode XLIX," Cartoon Network; "The Simpsons: Future Drama," Fox; "South Park: Best Friends Forever," Comedy Central; "SpongeBob SquarePants: Fear of a Krabby Patty/Shell of a Man," Nickelodeon.
  • Jerry Stiller, a man of infinite roles, tries a new one: himself [2005-07-08 02:47:42]
    During his 60-plus years as an actor, Jerry Stiller has played every role imaginable. He plays Arthur Spooner, Doug Heffernan's father-in-law, in ''The King of Queens" and was also George Costanza's father on ''Seinfeld," a sleazy studio executive Artie in ''Hurlyburly" on Broadway, loving father Wilbur Turnblad in John Waters's film ''Hairspray," and half of the comedy team of Stiller ...
  • COMMENTARY [2005-07-07 10:59:10]
    Here we go again. Showtime will run a series called "Sleeper Cell," about an American Muslim who infiltrates a terrorist cell. He's an African-American, not Arab-American. The cell's members are a Frenchman named Christian, an Egyptian-American, a white rich American, and a Bosnian.
  • Gay-themed cable network adopts asexual orientation [2005-07-01 03:13:43]
    Sex may sell, but it won't be selling Logo, MTV Networks' new channel for gays and lesbians, which was set to begin yesterday with little fanfare, after a four-month delay.
  • Dyke March Celebrates Difference [2005-06-30 20:01:57]
    Every year for more than a decade, lesbians have gathered at Bryant Park in Midtown and stepped onto Fifth Avenue in a mass march for lesbian visibility, without police permits or extensive organizational structure.
  • FRIDAY 1 [2005-06-30 13:06:46]
    9:00 [2] FRONTLINE | THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CREDIT CARD | Here’s the secret — they’re trying to rip you off and bleed you for every penny you own.
  • This Week's Day-by-Day Picks [2005-06-29 14:37:12]
    It's scary to face Dontrelle Willis at the plate; you're likely to get mowed over by the D-Train. When the ace doesn't have a fastball in his hand, however, he's as harmless as Randy Johnson (this year, anyway).
  • CBS reruns rule on another slow Monday night [2005-06-28 11:41:48]
    Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen� and a repeat of CBS’s “CSI: Miami � were Monday night’s top-rated show among viewers 18-49, each averaging a 3.4 rating. CBS finished first for the night with a 2.9 average rating and an 8 share.
  • Alan Cumming Joins Cast of Showtime's "The L Word" [2005-06-26 00:04:38]
    Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will appear in six episodes of the "The L Word," which is currently filming its third season for the Showtime Network.
  • Store apologizes for snubbing Oprah [2005-06-24 12:02:57]
    STORE APOLOGIZES FOR WINFREY SNUB The luxury store Hermès expressed its ``sincere regrets'' to ``Madame Oprah Winfrey'' for turning her away from a Paris boutique June 14, saying it was closed for a public-relations event when she came knocking. ``People were in the store and they were shopping. Oprah was at the door and she was not allowed into the store,'' Gayle King, a friend of Winfrey's who
  • A critic-al success: Ebert gets star on Walk of Fame [2005-06-24 06:36:07]
    Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert isn’t a movie star but he critiques them on television and in newspapers – so memorably that on Thursday he received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • 'Destiny's Child' breakup planned [2005-06-24 06:09:39]
    If you saw the breakup of Destiny's Child coming based on the title of their latest album, you were right on target. '''Destiny Fulfilled'... is not a coincidence,'' Beyonce told AP Radio in an interview in New York . ''This was something that we thought about.
  • Briefly [2005-06-24 05:35:31]
    E! television will stop airing new episodes of "The Howard Stern Show" after July 8. The show has been a staple on the network since 1994. The notorious shock jock won't disappear. E! said it would be airing reruns for the foreseeable future. Stern's radio program will move to Sirius Satellite Radio in January.
  • GRAPPLING WITH A SNAPPLE MESS [2005-06-24 03:23:25]
    ■ The Broadway revival of “On Golden Pond� will close Sunday if its star, James Earl Jones , who is suffering from pneumonia, can’t return to the production next week.
  • A&E briefs: E! to say goodbye to Howard Stern [2005-06-24 03:16:32]
    After 11 years and more than 2,000 shows, E! announced it's dropping its simulcast of Howard Stern's radio show. The last original episode...
  • An M on `The L Word' Alan Cumming, who played the blue-skinned Nightcrawler... [2005-06-24 03:09:10]
    An M on `The L Word' Alan Cumming, who played the blue-skinned Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United will guest star as a party promoter on Showtime's The L Word, now in production on its third season.
  • Hermes apologizes for not opening door to Oprah [2005-06-24 00:57:31]
    PARIS -- The luxury store Hermes has apologized to Oprah Winfrey for turning her away from one of its Paris boutiques last week, saying it was closed for a public relations event when she came knocking.
  • PEOPLE: Lohan's in a snit with Disney [2005-06-23 20:21:06]
    IN THE LOHAN LOOP: Actress Lindsay Lohan is in a snit with Disney. The New York Post says she stormed out of a weekend screening of "Herbie: Fully Loaded." Seems her vocal of a tune titled "First" was moved to the credit roll at movie's end.
  • showbuzz [2005-06-23 16:33:27]
    There's no place like home for Sophia Loren, who has received the honorary citizenship of her hometown in southern Italy.
  • Alan Cumming to get the party started on The L Word [2005-06-23 14:23:58]
    NEW YORK — Alan Cumming, who played the blue-skinned Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United , will guest star as a party promoter on Showtime's The L Word , now in production on its third season.
  • Alan Cumming headed for [2005-06-22 22:38:07]
    Showtime announced Wednesday that out actor Alan Cumming will have a six-episode arc on the upcoming third season of the network's hit drama The L Word . Cumming will play a New York club fixture, drag queen, and party promoter who comes to Los Angeles to manage the Planet nightclub.
  • Cumming Takes 'L' to Showtime [2005-06-22 12:42:33]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming is joining the cast of Showtime's "The L Word" for its third season. Cumming, who recently starred in "Reefer Madness" for the pay-cable network, will appear in six episodes of the series, which is scheduled to return sometime next year.
  • Showtime's Provocative Series The L Word(R) Signs Tony Award(R)-Winner Alan Cumming For Six Episodes for Season Three [2005-06-22 10:39:00]
    Showtime Networks' THE L WORD®, which is currently in production on its third season, brings the multi-talented, Tony Award®-winning actor Alan Cumming to the series for six episodes.
  • Dramatic choices [2005-06-22 03:19:41]
    W hen it comes to drama, the members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who get to vote on the Emmy nominations have a very, very tough task ahead of them. The ballots went out last week; the nominations will be announced July 14.
  • Gay-themed TV channel in discussion to come to Triad [2005-06-21 03:29:01]
    GREENSBORO — At least one TV channel aimed at the gay community soon could hit the Triad’s airwaves, network officials say — and others are likely to follow suit.
