Yes, it's true! Elizabeth Berkley will be joining us in Season 6 of
The L Word. You've all read what the "sources" have to say
— how she'll be playing the straight girl that got away from Bette in college. And yes, we're so excited, we're so excited...
Well, I picked up
Grace Moon's bat phone and dialed the source herself, Ilene Chaiken, to get a few more deets. Unfortunately, she's trying to keep this storyline under wraps like Jesse Spano's nasty little caffeine pill habit.
So, only one question remains: If
The L Word ladies were re-cast in
Saved By The Bell: The Lesbian Years, who would play whom? I’d personally cast Bette as Zack Morris and Phyllis as Mr. Belding. Who would make a good A.C. Slater? Shane? Thoughts anyone?
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I don't hate her...I have no
I don't hate her...I have no idea what season 6 will be about but if i were a writer i'd use this new character to prove that bette has grown up and she is not willing to cheat on tina anymore.
I say that because what i found incredible in The Tibette story is the capability of the 2 characters to grew up,to change to stay better together.
Another cheating would mean dump in the garbage 2 seasons....
Moreover i say that becuase i think that tibette is the most realistic and well written love story in the story of the tv serials(no matter if gay or straight)....
For me another cheating is not a good think.
vivi
I HATE HER!!!
I HATE HER!!!
What do you know....
someone on TLW who is from my area, how exciting! IC please don't break Bette and Tina up! Give EB to Jenny. What am I saying they have the story already written. I almost fear to watch Season 6. Ilene you have been so mean to Tina in the past, please don't be for the last season. Unless you plan on having Tina be the spinoff. My heart breaks for Tina, she has been through so much bullsh*t over the past 5 years.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my...
BRING IT ON BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I say bring it on bitch!!!! I think this should be an opportunity for us TiBetters to see Bette overthrow temptation in favor of her and Tina's love. I'm in favor of witnessing Bette prove to everyone that she's not the serial cheater that she has been branded as. No matter how strong someone's bond is there will always be obstacles. I'm ready to see them overcome them as a unit. Sort of that US AGAINST THE WORLD mantra.
Don't get me wrong I like Elizabeth Berkley and am looking forward to seeing what she has in store for our love birds. But merely as a bump in the road to be crossed.
Just a thought: Maybe instead of Bette it's Tina she'll be after. Afterall Bette's never really had any threats of other women taking her spot. Yeah there were those who were mentioned in a few episodes but I wanna actually see Bette triumph and show that she's the Alpha we have all come to know and fall in love with!
woah!
You callin' Ilene a bitch? .. a bit harsh there..
Just sayin' ... ... ...
Peace!
No, I think she's calling EB's character the B Word........
I think she's referring to EB as the Bitch....her character anyway. I think most people assume EB's character is there to start trouble for Tina and Bette and it has everyone's feathers ruffled. But I don't think Ilene will let that happen in season six. She will get such a back lash from viewers and I don't think she wants to do that, esspecially if she wants viewers to follow her in her future projects. But if EB is there to start trouble, why can't she be after Tina instead of Bette? It will be so predicatable to have her after Bette, let's do something else. But I hope EB's character is not there to start trouble for our Tina and Bette and gets with Alice, Helena or Jenny? I think she maybe a strong character like Bette, so I may not want her with Helena, because they will be too much alike. So Preferably Alice. Although I would have liked to see Alice and Helena finally get together. Well, their getting close to wrapping these stories up, so I guess we will just have to wait and see what IC did with these storylines. Just seems like way too many storylines to crame in 8 episodes. Showtime and IC should never have ended the L Word!! It was great following the core cast and interesting always watching new people come and go esspecially big name actresses doing special guest appearances. They could have kept doing that for several more years! Let's be honest it's the only good quality lesbian show on T.V. it's ashame that they have to end it. Bad business move! If there were other shows out there that were good like the L Word, I would understand ending it, but there nothing out there in direct competition or that's a good lesiban show!! It's the only product on the market for lesbians, that's worth watching anyway. From a business prospective Showtime should be all over this show!! Damn, why couldn't I be filthy rich and have my own network, I would have kept the L Word on for as long as I could. When there's only one good product and you have it, you better protect that baby!!!! And I.C. and Showtime had that one good product THE L WORD!!
