escritoireazul | where are the gay women?

You know, I'm loving some shows right now, and fandoms and such, and okay mostly my flist, but still, there is love. Except. Except where are all the gay women? Where are all the bisexual women? Even the new buddy cop show (which, I admit, I enjoy) has gay male subtext, but where is the gay women subtext? Or, better yet, text? Why do I fear ever getting the novel published because it has gay female main characters in a supernatural setting? (And also, not first person, because I hate that shit. Almost no one can do it well, and I have yet to read an author who does it well most of the time. Except almost everything else is in first person.)

You know, it's possible I a) did not spend enough time with the weights today working off frustration and b) am ready to bitch about anything. I'm about a day away from my period, I think, which is just something else to hate and bitch.

However, Roseanne is something to watch and enjoy. I need a diet Dr. Pepper and then I'm going to curl up in bed and watch it for awhile.

Supernatural was fun, though.

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Haven't you tried to get me to watch enough shows? I am already mainlining BSG because of your story!

Is Greys in its first season? So there aren't DVDs yet?

2nd season. The nine-ep first season is on DVD for cheap.

Thank you, I'll be adding that to my to watch/to buy list right away.

The Wire!

What is The Wire about? When is it on?

The Wire is a *damn* incredible crime show. I would say cop show, but 50% of it is devoted to the criminals and they're just as complicated and interesting. It's by the same guy who made Homicide: Life on the Streets.

Kima Greggs is one of the two lead detective characters on the show, and she's a lesbian. A lesbian in an actual relationship that we see as much of as we see of the personal lives of the other characters. She's a seriously cool character and in no way shape or form a cliche, and since she's one of the leads, she gets plenty of screentime. She isn't a shiny Buffy stereotype or a hyperbutch lesbian cliche or even a prettified NYPD Blue female cop - she just looks and dresses and acts like a reasonably good looking lesbian who could easily be a cop. It really works.

The idea of the show is that each season follows one long wiretap investigation from beginning to end, instead of skipping over all the interesting bits in order to fit a case into an hour. Even if it weren't for Kima, it would still be a rocking good show. It airs on HBO, but the first and best season is out on dvd, and has been out long enough to be available on Netflix and so on, not to mention available used for cheaper.

The Wire sounds excellent. I'm a fan of crime shows/cop shows, but I always want to see the missing details, so even on top of the realistic lesbian main character, the fact that the season covers one long investigation makes me very happy.

Kima sounds interesting, and cool, and fun, and I can't wait to see a lesbian character not all prettied up or butched up, just existing.

Thank you for the synopsis, I'm adding it to my Netflix queue right now!

Honestly? I actually prefer getting my hot girl on girl action from books.

So, A Great And Terrible Beauty.

I've been devouring lesbian books lately, too. I just finished A Great and Terrible Beauty again (I read it when it first came out, back when I worked at a bookstore, but only recently purchased it) and liked it a lot, but I'm not a fan of that first person present tense, so I didn't love it as much as many people I know.

I am looking forward to reading the sequel when it is out in paperback though.

I really enjoyed Keeping You a Secret, Pages For You, Annie On My Mind, and Deliver Us From Evie, though Girl Walking Backwards left me pretty cold.

Have you read Gravel Queen or Empress of the World?

I adored both of those.

I loved Empress of the World! I actually read it only a month or so ago, because you (and some other people) kept mentioning it, so I wanted to take a look.

Is Gravel Queen the sequel, or a different book/author all together? I haven't read that one, obviously.

Oh honey...with BSG at least...just wait for it. *smirks happily*

This waiting for it thing isn't going to last long, because I can't. stop. watching. Also I love how the discs have the play all option; the only other series I've seen with that was Cleopatra 2525 and it's one of my favorite features for a dvd set.

I have so much love for BSG right now. I'm so glad I listened to you guys, it's a fantastic show. Plus I am in love with Starbuck.

They're on the L Word, which we all love to hate. And reality TV generally gives us a few, if we're willing to sit though the crap. As for novels, I'm 150 pages in to The Night Watch, the new Sarah Waters, very lesbian and not written in the first person. I love it so far, though I doubt anything could top Tipping the Velvet.

I've not ever watched the L Word, but I need to add it to my Netflix account and check it out (since I can't watch it on television, unfortunately).

I only recently saw Tipping the Velvet for the first time and loved it, followed quickly by Fingersmith (which I also liked, but not as much as TtV); I haven't read the book to Tipping the Velvet yet, but it's here in my Purchased, To Read pile, so I'm looking forward to that. The Night Watch will be next on the list. I quite love Sarah Waters right now, and am so glad my girl,

thestalkycop, convinced me to read them.

Your icon is beautiful.

ELLEN! I just saw her. In person. Squeeeeee.

Hee! I read about that, I'm so glad you had a good time! I haven't ever watched her talk show, but after reading your experience in the audience, I'm beginning to think I should.

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