  • The Queer Issue: The Village Voice Media Advisory for the June 22, 2005 Issue [2005-06-20 15:00:00]
    Diff'rent Strokes: Mixed-race Loving in the Gay Community Turns the
  • She Is The L Word: Talking with Ilene Chaiken, producer of the worlds only lesbian soap opera [2005-06-20 07:25:42]
    Talking with Ilene Chaiken, producer of the worlds only lesbian soap opera by Laura Conaway
  • The Queer Issue: 'L' Is for 'Look Out, World' [2005-06-17 18:27:17]
    Longtime lesbian has whole life edited by very hot TV show by Laura Conaway
  • Illuminare Entertainment in Association With Ardustry Home Entertainment to Release Their First Theatrical Picture "Now [2005-06-17 17:00:00]
    Illuminare Entertainment and Ardustry Home Entertainment announce the acquisition of Peace Arch Entertainment's "Now and Forever." The film, starring Mia Kirshner and Adam Beach, was directed by Bob Clark ("Baby Geniuses," "Turk 182," "A Christmas Story") and written by Bill Boyle, and will be released in theatres in August 19th, 2005. Illuminare and Ardustry will partner in the domestic
  • Lots of contenders for Emmy drama nominees [2005-06-14 06:10:01]
    When it comes to drama, the members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who get to vote on the Emmy nominations have a very, very tough task ahead of them.
  • Showtime Greenlights Drama Quartet [2005-06-13 11:42:32]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Showtime's latest round of pilot orders covers everything from King Henry VIII to a police technician who also happens to be a serial killer.
  • 'Good time' to end Queer as Folk [2005-06-13 07:35:26]
    LOS ANGELES -- An unexpectedly cold breeze swept the hotel's poolside cafe where writer-producers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman were discussing their Showtime series Queer as Folk.
  • GayWired.com - Showtime Networks Participates in Major Gay Pride Events Throughout the U.S. - - Showtime Networks, [2005-06-11 03:10:03]
    Showtime Networks Participates in Major Gay Pride Events Throughout the U.S.
  • Further adventures in showbusiness [2005-06-09 05:04:02]
    Broadcast: She has previously reported on her exploits in Bollywood and Hollywood. Now British actor Rachel Shelley is playing a lesbian ice maiden in the hit US sitcom The L Word. This is her diary.
  • BETTY'S Back!: A capital homecoming with a crowd-pleasing favorite: Feature Story at Metro Weekly magazine - News [2005-06-08 20:24:22]
    BETTY'S Back! When the woman-powered BETTY opens the mainstage at Sunday's Capital Pride Festival, it will be a homecoming of sorts. You see, they've played Pride before, way back in 1989, back when it was a small gathering on Q Street.
  • Jackson's top move might be a comeback [2005-06-08 03:10:37]
    This much is a given: If Michael Jackson is convicted of child molestation, he will probably receive a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.Several California Department of Corrections officials, interviewed recently by MTV, maintained the entertainer would probably end up at California State Prison-Corcocan in a protective unit for high-profile criminals that already houses mass murder
  • The L Word hires hot directors for third season [2005-06-07 20:36:47]
    Showtime announced Tuesday that the third season of The L Word will feature some of today's hottest independent film and theater directors to work behind the camera of the lesbian-themed hit drama.
  • SHOWTIME Networks Participates in Major Gay Pride Events Throughout The U.S. [2005-06-07 13:10:00]
    Showtime Networks, which has given consumers a place to watch quality lesbian and gay programming with the SHOWTIME original series THE L WORD and QUEER AS FOLK, will serve as a sponsor for numerous gay and lesbian festivals and events during the 2005 Pride season.
  • Jackson's most dazzling move might be a comeback [2005-06-07 02:53:41]
    This much is a given: If Michael Jackson is convicted of child molestation, he will probably receive a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Several California Department of Corrections officials, interviewed recently by MTV, maintained the entertainer would probably end up at California State Prison-Corcocan in a protective unit for high-profile criminals that already houses mass murder
  • A YEAR OF GREAT DRAMA [2005-06-06 03:08:19]
    When it comes to drama, the members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who get to vote on the Emmy nominations have a very, very tough task ahead of them.
  • Fat Actress Season One DVD Review [2005-06-03 13:02:14]
    Kirstie Alley, star of "Cheers" and "Veronica's Closet" has developed a bit of a weight problem. But rather than wallow in misery (or worse, attempt drastic and dangerously unhealthy weight reduction methods) Kirstie takes the sow's ear fate has has dealt and turns it into, if not a silk purse, then at least a nice sow's purse.
  • Local native used reality to fuel 'Queer as Folk' [2005-05-29 05:46:59]
    'Queer as Folk" gay characters do as much politicking as partying in the fifth and final season of the Showtime drama (10 p.m. Sunday).
  • GLAAD To Honor Jennifer Beals, Alec Mapa, PlanetOut at 16th Annual Media Awards [2005-05-27 07:10:02]
    (Los Angeles, CA) - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced this week that it will honor Jennifer Beals and Alec Mapa at the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by ABSOLUT VODKA in San Francisco on June 11 in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center.
  • Cato Daily Dispatch for May 24, 2005 [2005-05-24 12:43:20]
    (Links to outside sources were active as of the date of this dispatch; however, not all news sources maintain links to current stories indefinitely. Some links also may require registration.)
  • They're here, they're queer [2005-05-22 03:08:59]
    What will Sharon Gless, who plays the tolerant mother on Showtime's "Queer as Folk," miss most when the series ends? Hugs. "I've never been hugged so much by men I didn't know," the former "Cagney & Lacey" star said at the Hollywood premiere for the show's last season Wednesday.
  • Final season begins for "Queer as Folk" [2005-05-21 05:05:20]
    "Queer as Folk" helped make queer cool. So says Daniel Lipman, co-creator of the Showtime drama that launches its fifth — and final...
  • 'Queer as Folk' Enters Final Season [2005-05-20 11:24:20]
    It's the beginning of the end for Showtime's controversial "Queer as Folk," as the show enters its fifth and final season on Sunday.
  • Luminaries honored at NCLR's 28th anniversary gala May 14 in San Francisco [2005-05-13 18:36:56]
    For her important contributions as an ally of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Glenn Close will receive NCLR's Spirit Award, which pays tribute to individuals who have devoted their time, talent, and energy to ensuring that all people are respected without fear of discrimination and prejudice.
  • Salt Lake City Weekly - Spoilers Deux! [2005-05-11 22:43:16]
    Spoilers Deux! Every May season finale, summarized in five words or less (Pt. 2).
  • Women We Love [2005-05-11 22:12:12]
    The hospital setting of the demented new BBC America comedy Green Wing — debuting next Thursday — is as necessary to the show’s aims as the future business health of Donald Trump’s empire is to who gets hired on The Apprentice . In the case of both programs, just show us bad behavior and we’re happy.
  • The next great indecency threat [2005-05-11 17:50:06]
    The religious right (and a few liberals) already have broadcasters on the run. Coming up: Cable, satellite, and - just possibly - the Internet. THE GOVERNMENT’S war against what it calls "indecency" has taken a new and dangerous turn.
  • Lez Talk: 'The L Word' vs. Reality [2005-05-11 13:51:29]
    A couple of weeks ago I ran across a posting in the personals of craigslist.org from a woman in a small town that went something like this, “Please help me convince my girlfriend that Los Angeles is not like The L Word. She fantasizes that lesbians in West Hollywood are really like the characters on the show, and she’s leaving me for this make-believe world.�
  • Whitney Matheson: Pop Candy - Does 'leaving' really have to be an 'L Word'? [2005-05-11 10:11:30]
    Once The L Word ends its second season Sunday, I won't just feel sad. I'll feel as if my best friend has moved to Antarctica.
