The L Word - The Complete First Season

I was so glad when The First Season of THE L WORD was released , For i thought it was a excellent series . ALl The Characters are great and the acting is superb too.Everything About The Series is great and i loved watching every episode , So when i bought this boxset of Amazon i was really happy but when i got it at my house , I saw the horrable Packaging ! The 5 DVD Boxset was in sperate DVD cases and the bonus features were dreadfull and a discrase to the excellent Tv Series. THE L WORD should have got the upper class treatment like the first Three boxsets of Queer as Folk . But all in all who cares Finally a great new show on Showtime Which i was ready to cancel for the lack of good programming. Make sure you pick up this Boxset and the new release 2nd Season The L Word is GREAT !

Don't put this one in the DVD player unless you can just keep watching one after another.

the first season of l-word was brilliant, the set came in perfect order. there was no damage to the box,and the discs worked perfectly cant wait for the second season.

A wonderfully fresh and believable glimps into the daily lives and loves of a groep of women. A great portrait of the complexity of the choices faced by all women, gay or straight. The well represented groep of characters are easy to identify with, and the stories of each episode are interesting, believable and endearing. Great show, and roll on season 2!

I am completely obsessed with this show, which I started watching in Season 2. I then rented Season 1 and watched ~ 4-5 episodes per day...could not stop. The puppet show is hysterical on the dvd...everything else is skippable except maybe the compelling slowness of the interview with the writers and leisha hailey--you keep waiting for something funny or interesting, but have to settle for Leisha's "I'm about as gay as they come" in case you were wondering.

I am intrigued by all of the story lines after season 1 and 2, but focusing on Season I.....
Bette is NOT interesting and therefore is not especially attractive to me; I would not even be friends with her. I might be friends with Tina (Laurel Holloman) but would be constantly annoyed at her weakness (in Season I)--except for the last couple of episodes which are a glimpse into her future.

Mia Kirshner is ANNOYING, delivers many lines unbelievably poorly and is a complete physical turn off. That said, I did like her story line with the beautiful and awful Marina (Karina Lombard).

HOWEVER...the whole reason I am writing is to highlight what most reviews overlook:
(A) Shane (Katherine Moennig) is wonderful and compelling...can't get enough. I'd be afraid to watch her in something else as it would destroy my Shane fantasy :) (B) Let's hear something about Leisha Hailey (who plays Alice)! I love her character. Most of my laughing out loud in this show is in response to her. She's the person that is most realistic and you'd prefer to be real world friends with. She has very little acting experience (plays in LA band) and is a complete natural.
(C) Erin Daniels (plays Dana) is strangely one of the gayest characters (based on longevity) but one of the most awkward about it...I also find her among the most realistic and the Dana/Alice scenes are great--esp. the Dana comes out to her parents/Alice "can look republican" episode.

These are peripheral characters? They rock my world--
get your drink when the so-called "stars" are on.

ps--Season II is HOT...but the back stories from Season I are pretty important. I'd give II a chance if you are wavering...there are good new characters and they drop some of the corniness (flashbacks).