In 2004, the drama series Sex in Another City made a lot of noise. Actors who performed the main roles became world-famous thanks to their participation in the series. The project was completed in 2009, but interest in it has still not faded. This article will help you understand the reasons for this phenomenon.
Plot
The series raised a rather painful topic for the United States and many other countries. The fact is that the plot of “Sex in another city” is centered around eight gay girls. The multi-part project reveals the undisguised truth about the lives of such people, as well as the difficulties they face when others learn about their sexual preferences.
The action of the picture takes place in Los Angeles. Most often, girlfriends can be seen in the Planet coffee shop. It is there that they like to get together to tell about the latest news, pour out their souls, exchange gossip and just laugh.
main characters
One of the key characters in The L word is Betty Porter. She works as a director of an art gallery and has an incredible taste. Her house looks very cozy thanks to her desire to decorate it in every possible way.
For several years, Bett has been living with her lover Tina Kennard, another key character in the film. Girls have long felt like a real family, and they are very happy together. Despite this, there is something that makes their representation of the couple incomplete, the absence of a child. Betty and Tina just dream of having a baby. They decide that one of them must give birth to him, so that he is truly native. Then the girls decide to have a party at home and sleep with one of the guests.
An equally interesting story takes place with Jenny Scheckter. The genre of "Sex in another city" can be described as a comedy drama. You can also name the situation of a novice writer. Jenny moves to Los Angeles with her boyfriend, but then she finds out that not only men are attractive to her. This revelation came to her at a party with Betty and Tina, to which she got in a completely unexpected way. There she begins to argue about literature with Marina Ferrer, another main character in the story, but their innocent quarrel escalated into a new romantic adventure for Jenny. This confuses the girl, because she really does not know how to determine her orientation.
Dana Fairbanks, unlike Scheckter, has long understood that she can only find happiness in relationships with girls, but she has to keep her preferences a secret. The fact is that she has already achieved some success as a tennis player and knows that this will only hurt her career. As luck would have it, fate adjusts everything so that the whole society learns about Dana’s secret, and the girl is trying to stop it with all her might.
The other girls, namely Alice Pisetski, Shane McCutchen and Keith Porter, experience no less exciting stories and also do not know how to live in a society that does not accept people like them.
Key role performers
The actors of “Sex in another city” are very different from each other, like their characters, which makes the characters even more attractive in the eyes of the fans. Betty and Tina were introduced to the audience by Jennifer Beals and Laurel Hollomen. Recently, both actresses took part in the filming of the Castle series. In it, Jennifer played the role of Sophie Turner, and Laurel introduced Sandy Allen.
The role of Jenny was played by Mia Kirchner from Black Orchid and The Vampire Diaries. In the image of Alice before the fans appeared Leisha Haley, a participant in the film projects "To Death is Beautiful" and "Fertile Soil".
Dane was played by actress Erin Daniels ("Stalker", "Perception", "Elite Society"). Shane introduced Katherine Mönnig from the series Law and Order, Young Americans, and recently the actress was seen in the movie My Dead Boyfriend. The role of Keith was performed by Pam Grier from the films "Iron Fist", "Larry Crown", "Smallville Secrets". In the image of Marina in the series appeared Karina Lombard from "Legends of Autumn" and "Islands".
Other project participants
Other actors in the series Sex in Another City include Eric Mabius, Rachel Shelley, Rose Rollins, Eric Lively, Sarah Shahi. Despite the fact that their characters are not so common in the series, their appearances are always impressive. In addition, all the characters are very important for the plot, even though they are considered not as interesting as the main characters. Also in the series series you can see Daniela C, Marley Matlin, Janina Gavankar.
The creators of the picture
The author of the script for the project was Eileen Chaiken. The theme of the series is very close to the girl, as she herself is an open lesbian and therefore decided to change people's opinion about representatives of sexual minorities.
It is known that the girl tried to ensure that the whole crew of "Sex in another city" in one way or another understood the theme of the multi-part picture. She also arranged for the majority of women to create the project. Thus, the script for the series was written by Katie Greenberg, who is also the author of the plots of the animated films "Ratatouille" and "Gnomeo and Juliet." Michelle Abbott worked as a producer on the series.
The series was staged by such male directors as Ernest R. Dickerson, Tony Goldwin, Jeremy Poddesva. Also on the film worked Lisa Kholodenko, Trisha Brock.
Interesting facts about the series
The shooting of the series was accompanied by some difficulties due to the features of the project. For example, role-impersonators Bette and Tina drew up a contract for the first bed scene to indicate which parts of the body they can touch and which cannot.
Few people know, but the first episode of the series received a high age rating, because there were too many explicit scenes in it, and the remaining episodes were available for viewing to viewers of a younger age.
Another interesting fact about the multi-series is that all episodes begin with the letter L, which is directly related to the original name of the series The L word, which literally translates as "Word on L". In the Russian translation of the project, this feature was not preserved, however, real history fans know this feature of the tape.
Some actors in the series "Sex in Another City" admitted to the audience that they would like to exchange heroes. The fact is that the performers of the roles of Tina and Betty believe that by nature they would ideally fit the roles of each other.
Reviews
"Sex in another city" has become one of the most revolutionary series in the history of cinema. Now you can see a lot of people with different orientation in various films, but in 2004 the situation was completely different. Not many people approved the idea of the series, but this did not prevent the project from gaining popularity, as well as lasting six whole seasons.
Fans have repeatedly noted that one of the main advantages of the tape is a well-chosen cast. Performers of key roles, according to the fatans, forced them to reconsider their attitude to representatives of non-traditional orientation. Especially impressive is the work of Beals, Hollomen and Shelley, since their heroines are with the most difficult fates.
A lot of praise also received the plot of "Sex in another city." It is mainly described as "exciting", "dynamic", "intriguing", "impressive."
Of course, you can see and hear a lot of negative reviews about the project. Many believe that the series directly pushes homosexual relationships. The conclusion was such that many fans after the completion of the project revised their views on relationships and decided to become lesbians.
The cast has also been criticized several times, since before the premiere of "Sex in Another City", some of the project participants were not aware of anything. There is an opinion that the inexperience of the leading performers damaged the series. However, despite this opinion, most viewers believe that the actresses well revealed the main idea.
Will there be a continuation of the story?
In the summer of 2017, it became known that the creators of the project decided to release a sequel to the story. Release date "Sex in another city 2" is still unknown. According to reporters, a film crew is being selected.
It is only known that Aileen Chaken will again be engaged in the production of the project. She will share the responsibilities of executive producers with the leading actors in the original series Beals, Monnig and Haley. It is also reported that the girls will star in the first episodes of the film in order to connect the two projects and introduce the fans to the new main lesbian characters.
Awards
Despite the controversial reviews, most film critics adequately appreciated the series "Sex in another city." The tape actors were awarded film awards for their work. The Golden Satellite Award was awarded to Laurel Hollomen. Karina Lombard was honored at the First Americans in the Arts festival.
For two consecutive years, the film won the GLAAD Award for Best Drama Series. The project script was also noted by critics as an award at the "Ribbon of Hope" holiday.