  • Does 'leaving' really have to be an 'L Word'? [2005-05-11 06:26:17]
    Once The L Word ends its second season Sunday, I won't just feel sad. I'll feel as if my best friend has moved to Antarctica.
  • The L Word 's Pregnant Pause [2005-05-09 03:04:33]
    We've seen plenty of pregnant ladies on TV, but never one like The L Word 's Tina Kennard, as played by real mommy-to-be Laurel Holloman .
  • Schwarzenegger: Thanks, mom [2005-05-08 03:06:21]
    Audioslave breaks barriers ... Rice shifts from vampires to Jesus. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger marked Mother's Day in his weekly radio broadcast Saturday by recalling how as a small boy his mother carried him in a backpack over a mountain to visit the doctor.
  • Finding his immoral compass [2005-05-08 02:50:34]
    In the first episode of ABC's midseason drama ''Eyes," Eric Mabius's Jeff McCann sleeps with a co-worker's beautiful wife and uncovers the mole undermining his high tech risk management firm. That's a good start for an intriguing and complicated character.
  • People in the news [2005-05-07 18:20:23]
    (KRT) - Looks like there'll be no hanky panky for Tom Cruise, reports MSNBC.com. Cruise's new lady love has said that she wants to remain a virgin until she gets married.
  • Gay characters on network TV get mixed reviews [2005-05-06 21:26:56]
    Josh Schwartz thought a kiss was just a kiss. When the creator-executive producer of Fox's hit melodrama The O.C. wanted his lead female character (played by Mischa Barton) to sexually experiment with a lesbian, Schwartz didn't anticipate any flack. "I was wrong," he says.
  • Natl. Center for Lesbian Rights to Honor Glenn Close, GuinevereTurner, S.F. City Attorney, Dallas County Sheriff, [2005-05-06 08:05:33]
    The National Center for Lesbian Rights announced today that on May 14, 2005, it will honor multiple award-winning actress Glenn Close; writer, producer and film star Guinevere Turner from Showtime's hot lesbian drama The L Word; San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera; Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez; and five courageous asylum clients at the sold-out 28th Anniversary Gala in San
  • What a feeling: Beals expects first child [2005-05-06 01:53:58]
    Jennifer Beals , 41, who shot to fame with 1983's Flashdance , has taken her passion and made it happen: She's expecting her first child, People magazine says.
  • Names in the news [2005-05-05 18:11:56]
    (KRT) - Beat writer Jack Kerouac has become the first writer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Well, technically, it was a bobble-head doll of the "On the Road" author that got the honor.
  • Guitarist gets a charge from her instrument [2005-05-05 00:13:26]
    Guitarist Sharon Isbin, who makes her Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra debut this weekend, is enjoying the freedom she's discovered from sustained success.
  • She's a maniac! Jennifer Beals pregnant with first child [2005-05-04 19:33:48]
    Jennifer Beals, the star of the raunchy 80’s movie Flashdance about a dancer who moonlights in seedy night clubs, has told People magazine that she is expecting her first child in November of 2005. Beals is best known these days for her role as Bette Porter on Showtime’s The L Word . And yes, I could have posted a more recent photo of Beals looking far more attractive…but I had to relive
  • When it comes to gay-inclusive programming, network TV gets mixed reviews [2005-05-04 16:36:14]
    Josh Schwartz thought a kiss was just a kiss. When the creator-executive producer of Fox's hit melodrama "The O.C." wanted his lead female character (played by Mischa Barton) to sexually experiment with a lesbian, Schwartz didn't anticipate any flack.
  • 2005 Newspaper Archives May 4, 2005 WORDS AND PICTURES [2005-05-04 15:42:52]
    at Trikkx nightclub to watch The L Word. On Sunday nights, the dark back room at Trikkx nightclub is transformed from raucous dance floor to casual cinema. Small groups of women gather at tables with beer and popcorn.
  • Jennifer Beals and the G Word [2005-04-30 21:22:16]
    EARLY in the second season of Showtime's hit series "The L Word," the curator Bette Porter, played by Jennifer Beals, distractedly smashes her shiny black sports car into an S.U.V., then ends up in a shouting match with the driver. "You're going to be one sorry [expletive]," the man yells.
  • Party for a Cause lesbian health fund-raiser May 6 in San Francisco [2005-04-29 16:07:39]
    Party for a Cause: L Word for Lesbian Health, a fund-raiser for Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services, will be held May 6 at the Sound Factory in San Francisco.
  • The Pants are back from the cleaners now [2005-04-29 06:35:55]
    Everything we know we learned from television: - Fresh back from our "work stoppage," and we understand something happened with the pope? - ABC apparently has some explosive exposé coming out next week on "American Idol" and everyone's agog about...
  • Let this ‘Bus' pass you by [2005-04-29 03:09:03]
    “Riding the Bus With My Sister” (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS). I was looking forward to this “Hallmark Hall of Fame” adaptation of Rachel Simon's memoir of her developmentally disabled sister, who preferred living off her government check and riding city buses all day to working.
  • CRITIC'S CHOICE [2005-04-27 12:54:43]
    Our writers tell you what's hot this week.
  • Three new networks seek gay audience [2005-04-24 06:02:22]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another -- at least publicly.
  • The Cult of L: TV's first lesbian drama grabs hold [2005-04-24 03:15:59]
    We admit it, we're stuck on The L Word, Showtime's frothy drama about fantasy lesbians getting it on in swimming pools and showers all over Los Angeles.
  • 04-22-05 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE [2005-04-22 09:44:01]
    salary and was used to promote spinoff for others. *Who didn't see this coming? pleased with his involvement in the picture from daywalker one. character, Blade.
  • Adding live bands to TV series sounds great, but it's tricky [2005-04-21 06:09:56]
    For followers of ''The O.C.'' (and they are legion), tonight marks a hallowed occasion. So great is the miracle of this episode, it will likely stir the former cast of ''Beverly Hills 90210'' to build an altar to the kids from Orange County.
  • Rocky Mountain News: Columnists [2005-04-21 02:24:03]
    Kennedy: Reality mags? The April issue of Harper's Bazaar touts Goldie Hawn as the best example of someone who's fabulous at every age, the theme of this month's magazine.
  • New networks hope to attract gay audiences [2005-04-20 03:05:26]
    NEW YORK -- Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another -- at least publicly.
  • Rivers to Keep Clear for TV Guide Channel [2005-04-20 01:19:51]
    Melissa Rivers is branching out from the red carpet and into production.
  • Television Becomes Important Concert Venue [2005-04-19 15:14:02]
    For followers of "The O.C." (and they are legion), Thursday marks a hallowed occasion. So great is the miracle of this night's episode, it will likely inspire atheists to accept God into their lives, motivate divorced viewers to lovingly remarry their exes and stir the former cast of "Beverly Hills 90210" to build an altar to the kids from Orange County
  • GLAAD to Honor Liza Minnelli, Bill Condon & Jennifer Beals at 16th Annual Media Awards [2005-04-19 11:05:17]
    (Los Angeles, CA) - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced that it will honor Liza Minnelli and writer-director Bill Condon at the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by ABSOLUT VODKA in Los Angeles on April 30. GLAAD also announced it will honor Jennifer Beals and PlanetOut, Inc. at the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco on June 11.
