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The L Word

Sunday Funday is Shane and Jenny in a League of Their Own

All the good gay news from around the globe this week and how it relates to SHENNY!

Heather Hogan April 1, 2018 20 Comments
The L Word

Everything That Didn’t Happen Because Seasons 3-6 of “The L Word” Were 10th Grade Creative Writing Assignments

“Your assignment is to write about what happens when Sarah Schuster moves back to LA after a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital in her hometown in Illinois.”

Laneia April 1, 2018 36 Comments
Poetry and Fiction The L Word

Original Shenny Fan Fiction: “This Is What I Want”

It’s 2017, and married power lesbians Jenny Schecter and Shane McCutcheon face some tough stuff only days before Carmen De La Pica Morales is coming in for a weekend visit that turns out a whole lot cooler than anybody could’ve predicted.

Riese April 1, 2018 37 Comments
The L Word

Laneia’s Team Pick: WATCH IT AGAIN “Shane and Jenny – Forever (Shenny)”

Grab your Dos Equis because it’s time to binge-watch your fave video!

Laneia April 1, 2018 27 Comments
The L Word

21 Shenny Icons

icons below the cut :)

Sarah April 1, 2018 46 Comments
The L Word

Watching “The L Word” For The First Time: A Gentle Guide

A guide to watching “The L Word” for first-timers, chock-full of L Word trivia for repeat offenders.

Riese February 15, 2018 39 Comments
The L Word

The Astrological Signs of Everyone’s Hair in The L Word

Shane’s hair in season one is a Gemini, but by season four, it’s a Pisces.

Erin January 5, 2018 36 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Also.Also.Also: ‘The L Word’ Reboot Has Its Showrunner and It’s Not You and Other Stories for Your Short Week

A showrunner for The L Word BABY!, Airbnb is trying, don’t get hacked, here for imperfect black female protagonists, Smitten Kitchen, queering modern day church, a brief Buffy interlude, and so much more!

Laneia November 20, 2017 20 Comments
The L Word

I Made All My Friends Reenact The Planet From “The L Word” for a Week and Now Everyone Hates Me

I needed to know how they did it. I needed to see if the “way that we live,” was a way that I could live.

Stephanie Ritter September 26, 2017 74 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

“The L Word” Reboot May Ignore Season Six Altogether, Just Like I Already Do

Ilene Chaiken dropped a LOT of interesting L Word reboot news at the TCA press tour.

Riese August 8, 2017 46 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Queer Celebrities! They’re Just As Weirdly Giddy About “The L Word” Reboot As You Are!

What a bizarre and surreal day to be alive in this world.

Heather Hogan July 11, 2017 40 Comments
The L Word The L Word: Generation Q

BREAKING: “The L Word” Is Getting A Reboot, Bless Us Everyone

This is the waaaaay, it’s the way that we live, it’s the way that we liiiiiive and loooooooove.

Heather Hogan July 11, 2017 196 Comments
The L Word

EW Reunites “The L Word” Cast, Honestly This Is The Best 37 Minutes We’ve Had In A While

Come for Ilene Chaiken’s hairdo, stay because why not, you know?

Riese June 15, 2017 49 Comments
The L Word The L Word: Generation Q

Visions for “The L Word” Reunion That’s Maybe Possibly Happening

Friday night, in the midst of A-Camp, Ilene Chaiken had the audacity to tweet about a possible L Word reunion? Reboot? Group hang? It’s honestly unclear.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 22, 2017 27 Comments
Comedy The L Word

Here’s What Happened When I Did All The Verbs From The L Word Theme Song In One Day

Talking, laughing, loving, breathing, spiraling, existential dreading…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 1, 2017 23 Comments
Dating The L Word

Every Way To Find A Date, Ranked By A Shane

“First comes Twitter, then comes Snapchat, then comes texting nudes to a complete and total stranger.” Patty-cake to that one, kiddos.

Cecelia August 18, 2016 45 Comments
The L Word

10 Potential L Word / Empire Crossover Plots That Would Definitely Blow Up The Chart(s)

Struck by a sudden burst of inspiration, Lucious decides to produce an album with fellow Philadelphia native and R&B legend Kit Porter, including her legendary ode to menopause.

Stef November 2, 2015 15 Comments
The L Word

Listling Without Commentary: 22 Excerpts From Brutal Amazon Customer Reviews Of “The L Word”

“I hate to break it to those people, but lesbians tend to dress like men, act like men — and look like men.”

Riese March 16, 2015 124 Comments
The L Word

All 6 Seasons of The L Word Retold By Kittens and Puppies

Yes, Papi. Really.

Heather Hogan November 17, 2014 36 Comments
The L Word TV Reviews

Please Go Watch “The L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin”

I have to come to expect that kind of technicolor Sapphic unreality in all of my Chaiken programming, which is exactly why I did not expect L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin. And I’m glad I didn’t, because this is a documentary worth seeing on its own terms.

Kate August 23, 2014 40 Comments
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