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{{Short description|American comedy-drama television series (2000–2007)}}
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| creator = [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]]
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Lauren Graham]]
* [[Alexis Bledel]]
* [[Melissa McCarthy]]
* [[Keiko Agena]]
* [[Yanic Truesdale]]
* [[Scott Patterson]]
* [[Kelly Bishop]]
* [[Edward Herrmann]]
* [[Liza Weil]]
* [[Jared Padalecki]]
* [[Milo Ventimiglia]]
* [[Sean Gunn]]
* [[Chris Eigeman]]
* [[Matt Czuchry]]
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| opentheme = "[[Where You Lead]]" by [[Carole King]] and [[Louise Goffin]]
| composer = [[Sam Phillips (musician)|Sam Phillips]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 7
| num_episodes = 153
| list_episodes = List of Gilmore Girls episodes
| producer = {{Plain list|
* [[Lauren Graham]] (season 7; episodes 12 to 22)
* Patricia Fass Palmer
* [[Helen Pai]]
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| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
* [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]]
* [[Daniel Palladino]]
* [[Gavin Polone]]
* [[David S. Rosenthal]]
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| ___location = [[Los Angeles]]
| cinematography = {{Plain list|
* Michael A. Price
* John C. Flinn III
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| camera = [[Single-camera]]
| runtime = 39–45 minutes
| company = {{Plain list|
* [[Amy Sherman-Palladino|Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions]]
* Hofflund/[[Gavin Polone|Polone]]
* [[Warner Bros. Television]]
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| network = [[The WB]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|10|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2006|5|9}}
| network2 = [[The CW]]
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2006|9|26}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2007|5|15}}
| related = ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]''
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'''''Gilmore Girls''''' is an
''Gilmore Girls'' received critical acclaim for its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of humor and drama. It was a great success for The WB, peaking during season five as the network's second-most-popular show. The series has been in daily syndication since 2004, while a growing following has led to its status as a 2000s American [[Cult following|cult classic]]. Since going off the air in 2007, ''Gilmore Girls'' has been cited in ''[[TV (The Book)]]'' and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time. It has also become one of the most watched shows on streaming platforms since it became available on [[Netflix]] in 2014 and reaired on The CW. In 2016, the original main cast and Sherman-Palladino returned for the four-part miniseries revival ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]''.
== Premise ==
[[File:Promotional portrait of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.png|alt=Promotional portrait of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore|left|thumb|Promotional portrait of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore]]
''Gilmore Girls'' follows the lives of single mother [[Lorelai Gilmore]] ([[Lauren Graham]]) and her academically-minded teenage daughter, [[Rory Gilmore|Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore]] ([[Alexis Bledel]]), who live in the quaint, fictional town of [[Stars Hollow]], Connecticut. Lorelai dreams of owning her own [[inn]], and Rory ‘plans’ to attend [[Harvard University]].
The show's pilot introduces Lorelai's estranged, wealthy parents, [[Emily Gilmore|Emily]] ([[Kelly Bishop]]) and [[Richard Gilmore]] ([[Edward Herrmann|Edward Hermann]]), whom Lorelai must approach for assistance in paying Rory's tuition to attend the prestigious Chilton School. They agree to pay, on the condition that Lorelai and Rory have dinner with them every Friday, which sets up one of the show's primary conflicts, as the Gilmores are now forced to face their differences and complicated past, including Lorelai's giving birth to Rory at the age of 16, with her then-boyfriend Christopher Hayden ([[David Sutcliffe]]).
Rory's ‘best friend,’ Lane Kim ([[Keiko Agena]]), must navigate through life concealing her "rebellious" interests from her authoritarian mother, Mrs. Kim ([[Emily Kuroda]]), a strict, [[Religion|religious]], [[Korean Americans|Korean]] immigrant. She finds ways, often peculiar ways, to secretly [[Dating|date]], listen to [[rock music]], and express her love for [[Popular culture|pop culture]], while Mrs. Kim repeatedly attempts to set up Lane with a Korean boy who will be a future doctor. After many set ups, Lane falls in love with a member of her band, Dave Rygalski ([[Adam Brody]]). The character of Dave was written out in the following season to accommodate actor Adam Brody's exit. Lane then fell in love with another band member, Zach Van Gerbig, ([[Todd Lowe]]) and they have twin children.
Sookie St. James ([[Melissa McCarthy]]) is Lorelai's ‘best friend’ and chef at the Independence Inn, where they both work. She has a bubbly personality and is accident-prone, but is known for her profound cooking skills. Later, she becomes romantically involved with the inn's vegetable supplier, Jackson Belleville (Jackson Douglas). They end up marrying and having children together.
Also central to ''Gilmore Girls'' is Luke Danes ([[Scott Patterson]]), owner of Luke's Diner, where Lorelai and Rory frequently dine. Present for many of Rory's milestones, he has become to her a sort of [[father figure]]. Later, Luke and Lorelai begin a romantic relationship. In ''A year in the Life'', Lorelai and Luke get married in the last episode.
The townspeople of Stars Hollow are also a constant presence—including the gossiping, flirtatious Miss Patty ([[Liz Torres]]) and quirky Kirk Gleason ([[Sean Gunn]]). Along with series-long and season-long arcs, ''Gilmore Girls'' is also episodic in nature, with mini-plots within each episode, such as town events, problems at Lorelai's inn, or school projects of Rory's.
==Synopsis==
{{see also|List of Gilmore Girls episodes}}
{{: List of Gilmore Girls episodes}}
=== Season 1 ===
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Rory Gilmore is accepted by Chilton, a private school that can help her get into Harvard. Because of the school's steep price tag, her mother Lorelai Gilmore talks to her wealthy parents, Richard and Emily Gilmore, with whom she had broken contact for a long time, with exceptions (“is it thanksgiving”)They had a falling out because of Lorelai's teen pregnancy and their ultimate differences. They are not involved in one another's lives much, aside from holidays. Emily and Richard agree to pay the tuition on the condition that Lorelai and Rory have Friday night dinners with them, as an attempt to reconnect the family. Lorelai reluctantly agrees to this condition, only because there is no other way for her to afford Rory's schooling. Rory has a difficult time settling in at Chilton, struggling to meet the demands of private school and attracting the fury of classmate Paris Geller, her academic rival. Paris focuses a lot of her attention on making sure that Rory does not have opportunities to succeed at Chilton and at the school's clubs. She meets her first boyfriend, Dean Forester, but the pair break up when Rory does not reciprocate his "I love you", instead saying she needs to think about it. Rory spends the remainder of the season saddened by her break up. After being romantically pursued by Rory's teacher, Max Medina, Lorelai decides, with a conflicted heart, to give the relationship a chance. This dynamic creates some tension between Lorelai and Rory. Eventually, Lorelai becomes frightened by her feelings for Max, as well as Rory accepting him and calling him by his first name, and she attempts to break up with him at Rory's school on Parents' Day. Instead, they end up kissing at school and are seen by Paris, who immediately tells the whole school. After this, Max decides that they should take a break because of the negative feedback from his boss. At the same time, Lorelai harbors a close friendship with local diner owner Luke Danes, and several people comment on their mutual attraction—but Lorelai is in denial and Luke does not act on it. Rory's father, Christopher Hayden, returns and also wants to be with Lorelai but she tells him he is too immature for family life. All the while, Lorelai struggles to adjust to having her parents in her life on a regular basis. Emily and Richard enjoy developing a relationship with their granddaughter, but also realize how much they have missed. The season ends with Rory reuniting with Dean, and Max proposing to Lorelai. Throughout the season, Rory and Lorelai's unique mother-daughter relationship is tested as they both navigate their respective social worlds—Rory in the academically intense environment of Chilton and Lorelai in the close-knit Stars Hollow community. Lorelai also faces the struggle of balancing her independence with her family's growing presence, especially as Emily begins to love subtly influencing Rory's life and future plans. The season explores themes of family obligation, ambition, and personal growth, as Lorelai and Rory gradually build a bridge between the Gilmore legacy and their own dreams.
=== Season 2 ===
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Lorelai accepts Max's proposal but realizes shortly before the wedding that it does not feel right and they break up. This decision is preceded by a drunken phone call she makes to her ex, Christopher, at her Bachelorette party. She and her best friend Sookie St. James get excited about opening their own business at the dilapidated Dragonfly Inn but the owner refuses to sell. Sookie gets engaged to Jackson Belleville, a local farmer. Luke's teenage nephew, Jess Mariano, comes to live under his care. Jess is sullen and angry with everyone apart from Rory. The two strike up a friendship, causing jealousy from Dean. Lorelai is disapproving of their closeness, labeling Jess as a bad influence, especially when they are in a car accident, in which Rory breaks her wrist. This leads to a blow-up between Lorelai and Luke. Richard announces that he has retired but soon becomes bored and sets up his own insurance company. Christopher appears to have his life together and Lorelai decides to reunite with him. But at Sookie's wedding, Christopher learns that his recently estranged fiancée Sherry Tinsdale is pregnant and decides to return to her, leaving Lorelai heartbroken. Meanwhile, Rory impulsively kisses Jess.
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Rory's attraction to Jess grows stronger but Jess does not show affection or knowledge that it is, and she gets jealous when he teases her with a new girlfriend Shane. Dean cannot ignore what is going on and eventually ends their relationship. Rory and Jess immediately become a couple. Meanwhile, she and Paris spend the year as Student Body Presidents at Chilton and both submit applications to [[Harvard University]]. They spend a portion of the season in a rivalry with fellow student Francie Jarvis, who causes a rift between Paris and Rory. Paris and Rory eventually make amends when Paris confides in her that she lost her virginity. Rory's college decision plays a big part in her senior year. Harvard is her dream school, but she applies to [[Yale]] as well, which causes a rift between Lorelai, and Emily and Richard. Paris is devastated when she does not get into Harvard. Rory is accepted but decides to attend Yale University instead, much to Emily and Richard's delight. The Independence Inn is severely damaged in a fire, but Lorelai and Sookie are able to buy the Dragonfly when its elderly owner Fran Weston dies. Jess pressures Rory into almost having sex with him, leading to a fist fight between Dean and Jess when the former witnesses an upset Rory. Luke begins dating a lawyer named Nicole Leahy. Lane Kim, Rory's best friend, starts a band called Hep Alien and tries to convince her strict mother Mrs. Kim to let her date the guitarist, Dave Rygalski, all while keeping the band secret. As the season ends, Jess abruptly leaves Stars Hollow to track down his estranged father Jimmy Mariano in California, and Rory graduates high school as [[valedictorian]].
=== Season 4 ===
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Rory begins her college education at Yale, with Paris, now a friend, as her surprise roommate. Both start working for the ''[[Yale Daily News]]''. Rory is surprised when Dean abruptly marries his new girlfriend, Lindsey Lister. Rory and Dean grow close again over the season, leading Rory to turn down Jess when he returns and declares his love for her later on in the season. Lorelai, along with Sookie and their colleague Michel Gerard, spends the season renovating the Dragonfly Inn in preparation for its opening. Lorelai faces financial hardships during this period, ultimately breaking down to Luke who subsequently lends her the money. Lorelai begins dating Richard's new business partner, Jason Stiles, with whom she has been acquainted since childhood. She keeps the relationship a secret from Richard and Emily. Mrs. Kim learns about Hep Alien and kicks Lane out of the house. Sookie and Jackson have a son, Davey. Lorelai and Jason break up after Jason sues Richard for leaving their partnership, while Lorelai sides with Richard. Emily feels neglected by Richard and the two separate, with Richard moving into the pool house. Luke and Nicole [[elope]] during a cruise, but decide to divorce soon after. Towards the end of the season, Luke accepts that he is in love with Lorelai and begins pursuing her. The pair finally kiss on the Dragonfly's opening night, while Rory loses her virginity to a married Dean.