  • Students push for gay fraternity [2005-04-19 07:54:35]
    Daniel Churgin recalls days of frustration after pledging a UA fraternity last year while at the same time he was defining his sexual orientation. His fraternity brothers didn't threaten him, Churgin said, but their stereotypes and ignorance of gay issues were discomforting.
  • Three gay-themed networks will vie for audience [2005-04-19 00:08:23]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves, and all say they support one another -- at least publicly.
  • New networks duke it out for gay and lesbian viewers [2005-04-18 22:55:04]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves, and all say they support one another--at least publicly. Competition breeds interest and shows doubters that the business is viable, said Frank Olsen, president of the Q Television Network.
  • Gay networks, from basic to digital [2005-04-18 10:51:46]
    Monday: Mostly sunny, highs in the lower 70s ...
  • Showtime and GoldPocket Extend 'The L Word' to Wireless Users [2005-04-18 10:46:00]
    Are you extroverted or introverted? Compassionate or vindictive?
  • Three TV networks seek gay audiences [2005-04-18 03:29:45]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves, and all say they support one another —...
  • Cable's getting gayer [2005-04-16 04:14:10]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves, and all say - at least publicly - that they support one another.
  • New Networks Woo Gays, Lesbians [2005-04-16 01:13:59]
    Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another - at least publicly.
  • here! and now [2005-04-15 20:54:08]
    Do you want the new gay and lesbian TV channels—Here and the soon-to-be Logo—to be the best thing ever? Good. Then it’s time for all of us to bite our tongues and start supporting them.
  • Three new television networks seeking gay and lesbian audiences [2005-04-14 02:57:47]
    NEW YORK (AP) - Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another - at least publicly.
  • Three new TV networks seeking gay and lesbian audiences [2005-04-13 18:51:07]
    NEW YORK - Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another - at least publicly.
  • Mabius Back from the Dead on 'Eyes' [2005-04-13 18:44:16]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) In the first episode of ABC's midseason drama "Eyes," Eric Mabius' Jeff McCann sleeps with a co-worker's beautiful wife and uncovers the mole undermining his high tech risk management firm. That's a good start for an intriguing and complicated character.
  • New networks seek gay, lesbian audiences [2005-04-13 15:50:31]
    NEW YORK - Three new TV networks catering to gay and lesbian viewers are trying to establish themselves and all say they support one another - at least publicly.
  • Showtime bakes up attempt to generate more buzz [2005-04-13 03:07:26]
    My dog, Woody, has a brain like a wood block. No human sound gets through. But when John Kassir fired up a joint and cackled madly at the start of the TV musical "Reefer Madness" Woody turned his head, pricked up his ears, and barked.
  • Showtime turns show-off [2005-04-12 09:59:39]
    The laggard cable channel is courting subscribers with outrageous programs - first, Kirstie Alley's "Fat Actress," now the wild musical "Reefer Madness." There's more in the pipeline.
  • Jonathan Storm | Showtime turns show-off [2005-04-10 03:16:27]
    The laggard cable channel is courting subscribers with outrageous programs - first, Kirstie Alley's "Fat Actress," now the wild musical "Reefer Madness." There's more in the pipeline.
  • Daddy Oh [2005-04-09 23:44:50]
    It will set the heart on fire. Oh my, Venus, the goddess of love and Adonis, the Mr Perfect from Greek mythology. What a hotness, a fire, coal that must be cooled.
  • FCC leader pushes limits for cable TV [2005-04-06 06:10:23]
    The new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told cable-television executives Tuesday that they needed to respond to public complaints and tighten decency standards for cable programming.
  • Navratilova and Gay-Friendly Credit Card Company Fall Out Over "The L Word" [2005-04-05 08:23:02]
    Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has filed suit in federal court to block a gay-friendly credit card company from continuing to use her image in its promotions, but the card company has now fired back with counterclaims that accuse Navratilova of lodging false accusations in an attempt to "destroy" the company.
  • Credit Card Company Returns Serve in Battle With Navratilova [2005-04-05 02:59:47]
    Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has filed suit in federal court to block a gay-friendly credit card company from continuing to use her image in its promotions, but the card company has now fired back with counterclaims that accuse Navratilova of lodging false accusations in an attempt to "destroy" the company.
  • CBS's NCAA semis highest-rated in seven years [2005-04-04 11:19:08]
    CBS will enter tonight’s coverage of the championship game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with a good shot at finishing with the highest-rated tournament in at least 12 years.
  • Movie stars [2005-04-03 04:09:51]
    Today even the most mysterious stars seem more accessible than in the eras of Valentino and Garbo. But that doesn't mean they've got less luster, or that we've got less lust.
  • Guitarist Sharon Isbin Appears on Showtime's The L Word [2005-04-03 00:03:03]
    Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin makes a guest appearance on Showtime's The L Word in an episode that airs for the first time tonight at 10 p.m. ET.
  • Development Update: April 1 [2005-04-01 18:26:41]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly revamped "Series in Development" charts. Visitors can now filter our listings by network, genre and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • Best tube bets [2005-04-01 12:04:51]
    Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Dateline,” 8 p.m. More medical/legal issues in Florida; this time a story about a man convicted of poisoning his wife in 1991.
  • America's TV tyranny [2005-03-31 18:12:11]
    With The Sopranos and South Park in the censor's sights, where will the new wave of puritanism end? Janet Jackson's naked breast has cast a deep, dark shadow over the future of American broadcasting.
  • Name Droppings [2005-03-24 02:12:13]
    "Fat Actress" has celeb fans At a dinner given by mogul David Geffen in his famous Beverly Hills mansion - where the guest list included director and food expert Nora Ephron, among others - the
  • Dinah Shore Weekend draws thousands [2005-03-23 07:08:58]
    Thousands of women will gather in Palm Springs this week. They're ready to party, flaunt their bods at the pools and maybe, watch a little golf.
  • Cable urged to sell program 'tiers' to limit access to indecency [2005-03-17 09:29:28]
    WASHINGTON — A key Senate chairman said Wednesday he wants cable television operators to devise ways of packaging channels to give customers more control over indecent content.
  • Slim Showtime is starving for a breakthrough [2005-03-17 06:14:32]
    Showtime hoped Fat Actress would be the hit it needed to shake the image of an also-ran pay-cable network. But fat jokes can wear thin: When the show premiered last week, a modest 924,000 viewers tuned in. This week, the audience for Monday's second episode (10 p.m. ET/PT) plunged to 295,000.
  • THE STARR REPORT [2005-03-17 01:50:06]
    THE STARR REPORT March 17, 2005 -- The fourth-season premiere of "The Shield," with new co- star Glenn Close , pulled in 3.9 million viewers Tuesday up over 1 million viewers from last season's premiere.
  • Development Update: March 16 [2005-03-16 23:59:37]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly revamped "Series in Development" charts. Visitors can now filter our listings by network, genre and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • Internal Affairs: Sexy Screen Saver Lands Ohio Police Officer In Hot Water: Officer.com Law Enforcement & Police News [2005-03-16 20:08:40]
    CAMDEN, Ohio -- A school resource officer is in jeopardy after officials say children got a look at pictures they shouldn't have seen.
