Venice the Series

A new web series in which the main character is a lesbian will debut this Friday evening at 8pm PST and from the looks of the trailer posted on their website as well as the producers' YouTube channel it will be a rewarding ten minutes of your time.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this new series is that it was created by and stars Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Crystal Chappell, who played Olivia in the now notorious "Otalia" storyline from CBS's Guiding Light. Although Guiding Light, history's longest running drama was canceled in October, its last year drew in thousands of new fans who watched the show's biggest husband stealer Olivia Spencer fall in love with her devoutly Catholic housemate and former arch-rival Natalia Rivera. Chappell was so overwhelmed by the positive response from viewers all over the world that she partnered with her screenwriter friends KIm Turisi and Hope Royaltey to keep some of the energy generated by Otalia alive.

The story, set in and around Venice, California follows the life and loves of Chappell's openly lesbian character Gina and stars many familiar faces from the daytime television world including Jessica Leccia who played Natalia. So far everyone involved is working for free but you can buy Venice the Series T-shirts and undies on their site to support the effort. Chappell, known by many of her fans as "the goddess" has promised in several interviews that there will be plenty of kissing between women. Yum!