Jenji Kohan finally gets to do what she trickled into Weeds , whenever possible: a real lesbian portrayal on television. The Real L Word is no more "real" than The L Word - you know, those shows about heartless, confused, and deplorable lesbian femme characters who hook up for the sole pleasure of Showtime 's male viewers. And then Orange Is the New Black came along, 50 years in the making. What is the only setting (at this time in 2013) that would work where one can feature what lesbians really look like? Prison. Then remove the lesbian sex for the male gaze. Throw in a handful of actresses that are, in fact, lesbians. Offer up Jason Biggs because he is a harmless hetero, nonthreatening in any way. Make the lesbian setting comedic, with truly good writing. Poof! Jenji Kohan has created a universally appealing television show which severely pushes boundaries including sexual orientation, gender, and race. And on Netflix, Kohan's Orange Is the New Black can do th...