OZ - Webmaster

Smarts:  B.A in Communications (majoring in Video Production & Photography)
Day Job:  Videotape Operator in a large cable TV company
Residence:  Sydney, Australia
Likes:  Slicey, travelling, going on adventures, LEGO, toys, films, photography, TV shows, pizza, ATARI, PC games, soundtracks and my new IPOD.
Dislikes:  Moths, slugs, angry people, cooked capsicums (peppers) and pineapple on a pizza.
Email: lwordonline@gmail.com

SLICEY - Webmaster

Smarts:  B.B.A. in International Marketing
Day Job:  Stay at home webmaster, part time retail.
Residence:  Kansas City, KS, USA
Likes:  Keanu Reeves movies, road trips, 80s hair bands, spicy foods, and trivia games
Dislikes:  Black and white movies, being lost, dill seasoning, New Age music, and Charades
Email: lwordonline@gmail.com

THE SCI-FI BARD - recapper

Day Job: Slacker poet, writer, thinker, philosopher, hugger, mirth-giver
Residence: South Coast of England, nr Portsmouth
Interests: Thinking, noticing the little things in life, using my imagination, creating things
Likes: Making people laugh, Amber Benson, Science Fiction in ALL its' forms, hugs, good American tv shows, Jim Henson, Garfield, Piglet, lightning, ebay, Outer Space, music/singing (e.g. Jeff Buckley, Shawn Colvin etc), crispy aromatic duck, Lego, Dali, wood, collecting books/DVDs/CDs etc
Dislikes: Not getting hugs, getting up before 11:30am, rude people, bigots, ignorance, racism, religion
Email: thesci-fibard3@ntlworld.com

RIESE - Episode blogger

Smarts: B.A in English Literature, Honors in Creative Writing (University of Michigan)
Day Job: flying trapeze artist, multi-tasker, freelance aspirant, entrepreneuress assistant, blogger, stair-master, writer, omelette-maker, stunt woman, www.marielynbernard.com
Residence: New York, NY
Likes: eyeliner, bookstores, the costume of the day, quotes, magazines, ira glass, iTunes, making collages, my laptop, the subway, Sharmen, queer as folk, Susan Powter, hands
Dislikes: wasting time, talking on the phone, people who say "I'm not into reading," republicans, unnecessary drama, traffic
Email: marielyn176@gmail.com

The History of The L Word Online

A little fate and a lot of hard work led us to where we are today. Okay, so it was a lot  of fate, a bit of persistence, and a great appreciation for Kate Moennig's ... *ahem* ... body of work. 

It all began on July 12, 2000 when a little show called Young Americans debuted on The WB network. Slicey was immediately (albeit, reluctantly) drawn to the show and made her first timid ventures online in search of information about the show and its stars. 

A few months later, on the other side of the world, Oz was also researching YA online.  As luck would have it, we both ended up in the same place.

A couple of years later, fate would strike again.  Well, it was either fate or Slicey's procrastination and poor planning. Anyhoo, in July 2002, Slicey found herself stranded in New York City with no way to get to the YA fan gathering being held in Maryland. Oz and friends to the rescue! Oz and Slicey spent the hours-long car ride discussing the important things in life... you know, like The Matrix and of course Ms Moennig.

We decided against starting a Kate Moennig site since there were several good ones out there already.  But we never stopped following Kate's career (and all the YA actors, for that matter). 

It was early summer 2003 when we learned that Kate had been cast in a new lesbian series titled Earthlings.  Oz put her research ingenuity to work and began finding out bits of information about this new series.  Whenever Oz discovered something new, we would send the info to magazines or web sites we liked (such as www.afterellen.com)  After a couple of months, we decided to keep the info for ourselves and share it with everyone in our own way, and in October 2003 The L Word Online was born.

This site was created out of a love for the characters, the subject matter, and of course, Ms. Moennig herself.  We admire the determination and hard work of everyone both in front of the camera and behind the scenes who put so much effort into creating this wonderful piece of TV history for us to enjoy each and every week.