Posts Tagged ‘The L Word’

The L Word gets a Spinoff

January 14th, 2009

This just in: Xena star Lucy Lawless and cult favorite Elizabth Berkley (remember Showgirls?) will guest star on The L Word’s final season. Sweet!

 

If you’ve been wiping your tears with the thought of The L Word closing down its last season starting Jan. 18, time to go find yourself a hankie!

 

The longtime Showtime series’ will get a spinoff that will be about women in prison, network execs revealed. Take that, Oz!

The L Word star Leisha Hailey will be the focus of the spinoff as her character goes to prison.

Also, they announced Melissa Leo, Laurie Metcalfe (of Roseanne fame) and Famke Janssen will guest star on the spinoff’s first episode.

After the sixth and final season airs of The L Word, fans can look forward to the new show, which "won’t be that campy" despite its women behind bars theme, said a Showtime honcho.

 

We’ll be the judge of that, thank you very much!

 

 

 

Marlee Matlin Marriage Secrets

January 7th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

The fifth season of her hit Showtime show The L Word just premiered, but Marlee Matlin has bigger things to celebrate in 2008. In August, the actress will celebrate her 15th wedding anniversary with husband, law enforcement officer Kevin Grandalski.

So when OK! caught up with Marlee over the weekend at the show’s premiere party at The Factory in West Hollywood, we had to know — what’s the secret to wrecking the celebrity marriage curve?

“I have a great husband,” Marlee tells OK!. “He’s my rock. He has so much patience and understanding.”

And because behind every great man is a great woman, the Oscar-winning actress credits Kevin’s mom for keeping them happily together.

“You also have to have a great mother-in-law to make it work too!” Marlee says.

As for her Showtime hit, which she joined last season as co-star Jennifer Beals’ love interest, the 42-year-old couldn’t say enough great things about it.

"I get to be in touch with my feminine side and hang out with a whole bunch of women," she says. "That’s a great experience in itself."

By David Lasky

The L Word

January 6th, 2008

Season Premiere
(10 p.m., Showtime)
Life isn’t easy for the ladies who love in Los Angeles. Helena adjusts
to doing hard time, Shane and Paige break off living together and Tina dreads getting back into the dating game.

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