we're all here my name is Alexis she's
all and who are you who are you oh my
god Joni I put family on the Oh word
generation queue I'm Rose Annie or zani
Zayas and I play Sophie on the l word
generation I am Leo Shang and I play
Michael Lee on the same show I'm Kate
I'm Alisha and um what brings us
together here today I don't think the l
word right yeah I think we're talking a
little L word if someone hasn't heard of
the show at all how would you both
summarize it the merging of the older
generation and the younger generation
leglock I'd say it's about two
generations of queer life living
together in Los Angeles and 2019 the
show is a reboot of the original at the
end in 2009 so what is the process like
of rebooting a show like this long no
word long yeah took us a long time to
get this thing going so we're really
happy that it's coming out next week
what sort of inspired you to get back
into it I mean on two levels we realized
that there was no there was really
nothing that was following in its
footsteps really and then selfishly
I missed working with I mean we see a
lot of each other yeah but still I miss
I missed that that that that that
working camaraderie that we all had good
banter yeah yeah yeah one days at work
do you have a day in particular that
recently happened while shooting that
was just like wow the banter impeccable
the camaraderie really there it doesn't
really feel like that when you're doing
it like the hours can be long
yeah I'm feeling fresh and your outfit
at like 7:00 a.m. and then feeling like
hell by you know 7:00 p.m. I think you
left I think we have a good laugh at I
mean always I do want to briefly talk
about your show
um yes they're very cool and yet you
stand on them yeah you want to see I do
okay you have to stay in frame and Stan
because I can do this look at that oh my
god Wow not worried like that like
something that wouldn't have happened in
the original 2009 could never you guys
liked pans of the original show oh yeah
yeah sure this is safe space you guys
can kind of like did you know I I did
yes I was a teenager and so it came out
really late at night it was show time it
is Showtime Showtime baby I have
brothers and sisters who are so much
younger
watching with them know Oh little sister
she younger than me like I'd go to
school the next day super tired but it
was worth it I was watching and it was
it was one of one of the nudie scenes
and we got some bits and pieces and my
dad watching he was like what are you
watching I was like I had the previous
channel button and I would have it on
something like super wholesome anybody
was I just like and I was it not okay
see and I just click right back so max
was the first trans man I ever
encountered on screen in real life
anything I was 11 I didn't really have
any concept of what was really happening
and then after I came out myself I kind
of devoured Max's storylines
specifically it changed how I thought of
my identity but how I discovered the l
word the only out girl on my school was
one of my friends named Christina it was
my birthday software I was not out and
she was like hey I got your gift I was
like amazing we weren't that close she
read me head to toe doing if they open
it season one box out of the l word look
who's like 60 bucks at the time and I
was like like my head almost exploded or
anyway I reached out when I got the part
I was like thank you she was speaking to
like the trans male storyline how do you
feel like this version of the show with
Generation Q has evolved since like 2009
to 2019 the language we use has been
around for a really long time
I think this accessibility has changed
which itself has grown and and kind of
it reflects more of where we are I mean
we're kind of exploring a character
whose sole storyline doesn't revolve
around them being trans what would you
say is your favorite part about the
characters that you play well they're so
unique I think yeah I like the spirit of
Alice I think she's it she's a fun chick
she does a lot of things that I wouldn't
have the guts to do or she says a lot of
things I wouldn't have the guts to say
so it's fun to like live through her I
think was Shane I like her play-doh
I don't see another version of her I
don't think I've ever seen another
version of her on TV and again she takes
risks in ways that I wouldn't does
things that I don't agree with but it's
still fun to agree with that but it's
fun to play there's some bad shann's out
to us it likes me read the script can
you were like why did she do that yeah
there have been a few times where I'm
like why in the hell is this happening
but oh well it could be a good time I
love how emotional Sophia's she can even
have her feelings I love that I do like
Micah's I appreciate his difficulty with
vulnerability because all these things
he wants to say all those things he's
