Just when you thought you'd heard everything
-- Showtime is reviving "The L Word" -- but this time
as a reality series.
Yes, you read that right.
Showtime has approved 9 episodes of "The Real L Word: Los
Angeles." Executive Producers are Ilene Chaiken and reality
producers Magical Elves, namely Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz ("Top
Chef").
The show will follow six lesbians in Los Angeles as they go about
their lives. The show is being likened to Bravo's "Real Housewives"
series of shows.
An interesting fly in the ointment: the project is dependent on
casting. However, "The Real L Word" could debut sometime
in 2010.
"Even though we concluded our sixth season of 'The L Word'
on Showtime this past March, I believe we are not nearly finished
telling our 'L Word' stories," Chaiken said. "Showtime
has yet again come forward to continue with us this mission to entertain
and enlighten and bring more 'L' to the world."
"We love to tell authentic stories about complex characters
and feel like this is an area that has yet to be explored in reality
television," Lipsitz said.
"The Real L Word" is the second spinoff for Chaiken.
"The Farm," which starred "The L Word's" Leisha
Hailey, wasn't picked up to series, however.
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