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The 2000s were monumental in terms of TV shows bravely breaking barriers. Programs with themes that reflected modern-day society were met with either the utmost of cheers or the most conservative of jeers. "The L Word" is one of those shows, centered on a group of California women who love women. Wanna take a ride with the ladies and reminisce? Then take this ultimate fan quiz and test your knowledge of the show!
"The L Word" debuted on the cable channel Showtime in 2004, and focused on telling stories about what specific type of characters?
gays
lesbians
When Showtime adapted the British "Queer as Folk" about gay lives, it was just a matter of time before American-based producers would create a show about lesbians. "The L Word" served that purpose, for a good 6 seasons. Love it!
bisexuals
transgenders
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Where in California is the series set?
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
The Greater Los Angeles area of California is the main setting of the show. This is where the characters’ professional and personal lives revolved. Lovely!
San Diego
San Francisco
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"The L Word" focuses on a group of lesbian friends working and living in trendy LA. Who is the most alpha female of the lot?
Jenny Schecter
Tina Kennard
Bette Porter
Jennifer Beals, star of the iconic movie "Flashdance," resurrected her career on television portraying Bette Porter on "The L Word." She’s the very alpha female of their bunch, in a good and commanding way, of course. Lay it on, girl!
Marina Ferrer
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What was Bette Porter’s original job in the first few seasons?
casting director
coffee shop owner
runs an art gallery
Bette is in charge of an art gallery, which features the up-and-coming artists of the time. And she’s also an art collector to boot. She’s got an eye for beauty, huh. Look at that!
yoga instructor
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Who is Bette Porter’s live-in partner for most of the series' run?
Alice Pieszecki
Shane McCutcheon
Dana Fairbanks
Tina Kennard
Laurel Holloman played Tina Kennard, the film development executive who’s Bette’s longtime partner. And by long, we mean 7 years. That’s a lotta years for a relationship! Long lasting!
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Tina stopped working at the beginning of the series’ run. Why is that?
she got tired of Hollywood politics
she wants a more stress-free life
she had a spiritual renewal
she and Bette were trying to have a baby
The whole first season devoted the Bette-Tina story arc towards having a baby through artificial insemination. This arc had developments and repercussions in the following seasons as well. Lullabies?
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The only woman in the group to identify herself not as a lesbian but as a bisexual is which feisty, loquacious gal?
Alice Pieszecki
Actress-musician Leisha Hailey is one of the few actors in the show to be openly lesbian in real life. She played the bisexual Alice in a lovable way. Ultra loquacious!
Kit Porter
Carmen Morales
Moira Sweeney
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Of course, each group has to have a heartthrob. Who was the lesbian hottie of the group?
Eva Torres
Helena Peabody
Shane McCutcheon
Katherine Moennig played the androgynous heartthrob, Shane, whose life motto is “I don’t do girlfriends.” So yeah, one night stands are her thing. Lustful!
Tasha Williams
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These active L.A. women need to have a "sporty spice" in there. Who is this character?
Jodi Lerner
Phyllis Kroll
Niki Stevens
Dana Fairbanks
Erin Daniels played the sometimes bumbling but still super pretty Dana Fairbanks. The character is a professional tennis player who hails from the more affluent side of L.A. Loaded!
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So the core group of feminine-presenting lesbian friends in the show is Bette and Tina, Shane, and besties Alice and Dana. Which lesbian-owned coffee shop do they hang out in?
Starbucks
The Planet
The Planet is the name of the fictional cafe where the girls hang out or stop by for a quick jolt of java. It’s their happy place. Lounge around!
WeHo Cafe
Tim Horton's
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Who originally owned The Planet?
Lara Perkins
Marina Ferrer
Karina Lombard played the somewhat mysterious Marina Ferrer, who sounds like she has a slight European accent. This makes her more desirable to the ladies, of course. And yep, she’s also lez. Ooh la la!
Carmen Morales
Adele Channing
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Dana seems to be the odd woman out in her group, primarily because of what glaring fact?
she’s very very rich
she’s adopted
she’s not really from L.A.
she’s in the closet
The other girls in the core group of friends somehow enjoy an openly out or selectively outed life. But since Dana is a public figure, due to her tennis star stature and her strict upper-class parents, she closets herself and is out only to her core group and immediate community. Tsk, locked up inside!
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At the beginning of the series, who is the new dyke on the block — who actually was straight, and partnered with a man?