=== Season 5 ===
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Facing conflict with Lorelai, Rory embarks on a European trip with Emily and seldom speaks with Lorelai. Near the end of the trip, Lorelai and Rory reconcile over the phone, and Rory asks Lorelai to give Dean a letter for her. Dean's wife Lindsey finds the letter, which contains information about the affair. They consequently separate. Rory briefly progresses her relationship with Dean but it ends when he realizes how different their lives are. She falls for Logan Huntzberger, a wealthy playboy Yale student whose parents Mitchum and Shira Huntzberger and grandfather Elias Huntzberger consider Rory's lineage inferior to their own. Lane starts a relationship with her bandmate Zach Van Gerbig, and Paris starts a relationship with ''Yale Daily News'' editor Doyle McMaster. Sookie gives birth to her daughter, Martha. Lorelai and Luke start a relationship. Emily and Richard – who reunite and renew their wedding vows – disapprove of Luke, and Emily interferes by telling Christopher to try to win her back. Christopher shows up at Emily and Richard's vow renewal, professing his love for Lorelai, which overwhelms Luke, resulting in separation between him and Lorelai, as well as a major argument between Lorelai and Emily. Rory gets an internship at Logan's father Mitchum's newspaper but is deflated when Mitchum tells her she "doesn't have it." Rory lashes out afterwards and suggests to Logan, at his sister Honor Huntzberger's engagement party, that they steal a yacht. The two are arrested, and Rory later announces to Lorelai that she is quitting Yale, and moves into Richard and Emily's pool house. When Lorelai sees how supportive Luke is over the situation, she asks him to marry her.
=== Season 6 ===
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Lorelai is disappointed by Rory's actions but concedes that she cannot force her to go back to Yale; it is a decision Rory must make for herself. Lorelai and Rory do not speak for six months. Rory has to complete [[community service]] and Emily finds her a job with the [[Daughters of the American Revolution|DAR]]. Richard becomes concerned with Rory's engaging in the socialite lifestyle without continuing her education. Eventually, after admonishment from Jess, Rory returns to Yale and reunites with Lorelai. She later replaces Paris as editor of the ''Yale Daily News'', which causes a disruption in their friendship. After a short separation from Logan, the relationship gets serious. Rory is crushed when Mitchum sends Logan to work in London. Hep Alien disband then come back together. Lane and Zach get married after Zach undergoes a rigorous vetting from Mrs. Kim. Lorelai plans a wedding with Luke, but things get difficult when Luke learns that he has a 12-year-old daughter named April Nardini. He starts building a relationship with her but keeps Lorelai separate. Lorelai tries to accept this but eventually snaps and issues him an ultimatum. When he does not agree to elope, Lorelai goes to Christopher for physical and emotional comfort.
=== Season 7 ===
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Lorelai and Luke officially split when she tells him she slept with Christopher. Before much time has passed, Christopher convinces Lorelai to try a relationship. Christopher receives a letter from Sherry, who is his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his second child, Georgia Hayden. The letter states Sherry wants to be a part of Georgia's life again and requests that she spend time with her in Paris. Lorelai and Christopher decide to go with Georgia to get her settled. The pair spontaneously marry during the trip to Paris. Luke has a custody battle over April after her mother Anna Nardini moves them to New Mexico, and he asks Lorelai to write him a character reference. Luke ends up winning the right to see April during the holidays. Christopher finds what Lorelai wrote about Luke and is upset. Lorelai and Christopher accept that they are not right together and they divorce, though the divorce is never shown or mentioned subsequently. Lane and Zach have twins Steve and Kwan Van Gerbig, and Sookie becomes pregnant again. Rory completes her final year of college. She and Logan spend half the season in a long-distance relationship until he eventually moves back to New York. He proposes, but Rory says that she wants to keep her options open, which leads to their separation. She panics about what she will do after graduating; following some rejection, she gets a job reporting on the [[Barack Obama]] campaign trail. Stars Hollow throws a surprise farewell party for Rory. When Lorelai finds out that Luke organized it, the pair reconcile with a kiss. Lorelai promises Emily that she will continue attending Friday night dinners. Before Lorelai and Rory have to say goodbye, they have one last breakfast at [[Luke's Diner]].
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Nine years after the end of the original series, Netflix produced a ''Gilmore Girls'' revival miniseries. Rory is struggling in her journalism career and having a no-strings-attached, secret affair with Logan in London, while technically having a boyfriend named Paul who she often forgets about. While Logan is engaged to be married, the two of them cannot seem to stay apart. Lorelai and Luke live together but are still having communication problems. Richard has recently died of a heart attack, which causes tension between Lorelai and Emily, and they end up in joint therapy. Lorelai starts to question her life, so she travels to California with intentions to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, where she has an epiphany. She fixes the rift with Emily by recounting a happy story about Richard, and goes home to propose to Luke. Emily decides to sell the Gilmore mansion and move to [[Nantucket]], where she starts working in a museum. After encouragement from Jess, Rory decides to write a book about her life called ''Gilmore Girls''. After Luke and Lorelai marry, Rory informs Lorelai that she is pregnant.
The miniseries aired on [[Up TV]] and The CW in November 2020, partly because the latter network needed additional programming to fill its schedule during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=nytimesendures>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/arts/television/gilmore-girls-cw.html|title=Why 'Gilmore Girls' Endures|last=Austerlitz|first=Saul|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144809/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/arts/television/gilmore-girls-cw.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Cast and characters ==
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===Main===
* [[Lauren Graham]] as [[Lorelai Gilmore]]: Independent, 32-year-old single mom who runs a local inn with a deep love for pop culture and coffee. She gave birth to Rory when she was 16 years old. She and Sookie later buy and own the Dragonfly Inn.
* [[Alexis Bledel]] as [[Rory Gilmore]]: Precocious and academically driven only daughter of Lorelai, almost 16 at the start of the show.
* [[Melissa McCarthy]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Sookie St. James|Sookie St. James]]: Lorelai's chirpy best friend and chef/co-owner at the inn.
* [[Keiko Agena]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Lane Kim|Lane Kim]]: Rory's best friend who lives a secret life, defying her strict, religious mother by becoming a rocker.
* [[Yanic Truesdale]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Michel Gerard|Michel Gerard]]: The grumpy French [[concierge]] at Lorelai and Sookie's inn.
* [[Scott Patterson]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Luke Danes|Luke Danes]]: Grouchy but kind-hearted diner owner; Lorelai's friend and eventual love interest.
* [[Kelly Bishop]] as [[Emily Gilmore]]: Matriarch of the Gilmore family, who lives as a [[High society (social class)|high society]] housewife. She and Lorelai have a strained relationship.
* [[Edward Herrmann]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Richard Gilmore|Richard Gilmore]]: Patriarch of the Gilmore family, who works in insurance. He and Emily aid in Rory's school fees and college fees.{{efn|Credited as "special appearance by"}}
* [[Liza Weil]] as [[Paris Geller]]: Rory's feisty nemesis [[Rory Gilmore and Paris Geller|and eventual best friend]] throughout high school and college. (main seasons 2–7; recurring season 1)
* [[Jared Padalecki]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Dean Forester|Dean Forester]]: Rory's season 1–3 boyfriend, who moved to Stars Hollow from Chicago. He later marries and divorces Lindsay after cheating on her with Rory. (main seasons 2–3; recurring seasons 1, 4–5)
* [[Milo Ventimiglia]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Jess Mariano|Jess Mariano]]: Luke's troubled nephew who falls for Rory and becomes an intense but short-lived boyfriend. He moves away to live with his father at the end of season 3. (main seasons 2–3; recurring season 4; guest season 6)
* [[Sean Gunn]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Kirk Gleason|Kirk Gleason]]:{{efn|In the second episode of [[Gilmore Girls season 1|season one]], "[[The Lorelais' First Day At Chilton]]", Gunn played a character named "Mick", who worked as a [[Digital subscriber line|DSL]] installer. In the third episode, he played an unnamed character delivering swans at a wedding. He was then given the recurring role of Kirk.}} Quirky resident of Stars Hollow who works numerous jobs around the town. He shows romantic interest in Lorelai but is rejected. He later dates a girl called Lulu Kuschner - they are still dating in ''Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life''. (main seasons 3–7; recurring seasons 1–2)
* [[Chris Eigeman]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Jason Stiles|Jason Stiles]] a boyfriend of Lorelai and short-lived business partner of Richard. (main season 4)
* [[Matt Czuchry]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Logan Huntzberger|Logan Huntzberger]]: Rory's season 5–7 boyfriend, the heir of a ''[[New York Times]]''-esque publishing family resembling that of the [[The New York Times#Ochs-Sulzberger family|Ochs-Sulzberger family]]. (main seasons 6–7; recurring season 5)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Lexy |date=2024-02-09 |title=Former 'Gilmore Girls' Writer Recalls Casting Search for Logan Huntzberger Role (Exclusive Excerpt) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/gilmore-girls-writer-casting-logan-book-excerpt-1235803654/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209210823/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/gilmore-girls-writer-casting-logan-book-excerpt-1235803654/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [[Liz Torres]] as [[Miss Patty|Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta]], the friendly and kind-hearted town dance teacher and gossip
* [[Emily Kuroda]] as [[Mrs. Kim]], Lane's strict [[Seventh-day Adventist]] mother who has a strained relationship with her daughter
* [[Sally Struthers]] as [[Babette Dell]], Lorelai's eccentric but friendly neighbor and town gossip - she is close friends with Patty
* Jackson Douglas as [[Jackson Melville|Jackson Belleville]], Sookie's husband and a local farmer.{{efn|Jackson's surname began as Melville and changed to Belleville later in the series, without explanation.}} He and Sookie share two children, David and Martha, throughout the show
* [[Michael Winters (actor)|Michael Winters]] as [[Taylor Doose]], the uptight town [[Selectman]] who often irrates Luke with his requests and rules
* [[David Sutcliffe]] as [[Christopher Hayden]], Rory's father and Lorelai's on-off love interest (seasons 1–3; 5–7)
* [[Shelly Cole]] as [[Madeline Lynn]], Paris and Rory's high school friend (seasons 1–4)
* [[Teal Redmann]] as [[Louise Grant]], Paris and Rory's high school friend (seasons 1–4)
* [[Scott Cohen (actor)|Scott Cohen]] as [[Max Medina]], Lorelai's season one boyfriend and brief fiancé, and Rory's English teacher at Chilton (seasons 1–3)
* [[Chad Michael Murray]] as Tristin Dugray, a wealthy Chilton student who has a crush on Rory who is later transferred due to his bad behavior (season 1; guest season 2)
* [[Dakin Matthews]] as Hanlin Charleston, Headmaster of Chilton and friend of Richard and Emily (seasons 1–3, guest seasons 5 & 7)
* [[Marion Ross]] as Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore, Richard's mean mother (seasons 1; 3–4)
* [[Lisa Ann Hadley]] as Rachel, Luke's photographer and traveler ex-girlfriend (season 1)
* [[Alex Borstein]] as Drella, the Independence Inn harpist (season 1), and "Miss Celine", Emily Gilmore's seamstress (season 5)
* [[Rose Abdoo]] as [[List of Gilmore Girls characters#Stars Hollow|Gypsy]], the town mechanic{{efn|Abdoo also played Emily's maid, Berta, in ''A Year in the Life''.}} (seasons 2–7)
* [[Carole King]] as Sophie Bloom, owner of the Sophie's Music shop which Lane frequents often (seasons 2, 5–6)
* [[Biff Yeager]] as Tom, a Stars Hollow contractor (seasons 2–4; 6)
* [[Emily Bergl]] as Francie Jarvis, a student at Chilton (seasons 2–3)
* [[Todd Lowe]] as Zach Van Gerbig, Lane's bandmate and eventual husband and father to their twin sons Steve and Kwan (seasons 3–7)
* [[John Cabrera]] as Brian Fuller, Lane's bandmate (seasons 3–7)
* [[Tricia O'Kelley]] as Nicole Leahy, Luke's season 3–4 lawyer girlfriend and short-term wife (seasons 3–4)
* [[Arielle Kebbel]] as Lindsay Lister, Dean's girlfriend and wife - they divorce later on when he cheats on her with Rory (seasons 3–5)
* [[Adam Brody]] as [[Dave Rygalski]], Lane's bandmate and season 3 boyfriend - they break up later on when Dave moves to college (season 3) (Dave was written out due to Brody's commitments to ''[[The O.C.]]'')