  • Sexy Screen Saver Lands Police Officer In Hot Water [2005-03-16 19:07:38]
    CAMDEN, Ohio -- A school resource officer is in jeopardy after officials say children got a look at pictures they shouldn't have seen.
  • Whitney Matheson: Pop Candy - Thanks to 'Fat Actress,' other B-listers may get just desserts [2005-03-16 10:01:27]
    When Baby Bob premiered three years ago, I knew it couldn't last long. After all, jokes about breast-feeding and poopy pants get old real fast. I foresaw the same fate for Showtime's Fat Actress, another one-trick comedy starring Kirstie Alley, herself no stranger to the talking-baby genre.
  • Thanks to 'Fat Actress,' other B-listers may get just desserts [2005-03-16 08:37:44]
    When Baby Bob premiered three years ago, I knew it couldn't last long. After all, jokes about breast-feeding and poopy pants get old real fast. I foresaw the same fate for Showtime's Fat Actress, another one-trick comedy starring Kirstie Alley, herself no stranger to the talking-baby genre.
  • ON TELEVISION [2005-03-14 10:15:42]
    Monday: Partly cloudy.
  • Trump has eye on Miss America [2005-03-14 04:06:35]
    He's a reality TV star, a billionaire and he knows a thing or two about beautiful women – between the ones he's married and the beauty pageants he already owns.
  • ARTIST PEEKS OUT OF THE CLOSET [2005-03-13 06:21:28]
    Imagine you're a young woman, just out of high school, with a big rock 'n' roll voice and a professional band, drawing decent-sized crowds at bookstore cafes and street fairs from San Francisco to the South Bay.
  • TV: 'Jake' better with each episode [2005-03-12 00:27:40]
    Things I never thought I'd say: "Jake in Progress," ABC's new comedy starring John Stamos as a studly New Yorker, actually has some funny moments. Or maybe it's just that my expectations were so low, having been frightened by "Full House" at an impressionable age.
  • ‘L’ is for Lacking [2005-03-11 02:17:57]
    Having watched “The L Word,” a new series on Showtime, some level of my male ego should be eating this experience up. I should be drooling. I should be holding my breath until the next lesbian kiss.
  • Eve to play HIV-positive lesbian in Showtime movie [2005-03-09 20:45:54]
    Rapper-actress Eve ( Eve, Barbershop ) will star in and executive-produce a Showtime movie about a real-life HIV-positive lesbian talk-show producer, reports Variety.
  • Development Update: March 9 [2005-03-09 15:29:36]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly revamped "Series in Development" charts. Visitors can now filter our listings by network, genre and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • NBC's 'Contender' stumbles in its first round [2005-03-09 11:54:00]
    Judging by Monday night’s season premiere, NBC’s new boxing reality show “The Contender” will not be TV’s next big thing. It may instead be the network’s biggest disappointment.
  • New media, old media -- there's room for all [2005-03-09 05:41:28]
    Can I have the remote for a while? As Dan Rather gets ready to lumber into the Texas sunset, there have been approximately 1.3 million stories about the demise of the network evening news show and the soaring popularity of cable shows such as "The O'Reilly Factor."
  • Queer Eye for Straight TV [2005-03-07 11:35:54]
    They're gay. But these writers are producing some of today's most compelling, and popular, series about heterosexuals
  • Queer Eye for Straight TV [2005-03-06 16:25:41]
    They're gay. But these writers are producing some of today's most compelling, and popular, series about heterosexuals
  • TheStar.com - Sapphosex in the city [2005-03-06 04:35:36]
    Sapphosexual: n. A straight woman who is sexually curious and flirts with other women. From the name of the Greek lyric poet, Sappho, who became the centre of a circle of young women on her native island of Lesbos.
  • Critic's corner [2005-03-05 01:59:10]
    '' Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God" premieres tomorrow at 9 p.m. on Channel 5. The more concise title: ''Oprah: God."
  • Showtime Making Noise with Bold Programming [2005-03-04 01:42:26]
    Monday's premiere of "Fat Actress," a comedy series starring Kirstie Alley in the titular role, will usher in a busy year of new program launches at Showtime.
  • Showtime Making Noise with Bold Programming [2005-03-04 01:42:26]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Monday's premiere of "Fat Actress," a comedy series starring Kirstie Alley in the titular role, will usher in a busy year of new program launches at Showtime.
  • Spotlight: Renée Fleming, Author; Sharon Isbin, Actress; Lorin Maazel, Composer [2005-03-04 00:05:39]
    What the stars are up to, onstage and off.
  • INTERVIEW: Showtime making noise with bold programming [2005-03-03 23:27:44]
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Monday's premiere of "Fat Actress," a comedy series starring Kirstie Alley in the titular role, will usher in a busy year of new program launches at Showtime.
  • Brooklyn Residents Complain About Racy Ads For Television Series [2005-03-03 17:26:28]
    A series of sexy ads on city bus stops has some Brooklyn residents calling for the censors. Posters for the Showtime series "The L Word" are causing the flap. The ad features nine of the show's characters in the nude.
  • News Briefs [2005-03-03 16:31:01]
    Progressive folks have lately been asking, “What’s the matter with Kansas?” but at least the voters of Topeka came through on several gay rights matters this week.
  • Cato Daily Dispatch for March 2, 2005 [2005-03-02 12:37:30]
    (Links to outside sources were active as of the date of this dispatch; however, not all news sources maintain links to current stories indefinitely. Some links also may require registration.)
  • Oscars draw 42.1 million [2005-03-02 06:57:57]
    The 77th annual Academy Awards telecast averaged 42.1 million viewers, up slightly from early estimates; it was down 3% from last year. The annual Barbara Walters Special that preceded it averaged 12.5 million viewers, a decrease of 1 million from 2004.
  • New York Daily News - Home - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Foxy's recording her complaints [2005-03-02 04:23:04]
    Foxy Brown is steamed about published reports that she was ejected from downtown Manhattan's Chung King Studios last week over a money dispute.
  • Paley panels to feature TV cops, comics, housewives [2005-03-01 18:26:40]
    For those who like to get the lowdown on the best in television, the 22nd annual William S. Paley Television Festival begins tonight.
  • Wild Blue yonder [2005-03-01 05:15:18]
    Dennis Franz has shown his nipples and plenty more during the past 12 years. Which makes his retirement on March 1 with the series finale of NYPD Blue a pertinent reminder of how far he took us, and how far we’ve retreated since Janet Jackson’s areola ushered in a new era of broadcast censorship.
  • Spencer: Bashing the Oscars is always in fashion [2005-02-28 07:53:03]
    Tonight, comedian Chris Rock will host the 77th Academy Awards show, an event he has called "idiotic" and said is watched only by white women and gay men.
  • E! reportedly seeing red over Jones' antics [2005-02-27 06:21:07]
    Star Jones may have the red carpet pulled out from under her. Insiders are buzzing that the E! network is unhappy with some of Jones' awards-show antics, which include wheedling celebrities to come on her ABC show, "The View," and babbling about her lavish wedding instead of focusing on the stars.
  • Spencer: Bashing the Oscars is always in fashion [2005-02-27 03:22:11]
    Tonight, comedian Chris Rock will host the 77th Academy Awards show, an event he has called "idiotic" and said is watched only by white women and gay men. "It’s a fashion show," Rock told Entertainment Weekly. "No one performs. It’s not like a music show.