Rose Troche
Katherine Claymore
Jenny Schecter
Canadian actress Mia Kirshner played the role of Jenny Schecter, the out-of-towner who moved to L.A. to be with her boyfriend. But L.A. has other plans for her, as she so discovered. Look out!
Gillian Davis
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It was The Planet’s owner, Marina, who somehow led the man-loving Jenny onto a woman-loving path. What did they bond over at first to begin and sustain a seduction?
their interest in coffee
their love of literature
Jenny is introduced to Marina as an up-and-coming published literary writer. When Jenny quotes Nietszche and Marina recognizes the source, it’s an instant click. Who knew this love for literature would lead them to lustful paths? Lay it on!
their fangirl mode over classic black-and-white films
their love for fashion
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What was the name of Jenny's hapless boyfriend, who she eventually dumps for a woman?
Tim Haspel
Eric Mabius played the role of Tim Haspel, who works in L.A. and asked his girlfriend Jenny to move in with him there. Well, he got the surprise of his life!. Look out!
Mark Weyland
Angus Partridge
Max Sweeney
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This is L.A., so of course one of them has to work in the media industry. Alice ends up working as a radio jock and a TV host, but what was her job during the first seasons?
photographer
copy editor
layout artist
journalist
Alice sometimes uses her “journalistic” instincts to snoop around other people’s love life. Well, sometimes it’s profitable for her, and sometimes she gets dates, too. Lucky!
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In the series, Shane finds her professional calling doing what kind of work?
police officer
massage therapist
hairdresser
Shane is always seen sporting a trendy hairdo in the show. She later becomes an in-demand hairdresser, a gig where she sometimes cuts women’s hair and gets potential dates, too. La vida loca, huh!
tailor
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During the first seasons, Dana wanted so badly to learn whether this sous chef was lesbian or not — because she had the hots for her. Who was this kitchen hottie?
Niki Stevens
Moira Sweeney
Lara Perkins
Lauren Lee Smith played the role of Lara Perkins, the sous chef whom Dana wanted to date, if only she was sure that she bats for the same team. So there was a whole episode dedicated to the girls snooping around to see if she is one of them. Laughs galore!
Jodi Lerner
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The ladies liked looking at their interconnectivity with the queer community, especially Alice. What kind of tally did she use to demonstrate these girl-to-girl connections?
The Chart
The fun women had an amusing way of seeing how each lesbian is connected to others by mapping out their dating lives in The Chart. Yes, the lesbian community is sometimes that small that you would know who went out with whom. Looped in!
The Map
The List
The Bookmarks
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Of course the girls had to have a road trip episode to the biggest yearly lesbian weekend event, called Dinah Shore Weekend, now known as The Dinah. Where does this event usually take place?
North Dakota
Isle of Lesbos
Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California, is about 2 hours from L.A. This is where the "biggest lesbian event” of the year has been happening, called The Dinah Shore Weekend, where there are musical performances, endless parties in and out of the pool, and lesbians of all kinds from all over! Lap it up, ladies!
New York
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During the second season, a Latina character was added who made Shane swoon. Who is this gal?
Eva Torres
Nicki Sticks
Papi
Carmen Morales
Carmen Morales is the Latina who can hold her own when it comes to being wooed by Shane’s seductive personality. The hottie was played by Sarah Shahi. Wotta looker!
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And the unthinkable had to happen to Shane when she met Carmen. What nearly happened to the two lovers?
they almost got married
Shane and Carmen became such a formidable love duo that Shane considered marriage. I guess Latina lovin’ is perfect for our heartthrob!. Lassoed!
they had domestic abuse issues
they did drugs together
they had a foursome with Bette and Tina
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And the inevitable had to happen: Bette and Tina had to split up. And get back together. And split up again. And yeah, it’s confusing. But in between these trysts, they finally had what?
a threesome
a baby
Tina and Bette split up before Tina realized that she was indeed pregnant. After so many trials and tribulations with Bette, she finally had a baby, which drew the two together — on and off, it seemed. Little luck?
a condo unit
stricter rules of relationships
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This heiress of a philanthropist entered the lives of the gals as Tina’s love interest at first and eventually became part of the group, even financing Shane’s wedding to Carmen. Who is this rich femme?
Phyllis Knoll
Cherie Jaffe
Helena Peabody
Rachel Shelley played the heiress Helena Peabody, the sometimes bitchy but oftentimes babyish new addition to the core group. She kinda grows on ya -- limb from limb!