* [[Sebastian Bach]] as Gil, Lane's older bandmate (seasons 4–7)
* [[Danny Strong]] as Doyle McMaster, Paris's boyfriend and one-time editor of the ''Yale Daily News'' (seasons 4–7)
* [[Kathleen Wilhoite]] as Liz Danes, Luke's flighty and irresponsible sister and Jess's mother (seasons 4–7)
* [[Michael DeLuise]] as TJ, Luke's dopey but kind-hearted brother-in-law (seasons 4–7)
* [[Wayne Wilcox]] as [[Marty (Gilmore Girls)|Marty]], Rory's friend at Yale who has unrequited feelings for her (seasons 4–5; 7)
* [[Rini Bell]] as Lulu Kuschner, Kirk's girlfriend (seasons 4–7)
* Alan Loayza as Colin McCrae, Logan's wealthy friend (seasons 5–6)
* [[Tanc Sade]] as Finn, Logan's wealthy friend (seasons 5–6)
* [[Gregg Henry]] as Mitchum Huntzberger, Logan's father and a newspaper mogul (seasons 5–7)
* [[Vanessa Marano]] as April Nardini, Luke's "long lost" pre-teen daughter whom he finds out about in season 6 (seasons 6–7)
* [[Sherilyn Fenn]] as [[Anna Nardini]], April's mother and Luke's ex-girlfriend{{efn|In the twenty-first episode of [[Gilmore Girls season 3|season 3]], "Here Comes the Sun", Fenn played a character named "Sasha", the girlfriend of Jess Mariano's estranged father as part of the ''Windward Circle'' [[backdoor pilot]] which did not go forward. Fenn did not return as Sasha but was given a part as Luke's daughter's mother, Anna Nardini, in seasons six and seven.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estes and Fenn Join Gilmore Spin-off|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|date=February 25, 2003|url=http://www.gilmoregirls.org/news/302.html|access-date=June 25, 2012|archive-date=December 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203033848/http://www.gilmoregirls.org/news/302.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} (seasons 6–7)
* [[Krysten Ritter]] as Lucy, Rory's friend (season 7)
* [[Michelle Ongkingco]] as Olivia Marquont, Rory's friend (season 7)
==Production==
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{{quote box|width=20em|align=right|quote=I sold it off of a line, 'It's [a] mother and daughter and they're more like friends than mother and daughter.' And they all perked up and literally said, 'Great, we'll buy that.' I walked out of there and turned to my manager at the time and said, 'That's all I got. I don't know what the show is.'|source=–Amy Sherman-Palladino on her initial pitch to [[The WB]]<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|title=6 Things We Learned About Gilmore Girls From the Cast's Today Show Interview|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/6-fun-facts-about-gilmore-girls.html|website=Vulture|date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=2020-04-17|archive-date=2017-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614021601/http://www.vulture.com/2015/06/6-fun-facts-about-gilmore-girls.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
[[Amy Sherman-Palladino]], who came from a background of writing for half-hour [[sitcom]]s, had ''Gilmore Girls'' approved by [[The WB]] after several of her previous pitches were turned down. On a whim, she suggested a show about a mother and daughter but had put little thought into the idea.<ref name=vulture/> Having to create a pilot, she drew inspiration for the show's setting of "Stars Hollow, Connecticut", after making a trip to [[Washington, Connecticut]], where she stayed at the Mayflower Inn. She explained: "If I can make people feel this much of what I felt walking around this fairy town, I thought that would be wonderful ... At the time I was there, it was beautiful, it was magical, and it was a feeling of warmth and small-town camaraderie ... There was a longing for that in my own life, and I thought—that's something that I would really love to put out there."<ref>{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Pierce |title=Visit to tiny town led to show idea |date=February 22, 2001 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/826981/Visit-to-tiny-town-led-to-show-idea.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=August 10, 2010 |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303175423/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/826981/Visit-to-tiny-town-led-to-show-idea.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Stars Hollow was inspired by and is loosely based on the actual villages of Washington Depot, Connecticut; [[West Hartford, Connecticut]], and the town of [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 12, 2016|title=Gilmore Girls Getaway: Visit the "Real" Stars Hollow, Connecticut|url=https://www.ctvisit.com/getaways/gilmore-girls-getaway|access-date=June 16, 2020|website=Visit CT|language=en|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144809/https://www.ctvisit.com/getaways/gilmore-girls-getaway|url-status=live}}</ref>
Once the setting was established, ''Gilmore Girls'' developed as a mixture of sitcom and family drama.<ref name=wired/> Sherman-Palladino's aim was to create "A family show that doesn't make parents want to stick something sharp in their eyes while they're watching it and doesn't talk down to kids."<ref name=nyt/> She wanted the family dynamic to be important because "It's a constant evolution ... You never run out of conflict."<ref>{{cite web|title='Gilmore Girls' Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino Talks Spoiler Fears, Melissa McCarthy's Return & More – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-spoilers-netflix-tca-1201793444/|website=Deadline|date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144804/https://deadline.com/2016/07/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-spoilers-netflix-tca-1201793444/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show's pace, dialogue, and focus on class divisions was heavily inspired by the [[screwball comedies]] of the 1930s and [[Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy]] films.<ref>{{cite book|title = Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls|isbn = 9780815650690|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=l41iM1ruVNsC|last1 = Diffrient|first1 = David Scott|last2 = Lavery|first2 = David|date = April 13, 2010| publisher=Syracuse University Press |access-date = August 29, 2017|archive-date = January 4, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144805/https://books.google.com/books?id=l41iM1ruVNsC|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=la>{{cite news|last=Hart|first=Hugh|title=The Gift of Gab|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-09-ca-48690-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=April 1, 2001|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144806/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-09-ca-48690-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sherman-Palladino was also influenced by the "acerbic wit" of [[Dorothy Parker]].<ref name=la/>
The [[Pilot (Gilmore Girls)|pilot episode]] of ''Gilmore Girls'' received financial support from the script development fund of the [[Family Friendly Programming Forum]], which includes some of the nation's leading advertisers, making it one of the first networks shows to reach the air with such funding.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=Stuart|title=The Media Business: Advertising; A coalition of marketers is accelerating efforts to sponsor 'family friendly' prime-time television.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/31/business/media-business-advertising-coalition-marketers-accelerating-efforts-sponsor.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=March 31, 2000|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144806/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/31/business/media-business-advertising-coalition-marketers-accelerating-efforts-sponsor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was [[green-lit]] by The WB, and Sherman-Palladino proceeded to exercise control over all aspects of its production.<ref name=rs/> Her husband [[Daniel Palladino]] was a consultant and occasional writer for the first season, then agreed to quit his producer position on ''[[Family Guy]]'' to commit to ''Gilmore Girls''; he became an [[executive producer]] with the second season, and also played a major role.<ref name=npr/> The show's third executive producer was [[Gavin Polone]].
===Casting===
[[File:AlexisBledelSept11TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Alexis Bledel]]'s first acting job was playing [[Rory Gilmore]].]]
[[Alexis Bledel]] was cast in the key role of Rory despite having no previous acting experience. Sherman-Palladino was drawn to her shyness and innocence, which she said was essential for the character, and felt she photographed well.<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Berman|first=A. S.|title=The Gilmore Girls Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JvknCgAAQBAJ&q=gilmore+girls&pg=PT8|publisher=BearManor Media|date=July 9, 2015|isbn=978-1-5939-3616-7|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144809/https://books.google.com/books?id=JvknCgAAQBAJ&q=gilmore+girls&pg=PT8|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lauren Graham]] was pursued by the casting directors from the start of the process, but she was committed to another show on [[NBC]]. A week before the shooting, they had still failed to cast Lorelai, so they asked Graham to audition anyway. Sherman-Palladino cast her that day, on the hope that Graham's other show (''[[M.Y.O.B. (TV series)|M.Y.O.B.]]'', which was [[burning off|burned off]] as a summer replacement series several months before the premiere of ''Gilmore Girls'') would be canceled, which it soon was.<ref name=atx>{{cite web|title=ATX Festival Panel: "Gilmore Girls" 15 Year Reunion presented with Entertainment Weekly (2015)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh0Tw7qyZ0o&|website=YouTube| date=December 16, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144912/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh0Tw7qyZ0o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=casting>{{cite magazine|title=How Gilmore Girls Found Its Brightest Stars|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-alexis-bledel-casting-interviews|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725224124/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-alexis-bledel-casting-interviews|url-status=live}}</ref> She later explained how Graham met all the criteria she had been looking for: "Lorelai's a hard fucking part. You've got to be funny, you've got to talk really fucking fast, you've got to be able to act, you've got to be sexy, but not scary sexy. You've got to be strong, but not like 'I hate men{{'"}}.<ref name=moveable>{{cite web|title=Flashback – Interview: Amy Sherman-Palladino on "Gilmore Girls|url=http://moveablefest.com/amy-sherman-palladino-interview-gilmoregirls/|website=Moveable Fest|date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144814/http://moveablefest.com/amy-sherman-palladino-interview-gilmoregirls/|url-status=live}}</ref> Graham and Bledel only met the night before they started filming the pilot.<ref name="vulture"/>
In casting the grandparents, Sherman-Palladino had veteran actor [[Edward Herrmann]] in mind for Richard and was delighted when he agreed. [[Kelly Bishop]], a fellow New York stage actress, was cast straight after her audition; Sherman-Palladino recalled knowing immediately "and there's Emily".<ref name=atx/> The role of the Stars Hollow diner owner was originally a woman, but the network reported that they needed more men and [[Scott Patterson]] was cast as Luke. It was advertised as a guest role, but Patterson said he treated the pilot as "a chemistry test" and he was promptly promoted to series regular.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-scott-patterson Gilmore Gabs – Scott Patterson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109191811/https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-scott-patterson |date=January 9, 2020 }}. Gilmore Guys.</ref>
In the pilot, Sookie was played by [[Alex Borstein]], but she could not be released from her ''[[Mad TV]]'' contract. She was therefore replaced by [[Melissa McCarthy]], who re-filmed Sookie's scenes. The role of Dean also changed after the pilot, with the original actor replaced by a newcomer [[Jared Padalecki]]. The character Lane was based on Sherman-Palladino's friend and fellow producer [[Helen Pai]]; [[Japanese-American]] actress [[Keiko Agena]] was cast in the role when they could not find an appropriate [[Korean-American]] actress. [[Liza Weil]] auditioned to play Rory, and while she was considered wrong for the part Sherman-Palladino liked her so much that she wrote the role of Paris especially for her.<ref name=atx/><ref name="casting"/>
=== Writing ===
Headed by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino from seasons 1 to 6, ''Gilmore Girls'' had a small writing staff that changed regularly throughout the series. The Palladinos wrote a high percentage of episodes and would review and rework the dialogue in episodes allocated to others. As such, the show is considered to have a distinctive "voice". Sherman-Palladino said "every draft either I write, or it passes through my hands ... so that there is a consistency of tone. It's very important that it feels like the same show every week because it is so verbal."<ref name=asp>[https://www.avclub.com/article/amy-sherman-palladino-13914 Amy Sherman-Palladino interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144807/https://www.avclub.com/amy-sherman-palladino-1798208442 |date=January 4, 2021 }}. ''[[The A.V. Club]]''. 2005.</ref> The main job of the writers' room was to help develop storylines and create detailed episode outlines.<ref name=asp/><ref>[https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-sheila-lawrence Gilmore Gabs: Sheila Lawrence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144808/https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-sheila-lawrence |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Gilmore Guys podcast.<br />[https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-jane-espenson Gilmore Gabs: Jane Espenson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144832/https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-gabs-jane-espenson |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Gilmore Guys podcast.</ref> Notable writers who worked on the show at some point include [[Jenji Kohan]], [[Bill Prady]], [[Jane Espenson]], [[Rebecca Rand Kirshner]], and [[Janet Leahy]].