  • Critic's corner [2005-02-26 01:52:07]
    Oscar snubee Paul Giamatti hosts the ''Saturday Night Live" repeat, at 11:30 p.m. on Channel 7. It's Ludacris -- the musical guest, that is.
  • DiFranco is back on scene [2005-02-25 03:16:44]
    Ani DiFranco has emerged from hibernation. Wiping the sleep from her eyes, she says she finds herself happier about life, angrier about politics and more willing than ever to let kindred spirits help propel her creatively.
  • In songs, DiFranco finds love easier than politics [2005-02-24 21:18:49]
    Ani DiFranco has emerged from hibernation. Wiping the sleep from her eyes, she says she finds herself happier about life, angrier about politics and more willing than ever to let kindred spirits help propel her creatively.
  • Development Update: February 24 [2005-02-24 16:59:02]
    Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly revamped "Series in Development" charts. Visitors can now filter our listings by network, genre and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
  • Beals returns for new season of L Word [2005-02-24 15:02:03]
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Ask Jennifer Beals what she's learned playing a gay gal on The L Word, the sexy Showtime melodrama about lesbian life in Los Angeles, and she sizes up the human condition: "There are more similarities among us than differences."
  • 940NEWS [2005-02-24 14:41:41]
    L of a show! at 15:32 on February 23, 2005, EST. NEW YORK (AP) - Ask Jennifer Beals what she's learned playing a gay gal on The L Word, the sexy Showtime melodrama about lesbian life in Los Angeles, and she sizes up the human condition: "There are more similarities among us than differences."
  • Oscar countdown for Hilary Swank [2005-02-24 14:09:37]
    THE OSCAR COUNTDOWN: If pre-Oscar hype is any gauge, Hilary Swank is a hands-down winner. On newsstands now, she adorns the cover of three mags - Redbook, Vitals and Interview.
  • Broadcasting & Cable - Fat Actress Gets Wide Play [2005-02-24 13:54:08]
    Also on the menu for the freebie is a televised Usher concert, series Huff, The L Word and Penn & Teller, as well as, of course, movies.
  • The Showtime 'Big Fat Free Preview' Features Kirstie Alley's 'Fat Actress' and Usher Live! [2005-02-24 11:32:00]
    Showtime is betting you'll be hooked during a 4-day free preview, March 4-7, that offers a taste of the network's strongest original programming in recent history.
  • 23.7M viewers for 'Survivor' [2005-02-24 10:18:56]
    The 10th-season premiere of Survivor, reality TV's granddaddy, won a strong 23.7 million viewers, 15% ahead of last fall's opener and 2% above the time-slot debut of the All-Stars edition a year ago. Against it, Joey hit another series low (9.8 million), and Will & Grace had its smallest audience since 1998.
  • L of a show! [2005-02-24 09:47:09]
    L of a show! NEW YORK (AP) -- Ask Jennifer Beals what she's learned playing a gay gal on The L Word, the sexy Showtime melodrama about lesbian life in Los Angeles, and she sizes up the human condition: "There are more similarities among us than differences."
  • The L Word Premiere Party [2005-02-24 06:21:15]
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  • On the tube column [2005-02-24 03:58:34]
    - Set to Ludwig Van's music, documentary Beethoven's Hair sounds so intriguing -- a lock of hair given to a friend is passed down for generations, whisked out of Nazi Germany and finally put through forensic tests that explain Ludwig Van's deafness and death -- that we were violently disappointed when a publicist accidentally sent an old copy of Dancing with Wolves instead.
  • Oscar countdown for Hilary Swank [2005-02-23 20:59:05]
    THE OSCAR COUNTDOWN: If pre-Oscar hype is any gauge, Hilary Swank is a hands-down winner. On newsstands now, she adorns the cover of three mags - Redbook, Vitals and Interview.
  • Young Hollywood Joins Jennifer Love Hewitt and Esquire Magazine at 4th Annual Oscar(R) Viewing Party at the Abbey [2005-02-23 20:02:00]
    Who:
  • Watson Lives Life of 'Brian' for ABC [2005-02-23 17:50:01]
    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) ABC has found the lead for its pilot "What About Brian?" on The WB. Barry Watson of "7th Heaven" will star in the J.J. Abrams-produced drama, the Hollywood trade papers report. Rosanna Arquette ("Pulp Fiction") has also joined the cast.
  • L of a show! Jennifer Beals returns for a new season of The L Word [2005-02-23 16:07:08]
    L of a show! NEW YORK (AP) - Ask Jennifer Beals what she's learned playing a gay gal on The L Word, the sexy Showtime melodrama about lesbian life in Los Angeles, and she sizes up the human condition: "There are more similarities among us than differences."
  • Same sex, different city, a New York judge’s ruling [2005-02-23 16:00:09]
    Rosie O’Donnell, Erin Daniels, Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey and Sarah Shahi at “The L Word” premiere in Chelsea. It was a bittersweet premiere earlier this month at the Chelsea Clearview theater for the second season of “The L Word,” Showtime’s provocative lesbian drama.
  • L of a show! Jennifer Beals returns for a new season of The L Word [2005-02-23 15:52:59]
    Cast member Jennifer Beals arrives to the premiere of Showtime's second season of ``The L Word,'' last week.
  • Live from the Ladies Room - A Television First On WE: Women's Entertainment [2005-02-23 10:27:00]
    In a television first, WE: Women's Entertainment goes live during the 2005 Oscar Awards with Live From The Ladies Room, The WE Awards Bathroom Break Party. When the Oscars go to commercial tune to WE where actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard and style expert Lloyd Boston will dish on the fashions, acceptance speeches, award surprises and first-time host Chris Rock's performance.
  • New York Daily News - Home - Rush & Molloy: Red-carpet bombing in store for Star? [2005-02-23 04:23:33]
    Star Jones may have the red carpet pulled out from under her.
  • SHOWTIME Launches Mobile Store on SHO.com For Fans of THE L WORD [2005-02-22 16:48:00]
    If you're hearing the new theme song to the hit SHOWTIME series THE L WORD on every street corner -- you're not crazy. The new tune is one of several ringtones SHOWTIME fans can purchase for their cell phones from the sho.com mobile store.
  • NBA All-Star This and That | HOOPSWORLD.com | NBA News and Information [2005-02-22 11:52:57]
    Normally, this time of year in Utah, fans watch the NBA All-Star game with visions of Malone and Kirilenko and Stockton, maybe a Mark Eaton sighting or a Jeff Hornacek jumper.
  • TV characters' names often say something about who they are [2005-02-22 10:09:22]
    If Charles Dickens wrote "CSI: Miami," his lead detective might well be named Sunny Dissectum, or Gutsy Corpuscle.
  • What's new in entertainment [2005-02-22 07:58:20]
    Keanu Reeves is Constantine, a chain-smoking battler of demons who tries to earn his way to Heaven even though he's marked for damnation.
  • Lakers, T'wolves suffer amid role reversals [2005-02-22 07:36:08]
    The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers, opponents in the Western Conference championship series last season, find themselves struggling to even make the playoffs this season. There are chilling similarities in their plights. The most obvious is that they both imploded.
