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Ok gang, this was a good one! I really liked it. I’m so glad that I can now watch the show and not have a silent dread about what is going to happen. Life in Stars Hollow is back in the forefront and I couldn’t be happier.

Logan finally told Rory about his failed business venture. He’s avoiding his dad’s calls and instead of going with Rory to Lane’s baby shower, he heads to Vegas with Colin and Finn. Very responsible. For every two steps forward he takes 3 steps back. I know its part of growing up and making mistakes is common, it’s just very interesting to see a trust fund baby make GIANT mistakes. Rory had every right to be upset about him not telling her and then running off to Vegas.

Honestly? Rory continues to bore me. I still enjoy her interactions with Lorelai, but for some reason, I just don’t love her storylines this season. She had coffee with a guy at The New York Times which might lead to a job or internship. And my reaction? Shrug the shoulders. Sigh, I miss her, don’t you?

Lorelai ran all over Stars Hollow preparing for Lane’s baby shower. I have always loved Lorelai and Lane’s relationship - so cute. Lorelai is the anti-Mrs. Kim but still managed to broker peace in time for the shower. I love Mrs. Kim - you can always count on good laughs from her. The whole bedrest, roll Lane to the shower thing was ridiculous. Even more ridiculous was the fact that Lane appears to be 18 months pregnant with quintuplets. But oh well. Having the shower at Miss Patty’s was great - I loved seeing her, Babette, Gypsy and Lulu! Yea for townspeople! I have missed them all.

Luke sold his boat to Kirk! The boat that he got from his father. The boat he stored at Lorelai’s after he told her to get rid of it. The boat that caused a horrible fight between Luke and Lorelai. The boat he had for 20 years. He finally let go of it. And Liz (of all people) was the one that convinced him it was time to let go. When Lorelai asked him about it, he just shrugged and said, “Things change.” Yes they certainly do. Lorelai was right - it used to take hiim a week to make a decision, now he’s buying a new boat and selling his old one on a whim.

What did you think?

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Former Everwood producer and current Gilmore Girls producer Rina Mimoun is working on a pilot of her own. If you were an Everwood fan, you’ll remember that Mimoun worked tirelessly on that show, running it and writing for it. And for you diehard WB fans, Rina worked on Jack and Jill (still miss that one) and Dawson’s Creek. She’s also done terrific work this season on GG, and wrote the episode “Lorelai’s First Cotillion.” So needless to say, I’ll be tuning in for her new show! Here’s the story:

TV pilot to be filmed in Charleston

CHARLESTON — Charleston will be the backdrop for the pilot episode for a television series about a big city attorney who returns to the Lowcountry to join her family’s law practice.

Officials with the South Carolina Film Commission say Charleston beat out Savannah, Ga., for the project being produced by Warner Bros. Television.

Crews are expected to begin filming in March and if the series, tentatively titled “Family Juleps,” is picked up, it would air on ABC.

State film commissioner Jeff Monks says a series could be a significant boon in terms of jobs, tax revenue and exposure for the Lowcountry.

According to the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com), writer and executive producer Rina Mimoun of “Gilmore Girls” and “Everwood” fame is producing and writing a series about a successful attorney who leaves her law firm in the city to move back home in the Deep South. Actress Mary Steenburgen is listed as one of the stars of the show.

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It’s really rare to see Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel out and about in Hollywood. Late last month she attended the I have a Dream Dreamkeeper Awards in LA and she looked lovely.

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I’m just curious. If the show doesn’t get another season, how would you want it to end?

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Variety has a fun article about college kids loving Gilmore Girls and Grey’s Anatomy. The ratings for both shows are high for that sweet spot demo that advertisers love 18 - 35. I bet the ABC Family reruns of GG are pretty high with the young folks. I know whenever I can find an excuse to be home at 10 in the morning on a week day, I sure tune in.

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FINALLY! This is the episode I’ve been wanting to see all season. Finally all cylinders were firing. I’ve missed the family dynamic all season. At its heart, this was always a show about family - Lorelai and Rory, their interactions with the Gilmores, the Stars Hollow family, the Kims, Sookie and Jackson, etc. To me, that’s what’s been missing lately by focusing each episode on Lorelai and Chris and their marriage.

Richard is having a tough time adjusting post heart attack. Emily has him on a strict diet and he’s miserable. Emily finally has enough and Lorelai jumps in to help her. The two end up drinking in his study and Lorelai tells her mother that she broke up with Chris. Instead of blowing up, Emily tells Lorelai she’ll be ok. The next day, the old Emily returns and barks to Lorelai that she has to cancel all the party plans. The complicated mother daughter relationship we’ve watched unfold over the past years returns.

It is Logan’s birthday and Rory sets up his apartment to make up for his lost birthdays as a child. Mitchum calls and wants to take them to dinner. While Logan takes a call, Mitchum praises Rory for her good influence on Logan and says they need to plan the next phase of Logan’s life together. Rory tells Logan later. And Logan’s newly purchased company is being sued for copyright infringement. Looks like trouble in paradise.

TJ, LIz and Dula stay with Luke for a few days with their house is being fumagated. They tell him they worry about him being lonely and offer to come back anytime. This was a sweet family story, too. I’ve missed seeing Luke lately. TJ tells him to stay away from Lorelai and Liz tells him to go after her. I think we know which one he’ll do.

Even Miss Patty, Babette and Kirk made an appearance last night! All in all, very good episode. What did you think?