CLEARLY A FAN AFTER MY OWN TIBETTE HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Dolphin for realizing exactly what I meant. I don't know EB personaly call her a bitch. As I've said previously, if EB's character is there to stir up trouble for my beloved couple than the B Word she shall be. I hope ur right that IC does not let that be the case for TiBette. I'll be riding on the wings of ur faith!!!!!!!!
UH NO?
That comment was for EB's charcter if she's written to stir up trouble for TiBette not Ilene or EB personally.
Lol
That is freakin' awesome!
Tibetters - if you want them to be together, you gotta get them out of this drama series because NO relationship works in the L word!!!
Good Luck with EB coming in the picture, I am buckled in and ready for this drama, bring it on ILENE!!!!!!
Peace!
Hi
Hi Girls, anyone know if this confirmed that Elizabeth Berkley is the gallery Kelly Wentworth? or will the character of the girl who left Bette at the University, Phoebe Cutleck?
holy cheater batman
well I for one don't believe anyone is perfect, we all have our flaws, are we trying to say that we really need to go down that ugly cheatin past thing again. PLEEASE that story line is getting so old now. sure it makes for a great tv drama, but as far as I'm concerned what is done is done, lets move on to greener pastures and leave tibette alone they are doing just fine..............
EB's storyline
all i care with this storyline that no matter what EB's character does, Bette can't cheat again, if she will she will lose Tina, Angelica and all her fans...i don't think Bette is a serial cheater and i think she learned something about herself and about her relationships in season 5...i don't care what kind of drama EB will bring to season 6, i don't want to see another infidelity...hopefully it's just something to do with art
Goog idea for Tina, Bette and EB's character......
Well, I have a feeling EB's character is going to be up to no good for our Tina and Bette. So, one thing we never seen on the show yet, is a good cat fight, except between Tina and Bette (which they deserve an Emmy for). So I say bring it on. Let miss EB's character strut her stuff in town. Of course Bette will be a little taken back by her long lost crush, which causes our Tina to be on high alert. Although Bette may be smitten by Miss EB's character advances, Mrs. Bette has learned her lesson over the years, and would not do anything to lose the love of her life again, so turns down all advances from this volture. But Miss volture won't take no for an answer, and when Mrs. Tina catches on....she kicks that Bitches ASS!! Yeah cat fight. And Tina wins! And Tina stakes her claim to what's hers, and that's Mrs.Bette. And Mrs.Bette and Mrs. Tina once again win a battle that only true love can win. And to escape from the hells of the town that leaves many good but many bad memories, Mrs. Tina and Mrs. Bette drive down Sunset Bvld. to their new town and new friends. And this is where the Tibette Spin-off begins.
wheels are turning....
My question is, if we get what we want, for Tina and Bette to stay together, then what would that mean for a spin-off?? I was thinking Bette would be in the spin-off, since she is the main character, but how could Bette and Tina stay together, if only Bette would be in a spin-off? Unless someone is lieing about only having one cast member from TLW in the spin-off. Could it really be the Tibette spin-off??? I would love that. All I know, if Tina or Bette or both are not in the spin-off, I probably won't be as interested in watching a spin-off. Unless, it was Alice, I would watch for her. None of the other characters are interesting enough to keep my attention. When I watch my DVD's now, I fast forward to all the Bette and Tina scenes and sometimes Alice. I can not fastfard fast enough through Shane, I am so sick of watching her have sex!! But I can not get enough of Tina and Bette having sex :)
I'm starting to look forward to seeing what EB brings to the show, but I would HATE IC if she gets Bette and EB's character together and puts them in a spin-off together. OMG, I would be so disappointed if that happens. Hook EB's character up with Helena or Alice. I don't mind Tina's feathers getting ruffled up a little over Eb's character, it will make for good tv, and maybe we would get some great mad sex scenes again with Tina and Bette. But ultimately I would want Bette to stay faithful.
YAH!!Welcome Elizabeth! I
YAH!!Welcome Elizabeth! I look forward to seeing her in the show. I know alot of people disagree but I think she,ll be refreshing for the show. Showgirls wasn,t that bad of a movie(for me).
why?
Seriously, out of every character on the freaken l word, it has to be bette? I'll probably get rocks thrown at me by half the chicks on here but i cant stand bette. Shes the one character on the show that i wish hadnt been on the show, and now she has to take Elizabeth! Either way, Elizabeth Berkley is so hot, im so excited to see her on.
Calm down...