[[File:Amy Sherman-Palladino.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''Gilmore Girls'' creator and [[showrunner]], [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]]]]
As signaled by its tagline "Life's short. Talk fast", ''Gilmore Girls'' is known for its fast-paced dialogue and "witty repartee".<ref name=moveable/><ref name=vox>{{cite web|title=Why everyone on Gilmore Girls talks a mile a minute|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/22/13554566/gilmore-girls-fast-talking-explained|website=Vox|date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144832/https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/22/13554566/gilmore-girls-fast-talking-explained|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Far from just "comfort TV" in dark times, Gilmore Girls reminds us that pop culture isn't stupid|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2016/11/far-just-comfort-tv-dark-times-gilmore-girls-reminds-us-pop-culture-isn-t|website=New Statesman|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144838/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2016/11/far-just-comfort-tv-dark-times-gilmore-girls-reminds-us-pop-culture-isn-t|url-status=live}}</ref> Sherman-Palladino wanted a snappy delivery from the characters because she believes that "comedy dies slow",<ref name=npr>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4631902 The Mind Behind the 'Gilmore Girls'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144838/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4631902 |date=January 4, 2021 }}. NPR.</ref> which required large volumes of dialogue to fill the hour-long time slot.<ref name=nobody/> Scripts averaged 80 pages per episode, compared to an "hour-long" average of 55–60 pages, with one page translating to 20–25 seconds of screen time.<ref>{{cite web|title=He said, he said: The men of 'Gilmore Girls' dish to BUILD|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2016/12/02/he-said-he-said-the-men-of-gilmore-girls-dish-to-build/21619168/|website=AOL|date=December 2, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144838/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2016/12/02/he-said-he-said-the-men-of-gilmore-girls-dish-to-build/21619168/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Deborah |last=Tannen |title=Did You Catch That? Why They're Talking as Fast as They Can |date=January 5, 2003 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 23, 2010 |url=http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/tannend/catchthat.html |archive-date=November 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120152851/http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/tannend/catchthat.html }}</ref> Scott Patterson later said that the pace of the dialogue led to both him and Lauren Graham quitting smoking—"She needed her wind, and I needed my wind."<ref name=nytimesendures/>
Much of the dialogue is peppered with references to film, television shows, music, literature, and celebrity culture. The range of references is broad, summarized by critic [[Ken Tucker]] as "some cross between ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' and ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]''".<ref name=tucker/> Sherman-Palladino wanted the characters to speak this way as an indicator of their worldliness and intelligence, and to cater to a broad audience.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATX Festival Panel: "Coffee with Amy (Sherman-Palladino)" (2015)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5Tk2EB6Yc|website=YouTube| date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5Tk2EB6Yc|url-status=live}}</ref> At the start, she argued with the network about the frequently old-fashioned references; when she refused to remove a comment about [[Oscar Levant]], she felt the executives adopted an attitude of "Let the crazy woman dig her own grave."<ref name=moveable/> The relative obscurity of some of the allusions resulted in explanatory "Gilmore-isms" booklets being included in the DVD sets of the first four seasons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lecter|first=Scott|title=Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/14949/gilmore-girls-the-complete-first-season/|publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=March 20, 2005|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144929/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/14949/gilmore-girls-the-complete-first-season/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Tyner|first=Adam|title=Gilmore Girls: The Complete Second Season|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13787/gilmore-girls-the-complete-second-season/|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=December 23, 2004|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144954/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13787/gilmore-girls-the-complete-second-season/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Lecter|first=Scott|title=Gilmore Girls: The Complete Third Season|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15843/gilmore-girls-the-complete-third-season/|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=May 15, 2005|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144927/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15843/gilmore-girls-the-complete-third-season/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Lecter|first=Scott|title=Gilmore Girls: The Complete Fourth Season|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18215/gilmore-girls-the-complete-fourth-season/|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=October 16, 2005|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144931/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18215/gilmore-girls-the-complete-fourth-season/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In contrast to the rapid-fire dialogue, storylines on ''Gilmore Girls'' move slowly. Sherman-Palladino's motto was "make the small big, make the big small", which she learned from her days writing for ''[[Roseanne]]''. She chose to be "very stingy with events", and the drama is low-key because "sometimes the average everyday things are more impactful".<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2015/06/06/gilmore-girls-reunion-panel-live-blog/ Gilmore Girls reunion panel live blog. Entertainment Weekly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144937/https://ew.com/article/2015/06/06/gilmore-girls-reunion-panel-live-blog/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}.</ref> Key incidents often take place off-screen and are only revealed through character conversations, which journalist Constance Grady says is because "On ''Gilmore Girls'', the explosion is never what matters: It's the fallout."<ref name=vox/> The show similarly uses subtext rather than exposition, "where people will talk a great deal in order to obscure what they really mean to say".<ref name=vox/> The writers did not like moments to be overly sentimental, preferring characters to show love through actions and behavior.<ref name=atx/><ref name=vox/> Sherman-Palladino stated that the network did not interfere or request changes,<ref name=asp/><ref name=nobody>{{cite magazine|title=Article Amy Sherman-Palladino: 'Nobody would buy' Gilmore Girls today|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/06/06/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-atx/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144903/https://ew.com/article/2015/06/06/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-atx/|url-status=live}}</ref> though there is speculation that she delivered scripts at the last minute to avoid their input.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Sherman-Palladino's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: A Review|url=https://www.gilmorenews.com/2017/03/23/amy-sherman-palladinos-the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-a-review/|website=Gilmore News|date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810012649/https://www.gilmorenews.com/2017/03/23/amy-sherman-palladinos-the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-a-review/|archive-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>{{efn|For the 2003–2004 television season, ''Gilmore Girls'' was criticised by the [[Directors Guild of America]] for not delivering a single script on time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Script tardiness easing|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/script-tardiness-easing-1117907621/|website=Variety|date=July 12, 2004 |access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144928/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/script-tardiness-easing-1117907621/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
Sherman-Palladino treated Lorelai as a reflection of herself. Her husband commented: "Amy writing for Lorelai Gilmore has always been really special. No surprise, they're kind of doppelgängers ... Amy and Lorelai are very, very similar. That character is a great cipher for a lot of what Amy is and has been, from the very beginning."<ref name=collider/>
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[[File:Gilmore girl house.JPG|thumb|Exterior of Lorelai and Rory's house, on the [[Warner Bros.]] [[backlot]]]]
The [[Pilot (Gilmore Girls)|pilot episode]] was shot in the Toronto suburb of [[Unionville, Ontario|Unionville]]. The rest of the series was filmed at the [[Warner Bros.]] lot in [[Burbank, California]]. Exterior scenes of Stars Hollow, along with those at Luke's Diner and Miss Patty's dance studio, were all filmed on the [[backlot]] — with dozens of [[background actor]]s utilized to make it look like a functioning town. Production designers regularly had to decorate the town square with fake leaves or fake snow to make it look like a New England fall or winter. Interiors of Lorelai's house and inn, and all scenes at Yale and the Gilmore mansion, were filmed on a [[sound stage]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Berman|first=A. S.|title=The Gilmore Girls Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JvknCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT8|publisher=BearManor Media|date=July 9, 2015|isbn=978-1-59393-616-7|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225063622/https://books.google.com/books?id=JvknCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT8|url-status=live}}</ref> Very occasionally, the show was filmed [[___location shooting|on ___location]]. The exterior shots of Rory's preparatory school, Chilton, were filmed at [[Greystone Mansion]] in [[Beverly Hills, CA|Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2008/05/07/greystone-mansion/|title=Greystone Mansion|date=May 8, 2008 |publisher=iamnotastalker|access-date=November 3, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305095727/http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2008/05/07/greystone-mansion/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rory's visit to Harvard was filmed at [[UCLA]], the first visit to Yale was filmed at [[Pomona College]], and subsequent Yale shots were filmed at sound stages in [[Burbank, CA|Burbank, California]], and [[University of Southern California|USC]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pierce|first1=Scott D.|title=Scott D. Pierce: 'Gilmore' girl isn't headed for Harvard|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/921736/Gilmore-girl-isnt-headed-for-Harvard.html|website=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=June 25, 2002|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144905/https://www.deseret.com/2002/6/25/19662658/gilmore-girl-isn-t-headed-for-harvard|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pomona College timeline: 2002|url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2002|website=Pomona College|access-date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145017/https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2002|url-status=live}}</ref>
The shot of "Stars Hollow" seen in the first frame of the show's opening credits is actually a panoramic view of South [[Royalton, Vermont]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gilmore+Girls+-+Stars+Hollow+Location+From+Opening+Credits/@43.8193355,-72.5280912,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cb4d9373b417e4f:0xdd8dd015c0936056!8m2!3d43.8193355!4d-72.5259025?hl=en-US|title=Gilmore Girls – Stars Hollow Location From Opening Credits|website=Gilmore Girls - Stars Hollow Location From Opening Credits|language=en|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144908/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gilmore+Girls+-+Stars+Hollow+Location+From+Opening+Credits/@43.8193355,-72.5280912,17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x4cb4d9373b417e4f:0xdd8dd015c0936056%218m2%213d43.8193355%214d-72.5259025?hl=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Gilmore Girls'' relied on a [[master shot]] filming style, in which a scene is filmed to frame characters and their dialogue together within a long and uninterrupted single take; often illustrated through another method regularly employed on the show, the [[walk and talk]].<ref name="deseret1">{{cite news|first=Emily|last=Nelson|title=Dialogue speeding up on TV|date=January 13, 2003|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/958797/Dialogue-speeding-up-on-TV.html|work=Deseret News|access-date=August 23, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303174251/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/958797/Dialogue-speeding-up-on-TV.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sherman-Palladino explained "There's an energy and style to our show that's very simple, in my mind ... [it] almost needs to be shot like a play. That's how we get our pace, our energy, and our flow ... I don't think it could work any other way."<ref name=asp/>
It took eight working days to shoot an episode,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cherkezian|first1=Megan|title=Gilmore Girls' Sally Struthers Tackles a Hallmark Love Story|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/gilmore-girls-sally-39654/|website=[[TV Guide]]|date=December 8, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144951/https://www.tvguide.com/news/gilmore-girls-sally-39654/|url-status=live}}</ref> and days were regularly 14–20 hours long.<ref name=iw>{{cite web|title='Gilmore Girls': Why Lauren Graham Refused at First to Read the Revival's Final Script|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-netflix-revival-1201748520/|website=Indiewire|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144943/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-netflix-revival-1201748520/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauren Graham said: "We filmed alongside ''[[The West Wing]]'', and [[Aaron Sorkin]] shows are known for having the worst hours ever, they go on and on, but we were always there even after they had gone home, because you couldn't change a word of the script."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel tell us if season 8 on Netflix is the final farewell|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/gilmore-girls/interviews/a814239/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-and-alexis-bledel-tell-us-if-season-8-is-a-final-farewell/|website=Digital Spy|date=November 25, 2016 |access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144948/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a814239/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-and-alexis-bledel-tell-us-if-season-8-is-a-final-farewell/|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast were required to be word-perfect in all the scenes, while also reciting large amounts of dialogue at speed. [[Matt Czuchry]], who had a main role for the final three seasons, commented, "The pace of the dialogue was what made that show incredibly unique, and also incredibly difficult as an actor. To be able to maintain that speed, tone, and at the same time, try to make layered choices was a great experience to have early in my career. It really challenged me."<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Czuchry: Rory Turning Down Logan's Proposal on Gilmore Girls Was "the Right Decision"|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/matt-czuchry-is-happy-that-rory-denied-logans-gilmore-girls-proposal-2015155|website=[[Us Weekly]]|date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144910/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/matt-czuchry-is-happy-that-rory-denied-logans-gilmore-girls-proposal-2015155/|url-status=live}}</ref> The combination of the difficult dialogue and long takes meant each scene had to be shot many times; Graham said in 2015: "never before or since have I done as many takes of anything".<ref name=back>{{cite magazine|title=Gilmore Girls: Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lauren Graham look back 15 years later|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/05/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-lauren-graham-anniversary/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616043057/https://ew.com/article/2015/10/05/gilmore-girls-amy-sherman-palladino-lauren-graham-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref> Alexis Bledel recalled that one scene required 38 takes.<ref>[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-gilmore-girls-fans-cheer-netflix-return-20160130-story.html 'Gilmore Girls': Fans cheer Netflix return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902050432/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-gilmore-girls-fans-cheer-netflix-return-20160130-story.html |date=September 2, 2017 }}. Orlando Sentinel.</ref> Graham added, "That show — as fun and breezy and light as it is — is technically really challenging."<ref name=back/>
=== Music ===
[[File:Leslie Ann Phillips cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Singer-songwriter [[Sam Phillips (musician)|Sam Phillips]] composed the ''Gilmore Girls'' musical score.]]