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USA Today ran an article on pregnant TV stars and how the writers handle their pregnancies. It’s very interesting. I’ve always wondered why we have no problem watching straight people play gay characters and vice versa and total jerks play good guys, etc. but if a woman is really pregnant she has to be on the show. Or it has to be convincingly covered up. Remember the lengths they went to for Claire on the Cosby Show? They raised the kitchen counters up to cover her. I know the actress Marcia Cross is pregnant, is it not plausible for me to watch her in a scene not behind a grocery bag and get confused and think BREE is pregnant? Anyway, the article talks about Sookie and how Gilmore Girls had to undo an earlier plot point to accomodate Melissa McCarthy’s real life pregnancy. Read more here.

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Buddy TV has a cool interview with Matt Czuchry up. He talks about Amy Sherman-Palladino and how he landed the part of Logan.

Check it out

Matt Czuchry, Gilmore Girls

According to TV Guide:

Oh, if this isn’t a match made in TV heaven, I don’t know what is: Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has tapped fast-talking Parker Posey to star in her Fox pilot The Return of Jezebel James. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the indie darling will play an infertile book editor who asks her estranged kid sister to have her baby. “I can’t believe it’s happening,” AS-P said of landing the picky actress. “The character runs the gamut of emotions from laughing to flipping out to breaking your heart in 22 minutes, and only one in a zillion people has enough skill and charm to pull that off. Parker Posey is that person.” I couldn’t agree more.

I’m excited to see Amy’s new show in the fall. Should be interesting. I wonder if there will be a laugh track??

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Sorry to be a day late, I was sick yesterday. Let’s break Tuesday’s episode down.

1) Michel’s dog dies and Lorelai and Sookie plan an elaborate funeral. At the funeral, while listening to Zack strum “My Heart Will Go On” Lorelai gets smacked upside the head by the reality train. After having one blow out with Chris, she goes home to have round two. She tells him she wishes he was who she wanted. She says its more than just her feelings for Luke causing this to not work. It just isn’t right, she told him. Looks like that ill-conceived marriage plot line is finally winding down now.

2) Rory and Logan are still happy. And there was a boring plot line about Rory crushing on her TA. Paris is awesome. She rocks every scene she’s in. Know what? I’d LOVE to see a Paris spin off, wouldn’t you?

Well, were we happy or no? Overall, I thought this was a good episode. I really enjoyed the family banter at the beginning with all 4 of the Gilmores walking around the hospital. That’s what the show needs more of - all the Gilmores and a serious dose of fun.

Thoughts?

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I get a little tired of reading such negative stuff about Gilmore Girls from critics. I think everyone can agree the show isn’t quite what it used to be, but what show is after 7 seasons? Anyway, it is nice to see some positive press for the show over on TV Guide. Matt Roush talks about sweeps month for our Girls. Check it out.

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I saw Lauren Graham’s movie “Because I Said So” over the weekend. I really enjoyed it. Of course, Lauren is a costar and its really a Mandy Moore, Diane Keaton, Gabriel Macht movie. The story was good and the movie was really very funny. It was actually a bit more racy than I anticipated. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Of course, Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore suffered from overacting, but Lauren was pitch perfect in every scene she was in (of course). I’d much rather see her as the lead character over Mandy, but oh well. If you’re a romantic comedy fan, you’ll like this movie. There are a couple of cute scenes in the movie that I won’t spoil for you. And if you need another reason to see it, meet Gabriel Macht.

Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham, Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht

Here’s the official CW blurb about next week’s episode:

Two days after his by-pass surgery, Richard (Edward Herrmann) is on the road to recovery, and Rory (Alexis Bledel) returns to Yale, where she finds that Richard’s economics class is now being taught by an attractive young professor, Tucker Culbertson (guest star Cameron Bender), who flusters Rory with his charm.

While Lorelai (Lauren Graham) tries to distract herself from the issues in her marriage, she and Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) focus on planning a funeral for one of Michel’s (Yanic Truesdale) beloved dogs. Finally, Christopher (David Sutcliffe) returns ready to talk, and he and Lorelai discuss the main problem that has haunted their marriage - Lorelai’s feelings for Luke (Scott Patterson).

Kelly Bishop, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil and Matt Czuchry also star. Jamie Babbit directed the episode written by Jennie Snyder.

If I’m not mistaken, didn’t Jennie Snyder write this week’s episode, too??

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I don’t really think this information counts as spoilerish, but those that turn their heads for next week’s previews may want to stop reading.

What’s the latest scoop on Logan and Rory?
Ausiello: More family drama is headed Logan’s way as Papa Huntzberger rears his meddling head again. Rory plays the supportive girlfriend, just as he played the supportive boyfriend during Richard’s health crisis last night. And that’s it, really. No marriage proposal or anything like that.

Sounds like more stalling, treadmill walking as you guys suggested in the comments. When was the last time we had a really good Rory storyline?? I’m still upset they brought back Marty for such a pitiful little storyline.

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Well, there isn’t a whole lot to recap about “I’d Rather be in Philadelphia.” The episode played out exactly like I thought it would. I think I’d read too much about it and watched too many previews. Anyway, Richard had a heart attack. Lorelai and Rory went to the hospital. Emily showed up and in her usual way went about canceling their plans for the next few weeks, ordering fish, getting Richard’s will faxed to her, etc. Lorelai couldn’t handle that behavior and went off on Emily. Finally Emily broke down and said this is what married people do, they take care of each other and do what’s needed. Meanwhile Logan borrowed a helicopter to get to the hospital and be with Rory. He and Rory went to the house to meet the fish delivery and to pick up Richard’s things. Chris was nowhere to found, even after Lorelai left him message after message.

But Luke was there. And thus the point of the whole episode. Just like her letter said last week, when Luke’s in your life, he’ll be in your life forever. When Chris finally showed up at the end, it was too late. Lorelai had seen what she’d given up. And that promo for next week? WOW. “I want you to be the man I want.” And clearly Chris isn’t the one she wants. OUCH.

Thoughts?

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