  • Calgary Sun :: Movie Guide [2005-02-22 04:29:58]
    Marge Simpson's sister is out of there. In a twist that shocked few, chain-smoking Patty revealed she's gay on the Feb. 20 much-hyped episode of The Simpsons.
  • Making the leap into 'The L Word' [2005-02-22 00:39:35]
    Sarah Shahi auditioned for "The L Word," but once she got the gig she wasn't sure she wanted it. "I was just scared," said Shahi. "It seemed like a great big life change. I didn't know if I wanted it or not. It was not only the material, but could I do it well enough?"
  • Thumbs Down Best Match : Rey Rey & Eddie Vs The Bashams [2005-02-21 13:06:57]
    Overall I thought this show was average at best. The opener between the Bashams and The Latinos was a very good match. I was quite surprised that Eddie didn't turn on Rey especially after Rey took the belt off him prior to the ending. I think we will see a turn soon though unfortunately.
  • 'Simpsons' character comes out of the closet [2005-02-21 05:34:47]
    Marge Simpson's sister is out of there. In a twist that shocked few, chain-smoking Patty revealed she's gay on last night's much-hyped episode of The Simpsons.
  • 'Simpsons' character comes out of the closet [2005-02-21 04:42:04]
    Marge Simpson's sister is out of there. In a twist that shocked few, chain-smoking Patty revealed she's gay on last night's much-hyped episode of The Simpsons.
  • 'The L word' suits her to a T [2005-02-21 02:46:39]
    NEW YORK - Ask Jennifer Beals what she's learned playing a gay gal on "The L Word," Showtime's sexy melodrama about lesbian life in L.A., and she sizes up the human condition: "There are more
  • The Long View [2005-02-21 01:11:16]
    "I Huckabees" (Twentieth Century Fox, $27.98, R) -- Certainly one of the more bizarre mainstream-film experiments in recent memory, "Huckabees" finds Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman working as existential detectives who try to get to the root of clients' angst.
  • Fun gay drama has the heft of a soap bubble [2005-02-20 08:03:51]
    No word on whether the maple-sugaring lesbian moms of PBS's "Postcards From Buster" plan to cuddle up in Vermont tonight for the second-season premiere of "The L Word."
  • Veteran Beals having one ‘L’ of a time Television [2005-02-20 06:23:38]
    Jennifer Beals reprises her role as Bette in the second season of “The L Word,” Showtime’s sexy series about lesbian life in Los Angeles.
  • The meaning of 'The L Word' [2005-02-20 05:09:54]
    The L Word, Showtime's series about a group of swinging LA lesbians, begins its second season tonight with a lot riding on its curvaceous shoulders -- and not just the network's hopes to rival HBO on Sundays.
  • Christopher Pacetta [2005-02-20 04:10:31]
    In the new season of "The L Word" (beginning on Showtime tonight at 10), wafer-thin actress Katherine Moennig, 28, will reprise her role as the bed-hopping girl-magnet Shane McCutcheon.
  • NBC offers up a look back at the first (and best) five years of 'Saturday Night Live' [2005-02-20 03:45:51]
    NEW YORK | Comedy past, present and future gets a workout on Sunday night.
  • Advocates say educators too relucant to tackle bullying of gays, lesbians [2005-02-20 00:36:22]
    Last month, 5,500 educators from 36 states signed up as participants in the second annual No Name Calling Week, an anti-bullying program addressing verbal harassment of students, including gay and lesbian students, in middle and high schools.
  • Celebrity etiquette [2005-02-19 20:24:45]
    The Hollywood crowd has never been entirely averse to a spot of glamorous A-list lesbianism - especially now.
  • With this plot, `L' is for ludicrous [2005-02-19 17:27:39]
    Smart characters, foolish plot lines. Tough times are ahead for the ladies of Showtime's ``The L Word,'' which airs its second-season premiere tonight at 10. The series about a group of lesbian frie...
  • Oh, the drama!: Showtime's `The L Word' turns up the heat in new season [2005-02-19 16:36:05]
    Love, lust and loss. This season, changes are everywhere for the ladies of ``The L Word.'' There are new characters, plot lines and, of course, many more troubles. The hit Showtime soap about a grou...
  • `L Word' has plenty of time, temptation in 2nd season [2005-02-19 15:57:11]
    The ladies of "The L Word" (9 p.m. Sunday, Showtime) have oodles of the most necessary ingredient for a good soap: time.
  • Flimsy excuses: Tinseltown teeters, but Hub divas turn pages, heads at mag party [2005-02-19 15:41:33]
    I'm so glad my butler Peevish taped the Grammys for me. Though I was in the audience (Did you see me? I was the one with the feathers), I nodded off during the J. Lo-Marc Anthony duet. When I woke up,...
  • 'L Word' Shakes Things Up [2005-02-19 03:20:11]
    A longtime love affair hits the rocks even as two best friends consider taking their own relationship to a different level as Showtime's "The L Word" begins its second season Sunday, Feb. 20.
  • Making the leap into 'The L Word' [2005-02-19 03:12:42]
    Sarah Shahi auditioned for "The L Word," but once she got the gig she wasn't sure she wanted it. "I was just scared," said Shahi. "It seemed like a great big life change. I didn't know if I wanted it or not. It was not only the material, but could I do it well enough?"
  • 'L' word is on many minds [2005-02-19 02:59:52]
    If the results of a recent poll of NBA players mean anything, a lockout will be avoided next season. That's the good news. The bad news is, the margin was a three-pointer at the buzzer.
  • Critic's corner [2005-02-19 02:08:41]
    Put up your dukes. Hilary Swank hosts "Saturday Night Live " at 11:30 p.m. on Channel 7, with 50 Cent as the musical guest. Not to be confused with "Live From New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live," a retrospective with cast interviews airing tomorrow night at 9 on Channel 7.
  • Like fine wine, 'The L Word' just gets better [2005-02-18 12:45:13]
    The L Word: Drama, Sundays, 10 p.m., Showtime. Viewers often hear about -- or see for themselves -- certain shows that get worse with time. Some of them in no time at all. This is the predominant trend in television.

Magazines and Newspapers (etc.)