''Gilmore Girls''{{'}} non-[[Diegesis|diegetic]] score was composed by singer-songwriter [[Sam Phillips (musician)|Sam Phillips]] throughout its entire run. Sherman-Palladino, who served as the [[music supervisor]] of the series, was a big fan of the musician and secured her involvement.<ref name="billboard2002">{{cite magazine|last1=Hay|first1=Carla|title=Soundtracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 28, 2002|volume=114|issue=39|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> For the score's instrumental arrangement, Phillips primarily used her voice and an [[acoustic guitar]], and on occasion included [[piano]], [[violin]], and [[Drum kit|drums]]. Many of the musical cues are accompanied by [[Non-lexical vocables in music|melodic "la-la"s and "ahh"s]], which developed because Sherman-Palladino wanted the score to sound connected to the girls themselves, almost like "an extension of their thoughts ... if they had music going in their head during a certain emotional thing in their life." Sherman-Palladino felt that the score elevated the series "because it wasn't a wasted element in the show. Everything was trying to say a little something, add a little something to it."<ref>{{cite web|last=Foster|first=Stephen|title=An Interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2010/01/once-in-love-with-amy-always-in-love-with-amy/|work=[[OutSmart]]|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=July 4, 2012|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017013143/http://outsmartmagazine.com/2010/01/once-in-love-with-amy-always-in-love-with-amy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several of Phillips' album tracks are also played in the show, and she made an appearance in the season six finale "Partings", performing part of "Taking Pictures".<ref name="asiaarts" />
The [[theme song]] is a version of [[Carole King]]'s 1971 song "[[Where You Lead]]". King made a new recording specially for ''Gilmore Girls'': a duet with her daughter [[Louise Goffin]]. She was happy that it gave the song "a deeper meaning of love between a mother and her child".<ref>{{cite web|title=Wake Up and Smell Stars Hollow: How the Uncelebrated Best Things in Life Became the Theme Song of a Gilmore Girls Generation|url=http://www.talkhouse.com/wake-smell-stars-hollow-uncelebrated-best-things-life-became-theme-song-gilmore-girls-generation/|website=Talkhouse|access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145016/https://www.talkhouse.com/wake-smell-stars-hollow-uncelebrated-best-things-life-became-theme-song-gilmore-girls-generation/|url-status=live}}</ref> King appeared in several episodes as Sophie, the town music shop owner, and performed a brief portion of her song "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]" in the revival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/11/gilmore-girls-netflix-spoilers-summer-episode-3-recap-what-happened-on/|title='Gilmore Girls' Netflix Revival: Episode 3 Recap & Spoilers – 'Summer'|last=Weigle|first=Lauren|date=November 25, 2016|newspaper=Heavy.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 15, 2016|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145054/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/11/gilmore-girls-netflix-spoilers-summer-episode-3-recap-what-happened-on/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Music also plays a large part in the show as a frequent topic of conversation between characters and in live performances within scenes and at the end of episodes.<ref name="asiaarts">{{cite web|last=Tseng|first=Ada|title=Ode to Gilmore Girls: Behind the Musicality of TV's Beloved Show|url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=51438|publisher=UCLA Asia Institute|access-date=August 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408231929/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=51438|archive-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> Musical acts who made appearances include [[The Bangles]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], and [[the Shins]]. [[Grant-Lee Phillips]] appears in at least one episode per season as the town's [[troubadour]], singing his own songs and covers.<ref name="asiaarts" /> In 2002, a soundtrack to ''Gilmore Girls'' was released by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]], entitled ''[[Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls]]''. The CD booklet features anecdotes from show producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino about the large part music has played in their lives.
==Developments==
=== Change of showrunner ===
In 2006, the WB merged with [[UPN]] to form a new network, [[The CW]]. ''Gilmore Girls'' survived the merger, being selected as one of seven WB shows to be transferred for a new season, but it resulted in a significant change. In April that year, it was announced that Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino could not come to an agreement with The CW and would be leaving the show when their contracts expired that summer.<ref name=goodbye>{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Team Palladino Says "Goodbye, Girls"|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Team-Palladino-Says-8524.aspx|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=April 20, 2006|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145014/https://www.tvguide.com/news/team-palladino-says-8524/|url-status=live}}</ref> Journalist [[Michael Ausiello]] said of the decision: "The thought of ''Gilmore Girls'' heading into what is likely to be its final season (and its first on a brand-new network) without its mama or her right-hand man is unfathomable."<ref name=goodbye/> Discussing the departure later, Sherman-Palladino reflected on the contract dispute in an interview with [[Vulture.com|''Vulture'']], saying:
{{blockquote|It was a botched negotiation. It really was about the fact that I was working too much. I was going to be the crazy person who was locked in my house and never came out. I heard a lot of 'Amy doesn't need a writing staff because she and Dan Palladino write everything!' I thought, ''That's a great mentality on your part, but if you want to keep the show going for two more years, let me hire more writers''. By the way, all this shit we asked for? They had to do [it] anyway when we left. They hired this big writing staff and a producer-director onstage. That's what bugged me the most. They wound up having to do what we'd asked for anyway, and I wasn't there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/06/amy-sherman-palladino-on-gilmore-girls-new-show.html|title=Amy Sherman-Palladino Reflects on Gilmore Girls, Her New Show Bunheads, and Aaron Sorkin's Shameful Fashion Choice|last=Martin|first=Denise|date=June 11, 2012|work=Vulture|access-date=July 14, 2012|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103013932/http://www.vulture.com/2012/06/amy-sherman-palladino-on-gilmore-girls-new-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
[[David S. Rosenthal]], who worked on the show as a writer and producer for season 6, was selected by Sherman-Palladino to replace her as [[showrunner]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Finally: Gilmore's New Boss Speaks|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Finally-Gilmores-New-8380.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=July 18, 2006|archive-date=June 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616143409/http://www.tvguide.com/news/Finally-Gilmores-New-8380.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Commenting on this change, an article in ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' says: "the Palladinos had written the majority of the episodes up to that point, and their distinctive rhythms and obsessions were what defined ''Gilmore Girls''. What remains after their departure is something that seems like ''Gilmore Girls Adjacent'' more than anything."<ref name=wired>{{cite magazine|title=Binge-Watching Guide: Gilmore Girls|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/10/binge-guide-gilmore-girls/|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222073339/https://www.wired.com/2014/10/binge-guide-gilmore-girls/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Cancellation===
There was speculation during the seventh season that it would be the show's final year, as Graham and Bledel's contracts were both coming to an end. As negotiations continued between the actresses and the network, Rosenthal planned a finale that "could serve as an ending or a beginning of a new chapter and a new season".<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive Interview: David S. Rosenthal, Head Writer and Executive Producer on Gilmore Girls (Part 2)|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gilmore-girls/more/exclusive-interview-david-s-ro-2429.aspx|website=BuddyTV|date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806024423/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gilmore-girls/more/exclusive-interview-david-s-ro-2429.aspx|archive-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> Graham later said that by the end of the filming schedule "there was a 50/50 chance we'd be returning", and she requested that the finale provide "an opportunity to say goodbye" to the characters, in case of cancellation.<ref name=lg>{{cite web|title=It's Here: Lauren Graham's Final Gilmore Girls Interview|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/lauren-grahams-final-8429/|website=TV Line|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144918/https://www.tvguide.com/news/lauren-grahams-final-8429/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the uncertainty, the cast and crew did not have a final wrap party or an opportunity to say farewells.<ref name=iw/><ref>[https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-guys-a-gilmore-51 Gilmore Gabs: Keiko Agena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144919/https://soundcloud.com/gilmore-guys/gilmore-guys-a-gilmore-51 |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Gilmore Guys.</ref>
The CW initially considered bringing the show back for a shortened, 13-episode season but then decided against the idea.<ref name=lg/> On May 3, 2007, shortly before the final episode aired, the network announced that the series would not be renewed.<ref name="Broadcasting & Cable">{{cite journal|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6438988.html |title=CW Pulls Plug On ''Gilmore Girls'' |journal=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514164816/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6438988.html |archive-date=May 14, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Zap2it">{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-gilmoregirlscancellation,0,4190185.story?coll=zap-news-headlines |title=CW Bids 'Gilmore Girls' Goodbye |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=May 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512065915/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-gilmoregirlscancellation,0,4190185.story?coll=zap-news-headlines |archive-date=May 12, 2007 }}</ref> Graham explained that the possibility of returning fell through because "We were trying to find a way we [she and Bledel] could have a slightly easier schedule, and there was really no way to do that and still have it be ''Gilmore Girls''."<ref name=lg/>
=== Revival ===
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[[File:Gilmore Girls Netflix.jpg|thumb|right|Official [[Netflix]] title announcement for the 2016 [[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life|revival miniseries]]]]
Because the final season was not written by the series creator, and the new writers had not known that the finale was definitely the last episode, Lauren Graham noted that a lot of fans "were disappointed with how it [the series] ended".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/exclusive-qa-la.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125224447/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/exclusive-qa-la.html |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |title=Lauren Graham on Broadway, 'Gilmore' movie, and her big TV comeback |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 23, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2009 }}</ref> In 2009, Amy Sherman-Palladino expressed an interest in pursuing a ''Gilmore Girls'' film, to finish the series as she originally intended.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Gilmore' creator's stunning reveal: 'I had a different path planned for Rory'|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/11/16/gilmore-boss-had-different-plan-rory/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145112/https://ew.com/article/2009/11/16/gilmore-boss-had-different-plan-rory/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following years, fans and journalists continued to ask regularly if the show would return. Privately, Sherman-Palladino stayed in contact with Graham, Bledel, Patterson, and Bishop to discuss the possibility, but nothing came to fruition.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Graham, Lauren|title=Talking as Fast as I Can|pages=167–169}}</ref>
In June 2015, for the 15th anniversary of the show, the cast and showrunners reunited for a special panel at the [[ATX Television Festival]]. When asked about a possible revival, Sherman-Palladino told the audience "I'm sorry, there's nothing in the works at the moment."<ref>{{cite web|title=We May Find Out Amy Sherman-Palladino's Final Four Words For "Gilmore Girls"|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=June 7, 2015 |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/sadly-theres-no-gilmore-girls-movie-in-the-works|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145010/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jaimieetkin/sadly-theres-no-gilmore-girls-movie-in-the-works|url-status=live}}</ref> The hype generated by the reunion, however, empowered Sherman-Palladino to pitch new episodes and encouraged [[Netflix]] to produce them.<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|title=10 Things You Need to Know About Netflix's 'Gilmore Girls' Revival|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-gilmore-girls-revival-w449485|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144926/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-netflixs-gilmore-girls-revival-115133/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2015 – eight years after the show had ended – [[TVLine]] reported that the streaming channel struck a deal with Warner Bros to revive the series in a limited run, consisting of four 90-minute episodes, written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.<ref name="revival">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/10/19/gilmore-girls-revival-netflix-new-episodes/ |title=''Gilmore Girls'' Limited-Series Revival Set at Netflix – This Is ''Not'' a Drill |publisher=TVLine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025151933/http://tvline.com/2015/10/19/gilmore-girls-revival-netflix-new-episodes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/netflix-gilmore-girls_5625634ce4b02f6a900d8ce8|first=Joe|last=Satran|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|title=Netflix Is Reportedly Reviving 'Gilmore Girls'|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2015|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145006/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/netflix-gilmore-girls_n_5625634ce4b02f6a900d8ce8|url-status=live}}</ref> The Palladinos explained that it felt like the right time creatively to continue the story, and that the freedom provided by Netflix made it possible.<ref name="collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/amy-sherman-palladino-dan-palladino-gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-interview/|title=Amy Sherman-Palladino & Dan Palladino on the Return of 'Gilmore Girls' and the Problem with Network TV|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=November 24, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144923/https://collider.com/amy-sherman-palladino-dan-palladino-gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The revival miniseries, titled ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]'', was filmed from February to May 2016. Aside from Edward Herrmann, who died two years prior, every cast member who received a main credit on the show returned for at least a scene, while many supporting characters also made an appearance. The sets all had to be rebuilt from scratch, using nothing but photos and footage from the original series.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gilmore Girls revival sets: The new Stars Hollow took some getting used to|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/13/gilmore-girls-revival-sets-stars-hollow/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144932/https://ew.com/article/2016/04/13/gilmore-girls-revival-sets-stars-hollow/|url-status=live}}</ref> The revival was released on Netflix on November 25, 2016, to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gilmore_girls/s08|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=January 16, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144936/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gilmore_girls/s08|url-status=live}}</ref> There is speculation regarding a possible second revival, with Netflix reportedly keen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/04/09/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-renewed-season-2-netflix/|title=Gilmore Girls: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Respond to Renewal Buzz|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=April 9, 2017|website=TVLine|access-date=May 6, 2017|archive-date=May 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506021919/http://tvline.com/2017/04/09/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-renewed-season-2-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Broadcast history ==
''Gilmore Girls''{{'}} first season commenced on The WB in the Thursday 8pm/7pm Central time slot, as a lead-in for ''[[Charmed]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rutenberg|first=Jim|title=TV NOTES; A Mix for WB|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/17/arts/tv-notes-a-mix-for-wb.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=May 17, 2000|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145035/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/17/arts/tv-notes-a-mix-for-wb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Renewed for a second season, the show was relocated on Tuesdays 8pm/7pm, the time slot of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', which transferred to UPN, and served as a lead-in for ''[[Smallville]]'', which became an instant hit and always beat ''Gilmore Girls'' in the ratings. During seasons 4 and 5, it led into ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', which slowly became a hit. In season 6, it led into ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', which became another hit for The WB and continued on until 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rutenberg|first=Jim|title=TV Notes; WB's Fall Schedule|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/tv-notes-wb-s-fall-schedule.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=May 16, 2001|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144930/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/tv-notes-wb-s-fall-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Both series were led by former ''Gilmore Girls'' actors, with ''One Tree Hill'' starring [[Chad Michael Murray]], and [[Jared Padalecki]] as a co-star in ''Supernatural''.
