the l word

[touchfaith]

I've been on a pretty big L Word kick in the past couple of days.  I'm not sure why, but it's definitely something to do that's not working or sleeping.  Meanwhile, I've been trying to resolve my feelings on the show.  While I'm so past being offended at televisual representation of socially marginalized groups just on the basis of representation,

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[califia]

Is there a name "more" black than Marcus Allenwood?

yes. there are:

reginald veljohnson (star of 'family matters')
urban johnson (someone for whom a friend of mine once provided IT support)
navin r. johnson (steve martin's character in 'the jerk')

there appears to be a theme, here. but yes, marcus allenwood is a pretty black name. I bet his middle name is johnson.

[shmiggity]

another one: CJ, or Carl Johnson, GTA:San Andreas' main character.

[califia]

good call.

let's also not leave out dwayne wayne, everyone's favorite guy on 'a different world'.

and aunjanue ellis who played sistah girl in 'undercover brother'. and pootie tang, who is not real, but, you know. he has a black name.

[touchfaith]

Okay, so maybe Marcus Allenwood isn't THE blackest name ever, but I've got one that out does Dwayne Wayne, and it isn't even fictictious:

Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat rookie, has got the correctly spelled Dwayne beat for days.

Also, we can't forget about Bokeem Woodbine.

[online_stalker]

i think the new theme song is horrible.

also, i'm starting to get very into this season because my brain can no longer handle stimulation beyond passive consumption of entertainment, but i didn't like the way they handled the first episode. instead of extending on a lot of storylines from last season, they just wrapped everything up in a convenient little package and moved on. for example: "where's marina?" "you didn't hear?!? she tried to kill herself and has been shipped back from whence she came."

[touchfaith]

That was totally hilarious. But I guess it allowed them to cover up the fact that Karina Lombard didn't sign on for a second season. It's like the old Greek dramas where they couldn't show any onscreen violence, so the chorus has to recount every detail of what went on.

[spinelust]

I am so excited that you are talking about this. I am obsessed with that show on so many levels—both positive and negative—and could really talk about it for hours....

1. Tonya and I are absolutely infatuated with Jennifer Beals. Her hotness is unparalleled.


2. Bette and Tina's relationship was (is?) among the most non-communicative "lesbian relationships" I've ever seen. How could Tina not speak in specific-enough terms enough on the phone messages she left for Bette in New York during the Marcus Allenwood sperm debacle to actually communicate to her what the fuck was going on? And how can they not coordinate their message-leaving to actually talk to each other before Bette flew back to New York without having any clue what had happened?!


3. I can't stand the new theme song or the opening montage. Bettie pisses me off. EZGrrl's work with the sound effects makes me want to tear my hair out. The whole "Wet... wet... wet..." thing during the pool scene two (?) episodes ago was the fucking stupidest thing I've ever heard.


4. I find Eric Lively's

[touchfaith]

Jennifer Beales is so fly. I cannot believe that she is over forty, but still, I'm semi-obsessed with Shane. But anyway, how do you not tell your ex-partner that you're pregnant? I don't get it.

And Mark is foul. See below.

a few thoughts

[thrownoverbored]

1. Is Mia the girl that just cut her hair? Because if so, she sucks and I want them to kill her off the show.

2. The new theme song and the entire intro is wack. It's worse than my least- favorite opening theme of all time (Sex and the City)

3. Shane, god bless her, is the sweetest piece of ass i have ever seen on tv. slurp.

4. if i have to see the tennis player and the bi girl make out some more, i am going to throw up.

5. i don't like the new guy on the show. i miss the old guy.

besides that, though, i like what they're doing with Bette and Tina's storylines; i think their casting (if not the dialogue) is pretty good, if only that the new dj is smokin' hot; and that it reminds me why i do not want to move to LA, even if it is a total stereotypical portrayal of the city.

Re: a few thoughts

[touchfaith]

Yes, Mia Kushner is the woman who plays Jenny. And Shane is so fine. So fine. Did it bother you that when Dana and Alice were doing it and Tonya and her mom came home, they were still hancuffed together? How do you get all of your clothes on in 30 seconds when you're handcuffed to another person?

The new guy is so fucking creepy? How the fuck do you let this dude become your roommate when he walks in with a video camera and is so obviously a sleazebag and a half? I imagine it has to do with being a superficial, vapid, and pasty waste of space, but i'm just speculating.

[dawestruck]

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