Gilmore Girls

Trouble is brewing for Dish Network subscribers in Iowa. California-based Pappas Telecasting, which owns broadcast networks, will not let Dish carry its networks after today. The dispute afffects 15 stations in Iowa, Houston, LA and San Francisco. Pappas owns a local CW affiliate in Iowa and if the dispute isn’t settled, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, One Tree Hill and other CW shows might be gone for Dish subscribers in a few areas.

Read More

The CW, Dish Network, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, One Tree Hill

Question: What’s your take on the CW, now that it’s almost done with its first month of sweeps? Practically every show is down from its ratings last season (except America’s Next Top Model, I believe), but this was expected. People are still finding CW channels in their homes, and some ignorant people I talk to haven’t even heard of it. Do you think Dawn Ostroff is pleased? I wasn’t surprised to see Runaway chased out, but The Game’s pickup wasn’t expected. I guess they couldn’t admit both of their newbies failed. Gilmore Girls, though still one of the top-rated dramas, is about a million viewers below last year and is getting beat by Smallville. And as far as dramas go, Supernatural has the best retention rate. Do you think any of the CW’s shows will not make it through this season?— Sonya

Matt Roush: This is all pretty much uncharted territory for a network like the CW, which is trying to establish itself in a very cluttered and confusing media environment, so I’m generally reserving judgment during its first season. There are even isolated markets where there are no CW affiliates (or so I’ve been told by some frustrated consumers out there), and growing pains are inevitable for a startup, even one with so many preexisting franchises. Several of the shows will probably take breathers in the winter and spring (including, as previously mentioned, Veronica Mars) to make room for some new shows, as well as for short-run reality franchises, like Beauty and the Geek. But I’d be surprised if any of the existing CW shows were yanked before the season is out. Now, when it comes to renewals for the CW’s second year: That oughta get interesting.

Source

Matt Roush, TV Guide, Gilmore Girls, The CW

Our Girls got their very own wiki recently. Gilmorepedia has made its debut. It is pretty sparse right now, but as soon as folks find it, the show information should start flowing. Check it out.

Gilmore Girls, wiki

Ok, now we’re getting somewhere folks. Lorelai is painfully aware of how much of a sore thumb Chris is in Stars Hollow. She doesn’t even want to invite any of her Stars Hollow friends (save Sookie and Jackson) to the bash Richard and Emily are throwing her and Chris, Speaking of, where have Richard and Emily been?? I have missed them and they were sorely underused in this episode.

Back to Lorelai – she is starting to know she made a mistake, I think. I’m holding out for a Luke/Lorelai reunion around Februrary sweeps.

How funny were Paris and Doyle, dancing to “Hot in Herre”?? I was cracking up! Paris is the best scene stealer ever.

Poor Marty - he’s still in love with Rory.

And Luke is waking up, too. Instead of being passive, he is stepping it up to make sure he has parental rights with April. He was so sweet with new baby, Dula, it just broke my heart.
What do you think? Are Chris and Lorelai about over or no?

Gilmore Girls, Luke and Lorelai, Lorelai and Chris

This week’s episode focused on the impact Christopher’s presence in Stars Hollow. Lorelai is worried that the townsfolk aren’t ready to accept Chris just yet. After a cordial, yet icy reception by Babette and Ms. Patty, Lorelai has to hatch a plan to get everyone in Stars Hollow to accept Chris, the “outsider.” She asks Sookie for her help and they decide to set Chris and Jackson up on a “man date,” hoping that will make everyone else begin to accept Chris.

On the man date, Jackson and Chris find little to talk about. Jackson begins talking about farming and how it is vital to make the commitment to the crop all day, every day – no matter how good the seeds are. He said that he and Sookie love farming very much. Chris gets the Lorelai as a crop metaphor and tries to convince Jackson he loves farming, too and is in it for the long haul.

The town holds a knit-a-thon to raise funds to fix the bridge. As the knitting begins, all the ladies discuss how cold it is and what a bad month it was to hold the event. Trying to help, Chris pledges to pay to have the bridge replaced and the fun ends. Townsfolk politely thank him for the gesture, but everyone is disappointed that the knit-a-thon is over. Clueless Chris doesn’t understand everyone’s disappointment.

Over at Yale, Rory moves back in with Paris and Doyle and prepares for Lucy’s 2002 themed birthday party. At the party, Doyle and Paris steal the show – “burning up the floorboards” dancing. Rory confronts Marty on his coldness and he agrees to stop being a jerk. By the end of the evening, Rory and Marty are both drunk and Mary tells Rory she is so beautiful. Uncomfortable, Rory sends Marty to dance with his girlfriend.

April has moved back home with her mom. But Anna has big news for Luke – she is taking April and they are moving to New Mexico. Luke wants to set a schedule for April’s visits, but Anna refuses. Moved by the birth of Liz and TJ’s baby, he tells Anna he will fight for his rights to April.

Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls Recap

The director’s cut preview for “Knit, People, Knit” is now up. This scene shows Babette’s and Miss Patty’s reaction to Lorelai and Christopher’s news. Classic. Check it out.

Gilmore Girls, Director’s Cut, The CW

Tonight’s episode preview

Gilmore Girls Season 7

Today, the Monday after Thanksgiving, is supposedly one of the biggest days of online shopping during the year. Whether you believe the hype or think it is just another clever way to get folks to shop, there’s no denying you can get some good deals if you look. Barnesandnoble.com has The Gilmore Girls and tons of other DVDs on deep discount today. Enjoy your cyber shopping!

Cyber Monday, Gilmore Girls, Barnes and Noble

Source

So what is up with Logan moving back to New York. This whole website launch business doesn’t really sound like working for Mitchum’s papers does it? I can never decide on Logan - part of me loves him and part of me thinks he is all kinds of wrong for our little Rory. What do you think?

The official CW blurb on next week’s episode is:

When Christopher questions Lorelai about why she has avoided involving him in the daily life of Stars Hollow, she admits her concern that her old friends may not accept him. Christopher makes an effort to bond with the townspeople, and Lorelai brings him to the town knit-a-thon, where his well-intentioned gesture brings the event to an early end. When Olivia (Michelle Ongkingo) throws a 2002-themed birthday party for Lucy (Krysten Ritter), Rory gets her chance to confront Marty about his coldness toward her. Finally, Luke is touched by the birth of Liz (Kathleen Wilhoite) and T.J.’s (Michael DeLuise) baby, and when he learns that Anna (Sherilyn Fenn) is planning to move to New Mexico with April (Vanessa Marano), he demands equal rights as a parent. Liza Weil also stars.

Source

Gilmore Girls Season 7, The CW, Stars Hollow

Here’s a funny little clip of Lauren when she was on Caroline in the City. Enjoy!!

TV Critic Rick Kushman writes a great article about the plight of great television writers and show creators. He’s right - we complain, overanalyze and forget how much effort goes into making great TV. He cites Gilmore creator Amy Sherman Palladino as one he hopes to see make a big comeback in TV. I think it is great that her name is mentioned in the same breath as Aaron Sorkin, Shonda Rhimes and other TV greats. Check out the article.

Amy Sherman Palladino, Aaron Sorkin, Gilmore Girls, Shonda Rhimes

In an interview with TV Guide, Wayne Wilcox talks about his return to Gilmore Girls.

TVGuide.com: I know a lot of Gilmore fans, including myself, that have been waiting for Marty’s return! Did you know you’d be back eventually, or was it a surprise to you?
Wilcox: Thank you to all of you. It was totally a surprise to me. I actually had dinner with Lauren [Graham] [Sunday] night. She was in town to the see the play [Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer] — she’s a friend of Carla Gugino’s — and we know each other in passing, we worked together once the first year I was on the show. So she came backstage and gave me a big, big hug, and she said, “There was one woman, a writer on the show, who’s responsible for bringing you back, and she was so excited because she thought you were such a cool character.”

TVGuide.com: Last week, Marty pretended he didn’t even know Rory, which was so uncomfortable. Do they have a friendship or possibly something more in upcoming episodes?
Wilcox: Well, I can’t say for sure — and just so you know, they run a tight ship over there, they’re pretty secretive about their episodes, even with us. I can honestly say that I don’t know — but what I’ve done so far… that awkwardness between them? It continues, it gets a little heated, which hopefully makes for good drama.

TVGuide.com: Do Rory’s friends find out about her past friendship with Marty and the fact that he liked her?
Wilcox: Well, I don’t know about that, but some things go down, I’ll put it that way. There are a couple of heated discussions.

TVGuide.com: Does Logan come into the mix?
Wilcox: Yeah, absolutely, because he’s her boyfriend.

TVGuide.com: So you can’t tell me more than that, huh?
Wilcox: No, I can’t! I wish I could, but they’d kill me.

TVGuide.com: Will anything surprise us about Marty’s return?
Wilcox: Marty’s kind of grown up. The thing I like about playing the character — especially what I’ve done with this season — is that he’s a little cooler, a little hipper, he’s got a girlfriend, he’s relaxed. And he’s not afraid to admit that he likes Rory, I guess.

TVGuide.com: So the feelings still linger after all these years?
Wilcox: I think so, yeah. [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: Marty reminds me of Dean a little bit. He’s the nice guy. And Logan, as sweet as he can be, can be disconnected at times. I think fans who liked Dean also latched onto the idea of Rory and Marty getting together one day.
Wilcox: It’s interesting how I actually got the part…. I read some scenes that were Dean and Rory scenes. I was waiting tables at the Mercer Kitchen in Soho and [then Gilmore Girls producers/writers] Amy [Sherman-Palladino] and Dan [Palladino] were staying at the Mercer Hotel. I served them breakfast, and they asked me if I was an actor. I gave them my agent’s information and they ended up calling and put me on tape just to see what I could do, and they said, “We’re writing this part for you, Marty.” And I was like, “Wow, that’s weird and great and fast and something completely unexpected.” But the scenes that I read were Dean scenes, so they were thinking along that vein as well.