thinking and feeling but he just doesn't
know how to express them I think that's
really relatable there's no one coming
of age story you don't turn 16 or like
you don't turn 30 and it's it's done
like you're always learning a new thing
about yourself every day I'll talk about
thank Finley is such a fun box she's
like the wild card she's just all over
the place at once is like the
friendliest most high-energy person in
our show is the opposite of professional
just has it together I would say you're
kind of a young Bette Porter glamorous
fall suits just giving giving giving
angles I think I am in like the queer
youtuber scene and so I feel like
anytime you get a group of ladies
together like especially queer women
there tends to be like there's some
drama there's a little bit of gossiped
so just between honestly but I really
like safe space like earning any sort of
tea that's the thing like there
no there's really no time so boring here
we actually like each other I mean
obviously this work we're obviously I
feel like I could tell you anything no
Alicia is right there really isn't any
tea to be spilled but if there was you
would be the first one to know I started
watching the show like two years ago
I've been making my way through it and I
just finished the original a couple days
before the premiere so like perfect
timing
just like queer faint one of my favorite
parts about the original series was the
theme song is the theme song something
you guys remember with a fondness or do
you remember the words to it
I remember my ears bleeding yeah I can
honestly say I have no I know a couple
of the words and that it's like laughing
breathing laughing libecki
that's not it that is something that I
wanted to quiz you guys oh great I wrote
down as as you've already said they're
sort of the iconic bit where it names
what are those verbs yeah sure love to
hear how many of them you remember okay
okay oh boy I know I know I know when I
don't know every single word only chew
off with the first three okay talking
laughing loving breathing fighting
fighting shopping not shopping but I
think that's in there laughs laughing oh
I said it first
alright you got it's right I actually um
I said laughing first let's throw
something out there tanning no but I
love the enthusiasm yes there was a
tanning bit in the opening sequence as
well so how's your child
dancing no dancing even one cat takes
over the planet no dudes breathing
breathing's in their breathing yeah
essential hydrating
no that's say about it for the class
you're all over here like I don't know
any of it meanwhile I've been loving fun
breathing talking living laughing loving
breathing fucking read out what we said
so far you've said
walking laughing loving breathing
fighting laughing song is over
definitely laughing yeah that's in there
there's about double more okay wait
there's more there's another good
section that left what else can a I'm
sorry can you say that again can we got
a hint there's winning Oh
cheating that's good
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seeing dreaming dreaming dreaming
dreaming yeah see what's coming up is
that they're not all l words a bunch of
verbs it's it's like it's like
Schoolhouse Rock writing well I'm trying
to think of like the band who's saying
it too and what they like what they have
said something like rocking teasing
oh he's nuts in there it's that rings a
bell it's a lot talking laughing loving
breathing order I'm so sorry we always
have breathe yeah no no we didn't say
birthing nobody didn't say running
walking singing walking crying
fighting's
parenting you got that yeah cheating
oh yeah Ali no inorder filling it in
there well I'm just thinking of a bunch
of things that people do whether or not
shopping I said it drinking yes
no no but knocking no watching listening
falling dancing skipping running popping
oh my god walking running any sort of
physical activity lifting working out no
voguing okay
we're swimming surfing yeah I guess then
running is out of the question right
okay no sports then these are much a
sports um there's one that someone
somewhat sport like would you like me to
tell you what it is yeah for some reason
I when I say riding and riding is in it
oh my god an equestrian yes because
there's a motorcycle bit in the opening
credits dying busy texting no sexting
that would be in the new version yeah
they're sort of verbs do you think would
be in like the new version if you had to
remake like are you southern sucks
they've got sexting vaping staring
biking yeah the stolen right nothing
lots of your character movement
campaigning sounds good interviewing yes
yeah yeah producing talking we could
reuse that one yeah that would work it's
a sort of timeless Jordan say
campaigning mmm-hmm
that's why a man likes theme songs
anymore anyway that don't exist I
