Pilot (18 Jan. 2004)

Director:

Rose Troche

Writers:

Ilene Chaiken (story), Kathy Greenberg (story),

Stars:

Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Beals	...	Bette Porter
Erin Daniels	...	Dana Fairbanks
Leisha Hailey	...	Alice Pieszecki
Laurel Holloman	...	Tina Kennard
Mia Kirshner	...	Jenny Schecter
Karina Lombard	...	Marina Ferrer
Eric Mabius	...	Tim Haspel
Katherine Moennig	...	Shane McCutcheon
Pam Grier	...	Kit Porter
Tammy Lynn Michaels	...	Lacey Haraway
Landy Cannon	...	Harrison
Preston Cook	...	James
Nicole McKay	...	Trish Peverell
Alana Husband	...	Marcy
Robyn Ross	...	Marnie

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

fingering | sexual arousal | nipples visible through clothing | artificial insemination | see through swimsuit | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2004 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, Dufferin Gate Productions, Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-creator Ilene Chaiken said that many of Bette and Tina's experiences looking for a donor are based on Chaiken and her partner's.

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Quotes

Bette: [holding a specimen cup of sperm] God, it's repugnant, I can't believe I used to swallow that stuff.

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Connections

References And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)

User Reviews

The introduction to the characters and the start of a very good series

In this very first episode, we have an introduction to the main characters of the L Word: Bette and Tina, a lesbian couple who are together for almost 8 years and have the apparently perfect relationship; they are also trying to find a sperm donor, in order to have their own baby; Marina, the European and beautiful owner of ''The Planet'', a famous cafeteria in West Hollywood; Shane, a hot hairdresser who is a lesbian Don Juan, but gets followed by Lacey, one of her last sexual conquests; Dana Fairbanks, a conservative tennis player who hides her gay identity in the closet , in order to continue to have success in her career;

Alice Pieszecki, a modern magazine writer who wasn't lucky with her last relationships;

Tim and Jenny, a couple who start to live together in Los Angeles; Jenny is a recent graduated writer, who comes to L.A. to start writing her first novel and to live with her boyfriend; and Tim, a cute coach's assistant who works with the girls from the swim team at UCLA.

Kit Porter is Bette's half sister and fights against alcoholism, that already brought her many problems.

When Marina kisses Jenny in a (mainly lesbian) party promoted by Better Porter and Tina Kennard, it's only the beginning of many things Jenny will start to experiment..