First-season reruns aired on Monday nights from March 5 until April 9, 2001, during a mid-season hiatus of ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'', to build audience awareness of the series. An additional run of the first season aired in 2002 on Sunday nights under the title ''Gilmore Girls Beginnings'' (which featured a modified opening sequence voiced with a monologue detailing the premise from Graham), and was one of two shows on The WB to have "Beginnings" in its title for reruns, along with ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''.<ref name=moveable/>
===Syndication===
In the US, the show began its [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] release on [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title='Girls' going to ABC Family|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/girls-going-to-abc-family-1117879312/|website=Variety|date=January 23, 2003 |access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145054/https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/girls-going-to-abc-family-1117879312/|url-status=live}}</ref> The network continued to air the show daily under its new name [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] until the fall of 2018, when those rights moved to [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]]. In October 2015, ''Gilmore Girls'' began running on [[Up TV]], which continues to air it to this day. Josef Adalian of ''[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]'' commented on the rarity of Freeform and Up TV carrying a series of its type in syndication: "not that many non-procedural, hour-long shows from the early part of the century—particularly those from a small network such as WB—are still even airing regularly on one cable network, let alone two."<ref name=ratings/> Up TV showed ''Gilmore Girls'' 1,100 times in its first year; Freeform aired it 400 times in the same period.<ref name=ratings/>
From 2009 to 2013, ''Gilmore Girls'' also aired in weekend timeslots on [[Soapnet|SOAPnet]]. The series began running on [[Logo TV]] in August 2020. Since 2016, UP TV has aired a weeklong marathon of all episodes of ''Gilmore Girls'' around the Thanksgiving holiday. As the network maintains a family-friendly focus and programming schedule, some minor dialogue edits are made in a number of episodes, mainly when "hell" and "damn" are said, though all episodes are carried.
In the UK, the series premiered on [[Nickelodeon (British and Irish TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] in 2003. Only the first three seasons were shown, with episodes edited for content, and some, like "[[Gilmore Girls season 3|The Big One]]", dropped entirely. The series was subsequently picked up by the [[Hallmark Channel (UK)|Hallmark Channel]], which gave UK premieres to seasons four and five. It was rerun in its entirety on [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] until January 2012. The show moved to [[5Star]], then in 2018 changed to daily screenings on the [[Paramount Network (British TV channel)|Paramount Network]].
In [[Ireland]], the series aired its entire run on [[RTÉ One]] on Sundays, before moving to [[TG4]]. In Australia, on the [[Nine Network]] it premiered on 12 December 2001 at 7.30pm and from 16 March 2015, ''Gilmore Girls'' began airing again at 5.30pm weeknights on digital terrestrial network [[GEM (Australian TV channel)|GEM]]. In 2025, it streamed on [[7plus]].
===Home media and online===
[[Warner Home Video]] released all seven seasons of ''Gilmore Girls'' on DVD, in regions [[DVD region code|1]], [[DVD region code|2]] and [[DVD Region code|4]], mainly in full-screen [[4:3]] ratio due to Amy Sherman-Palladino's preference at the time of original release. The full series DVD boxset was released in 2007. Special features include deleted scenes, three behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast interviews, montages, and one episode commentary (for "[[You Jump, I Jump, Jack]]").<ref>[http://www.wbshop.com/product/gilmore+girls%26trade--+the+complete+series+collection+%28repackage-dvd%29+1000368731.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn GILMORE GIRLS™: The Complete Series Collection (Repackage/DVD)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221614/http://www.wbshop.com/product/gilmore+girls%26trade--+the+complete+series+collection+%28repackage-dvd%29+1000368731.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn |date=August 6, 2017 }}. Warner Bros. Shop.</ref>
On October 1, 2014, all seven seasons of the series began streaming on Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service in the United States; all episodes, including the three seasons before The WB transitioned the series to [[16:9]] [[high-definition video|HD]] broadcast from season four on, are in that format. On July 1, 2016, ''Gilmore Girls'' became available on Netflix worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://decider.com/2014/09/10/gilmore-girls-on-netflix/|title=Exclusive: All Seven Seasons Of 'Gilmore Girls' To Be Released On Netflix|last=Armstrong|first=Olivia|date=September 10, 2014|publisher=Decider|access-date=September 11, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911013428/http://decider.com/2014/09/10/gilmore-girls-on-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GilmoreGirls/status/747686945656963072|title=Welcome to Stars Hollow, world! Gilmore Girls is going global on July 1.|website=[[Twitter]]|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145000/https://twitter.com/i/api/2/timeline/conversation/747686945656963072.json?include_profile_interstitial_type=1&include_blocking=1&include_blocked_by=1&include_followed_by=1&include_want_retweets=1&include_mute_edge=1&include_can_dm=1&include_can_media_tag=1&skip_status=1&cards_platform=Web-12&include_cards=1&include_ext_alt_text=true&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=1&tweet_mode=extended&include_entities=true&include_user_entities=true&include_ext_media_color=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&send_error_codes=true&simple_quoted_tweet=true&count=20&include_ext_has_birdwatch_notes=false&ext=mediaStats%2ChighlightedLabel|url-status=live}}</ref> In an unprecedented move, ''Gilmore Girls'' became available to stream on [[Disney+]] in counties such as Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada and other regions via the [[Star (Disney+)|Star hub]] from the start of early 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.disney.com.au/news/what-to-watch-on-disney-plus-february-2025-watchlist | title=What to watch on Disney+ this month: New content dropping in February }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/gilmore-girls/6nUcNUmCthnf | title=Watch Gilmore Girls | Full episodes | Disney+ }}</ref> All seasons of ''Gilmore Girls'' are also streaming on Hulu, Disney+ and available for digital download on the [[iTunes Store]], [[Amazon.com]] and other digital sales websites, with all digital sites offering all episodes in HD.
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
[[File:Lauren Graham, 2008 appearance (crop).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lauren Graham]], who played [[Lorelai Gilmore]], received critical acclaim for her performance.]]
''Gilmore Girls'' premiered to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackstone |first=Maya |date=November 2, 2015 |title='Gilmore Girls' |url=https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2015/11/gilmore-girls |access-date=November 18, 2024 |work=[[The Tufts Daily]] |quote=The series premiered on Oct. 5, 2000 to critical acclaim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Levesque |first=John |date=May 9, 2001 |title='Gilmores' come out on top in the survival game |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/article/gilmores-come-out-on-top-in-the-survival-game-1054231.php |access-date=November 18, 2024 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref> Upon debut, ''Gilmore Girls'' was lauded for the distinct, dialogue-infused style created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the strength of the dynamic familial themes, and the performances of its cast, particularly leading star Lauren Graham. On [[Metacritic]], the first season has an average rating of 81 out of 100 from 26 reviews, indicating "universal praise".<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|title=Gilmore Girls: Season 1|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/gilmore-girls/critic-reviews?num_items=100|website=Metacritic|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145002/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/gilmore-girls/critic-reviews?num_items=100|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', John Carman wrote "It's cross-generational, warm-the-cockles viewing, and it's a terrific show. Can this really be the WB, niche broadcaster to horny mall rats?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Carman|first=John|title=The Charming 'Gilmore Girls' / WB family drama has a terrific script |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/10/05/DD82588.DTL |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=June 20, 2012|date=June 24, 2011}}</ref> [[Caryn James]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it a "witty, charming show" that "is redefining family in a realistic, entertaining way for today's audience, all the while avoiding the sappiness that makes sophisticated viewers run from anything labeled a 'family show.{{'"}}<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|last1=James, Caryn|title=Home Sweet Home, but Not Saccharine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/tv/cover-story-home-sweet-home-but-not-saccharine.html|website=The New York Times|date=February 25, 2001|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729023359/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/tv/cover-story-home-sweet-home-but-not-saccharine.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ray Richmond]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' declared it "a genuine gem in the making, a family-friendly hour unburdened by trite cliche or precocious pablum,"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Richmond|first=Ray|date=November 24, 2016|title=Gilmore Girls' Review: TV (2000)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gilmore-girls-review-i-first-episode-i-season-one-i-949820|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819104920/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gilmore-girls-review-i-first-episode-i-season-one-i-949820|url-status=live}}</ref> while Jonathan Storm of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' dubbed it "a touching, funny, lively show that really does appeal to all ages". [[David Zurawik]] of ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' called ''Gilmore Girls'' "One of the most pleasant surprises of the new season".<ref name=metacritic/>
For the second-season premiere, Hal Boedeker of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' praised the show as "one of television's great, unsung pleasures", and said "Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino writes clever dialogue and ingratiating comedy, but she also knows how to do bittersweet drama."<ref>{{cite news|last=Boedeker|first=Hal|title=Witty And Whimsical – 3 Reasons To Cheer|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/10/09/witty-and-whimsical-3-reasons-to-cheer/|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=June 21, 2012|date=October 9, 2001|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100255/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-10-09/lifestyle/0110080327_1_lorelai-gilmore-gilmore-girls-luke|url-status=live}}</ref> Emily Yahr of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' retrospectively called the second installment "Pretty much a perfect season of television".<ref name=yahr>{{cite news|title='Gilmore Girls' on Netflix: A refresher (and ranking) on each season|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/10/01/gilmore-girls-on-netflix-a-refresher-and-ranking-on-each-season/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144958/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/10/01/gilmore-girls-on-netflix-a-refresher-and-ranking-on-each-season/|url-status=live}}</ref> Viewers were concerned that the show would suffer when Rory left for college after season 3,<ref>{{cite web|title='Gilmore Girls': 7 Must-Watch Episodes of the Original Series|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gilmore-girls-7-must-watch-episodes-1201925819/|website=Variety|date=November 24, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144945/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gilmore-girls-7-must-watch-episodes-1201925819/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Yahr commented that the show was not "the same" from this point but gave seasons four and five a positive 7/10.<ref name=yahr/>
The last two seasons were less positively received. [[Maureen Ryan]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' described the sixth season as "uneven at best", explaining, "the protracted fight between Lorelai and Rory Gilmore left the writers scrambling to cram the show with filler plots that stretched many fans' patience to the limit."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Maureen|title=Great TV characters|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/11/20/great-tv-characters/|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=August 24, 2015|date=November 20, 2005|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926231804/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-11-20/news/0511200454_1_gilmore-girls-rory-gilmore-rochelle|url-status=live}}</ref> The introduction of Luke's daughter has been described as "pretty much the most hated plot device in ''Gilmore Girls'' history".<ref name=yahr/> [[Ken Tucker]] from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' rated the seventh season "C", describing it as "a death-blow season [which] was more accurately ''Gilmore Ghosts'', as the exhausted actors bumped into the furniture searching for their departed souls and smart punchlines". But he concluded that before this came "six seasons of magnificent mixed emotions" among a "perfect television idyll". Giving the show an overall rating of "A−", he added, "industry ignorance of the writing and of Graham's performance in particular will remain an eternal scandal".<ref name=tucker>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title=Gilmore Girls (2000)|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038373,00.html|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=May 11, 2007|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144954/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038373,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Kelly Bishop.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Kelly Bishop]] portrayed [[Emily Gilmore]].]]