watched the first couple episodes of the
new show and as a fan of the original
show of course I was like a little nervy
and I was blown away you know it would
that maybe if it no I'm gonna change I'm
actually gonna steal that word I like
you being nervous you know it's like
it's not full nervous but your tummy is
like of your show yeah I read those
scripts so many times let's see I feel
like I'm gonna get a hundred percent on
this yeah I'm your real income figure
okay what nervy level are you I I don't
I could go either way
well I love a good lesbian breakup story
Alicia I have a friend his who I'm
ex-girlfriend came and stole the dog oh
my god like a dog that they got together
and then waking the dead wrote a note in
the middle of day broke in the house
took the dog footprints on the wall
everything all thing when you're in high
school you treat dating super seriously
I was in a relationship for two weeks
and we broke up on Valentine's Day I
bought this personal stuff bear
you think was sort of the breaking point
that it's not one of you was like we got
a milk with this is unhealthy like its
timing out
I would've able to say what is the
critical part in 13 days whoever's going
through a breakup right now he's right
outside with his body and I think I'm
gonna invite him in Finley very quick I
mean I'm not a cocky person myself very
you're doing much higher than me what
does that mean vaped what vaped pot Oh
Rose Annie
I mean Sophie what yeah in the opening
Senate Jeff later could have been a
couple of people but you really nailed
it
thank you so much I was honestly
expecting that one - really guys are
saying damn bro that's me my mom's came
to the premiere and what they got from
that scene was it you at nice tattoos oh
do me a favor take it easy on the phones
okay but I finally got a text from her
you up for you Queen yes family amazing
no oh interesting that flight attendant
yes oh I am so I've got this gift card
mica she said Theresa I don't really
like dough but we really got into these
scripts how are you not this is you
should not read the script I guess I
went in one ear and out the other
executive producer I don't think I can
make it all the way through dinner
without telling you this I've got a gift
card yeah Freddie night kids are people
but they're not they're like half size
they're like half people
Leisha yeah I set it to you and a scene
so were you asleep oh you did my
volunteering was at an elementary school
with K through second grade and I was
turning about to turn 21 and I asked the
kid how old they thought I was and I
think they said 60 how old do you um do
you think I am
I'm gonna guess I always guess on there
just cuz I feel like jeans and good skin
can if you were to play a role on the
new show what would you want to come
play because they feel like you kind of
forget it the actress thing was it the
moaning yeah don't learn in committee
but we need you on my talk show because
I that's where I saw you
if I were casting you may be a writer on
the talk show yeah yeah throwing out
ideas for example like playing a game
where you you take quotes from an
episode of a television and then you ask
the stars of television right and then
my work she would be later written yeah
like like the young girl you bring on
for like new fresh ideas that challenges
you yeah what is she talking about he
was just a sort of you to sarcastic
she's like millions and millions and
millions of people watch that I can't
believe you haven't seen this tick-tock
exactly and I'm just like oh you took it
out with each other I know I like this
idea
Showtime listening yeah hi hi Showtime
either of you could say something to any
young queer people watching what sort of
advice or words of wisdom do you have we
want this to be something that young
people and anyone really can find
themselves in it and realize that
there's there's possibility for them
we're here for you all and we love you
all very much and we value your voice
and your story we love you and we hope
you love the show and can see yourself
in this show and be able to share your
stories like how everyone who's worked
on this show has shared their stories to
make it together there is a whole lot of
people ready to love you find your tribe
find the people that accept you for who
you are give that same respect and love
back don't sweat the small stuff and
just and just feel free to be free I
think that speaks to me personally cuz I
usually smell sweat the small stuff so
yeah I would tell anyone out there just
don't sweat the small stuff be yourself
and like get out there and have a good
time in life because it's short and we
need you and we make the world go round
you're a Ditto on I'm a total dinner on
that I would say keep fighting King
laughing
breathing shocking I forgot at ski
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