Gilmore Girls? What am I missing?

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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.

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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.

I agree. Loved GG but couldn't really get into Mrs. Maisel.

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The good news it that it celebrates mother/ daughter relationships. I’m sure that will have a positive impact on your own daughter.

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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.[/quote

I loved Charmed and Gilmore Girls. The difference though is that Charmed did try to bring in the male audience with the sexy skimpy outfits they had the sisters wear. Gilmore Girls was purely a women's show about women.

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Anonymous wrote:Watch the whole thing and come back.

A lot of people have an agenda against the show today

NP.
All 7 seasons? Not sure who has an "agenda" but if OP is already not feeling it, time to leave this gimmicky mess of a show behind and choose something better.

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I like how Lauren Graham grew up in this area and went to Langley hs. She also had an upbringing not too dissimilar (I imagine) from Lorelai’s and is very charming in interviews.

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

Imagine being the actors.. the average script had 3 TIMES the dialog of other shows at the time. They had a ton of prep work for each episode.

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Anonymous wrote:The good news it that it celebrates mother/ daughter relationships. I’m sure that will have a positive impact on your own daughter.

The mom was a hot mess, her daughter had everything going for her and blew it all up... just like her mother. I wouldn't say this was a positive impact type show.

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I recently discovered this series (foreigner, hadn't heard of it before) and what I most liked was the American-ness! The small town, the focus on this private high school, then Ivy League college, the nerd vs jock rivalry going on with both the mother's and daughter's love interests. I had to fast forward a lot of predictable scenes. My favorite character is of course the the rebel teen drop-out who becomes an author. Wish they'd made an ending involving him...

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I tried to watch it a few years ago when my adult son and his GF, both in their 40s, were bingeing it and he said he really liked it. I watched a few episodes and gave up, trying to imagine what he liked about it, finally deciding he must have thought someone on that show was hot.

I didn't like Lauren Graham in Parenthood and further didn't like her in Gilmore Girls.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how Lauren Graham grew up in this area and went to Langley hs. She also had an upbringing not too dissimilar (I imagine) from Lorelai’s and is very charming in interviews.

Hmm, her mother left the family to be an actress in London and dad raised her. He re-married and she has step siblings. I wouldn't say the lives are too similar.

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Anonymous wrote:The good news it that it celebrates mother/ daughter relationships. I’m sure that will have a positive impact on your own daughter.

The mom was a hot mess, her daughter had everything going for her and blew it all up... just like her mother. I wouldn't say this was a positive impact type show.

Lorelei was NOT a hot mess. She did pretty well for herself.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how Lauren Graham grew up in this area and went to Langley hs. She also had an upbringing not too dissimilar (I imagine) from Lorelai’s and is very charming in interviews.

Hmm, her mother left the family to be an actress in London and dad raised her. He re-married and she has step siblings. I wouldn't say the lives are too similar.

Her dad was a lobbyist.

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Anonymous wrote:DD12 just asked me to start watching with her. I never watched in real time, though I know it has a cult-like following. We are one episode in and man, what a quirky show. What’s the mass appeal? Is it just nostalgia over a coming of age show?

What mass appeal? It had a niche audience

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The good news it that it celebrates mother/ daughter relationships. I’m sure that will have a positive impact on your own daughter.

The mom was a hot mess, her daughter had everything going for her and blew it all up... just like her mother. I wouldn't say this was a positive impact type show.

Lorelei was NOT a hot mess. She did pretty well for herself.

Uh what? She is incredibly immature, emotionally stunted and had an inappropriate relationship with Rory (treated her as a therapist/friend instead of a daughter). And she flat out had inappropriate relationships like with Rory's teacher.

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I don't know why, but I like it. Never watched it when it was on. Watching it now with my teens. We all enjoy it.