''Gilmore Girls'' was listed as one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's "All-Time 100 TV Shows".<ref name="The Making of The Gilmore Girls">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1651341_1659192_1652529,00.html |title=All-Time 100 TV Shows |first=James |last=Poniewozik |author-link=James Poniewozik |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=March 4, 2010 |date=September 6, 2007 |archive-date=January 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119231759/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1651341_1659192_1652529,00.html }}</ref> and was ranked the 87th greatest American television series in ''[[TV (The Book)]]'', authored by critics [[Alan Sepinwall]] and [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] in 2016.<ref name=tvbook>{{cite book|title=TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time|last1=Sepinwall|first1=Alan|last2=Seitz|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|year=2016|isbn=9781455588190|___location=New York, NY|pages=385–390}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed ''Gilmore Girls'' 32nd on its "New TV Classics" list,<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|title=The New Classics: TV|url=http://ew.com/article/1992/03/20/article-99/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 20, 2009|date=June 17, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828204024/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207339,00.html|archive-date=August 28, 2008}}</ref> and included the show on its end-of-the-2000s "best-of" list,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2009/12/04/100-greatest-movies-tv-shows-and-more|title=100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, and More|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 4, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2013|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145000/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20324138,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' named "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" as one of the best TV episodes of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|title=The best TV episodes of the decade (from shows not on any of our other lists)|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-tv-episodes-of-the-decade-from-shows-not-on-a-1798221277|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=October 6, 2019|date=November 12, 2009|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144957/https://tv.avclub.com/the-best-tv-episodes-of-the-decade-from-shows-not-on-a-1798221277|url-status=live}}</ref> Alan Sepinwall included the show in his "Best of the 00s in Comedies" list, saying: "''Gilmore'' offered up an unconventional but enormously appealing family ... As the quippy, pop culture-quoting younger Gilmores were forced to reconnect with their repressed elders, creator Amy Sherman-Palladino got plenty of laughs and tears out of the generational divide, and out of showing the family Lorelai created for herself and her daughter in the idealized, [[Norman Rockwell]]-esque town of Stars Hollow. At its best, ''Gilmore Girls'' was pure, concentrated happiness."<ref>{{cite news|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|title=Best of the '00s in TV: Best Comedies|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/12/best_of_the_00s_in_tv_best_com.html|work=[[The Star-Ledger]]|access-date=June 18, 2012|date=December 21, 2009|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144958/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/2009/12/best_of_the_00s_in_tv_best_com.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016, Amy Plitt of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reflected on the enduring appeal of ''Gilmore Girls'', and noted that it stood out from other family shows like ''7th Heaven'', ''The O.C.'' and ''[[Everwood]]'' by being "far richer, deeper ... The characters were funny and relatable, the banter was zinger-heavy, the familial drama was poignant and the romantic chemistry ... was off the charts."<ref name=rs/>
=== Television ratings ===
Viewer ratings for ''Gilmore Girls'' were not relatively large, but the numbers were a success for the smaller WB network and it became one of their flagship series.<ref name=ratings/><ref name=hist>[https://ew.com/article/2016/11/25/gilmore-girls-oral-history/ Gilmore Girls: An Oral History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144937/https://ew.com/article/2016/11/25/gilmore-girls-oral-history/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Entertainment Weekly.</ref><ref>Calvin, Rich. ''Gilmore Girls and the Politics of Identity'' (2008), p. 127.</ref> For its first season the show aired in the tough Thursday 8pm/7pm [[Central Time Zone|Central]] time slot dominated by ''[[Friends]]'' on [[NBC]] and ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' on [[CBS]].<ref name=hist/> Critical acclaim encouraged the network to move it to Tuesday evenings, as part of a push to promote the series and due to the move of Tuesday stalwart ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' to UPN in the same timeslot.<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/wb-playing-laughter-49019/ The WB Playing For Laughter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145012/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/wb-playing-laughter-49019/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Ad Week.</ref> During season 2, ratings for ''Gilmore Girls'' surpassed ''Buffy''<ref name="Gilmore Girls Site">{{cite web |url=http://www.gilmoregirls.org/news/144.html |title=Overall Ratings |publisher=gilmoreGirls.org |access-date=November 7, 2001 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161357/http://www.gilmoregirls.org/news/144.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and it became The WB's third-highest-rated show,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|title=All in the Family|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2002/01/24/whats-next-gilmore-girls|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=January 24, 2002|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144959/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,197068,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with viewer numbers that grew by double digits in all major [[demographic]]s.<ref name="Gilmore Girls Site"/> For seasons 4–7, ''Gilmore Girls'' was up against the US's top-rated show ''[[American Idol]]'', which led to a drop in viewers,<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|title=Why Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Is Probably Going to Break the Internet|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-is-probably-going-to-break-the-internet.html|website=Vulture|date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144958/https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-is-probably-going-to-break-the-internet.html|url-status=live}}</ref> but with Season 5 it became The WB's second-most-watched prime time show.<ref name="HPwrap04-05"/> The series was often in the top 3 most-viewed shows in its timeslot for women under 35.<ref name=ratings/>
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In its 2016 syndicated release, ''Gilmore Girls'' averaged 100,000–120,000 viewers per episode, for an annual viewership of 11 million on each of its networks.<ref name=ratings/> The same year, the [[chief content officer]] for Netflix, [[Ted Sarandos]], cited ''Gilmore Girls'' as one of the streaming channel's most watched shows worldwide.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2016/07/netflix-ted-sarandos-ratings-programming-spending-stranger-things-renewal-1201793706/ Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Talks Ratings, New Original Programming Spending Increase & 'Stranger Things' Renewal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145007/https://deadline.com/2016/07/netflix-ted-sarandos-ratings-programming-spending-stranger-things-renewal-1201793706/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Deadline.</ref>
=== Awards and nominations ===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Gilmore Girls{{!}}List of awards and nominations received by ''Gilmore Girls''}}
''Gilmore Girls'' earned several accolades, but did not receive much attention from the major awarding bodies.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title=Gilmore Girls Has a Pretty Short Awards-Show History|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-award-show-history.html|website=Vulture|date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902045208/http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/gilmore-girls-award-show-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its only [[Emmy]] nomination was for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Series]], for the episode "The Festival of Living Art", which it won at the [[56th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=The complete list of winners|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2004/sep/20/entertainment/et-emmylist20/2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174529/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/sep/20/entertainment/et-emmylist20/2|archive-date=June 12, 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=September 20, 2004}}</ref> Michael Ausiello has attributed this to "a notorious bias against the WB".<ref>{{cite web|title=Revisiting the Emmys' 'Lauren Graham Rule,' 10 Years Later|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/emmys-lauren-graham-rule-10-years-later/|website=TV Line|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144944/https://www.tvguide.com/news/emmys-lauren-graham-rule-10-years-later/|url-status=live}}</ref> Recognition did come from the [[American Film Institute]], who named ''Gilmore Girls'' one of the ten best shows at the [[American Film Institute Awards#2002|American Film Institute Awards]] of 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI Awards 2002|url=http://www.afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards02.aspx|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|archive-date=January 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117071357/http://www.afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards02.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Television Critics Association]] (TCA) who named it [[TCA Award for Outstanding New Program|Outstanding New Program of the Year]] at the [[17th TCA Awards]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=2001 TCA Awards announcement|url=http://tvcritics.org/2001-tca-awards-announcement/|publisher=[[Television Critics Association]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=July 21, 2001|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926192902/http://tvcritics.org/2001-tca-awards-announcement/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[TCA Awards]] also nominated the show for [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama|Outstanding Drama]] in 2001 and at the [[18th TCA Awards]] in 2002, and [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy|Outstanding Comedy]] at the [[21st TCA Awards]] in 2005. The [[Satellite Awards]] nominated it for [[Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy|Best Series – Musical or Comedy]] at the [[7th Golden Satellite Awards]] in 2002 and the [[9th Golden Satellite Awards]] in 2004, while it was nominated for Favorite Television Drama at the [[31st People's Choice Awards]] in 2005.<ref name="awards"/> The show was honored by the [[Viewers for Quality Television]] with a "seal of quality" in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viewers for Quality Television canceled|url=http://enquirer.com/editions/2000/12/15/tem_viewers_for_quality.html|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=December 15, 2000}}</ref> The series also achieved considerable attention from the [[Teen Choice Awards]], where it received multiple nominations and wins including the award for [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedy Series|Choice Comedy Series]] at the [[2005 Teen Choice Awards]].<ref name=awards/>
Lauren Graham was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] at the [[59th Golden Globe Awards]] and twice for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] for her work on the first and second seasons, and received five successive nominations for the [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]].<ref name=awards/> The TCAs nominated her for [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama|Individual Achievement in Drama]] in 2002, then for [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy|Comedy]] at the [[22nd TCA Awards]] in 2006. She also received a Family Television Award,<ref name="journaltimes">{{cite web|title=West Wing,' 'Survivor' take family television honors|url=http://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/west-wing-survivor-take-family-television-honorslos-angeles--/article_2b73bb50-eaec-5033-be42-ad1c58cfa4f8.html|website=[[Racine Journal Times]]|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=August 4, 2001|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317155311/https://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/west-wing-survivor-take-family-television-honorslos-angeles--/article_2b73bb50-eaec-5033-be42-ad1c58cfa4f8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and she won the Teen Choice Award for Parental Unit three times.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2022 |title=IMBb /Lauren Graham / Awards |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334179/awards |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026221441/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334179/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> Alexis Bledel won a [[Young Artist Award]] for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress at the [[22nd Young Artist Awards]],<ref name="22ndyaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms22A.htm |title=22nd Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |access-date=August 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928181449/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms22A.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2014 }}</ref> two [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy|Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress Comedy]],{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} and a Family Television Award.<ref>{{Citation|title=Gilmore Girls – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238784/awards|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830195111/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238784/awards|url-status=live}}</ref> She was also nominated by the Satellite Awards in 2002. Kelly Bishop was twice nominated for the [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series]] in 2002 and 2004.<ref name=awards/>
===Fandom and cultural impact===
[[File:Scott Patterson.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Scott Patterson]], who played [[Luke Danes]], at the ''Gilmore Girls'' 15th anniversary reunion]]