Everyone who's talking trash about Elizabeth Berkley needs to chill out. The only reason why you guys are saying bad things about her is because you think she might have an affair with Bette and screw up her already unstable relationship with Tina. If that's the case...OH WELL!! If Bette cheats on Tina again they really are just not meant to be.
If EB was an old friend of Helena or Shane no one would care! No one would feel threatened. Don't attack the actress for playiing a role...it's her job. I think it's great that she's joining the cast in the final season. I'm excited to see what Ilene has in store for us (:
(Oh yeah, and I think Bette will be the one in the spin off show!!)
EB is not the greatest
actress. I do not think she will take Bette away. No doubt Tibette will be a o k! Tina is way better lookin' and no threat there to Tibette's chemistry.
Whoa whoa whoa... Let's
Whoa whoa whoa...
Let's just not have another episode of her downing Caffeine pills
How was this overlooked by
How was this overlooked by the emmy committee..haters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bflYjF90t7c
You know Ilene
Going on 6 years with this show and you and the writer still can't even give us just one epi with just one person from Tina's family we have had everybody's family member on this show but Tina's and Dana's cat.WTF.
they can't break them up again.
hopefully they'll just have it be a shane conquest to confirm her unexplained feelings towards women. haha.
actually...i hope they do that.
Oh god
I hope the writers are not messin with tibette in the final freakin season...they wouldn't do that. would they?
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This is from my hometown newspaper internet site: More EB
http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2008/07/showtime_to_create_l_...
Best Friends
Eb and Jb,
are apparently best friends..
How nice..
Lol
In and inetrview of Roger Doger
They did look like best friends
Hope she don't come between Tibette..
but chemistry.. Hmm
.-Fate, Kara.
chemistry
before EB's name came up that she is going to play in the L word the only chemistry is between TiBette!!!!!! ( i read that she and JB also have chemistry) it always have and it always will!!!!! i agree also agree with fablu about the background of tina let's see how this is going to develop mother or father brother or sister. no more TiBette drama we have enough of that for 4 1/2 season. in season 5 jenny was right at least about this TiBette had to try to talk about it in stead of running away from each other.IC LET'S RIDE THEM OF AT SUNSET BOULEVARD TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chemistry & friends from the past
If JB is going to have the girl that got away from her college days then I think it is only fair to bring in someone from Laurel's past.
Bring in Nicole Ari Parker who played Evie in Two Girls in Love. Dr. Evelyn Ray is the new Provost of CU ( a Condi Rice type) and both Phyllis and Bette's boss. Bette brings Tina to the reception welcoming the new Provost and when introduced the sparks fly. The new provost is a Walt Whitman scholar and Tina has loved his poetry since her senior year in high school. If the show needs drama this should get Bette's attention (like Kate the director in S4 and Brenda the heart surgeon & Sam the dp on S5.)
I want TIBETTE FOREVER and UNBREAKABLE with a little drama thrown in. Yes let them ride off down Sunset Boulevard on the way to LAX where they fly to Buenos Aires for their honeymoon--first to dance the tango in a milango, then on to Patagonia where they ride off on horseback into the sunset!
I like it
I love that idea, plus we do know that Nicole Ari Parker can ACT! That would be so HOT!
Oh Hell Yeah!!!!!
NAP & LuH, EB & JB that's some drama I could deal with!!!I'm just sayin'.....
W-E-D-D-I-N-G-!
ED must be coming to L-Word Town for Bette and Tina's WEDDING!
Come on gals- When does a friend from college come to visit ? when she stands up in a wedding with you!!!!
IC HAS to give us a wedding- especially now with Calif. getting into the mix- the timing is PERFECT for a great Tibette off into the sunset wedding!!!
BRING IT ON!
Let's start making favors!!!!
G
Elizabeth
Come on, people...leave this woman alone..Elizabeth is adorable and the sweetest person. There is no reason to be so ugly about her acting. She's not that bad.
She's only in a few episodes...Who the fuck do you want, Meryl Streep? Well, maybe Holly Hunter!
Humblepie, I totally agree with you..
Hi Elizabeth
I guess I am the only person who really liked Show Girls on this board. I did not think EB acting was bad at all but I see everyone else does oh well. My feelings about EB being on the show, I really don't mind it at all but really hope she is not there to make trouble for TiBette. Drama does not equal a successful show to me. In my opinion a lot of drama occurs when a show runs out of meanful storylines. Also in JB defense concerning her friends coming on the show, I heard Pam Grier say that she and Cybil Sheperd were friends before the show but I have not heard anyone even repeat that statement besides myself. Funny what people remember. Also how do we know that other stars friends have not been on the show just because they are not well known does not mean that they are not friends of the L-Word ladies.
