The Real Housewives of 'The L Word?'

Plumbing The L Word well for a second time, series creator Ilene Chaiken is hoping a reality spin on the popular drama provides the ticket she needs to return to Showtime's airwaves.

According to a story in Daily Variety, the pay cabler has greenlighted a reality series called The Real L Word: Los Angeles, which will revolve around six as-yet-cast lesbians in the city as they live, love and learn.

Chaiken, who previously tried to mine the L Word well after the series concluded earlier this year with an unsuccessful spinoff revolving around Leisha Hailey (Alice) set at a women's penitentiary dubbed The Farm, is set to executive produce the reality show that is considered a response to Bravo's hot Real Housewives series.

To those familiar with lesbian reality programming, Chaiken's pitch sounds a great deal like Logo's Gimmie Sugar, which revolved around a group of lesbian friends in L.A. who attempted to start a lesbian nightclub. That series, while spawning a second season set in Miami, failed to resonate with fans.

The Real L Word, while dependent on casting, could debut on Showtime in 2010.

Chaiken also is considered to be working on an L Word feature film, which she claims would resolve many of the unanswered questions the abbreviated eight-episode final season created.

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