Charlotte Birch
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It may not look like it, but Bette Porter has a darker-skinned older sister (which was an issue in an episode). Who is her sister?
Dawn Porter
Cole Porter
Kit Porter
The cool lady Pam Grier ages gracefully in her role as Kit Porter, Bette’s older half-sister. Her character was first developed as part of the lesbian core group, but producer Ilene Chaiken revised this when the original storylines didn’t pan out well. Lead on!
Aero Porter
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The show had its share of criticism for not showing masculine-presenting lesbians that much. So in season 3, they had one. Who was this butch character?
Moira Sweeney
Daniela Sea portrayed the controversial character of Moira Sweeney. She dated Jenny, that’s why she joined the core group’s world. Lured in!
Francesca Wolff
Barbara Grisham
Nona Hendryx
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As butch as she hopes to be, Moira reveals that she’s not satisfied with this label, and wants to do this instead.
kill herself
transition into a male
Moira was actually struggling with her gender identity when Jenny first met her. Moira already wanted to transition into a male, and later took the name Max to prepare for it. Loaded!
forget about being an American
move out of the country
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Bette ended up leaving the art gallery circuit and entering the academe, specifically working with this new title.
professor
adjunct lecturer
dean
After many upheavals in her personal and professional life, Bette finally transitioned into the academe, but still somewhat related to her field of study and work. So she became the dean at the California University School of the Arts. Lead the way!
teaching assistant
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Kit may not be the ideal big sister to Bette, given her lifestyle. What industry is she in?
music industry
Kit Porter is actually a professional jazz and R&B singer. But having a rock-and-roll lifestyle sometimes takes its toll on her family life, especially since she tends to disappear from their lives and ends up inebriated from time to time. So loose!
advertising industry
film industry
TV industry
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Bette had a very testy and tempting relationship with a professor-artist in the arts school named Jodi Lerner. Which renowned actress played her?
Meryl Streep
Marlee Matlin
Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin played the role of the very alpha artist-sculptor-teacher Jodi Lerner. Like the character she portrayed, the actress is deaf in real life, which brought another interesting dimension to this show -- sign language!
Ashely Judd
Charlize Theron
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During Bette's stint at the university as a dean, Bette’s really older boss, Phyllis Kroll, finds delight in coming out to her dean as an elderly closeted lesbian, to the point of wanting to inject herself into Bette’s circle of lesbian friends. Which high-profile TV actress played Phyllis?
Sarah Jessica Parker
Dana Delaney
Kelly McGillis
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd essayed the role of Phyllis Kroll, who already is nearing senior citizenship but is very eager to finally out herself as a lesbian. She ended up dating — and falling in love with — the equally feisty Alice. Lotsa laughs!
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The lovable lez friends lost dear Dana midway through the series run. What happened to Dana?
died of cancer
It was truly a shock that Dana Fairbanks had to die from breast cancer. While the show’s producer wanted to reflect this reality among women, the fans of Dana and the show really felt this wasn’t the way to go for dear Dana. Wotta loss.
moved to New York
got incarcerated for soliciting sex
victimized by kidnap for ransom groups
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Alice has been dating various types of women here and there, but the series ends with her having a steady girlfriend from what sector?
show business
retail industry
the military
Alice somewhat found Tasha Williams, a returning officer who was stationed in the war on Iraq. They started dating, which led to a relationship. The butchy Tasha was played by Rose Rollins. Left, left, left right left!
auto industry
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The literary writer in Jenny somehow fictionalized her L.A. lezzie life, including details of her friends’ lives, and turned it into a book. Later, she found herself turning it into which other art form?
a stage play
a painting
a film
The gals weren’t all too happy to learn that their fictionalized lives were featured in Jenny’s book. Now they also had to contend with having the book turned into a film. Lights, camera, lezzies!
The Real L Word
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The series’ final season centered on a big mystery, which, sadly, wasn’t really wrapped up well, since the show abruptly ended without cleanly concluding this story arc. What was this mystery?
Dana’s return from the dead
Jenny’s death
Season 6 of "The L Word" focused on the mysterious death of Jenny Schecter, framing all of our favorite gals as suspects. Well, even the show’s fans hated her sometimes, to the point of wishing this upon her. Many felt this was not resolved properly, but the show still left a good impression of putting forth a lesbian legacy on TV. Yup, legendary!
Bette’s infidelity, again
Shane’s second marriage attempt
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