Elizabeth Berkeley is
Elizabeth Berkeley is supposed to be the girl that got away from Bette in college? So, was Bette is college and EB in middle school? They don't look the same age at all! How will they pull that off?
Besides the fact, EB is not a good actress, and there are millions of other actors who would be great in the role- why in the world would Ilene pick her? I wish Ilene would strive to continue with the high caliber of guest artists on the show. I hardly think Ossie Davis and Elizabeth Berkeley are in the same category....
Too bad.
They look around the
same age if you ask me...
and even if you don't think so, make-up and wardrobe make all the difference.
BLACK DONT CRACK...
THEY DON'T LOOK THE SAME AGE, BUT JENNIFER DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'LL BE 50 IN A FEW YEARS EITHER, BUT SHE WILL BE.
Does anyone know about these?
This is a link for something that was posted today. I have heard these pictures might be from season 2. Does anyone know? It's supposed to be pictures of JB and EB on set.
http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/07/l-word-set-photos.html
I HAVE TO SAY.......
I HAVE TO SAY SHE IS VERY CUTE, I JUST HAVE TO GET THAT SHOWGIRL PICTURE OUT OF MY HEAD. I THINK SHE CAN BE GOOD ON THE SHOW, IT JUST DEPENDS WHAT ROLE SHE PLAYS. IF SHE'S THERE TO START TROUBLE FOR TIBETTE, FORGET, WE WILL KILL HER!! MAYBE SHE WILL ACTUALLY BE FRIENDS WITH BETTE AND TINA. MAYBE SHE WILL HOOK UP WITH HELENA OR ALICE.....IT COULD BE A GOOD THING. I THINK WE ALL AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME SHE'S THERE TO BREAK UP BETTE AND TINA, BUT MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE CASE. LIKE I SAID, THAT WOULD BE SO PREDICTABLE AND IC IS A BETTER WRITER THEN THAT. LOOK, ALICE IS AN OLD FLAME,... AND BETTE, TINA AND ALICE ARE GREAT FRIENDS. HEY IF BETTE HURTS TINA ONE MORE TIME, I WILL GLADLY BE THERE TO PICK UP THE PIECES WITH TINA :)
I now understand
the photos may have been taken in Season 2 when Bette was in NYC to meet Helena Peabody. Eb was just there visiting. If anyone can confirm that, it would be swell.
Tulips4u
Give that episode a review. I thinks it's like the 2nd disc of S2. JB isn't known for wearing an outfit twice in a season and I'm glad! I wasn't crazy about that one. Now that I look, EB is a tall drink, she's in flats and JB is in heels? I'm just sayin'.....
wow, how IC knows how to get a kettle stirred :)
I think it's pretty funny how much controversy the whole S6 with EB is getting, and a spin-off with only one actress from the L Word. I don't have a problem with EB, it's just she's friends with JB and that kind of puts a kink in the storyline. Since viewers know this, it can mess with the chemistry/storylines. I wish they got someone like Piper Perabo (coyote ugly). I just pray she is not there to start trouble for Tina and Bette, first of all it would be so predictable. But I think IC is a better writer then that and would not do that. I am not sure what's in stored for Tina and Bette.... is season six really it?? If it is, the only way to end this story is to have them married and happy. If the story will go on....(which I pray it will), whether in a spin off....then later down the line maybe they can run into relationship issues...but we will cross that bridge if we get there. I hope her character is more classy, not sleasy like in Showgirls. I hope she plays a character more like Bette....if they are more alike then they won't like each other anyway. Hey instead of her stealing Bette, maybe she will try to steal Tina. But of course Tina will be faithful!! Ok, let's not go there....just keep her out of Bette and Tina's relationship. :)
When it comes to acting
When it comes to acting skills, you can't judge someone based only on one movie they have played in. OK, Showgirls is definitely one of the worst movies ever, but then again, so was "The bride" (1985) with - guess who? - Jennifer Beals, nominated for worst actress at the time (OK, at least she didn't win, but the movie did suck in so many ways and her performance was really bad too). But does anyone seriously think by now that Jennifer Beals can't act? So why does Elisabeth Berkley *have to* be a bad actress?
