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In one fell swoop, Showtime has added six lesbian characters to this year’s TV ranks—albeit on the nonscripted side—with its new reality series The Real L Word, which premiered on the pay cable network June 20.
Of course, the brains behind the series is executive producer Ilene Chaiken, who helped create the show’s scripted predecessor The L Word.
Chaiken recently sat down with Mediaweek correspondent Alan Frutkin to talk about the show’s origins, producing non-scripted television, and the dearth of gay and lesbian portrayals on the airwaves.
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