TVGuide.com: That’s a great story!
Wilcox: I know, right? I’m so lucky!

TVGuide.com: Do you know for how long you’re going to be back on the show?
Wilcox: No idea. I like it like that, to be honest, because it’s surprising and it’s more of a challenge.

TVGuide.com: And how is it balancing Suddenly Last Summer and getting called in for Gilmore Girls?
Wilcox: They’ll give me a week’s notice. But everybody’s been super-supportive of me doing both. When I found out I got cast in a play, I knew right away that I had to do it, because it’s Tennessee Williams and because there are incredible people working together — incredible cast [Becky Ann Baker, Blythe Danner], the director [Mark Brokaw]. And then Gilmore Girls called and said, “We want you to come back,” and between my agents and both the Roundabout [Theatre] and the CW, everybody was super-supportive, totally wanted to work around schedules, so I go on my day off.

TVGuide.com: So the play is going well. Do you prefer the stage over TV, or do you like the combination of both?
Wilcox: I love the combination of both. Besides making me feel like a rock star, it makes me feel like a good actor. They’re completely different mediums, they call for different skills.

TVGuide.com: You’re live one minute and doing retakes the next.
Wilcox: Exactly. The shots — especially the way they shoot a television show like Gilmore Girls — they go so fast and each different shot requires a different level of energy. When they’re doing your close-up, you have to be really, really small, but then when they’re doing a master shot, which is really wide and the camera’s far away, it’s almost like you’re on stage anyway. But then to go back to New York and do it on an intimate stage, I get really aware of how different being on camera is.

Source

Wayne Wilcox, Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham, Amy Sherman-Palladino

So what did you think? Of course I’m still not over the marriage, but I do see light at the end of the tunnel. It’s obvious that Lorelai was trying to convince herself that she did the right thing – not Rory. She knew that if she called Rory and Rory asked all those questions, she wouldn’t marry Chris, so she didn’t do it. She said after the last engagement she didn’t’ want to think, she just wanted to do something. Well, she did. I think we’ll have a few more episodes to get through before she changes her mind. And I’m so glad to see Rory finally stretch her wings and realize she doesn’t want Logan to pay for everything for her. Back to the independent girl we always loved!

Chris happily starts moving into Lorelai’s house, but Lorelai can only focus on the fact that Rory doesn’t know about the 2 day old marriage yet. She calls Rory and begs her to come to dinner. Rory finally agrees and they tell her they were married in a church near one of Monet’s studios and that they didn’t’ intend to marry when they went. Rory says she is happy. Chris leaves to get champagne and Rory angrily rips into Lorelai for getting married and keeping it a secret for two days. Lorelai tries to explain but Rory doesn’t want to hear it.

Logan is back for a launch party with his London crew and the big news is he will be moving back to New York. Rory is ecstatic and joins him for his launch party after dinner with her parents. While there she meets a guy that is working on a prominent website and he asks her to write a piece on the party. Rory works all night on a scathing piece about trust fund babies and their fancy parties. She proudly shows it to Logan and they have a huge fight. He reminds her that she is privileged, too and has been living in his apartment rent free for a long time. Rory shows the piece to some friends and they agree with Logan. She returns home and they both apologize. Rory tells Logan she needs to move out of his apartment and make it on her own.

April is still staying with Luke and they have bonded. April is excited about her first boy girl party, but Luke is nervous. He asks her not to make out with any of the boys until she’s ready. But she gets sick and Luke makes her stay home. In a panic he calls Lorelai and tells her April symptoms. Lorelai tells him that it sounds like appendicitis and urges him to take her to the hospital. Luke does just that and April has her appendix removed. Lorelai shows up to offer support and to check on April and Luke. The doctor comes out to say April is fine and asks if they want to see her. Luke then notices Lorelai’s wedding ring. While April sleeps he sadly watches an old movie on television.

Back at the Gilmore house, Chris wants to move Rory’s things to the garage to make way for Gigi. Lorelai freaks out and tells him that Rory is upset enough without them cleaning out her room. Chris is disappointed that Rory wasn’t happy about the marriage. After checking on April, Lorelai heads to Yale to talk to Rory. She explains that she didn’t’ call Rory and tell her because she was afraid Rory would talk her out of it. She said she was really sure it was the right thing to do. Rory tells her that she was angry because she wasn’t there, not because they got married. Lorelai goes home and tells Chris and they start moving Rory’s stuff out of her room.

Gilmore Girls recap, Introducing Lorelai Planetarium, Lorelai and Rory, Rory and Logan