LesBian Web Series – Part 1: Introducing some favourites

By Natazzz on Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 15:37

Lesbian and bisexual characters on television still seem to be a rarity and the ones we do have tend to be killed off sooner or later. Luckily these days we are no longer depended on our televisions for some lesbian entertainment. There is a whole world of utopian lesBian goodness available for us on the internet. You could take that in lots of different ways, but I was talking about this great new development called web series.

Even though the concept isn’t exactly new and web series have been around for a while, it is only in the last few years that they have become really popular. Part of the increase in popularity has to do with the improved technology, which makes it relatively easy and inexpensive to create your own web series. This can be especially appealing if you want to tell stories that might not necessarily get picked up by television networks, like those that prominently feature lesBian characters and storylines.

I want to introduce you to three of my favourite lesBian web series that I enjoy watching very much and I hope you will too.

Anyone But Me

Anyone But Me is the web series by Susan Miller (the L word, Thirtysomething) and Tina Cesa Ward about “a new generation seeking love and belonging in the post 9/11 age.

It tells the story of 16 year old Vivian who moves from the big city to the suburbs, leaving behind all that was familiar; her school, her friends and her girlfriend Aster. Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough, let alone having to do it while trying to fit into a completely new environment, yet at the same time holding on to those old connections.

Vivian and Aster are the cutest lesbian couple ever. I love watching them be all sweet together and I love them even more when they struggle to make their relationship work. There is something about this portrayal of first love that is so familiar and recognisable; it sometimes makes it painful to watch because it reminds you so much of what it was like when you were first coming out.