SHOWTIME | Release Date: January 18, 2004
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
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Entertainment WeeklyGillian FlynnJun 18, 2013
Season 2 Review: Fortunately, L Word has a brain beneath its pretty surface. It's packed with telling details that make the relationships feel as full of blood and love and foolishness as real people are.
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Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinApr 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Nor is The L Word all sexual sturm und drang. Its light moments are laugh-out-loud funny. [18 Jan 2004, p.3M]
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New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliApr 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: The L Word succeeds precisely because it isn't exploitative, and because its sexy scenes are anything but gratuitous. [16 Jan 2004, p.121]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenApr 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: The L Word is a better written series than "Queer as Folk" and seems less exploitative. Sex is a predominant theme, but relationships are presented as more important. Where the "Queer" boys often couple only for pleasure, most of the L Word characters are equally, if not more, interested in love. [16 Jan 2004, p.W-37]
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Season 1 Review: The question that needs to be asked of The L Word is this: Absent the novelty of seeing a cast of lesbian characters on TV, would the lives of these people make for fascinating drama?...The answer, I'm afraid, is -- probably not. [18 Jan 2004, p.TV-6]
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San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollumApr 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: The dialogue is often sharp, well-observed and very funny. It is sexy and, occasionally, raunchy in both language and love-making. The cast members make the lead characters warm and interesting. [16 Jan 2004, p.7G]
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The Hollywood ReporterStaffApr 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: A dramatic series that is steamy, provocative and filled with smart dialogue and richly drawn characters, none of whom are entirely predictable. [15 Jan 2004]