The L is for ... Lick?

Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Elizabeth Berkley (of Showgirls legend) will be joining The L Word for five episodes during its upcoming final season (starting in January on Showtime). The former Nomi Malone will play "the straight girl that got away from Jennifer Beals' Bette in college". That's right: a Roger Dodger reunion, with no spiteful Campbell Scott to get in the way.

In more L news, creator Ilene Chaiken is developing a spin-off of the popular lesbian-themed drama. No word yet on which character or characters will get the new series.

Meanwhile, Back at ...

We'll have to wait until the fall for new episodes of our favorite romantic fantasy Pushing Daisies, but in the meantime AfterElton.com, chats up the show's creator, Bryan Fuller.

In addition to the "almost were" gay characters that came close to appearing on his past shows Star Trek: Voyager and Dead Like Me, Fuller also reveals which character on his current hit will soon come out of the closet ... the morgue closet, as it were.