''Gilmore Girls'' is considered a cult classic, with an "avid following".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cusumano, Katherine|title=How Netflix's 'Gilmore Girls' Revival News Played Out On Social Media|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinecusumano/2016/02/12/how-netflixs-gilmore-girls-revival-news-played-out-on-social-media/|work=Forbes|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730130935/https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinecusumano/2016/02/12/how-netflixs-gilmore-girls-revival-news-played-out-on-social-media/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ii>{{cite news |last1=Notaro, Vicky|title=I'm a Gilmore Girl! Why is series set in sleepy smalltown American so beloved by women across the world?|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/im-a-gilmore-girl-why-is-series-set-in-sleepy-smalltown-american-so-beloved-by-women-across-the-world-34684602.html|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=May 8, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145055/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/im-a-gilmore-girl-why-is-series-set-in-sleepy-smalltown-american-so-beloved-by-women-across-the-world-34684602.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Welsh, Sarah|title=Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham says show has inspired feminists ahead of Netflix revival|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/733908/Gilmore-girls-trailer-netflix-lauren-graham-reunion-cast-episodes-revival|website=Sunday Express|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145058/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/733908/Gilmore-girls-trailer-netflix-lauren-graham-reunion-cast-episodes-revival|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Chi, Paul|title=Lauren Graham on Gilmore Girls Revival: It's "What I Wanted It to Be"|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/gilmore-girls-netflix-premiere|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=November 20, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724133057/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/gilmore-girls-netflix-premiere|url-status=live}}</ref> During the run of the show this was mostly a small but dedicated group, predominantly of females, but its audience has grown steadily since it came off the air.<ref name=ratings/><ref>{{cite news|title=Inside the weird business of cult TV reboots|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/11/04/inside-the-weird-business-of-90s-cult-tv-reboots/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 5, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145119/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/11/04/inside-the-weird-business-of-90s-cult-tv-reboots/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=np>{{cite news|last1=Ahsan, Sadaf|title='It's a lifestyle, it's a religion': How Gilmore Girls has transcended generations, gender and genre|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/its-a-lifestyle-its-a-religion-how-gilmore-girls-has-transcended-generations-gender-and-genre/wcm/4bafa652-ef49-422a-a9b0-acc1c09527cd|newspaper=National Post|date=November 24, 2016|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144947/https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/its-a-lifestyle-its-a-religion-how-gilmore-girls-has-transcended-generations-gender-and-genre/wcm/4bafa652-ef49-422a-a9b0-acc1c09527cd|url-status=live}}</ref> The series experienced a resurgence when it became available on Netflix in October 2014, introducing it to a new generation of viewers.<ref name=guardian/><ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Keefe, Kevin|title=The 'Gilmore Girls' Reunion Reminded Us Why It's One of the Most Beloved Shows Ever|url=https://mic.com/articles/120313/the-gilmore-girls-reunion-reminded-us-why-it-s-one-of-the-most-beloved-shows-ever|website=Mic|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145038/https://www.mic.com/articles/120313/the-gilmore-girls-reunion-reminded-us-why-it-s-one-of-the-most-beloved-shows-ever|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mlotek, Hayley|title=Why the 'Gilmore Girls' Fandom Lives On|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/magazine/why-the-gilmore-girls-fandom-lives-on.html|website=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145039/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/magazine/why-the-gilmore-girls-fandom-lives-on.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When the revival was announced in 2015, star Lauren Graham credited it to the campaigning and persistence of the fans.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=Bad day? Bad 2016? Gilmore Girls might be the comfort you need|work=BBC News |date=November 16, 2016 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37986566/bad-day-bad-2016-gilmore-girls-might-be-the-comfort-you-need?|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145128/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37986566|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ausiello, Michael|title=Lauren Graham's Emotional, Heartfelt Gilmore Girls Revival Reaction: 'It's What I Hoped It Would Be'|url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/29/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-revival-interview-netflix/|website=TV Line|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104144949/https://tvline.com/2016/01/29/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-revival-interview-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref> At this point, according to ''The Washington Post'', the show became "a quirky pop culture obsession".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Contrera, Jessica|title=Two guys started a podcast about 'Gilmore Girls' and it really, really worked|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/08/20/two-guys-started-a-podcast-about-gilmore-girls-and-it-really-really-worked/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/08/20/two-guys-started-a-podcast-about-gilmore-girls-and-it-really-really-worked/|url-status=live}}</ref> The enduring popularity of ''Gilmore Girls'' is considered to come from its comforting quality and cross-generational appeal.<ref name=ii/><ref name=bbc/><ref name=guardian>{{cite web|last1=Radnor, Abigail|title='It's sunny and safe': why Gilmore Girls is perfect comfort TV|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/05/sunny-safe-gilmore-girls-comfort-tv|website=The Guardian|date=November 5, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145040/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/05/sunny-safe-gilmore-girls-comfort-tv|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=np/> It is particularly known as a show that mothers and daughters watch together.<ref name=guardian/>
The Gilmore Girls Fan Fest has become an annual event since its inauguration in 2016. The unofficial festival takes place in Connecticut over an October weekend, and includes panels with cast and crew, themed activities, and screenings.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Happens When You Put 1,500 Gilmore Girls Superfans in One Place?|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a40235/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/|publisher=Elle|date=October 21, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145022/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a40235/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alert the Stars Hollow Gazette: The Gilmore Girls Fan Fest Is Happening Again|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a9080238/gilmore-girls-fan-fest-201/|website=Cosmopoliitan|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145055/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a9080238/gilmore-girls-fan-fest-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bustle.com/p/the-gilmore-girls-fan-fest-is-happening-in-2018-even-if-the-show-may-not-make-a-return-7613652 The 'Gilmore Girls' Fan Fest Is Happening In 2018, Even If The Show May Not Make A Return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145035/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-gilmore-girls-fan-fest-is-happening-in-2018-even-if-the-show-may-not-make-a-return-7613652 |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Bustle.</ref> For the 16th anniversary of the show, 200 coffee houses around the US and Canada were transformed into "Luke's Diners".<ref>{{cite web|title='Gilmore Girls' Fans Celebrate Show's 16th Anniversary With Free Coffee at Luke's Diner Pop-Ups|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gilmore-girls-fans-celebrate-shows-16th-anniversary-free/story?id=42595505|website=ABC|date=October 5, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145001/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gilmore-girls-fans-celebrate-shows-16th-anniversary-free/story?id=42595505|url-status=live}}</ref> For two weeks in winter 2018–19, Warner Bros. added a special feature to their studio tour that recreated the Stars Hollow set and displayed props and costumes from the series.<ref>[https://people.com/food/gilmore-girls-eat-lunch-dinner-lorelai-gilmore-house/ Calling All Gilmore Girls Fans! You Can Soon Eat Lunch at Lorelai's Actual House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145110/https://people.com/food/gilmore-girls-eat-lunch-dinner-lorelai-gilmore-house/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}. People.</ref> The show has an active fandom, posting in [[internet forum]]s and creating work such as [[fan fiction]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Calvin, Ritch|title=Gilmore Girls and the Politics of Identity|date=2008|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=David Scott Diffrient, David Lavery|title=Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls|date=2010|page=xxxvi; 283|publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=9780815650690|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l41iM1ruVNsC&q=gilmore+girls|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145012/https://books.google.com/books?id=l41iM1ruVNsC&q=gilmore+girls|url-status=live}}</ref> Special ''Gilmore Girls'' trivia nights have been held at venues in multiple different cities.<ref>[http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1531566-gilmore-girls-quizzo-philadelphia Gilmore Girls Quizzo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902051309/http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1531566-gilmore-girls-quizzo-philadelphia |date=September 2, 2017 }}. Ticketfly.<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/gilmore-girls-trivia-1 |title=Gilmore Girls Trivia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145158/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/gilmore-girls-trivia-1 |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |work=[[Time Out New York]] |date=October 19, 2016}}<br />*[https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150908/williamsburg/gilmore-girls-creators-crash-shows-trivia-night-brooklyn 'Gilmore Girls' Creators Crash Show's Trivia Night in Brooklyn] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221738/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150908/williamsburg/gilmore-girls-creators-crash-shows-trivia-night-brooklyn |date=August 5, 2017 }}. DNA Info.<br />[https://patch.com/ohio/lakewood-oh/calendar/event/20170119/87667/gilmore-girls-quiz-geeks-who-drink Gilmore Girls Quiz: Geeks Who Drink] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145017/https://patch.com/ohio/lakewood-oh/calendar/event/20170119/87667/gilmore-girls-quiz-geeks-who-drink |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Lakewood Patch.<br />[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/theres-gilmore-girls-quiz-night-13409184 There's a Gilmore Girls quiz night coming to Liverpool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145106/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/theres-gilmore-girls-quiz-night-13409184 |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Liverpool Echo.<br />[http://www.visitbend.com/things-to-do/bend_oregon_events_calendar/Gilmore-Girls-Trivia-Night Gilmore Girls Trivia Night] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805224316/http://www.visitbend.com/things-to-do/bend_oregon_events_calendar/Gilmore-Girls-Trivia-Night |date=August 5, 2017 }}. Visit Bend.<br />[http://do512.com/events/2017/1/19/geeks-who-drink-presents-a-gilmore-girl-quiz Geeks Who Drink: A Gilmore Girl Quiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145023/https://do512.com/events/2017/1/19/geeks-who-drink-presents-a-gilmore-girl-quiz |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Do512.<br />[https://www.joelane.com/blog/geeks-who-drink-presents-gilmore-girls-quiz-a-challenge-to-the-followers-of-rory-and-lorelai-gilmore.html Geeks Who Drink Presents Gilmore Girls Quiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145030/https://www.joelane.com/blog/geeks-who-drink-presents-gilmore-girls-quiz-a-challenge-to-the-followers-of-rory-and-lorelai-gilmore.html |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Joe Lane.</ref> Actor from the show, Scott Patterson, who played Luke started his coffee brand which features blends themed after the show. His brand, ''Scotty P's Big Mug Coffee,'' sells blends themed after places in the show, such as ''Luke's'' blend, named after Patterson's character's diner. These coffees can be found on the Warner Bros website and in person at the Warner Bros Studio Tours, allowing fans to feel like they're actually visiting Luke's during the tour.<ref>Gilmore Girls co-branded Scotty P’s big mug coffee. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood. (2024, November 19). https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/new-gilmore-girls-co-branded-scotty-ps-big-mug-coffee-now-exclusively-at-warner-bros-studio-store/ </ref>
The ''[[Irish Independent]]'' has commented that "Even though it preceded social media, ''Gilmore Girls'' has been internet gold for the past few years. Thanks to its snappy one-liners, it's spawned thousands of [[meme]]s that have introduced the [[BuzzFeed]] generation to its coffee-swilling, cheeseburger-loving, critically-thinking characters."<ref name=ii/> The show has been parodied on ''Mad TV''<ref>[https://www.bustle.com/articles/154058-11-madtv-parodies-to-get-you-psyched-for-the-cw-reboot 11 'MadTV' Parodies To Get You Psyched For The CW Reboot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145133/https://www.bustle.com/articles/154058-11-madtv-parodies-to-get-you-psyched-for-the-cw-reboot |date=January 4, 2021 }}. Bustle.</ref> and ''Family Guy'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obL29_xAmuU Gilmore Girls reference in Family Guy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obL29_xAmuU |date=January 4, 2021 }}. YouTube.</ref> and featured in an episode of ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTrVmKo9KSg Mothers and Daughters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTrVmKo9KSg |date=January 4, 2021 }}. YouTube.</ref> A cocktail bar in [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]] devised a menu inspired by the show.<ref>{{cite news |first=Alyson |last=Penn |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/you-can-now-get-gilmore-girls-inspired-cocktails-at-one-of-brooklyns-best-bars-041317 |title=You can now get Gilmore Girls-inspired cocktails at one of Brooklyn's best bars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145036/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/you-can-now-get-gilmore-girls-inspired-cocktails-at-one-of-brooklyns-best-bars-041317 |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |work=Time Out New York |date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> Warner Bros. has produced a range of ''Gilmore Girls'' merchandise, including T-shirts, mugs, and dolls.<ref>[http://www.wbshop.com/category/wbshop_brands/gilmore+girls+ggl.do Gilmore Girls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145040/https://www.wbshop.com/collections/gilmore-girls |date=January 4, 2021 }}. WB Shop.</ref>
Three collections of academic essays that analyze the show have been published: ''Gilmore Girls and the Politics of Identity'' (2008); ''Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls'' (2010); and ''Gilmore Girls: A Cultural History'' (2019). In 2002, four [[young adult novel]]s were published that adapted scripts from the first and second seasons into novel form, told from Rory's [[first-person point of view]]. There have also been several unofficial, fan-based guides to the series, including ''Coffee At Luke's: An Unauthorized Gilmore Girls Gab Fest'' (2007), ''The Gilmore Girls Companion'' (2010), ''You've Been Gilmored!: The Unofficial Encyclopedia and Complete Guide to Gilmore Girls'' (2020),<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dryfhout|first=Taryn|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089SGHLLW|title=You've Been Gilmore'd!: The Unofficial Encyclopedia and Comprehensive Guide to Gilmore Girls and Stars Hollow|language=en|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145041/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089SGHLLW|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''But I'm a Gilmore!: Stories and Experiences of Honorary Gilmore Girls: Cast, Crew, and Fans'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=But I'm a Gilmore!: Stories and Experiences of Honorary Gilmore Girls: Cast, Crew, and Fans |url=https://www.amazon.com/But-Im-Gilmore-Experiences-Honorary/dp/B0B2HMK9TT |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145044/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTarynDryfhoutWriter%2Fposts%2F3483155868396965 |archive-date= January 4, 2021|website=Amazon |language=en}}</ref> The program is also the source of a book club, in which followers aim to read all 339 books referenced on the show, and the inspiration for a cookbook called ''Eat Like a Gilmore''.<ref name=ii/>
''Gilmore Girls'' is the basis for the successful podcast ''[[Gilmore Guys]]'' (2014–2017), which was named by ''Time'' as one of the 50 best podcasts of 2017 – the only television-based inclusion.<ref name=time>{{cite web|last1=Gajanan|first1=Mahita|title=Meet the Gilmore Guys Behind the Gilmore Girls Podcast|url=https://time.com/4578044/gilmore-guys-podcast-gilmore-girls/|publisher=Time|date=November 21, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104145057/https://time.com/4578044/gilmore-guys-podcast-gilmore-girls/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dockterman|first1=Eliana|title=The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now|url=https://time.com/4709592/best-podcasts-2017/|magazine=Time|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203003111/http://time.com/4709592/best-podcasts-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> It follows the hosts, Kevin T. Porter and [[Demi Adejuyigbe]], as they watch every episode of the series. Sadaf Ahsan of the ''[[National Post]]'' commented that it "helped reignite – and, for some, initiate – fan fervour" towards ''Gilmore Girls''.<ref name=np/>
At the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], comedian and host [[Petra Mede]] offered a DVD of Season 3 of the ''Gilmore Girls'' as a bonus prize to complement the winner's trophy.
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