Gilmore Girls? What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Terrible show. Always hated it.

[Anonymous]

It’s not woke enough today

[Anonymous]

Lauren Graham was so good looking and she just gets better looking with age.

[Anonymous]

It was on for years and years, and it was comfort food TV. I started watching with my mom, and I watched when I was out of school and working my first job, and I introduced my boyfriend to it, and then watched it after we got married and had a baby. It was just about little stuff, with happy resolutions, without being dramatic or sensational or shocking or upsetting. There weren't many shows that were like that then, or shows that were so centered on an idealized version of mom/daughter life.

It's not that it is a great show in the "great TV" sense, but I can't think of another show that was so..female?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lauren Graham was so good looking and she just gets better looking with age.

Ridiculously gorgeous, also Alexis Bledel, who grew into a real stunner. And thankfully grew out of the mumble-mouth delivery.

[Anonymous]

Yes, some of us like more interesting content than Real Housewives, OP. You do you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lauren Graham was so good looking and she just gets better looking with age.

Ridiculously gorgeous, also Alexis Bledel, who grew into a real stunner. And thankfully grew out of the mumble-mouth delivery.

Alexis, yes.
Lauren, ahhh no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lauren Graham was so good looking and she just gets better looking with age.

Ridiculously gorgeous, also Alexis Bledel, who grew into a real stunner. And thankfully grew out of the mumble-mouth delivery.

Lauren Graham is the reason I don't like GGs. She's very pretty, but I can't stand her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clever writing, chock full of pop references that are very entertaining. Heartwarming stories, humor, (mostly) charismatic cast. I recently watched with my 11 yo daughter and we both loved it, and it was a great opportunity to discuss an array of life lessons. But in my experience people either adore Amy Sherman-Palladino projects or dislike them, not much middle ground.

+1
My tween daughter and I spent an entire summer watching all seasons - it was quite the bonding experience. There are annoying moments and it's not "high art," but it's certainly entertaining and often quite hilarious. However, I found that I *hated* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (except for the clothes) because that same stagey, rat-a-tat-tat Amy Sherman-Palladino dialogue was so incredibly grating. And there were definitely some later GG seasons that were pretty bad, compared to the great first ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was on for years and years, and it was comfort food TV. I started watching with my mom, and I watched when I was out of school and working my first job, and I introduced my boyfriend to it, and then watched it after we got married and had a baby. It was just about little stuff, with happy resolutions, without being dramatic or sensational or shocking or upsetting. There weren't many shows that were like that then, or shows that were so centered on an idealized version of mom/daughter life.

It's not that it is a great show in the "great TV" sense, but I can't think of another show that was so..female?

Eh, I think Charmed was super feminine without the annoying bits in. That being said, you're totally entitled to your comfort TV. Whatever that is to you is fine.

[Anonymous]

You’re missing the moment. Most things don’t look great decades after the Zeitgeist has passed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re missing the moment. Most things don’t look great decades after the Zeitgeist has passed.

+1

[Anonymous]

I watched it while DD was an infant, and then the “Year In The Life” came out right around her 16th bday while she was very ill so it seemed fitting that we watch it together then. We spread it out into late spring.

[Anonymous]

Alexis Bledel had a son in 2015, and there are ZERO photos of him. Pretty impressive.

[Anonymous]

The rapid-fire quip, quip, quippiness of the lines is borderline exhausting.