Teevieo » The L Word http://teevieo.com All the news and reviews for your TV viewing pleasure... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:00:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en The Tudors Goes For Third http://teevieo.com/the-tudors-goes-for-third/ http://teevieo.com/the-tudors-goes-for-third/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:54:58 +0000 Regina Avalos http://teevieo.com/the-tudors-goes-for-third/ 7927.jpgShowtime has announced a third season for the series that follows the life and loves of King Henry VIII. In this telling of the story, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the King, and we’re currently following his life with Anne Boleyn, who will lose her head sometime this season. This time period is popular at the moment because a major motion picture focusing on the Boleyn sisters also made its way to viewers this year in The Other Boleyn Girl. The film starred Eric Bana, Scarlett Johannson and Natalie Portman. The series has done quite well for Showtime, and the network plans to follow the life of King Henry VIII and all of his six wives. Filming for the third season will begin in June in Dublin, Ireland.

I wasn’t grabbed up into The Tudors craze during its first season, but I came into it later when the series was released on DVD. It is a telling of the time period that is more sensational than what many be used to, and you do have to wonder just how accurate of a telling it is as well. I do find myself enjoying it though, and I have it set on my DVR for weekly viewing. It’ll be curious to see what they do with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So far he hasn’t appeared as we know King Henry VIII looked like in real life. Will he have to eventually put on a fat suit? Or will he continue on as he is now?

Showtime has also renewed The L Wordfor a sixth and final season once the fifth season wrapped up. The last season of the series will contain eight episodes, and it will hopefully tie up all the loose ends left from this season’s shocking finale. Marlee Matlin is mentioned a possible return to the series briefly. She was just seen eliminated from this season’s Dancing With The Stars last night when her last dance was just too much for her.

]]> http://teevieo.com/the-tudors-goes-for-third/feed/ L Word Goes To The Fans http://teevieo.com/l-word-goes-to-the-fans/ http://teevieo.com/l-word-goes-to-the-fans/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:07:50 +0000 Regina Avalos http://teevieo.com/l-word-goes-to-the-fans/ Have you ever dreamed of someday writing for one of your favorite television series? If you love to write that might be something you have an aspiration to do, and The L Word gave their fans just that opportunity. Last season, they ran a contest where fans could write a scene for the series with the hopes of having a scene they have written end up in the series on Showtime itself. Many entered, and a few hopefuls were chosen. The search for a winner was actually discussed in the season four DVD that came out back in October.

Now this Sunday, we have the result of that search as the opening sequence for this week’s episode was written by Molly, the winner of “You Write It” FanLib contest. The scene is said to be a take on the Charlie’s Angels theme with them trying to figure out if the series own Jennifer Schecter is gay or not. This is a play on a scene from season one where everyone is trying to figure out if the soup chef Lara would be open to Dana’s advances. Damn, we miss Dana, don’t we? A brief look at the scene online looks like it is really fun, and the girls get into it.

As for the series, The L Word is currently in its fifth season. It returned to Showtime on January 6th in an all new time slot, an hour earlier than in previous years. This year, the series is tackling some issues with our favorite lesbians, including gays in the military. Shane is once again out of control as she breaks the heart of Paige and then runs wild. Jenny’s story is still being turned into a movie, and we’re getting a look at the Hollywood process. All in all, I’m enjoying this season so far. Season four left me a bit wanting more, but season five is picking up the pace. We’ll have to see what happens next!

]]> http://teevieo.com/l-word-goes-to-the-fans/feed/ The L Word Premieres Online First http://teevieo.com/the-l-word-premieres-online-first/ http://teevieo.com/the-l-word-premieres-online-first/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:18:08 +0000 Regina Avalos http://teevieo.com/the-l-word-premieres-online-first/ The L WordThe hit Showtime series will premiere its fifth season on the network on January 6th, but fans of the series won’t have to wait that long to see the premiere episode. The fifth season premiere will debut online first on the site created by the woman behind the lives of our favorite lesbians, Ilene Chaiken. OurChart.com, a community for gays and lesbians, will have the episode and some behind the scenes footage up a full week before it hits the small screen on December 30th. This is the first time for a series to make its debut on such a site, but with how prominent the OurChart site has become to the show, it does make sense for it to premiere their first.

This isn’t the first time Showtime has gone away from the norm to get their shows to their fans. They premiered Californication a full three weeks before its premiere on Showtime to Netflix users. Chaiken is saying that this season of The L Word will be its biggest ever. Season four left me a bit puzzled, but it was quite enjoyable with new additions to the cast keeping my interest. Season four is now available on DVD, and you can read my review of the DVD set here. The L Word will premiere on Showtime on January 6th.

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