Here is a look back at what happened on the first episode of The L Word...
(All info on all of the episodes (TLW:LB-TLW:LB11) is from www.thelwordonline.com)

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:: P I L O T ::
Episode 1.1/1.2

SYNOPSIS

The pilot is produced by Kathy Greenberg, Michele Abbott and Bob Roe. The pilot teleplay was written by Ilene Chaiken, with the story by Ilene Chaiken and Kathy Greenberg & Michele Abbott. The pilot was directed by Rose Troche.

Jenny Schecter (MIA KIRSHNER) is a gifted young writer of fiction who has just graduated from college and arrives in Los Angeles to begin her "adult life" with her boyfriend - soon to be fiancé Tim Haspel (ERIC MABIUS).

Tim and Jenny reside in West Hollywood, next door to Bette Porter (JENNIFER BEALS) and her partner Tina Kennard (LAUREL HOLLOMAN).

Bette and Tina have been a couple for seven years and are trying to find the perfect sperm donor to help them start a family as they struggle with their relationship.

Bette's and Tina's close network of friends includes Shane McCutcheon (KATHERINE MOENNIG), who is the resident heartthrob; Dana Fairbanks (ERIN DANIELS), a professional tennis player not yet out of the closet; bisexual journalist Alice Pieszecki (LEISHA HAILEY); and Bette's half-sister Kit Porter (PAM GRIER), who is a musician and a recovering alcoholic.

In the two-hour pilot, Jenny's plans for her future are shaken when Marina (KARINA LOMBARD), a beautiful and compelling woman who owns a West Hollywood caf鬠makes a pass at her at a party hosted by Bette and Tina. Amid denial and confusion, Jenny starts to question her sexual orientation and her love for Tim. Her attraction to Marina is powerful and ultimately irresistible.

Meanwhile, Bette and Tina, stunned at how difficult it is to find a suitable sperm donor, attempt to seduce a handsome, young artist on the night that Tina is about to ovulate. The seduction attempt fails, but the encounter does serve to rekindle, at least momentarily, Bette's and Tina's passion for each other.

Guest Stars
Tammy Lynn Michaels (Lacey) Landy Cannon (Harrison) Daryl Shuttleworth (Dan Foxworthy) Judith Maxie (Dr. Wilson) Kwesi Ameyaw (Randy) Robert Gauvin (Jean-Paul Chamois) Mark Gibson (Marcus Allenwood)

ORIGINAL AIR DATE - U.S.
01/18 ... 10:00 PM ... Showtime 

Additional Show Info
RATING: TVMA - SLD
SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Content, Strong Sexual Content
Stereo / CCAP
1 hr 36 mins

ORIGINAL AIR DATE - Australia
03/31 ... 10:30 PM ... Channel 7
04/07 ... 10:30 PM ... Channel 7 

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