Beals: 'The L Word' about love, attraction, CNN.com
Like fine wine, 'The L Word' just gets better, SFGate.com
The L Word, Entertainment Weekly
Spelling libido with a capital 'L', NY Daily News
Showtime's series on lesbians in LA returns, with story threads galore, Newsday
Lesbian Drama Thrives on Showtime, Gay City News
Showtime's series on lesbians returns, NewsDay.com
Series at a loss for 'Word', The Oregonian
The L-Word Lives On, The Windy City Times
Kate Moennig loves her 'L Word' romp, USA Today
LOVIN' IT!, NY Post
'Word' has it Jenny set to take her lumps, Boston Globe
Beals Hits Out at Gay Marriage Prejudice, contactmusic.com
Beals' Covering Act, contactmusic.com
Ex-cheerleader: Gimme an 'L', NY Daily News
Jennifer Beals returns with ‘The L Word’, MSNBC
The L Word Season 2 Review, AfterEllen.com
In Prime Time, Perfection Achieved, The New York Sun
Lively, yes; literate, no, 2theadvocate.com
"L Word" cast trivia!, PlanetOut.com
"L Word" creator: Sex isn't gratuitous, The Seattle Times
TV's 20 Best Same-Sex Kisses, TV Guide
Showtime's `L Word' goes far past kiss on `The O.C.', The Mercury News
Dyke eye for the L Word girl, Advocate.com
Return of the Pink Ladies, Enterainment Weekly at Erin-Daniels.com
SHO.com Treats Fans to an Unprecedented Exclusive Preview from 'THE L WORD'
'L Word' Premieres With Lavish Party
The L Word: They're Back, GoNYCMagazine.com
Jennifer Still Wants Sarah (end of the page), NY Daily News
HRC and Showtime Team Up to Host Screenings of "The L Word", Gay News Now
Cast gal says 'love,' not just 'lesbian,' is an 'L Word', Philadelphia Inquirer
2004’s Best Media Representations of Mixed Race People, Interracial Couples and Interracial Families
The 'L' Word Gala, Baltimore Sun
Actor and activist Ossie Davis dead, The Advocate
She Likes to Watch, NY Times
Catie Curtis, L-word.com Interview
Kinnie Starr, L-word.com Interview
It's Showtime for Coast Mountain, Vancouver Sun
Season 1 DVD signings
The L Word: Paragon Paradox, LesbianNation.com
The L Word renewed for season 3
Welcome back to L World, The Advocate
We Lucky Lesbians The L Word Is Back… And She's Lovely
Enter to Win a Trip for 2 to LA!
Showtime and F.Y.E. Team to Promote Season One DVD Release
New movie from Ilene Chaiken?, the L word fan site
Feist ends year on high note (song on L word), CJAD 800 AM
Leslie Feist Song: "Lonely, Lonely"

Picking the year's 10 best shows, Seattle Post Intelligencer
the L word and Laurel Holloman are nominated for awards by the International Press Academy!
PlanetOut 'Person of the Year' (Ilene Chaiken was a runner-up)
Band "The Organ" contributes S2 music
The Organ
On the Set of the L word : Season Two, Girlfriends Magazine
Outspoken Sandra Bernhard calls her art and agenda inseparable, Palm Beach Post
Longing for The L Word: My Fantasies for Season 2, AfterEllen.com
Interview with Guinevere Turner, AfterEllen.com
Hollywood Comes Out for POWER UP, Premiere AfterEllen.com
Review of The L Word Season 1 DVD, AfterEllen.com
'The L Word' DVD Giveaway, the futon critic
Lesbian images remain limited, Chicago Tribune
All-Girls’ Camp: Playful Exaggeration of Lesbianism in The L Word, AfterEllen.com
Win the Season 1 DVD on Zap2It.com!
LIZA MINELLI to guest star in Season 2 finale!
Deep Inside Hollywood: "The L Word" snags Sandra
TV's Top Queer Kisses, 365gay.com
Leisha Hailey interview, Dallas Voice
Leisha Haiely and Pam Grier in Dallas Friday night, Dallas Voice
Sandra Bernhard to Guest Star on Showtime's Hit Series 'The L Word, Yahoo News
M-Net screens 'sexy' lesbian drama, IAfrica South African News
Home on her range, Times Online,
kd lang talks about her relationship and breakup with Leisha Hailey

Never mind who'll win the Emmys. Here's who deserves recognition, SF Gate
Keeping it ‘real’, Washington Blade
PINK, paranormal and proud, Independent
From icon to dykon, Guardian Unlimited
Ever since she lifted off her welding mask in Flashdance, Jennifer Beals has been a pin-up for feisty women. Now, with The L Word, she's scored again.

Sisters are doing it for themselves, SFGate.com
Living TV backs The L Word with major advertising push, Media Bulletin
Sex, death and cosmetic surgery rule the airwaves, Scotsmannews.com
"L Word" gals' lesbian cruise!
Dare to speak its name: Mia Kirshner sets us straight on The L Word
L Word 'Living TV's 'New Sex Drama Series
On Deck: Ilene Chaiken Says The L Word
Mincing No Words: Straight Talk with Ilene Chaiken, Creator of "The L Word"
The L Word lacks the S word: Stories, The Star
A lesbian Sex in the City? Lousy is the word for it
The L Word is silly, slight and very badly done. Only Kirshner does well here.

Lesbian style informs mainstream fashion, MercuryNews.com
Time to Shout, LA Times
Gaywatch: "The L Word"
L Word, The - Confirmed date, cover art, and more about extras
L is for lovin', The Advocate
'Hope & Faith,' 'L Word' Make Cast Changes, zap2it.com
The Secret Power of Lesbian Style, NY Times
The L Word, SSONet
L is the Word, Interview with Ilene Chaiken, Windy City Times
Candace and Lesbians of Color on The L Word, AfterEllen.com
"L Word" gals play "Who would you do?" Planet Out
Same sex. Different city. The L word's... JENNIFER BEALS Stepping Out
the flash is back, Better Nutrition
Planet Out Interview with Jennifer Beals
Planet Out Interview with Ilene Chaiken
Planet Out Interview with Leisha Hailey
Planet Out Interview with Katherine Moenning
NPR's Fresh Air Interview with Beals and Chaiken
'L Word' Star Basks in an Erotic Mystery, NY Times Online
Starstruck: Katherine Moenning, Planet Out
"The L Word": Meet the girls, Planet Out
Partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor, March 5, 2004
'L Word' characters expand on the S-word: as in style
Lesbian drama's the word
The L Word, The Age
My favorite gay TV show, The Advocate
Dressed-up Diversity, LA Times (free registration required)
L is for Leisha, The Advocate
L.A. LOVE, New Yorker
Visibility is L-ementary
Gaywatch: "The L Word", Planet Out
'The L Word' Breaks Lesbian Ground
‘L Word’ has promise, MSNBC
Mad for Moennig: A chat with 'Shane,' one of the sexy stars of 'The L Word'
`L Word' gets lazy, lacks zip, Chicago Tribune
Showtime's 'The L Word' goes boldly where other series have only flirted -- to love and sex among L.A. lesbians, SFGate.com
'L Word' is flawed, but fills a niche, Seattle Times
'The L Word': Women Having Sex, Hoping Men Tune In, New York Times
Pam Grier Comes To Television in The Racy 'The L Word'
TV Review: the L Word, Reuters
Lesbian life, love on 'The L Word', CNN
'The L Word' here is limelight, USA Today
Leisha Hailey Says the “B” Word on The L Word
Lesbians on Television: It’s Not Easy Being Seen
'L Word' misses mark, Southern Voice (negative review)
L is for Invisible, The Washington Blade
Showtime Plays It Straight with Gay Dramas
The L Word Premiere Party Review
Pictures from the Premiere
Sapphic Lights The Village Voice, January 7 - 13, 2004
Not Your Mother's Lesbians, New York, January 2004
It's the Women's Turn, NY Daily News, January 4, 2004
Curve magazine, December 2003

Season 1 Showtime Chats--Transcripts

SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Jennifer Beals (after the January 18 pilot)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Laurel Holloman (after the January 25 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Mia Kirshner (after February 1 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Pam Grier (after the February 8 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Katherine Moenning (after March 31 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Leisha Hailey (after February 15 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Eric Mabius (after the February 22 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Erin Daniels (after April 4 episode)
SHOWTIME'S CHAT with Ilene Chaiken (after April 11 episode--season finale)


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