As for the "why-introduce-a-new-character" matter, however, I truly feel like I *have to* bitch. Enough already with the new cast members!! With or without EB's addition, there just seem to be too many people, too many stories, in just 8 episodes...
Just curious
Have you seen her recent stint on CSI- Miami? I saw no improvement in her acting skills, just a different hair style. As I stated before watching Elizabeth Berkley and David Caruso on screen was about as interesting and compelling as watching mold grow in the dark....BORING!!!!
It's Not Just
It's not one movie that we are talking about. You need to look at some of her other works. Of couse Showgirls was AWFUL! So is everything else!
EB
I really don't think I'll live through more TiBette drama. I waited years for them to get back together. I hope EB proves to be a friend to TiBette. I never watched SBTB. Just not my thing.
StormyOne
Can she act or not?
Okay, after reading all this, I watched some/about half of Showgirls last night. That movie alone would convince me that EB is downright awful as an actor. But so was everyone else in the movie. It looked to me like bad directing added to a terrible script made a bad movie. I couldn't get engaged with any of the characters, got bored and went to sleep.
Unlike others, I'm not committed to any particular direction for the final season except that I'd hope for some resolution that gives us a sense of a stable future course for our favorites. Realistically, since S6 is in production, it would make sense (although I wouldn't know this for certain) that the writers have already planned out the resolution of the major story lines and the scripts are fairly well developed. Whatever role EB plays, I hope it is well-written and she gets support by director(s) to help her turn that bad rep around.
Lezbeth
Not Ashamed …
… To admit I was crushing on Jessie Spano – it was the curly hair. Ok maybe her legs too but definitely the hair. Anyway …
Showgirls was what 13 years ago? That’s such a lifetime ago and she’s worked on many many things since. It’s funny how an actor may sign onto something that in its original form looks great. Then 20 script revisions later mixed with bad direction causes such deep professional scars when she was just doing her job – it’s the people behind the camera that should be blamed for that mistake. Oh well she took one for the team and didn’t give up. Mad respect for that.
As far as getting this gig – you go gurl. How many of us have at one time or another put the word out there that you’re looking for a job or gave past associates and friends a copy of your resume for the chance at an interview. So what if she perhaps had an advantage over other candidates for this role. I’d bet she still had to read for the role so IC+Friends could make sure she’d fit the part. Can you imagine how intimated EB must feel walking onto the set with this cast and crew who’ve worked together for the past six years? I’m sure in the back of her mind there’s tons of self-doubt and trepidation knowing when people thing of EB they think of the catastrophe that was Showgirls. Utterly intimidating, well would be for me anyway.
All that silliness aside; hopefully she learns a lot, has a blast, and ‘works it’. As a person, everyone deserves a chance and my wish is this really opens doors that had been closed. And she’s a woman and I’m biased so hell yea I hope this character is a really great and challenging role for her. She’ll have fabulous writers and directors with TLW so if there’s a time to show her abilities now is it. Good luck!
* takes a breathe *
Ok now for the show… As long as her character doesn’t mess up anything with B&T it’s all good. I agree with others below the couple needs to be tested. But EB’s character was introduced as “the straight girl that got away” so who knows what that really means until January ‘09. It could just be a storyline we haven’t seen yet: when you fall for a straight girl that really is not interested. Ok and before you say it … ‘gay for pay’ Lez Girls cast doesn’t count as a real storyline for this topic.
Recasting SBTB hmmm here’s my 2cents:
Zack Morris – Bette (but more of Zach & Jessie)
Kelly Kapowski – Tina (kind of)
Jessie Spano – Jenny (LMAO just realized Jessie is Jenny in Lez Girls)
Lisa Turtle – Alice
Slater – Shane
Screech – Dana
Mr. Belding – Phyllis
Peace & Love,
P~
niiiiice recast picks.
your picks are EXACTLY the same as mine. *high five*
--the world is a vampire...
Two Times
* high five *
Great minds think alike y'know!
Peace & Love,
P~
Question
I have a question regarding the role that has the character of EB in the life of Bette, the online site of Laurel read that EB had a small role in the S2 that the end was cut, which coincides with the cutting of mad idea that Bette cheat on Tina during his trip to New York, remember? there will be a relationship between one thing and another? IC plans to resume ... (at least in part) this idea in the S6?
What do you think?
The scene that was cut
The actor in that scene where Bette was suppose to hook-up in New York involved Lisa Gay Hamilton not Elizabeth BErkley. Hamilton play Bette mom in A House Divided.