Ellen DeGeneres Has A New Sitcom! But Who Should Be Her Leading Lady?

by Lauren W

That's right, Ellen (along with comedic genius and writer of 2 Broke Girls, Liz Feldman) announced last month that they were penning a lesbian-centric sitcom for NBC. Yes, this article is partly in response to a recent AfterEllen.com post (click HERE), and here's why.

For one thing, some answers to this question we just didn't agree to. Here's an example:

Now you're probably thinking "but Leisha Hailey is amazing! She'd be perfect and she's hilarious!" All of these things are true. But we're not ready to say goodbye to Uh Huh Her just yet. Their music is too awesome. And putting Leisha back on screen is going to force a hiatus upon that. So, for now, Leisha needs to stick to her guitar.

There were some choices we did agree with. For instance, AfterEllen's Heather Hogan mentioned Lizzie Caplan (Masters of Sex, Mean Girls) and Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), both of whom would be perfect.

However, I asked some of my lesbian friends (a mini version of AfterEllen's huddle, if you will), and here's who they came up with.

Nikki: Fortune Feimster! Yes she's a star of Chelsea Lately, but she needs more screen-time. She's hilarious.

Gabi: Ali Liebert. She's a great actress and her time was cut short on Bomb Girls.

Mickie: There are so many I'd choose! I'm going with Rachel Shelley. She's definitely good at comedy. And she's hot. And I miss Helena Peabody.

Shulli: Cobie Smulders. She's normal, she's funny, she's loveable. Oh, she's hot too.

My choice? I have to go with former Law and Order: SVU alum, Diane Neal. Pay attention to her Twitter and you'll find out that Diane really wants to do more comedy. And who doesn't want to see her hitting on ladies!?

We really want to hear your choices!

Leave your comment below with who you'd like to see play Ellen's leading lady.

Thankyou... Or good riddance?

****WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T YET WATCHED 'THE L WORD' FINALE.****

Mostly, all I've heard about the L Word finale was that it sucked.

And yeah I guess it did: there were story lines left unresolved (such as whether Alice and Tasha stayed together) and no one even knows who killed Jenny.

But surely we should be thanking L creator Ilene Chaiken for giving lesbians their first ever mainstream show.


There have been highs - pot brownie parties, TiBette sex!, sou chefs - and lows - Dana's death, Tina having sex with men and Max in general - but the main thing is that there was something for lesbians to watch without having to cringe over constant boy/girl sex scenes. (Okay, so it included some heterosexual content too, but predominantly, the sex was girl on girl.)

Also, people always says that most of the actresses gracing our screen, which include Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman and Rachel Shelley, don't look like 'conventional' lesbians. But really, who cares?! They're all beautiful, talented and smokin' hot! Lately I've realized that lesbians just like to find stupid stuff to rant and moan about!

Take, for instance, the fact that Lindsay Lohan 'decided' earlier this year that she was gay. Of course, there was a huge uproar by the lesbian community claiming Lindsay was 'doing it for publicity.' Well... So what if she was?! If you don't pay attention to it and it turns out that a week later she's no longer a massive dyke, then who cares? Just let the girl do what she wants!

The last time I blogged, I gave some advice to the straight parents out there. Well, lesbians, now it's your turn: Stop complaining about stupid little things! Life's too short!

On behalf of all the lesbians-who-don't-constantly-moan committee, I say thank you Ilene, for laughs, tears and totally unrealistic story lines. :)