L Word: Generation Q has become like Game of Throne for gay people

Polygon

"t would have been easy for Generation Q to feel like a relic of a different time, or worse, completely unneeded," says Patricia Hernandez. "But as it nears the first season finale, the show’s visibility and gloss makes a fierce case for why its voice is still vital. A series can have a queer character or two, but few of these media properties carry the weight of the L Word brand, at least for queer people. Its mere existence is an event, and Showtime is treating it that way, too." She adds: "The genuine queer perspective allows Generation Q to be about more than just standard queer issues. This is a huge departure from the original L Word, which starred Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirshner), a straight white woman who stumbles upon a world that is totally alien to her...Generation Q, meanwhile, seems unafraid to make straight people at least slightly uncomfortable."