Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life

[Anonymous]

Logan was definitely Rory's Chris and Jess is her Luke. I doubt they're going to do another season. We don't have to watch Rory's story because we've already seen how it turns out with Loralie and Luke. Full circle! The Palladinos parted ways with the show after season 6 so they had nothing to do with season 7. This was their preferred season 7 and it would have worked if Rory was 23 and Loralie was 39 but it didn't seem to work with the ages they all were.

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Anonymous wrote:For people hating on Stars Hallow, the Musical, go watch Bunheads. Loved every minute of all 4 episodes, with all of the cameos and crossovers. If you don't get it, you don't get it.

But it's not for bunheads fans, it's for Gilmore fans! I am a Gilmore superfan and I could give a flying f*** about boneheads

You're clearly not a super fan.

I am. Don't know if you're aware but this is a GILMORE GIRLS reboot not bunheads.

I've loved Gilmore Girls since day one (and I'm actually Rory's age and went to a private school so I've always related to her), AND I loved Bunheads, but that whole musical was awful and so out of step with the show. WTF. It was about 40 minutes too long and we ended up fast forwarding through most of it. I love Sutton Foster but she didn't need to be in it. The end. The musical had nothing to do with Stars Hallow and didn't even feature any of the townspeople. Again, WTF.

Still pissed about that.

-NP

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Anonymous wrote:For people hating on Stars Hallow, the Musical, go watch Bunheads. Loved every minute of all 4 episodes, with all of the cameos and crossovers. If you don't get it, you don't get it.

But it's not for bunheads fans, it's for Gilmore fans! I am a Gilmore superfan and I could give a flying f*** about boneheads

You're clearly not a super fan.

I am. Don't know if you're aware but this is a GILMORE GIRLS reboot not bunheads.

I've loved Gilmore Girls since day one (and I'm actually Rory's age and went to a private school so I've always related to her), AND I loved Bunheads, but that whole musical was awful and so out of step with the show. WTF. It was about 40 minutes too long and we ended up fast forwarding through most of it. I love Sutton Foster but she didn't need to be in it. The end. The musical had nothing to do with Stars Hallow and didn't even feature any of the townspeople. Again, WTF.

Still pissed about that.

-NP

It was all self-congratulatory for the Palladinos, Bunheads was crap -they need to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I liked it. Some hits and misses. The thing with Rory--good people can do bad things, make bad decisions. Everything she did seemed in character. She's always been imperfect, as have lorelai and Emily. But many of us continue to identify and like them in spite of their character flaws.

They're all real and messy and uncomfortable at times.

I have very few complaints except for the
Musical (liked it, but could have been shorter. However, adore Sutton Foster and all the other Bunheads cameos-Sasha, Ginny!) and lack of more Lane.

I was never invested in which dude Rory would end up with so that prob helped.

Also loved the Arrested Development shout outs with Paul.

Who are these people that can identify with them?
I haven't met one yet. I knew many who could identify with the original characters a single mom making her own way, doing the best she can and sometimes at odds with her parents or the teenage girl that's smart and naive and occasionally makes a poor choice.

Yhe spoiled 1% ers that are completely self-involved , too good for any kind of work and only thinking of themselves not so relatable for most adult women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds disappointing! Was hoping Jess would have a larger role. However, I'm still curious. I don't have Netflix; is there any way to watch without it?

You can get Netflix for free for a month and watch it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Logan was definitely Rory's Chris and Jess is her Luke. I doubt they're going to do another season. We don't have to watch Rory's story because we've already seen how it turns out with Loralie and Luke. Full circle! The Palladinos parted ways with the show after season 6 so they had nothing to do with season 7. This was their preferred season 7 and it would have worked if Rory was 23 and Loralie was 39 but it didn't seem to work with the ages they all were.

Their egos got in their way once again, and this fan thinks they killed their Gilmore leagacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Logan was definitely Rory's Chris and Jess is her Luke. I doubt they're going to do another season. We don't have to watch Rory's story because we've already seen how it turns out with Loralie and Luke. Full circle! The Palladinos parted ways with the show after season 6 so they had nothing to do with season 7. This was their preferred season 7 and it would have worked if Rory was 23 and Loralie was 39 but it didn't seem to work with the ages they all were.

If they so desperately wanted Rory to follow in her mom's glowing footsteps they should have had her get pregnant her first year of Chilton by Tristan.
We could have watched her struggles and see her still graduate and go on to college. That would be a story to watch.

A spoiled, pregnant 32 year old bum who is apparently too good to work is pathetic. If I wanted to watch Sex & The City again I would have got the dvds.

[Anonymous]

Bunheads was a show written by ASP featuring ballet dancers and Sutton Foster as their teacher. Kelly Bishop was also on it as the free spirited ballet company owner. So it was perfectly fine for the show to show dance sequels and musicals. But on Gilmore Girls...no. If they wanted to do a Bunheads reunion, they should do it on a separate show. BTW, I loved watching Bunheads.

They should've saved the time devoted to musicals to show all the other characters like Lane, Paris, Luke, etc...

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Anonymous wrote:Bunheads was a show written by ASP featuring ballet dancers and Sutton Foster as their teacher. Kelly Bishop was also on it as the free spirited ballet company owner. So it was perfectly fine for the show to show dance sequels and musicals. But on Gilmore Girls...no. If they wanted to do a Bunheads reunion, they should do it on a separate show. BTW, I loved watching Bunheads.

They should've saved the time devoted to musicals to show all the other characters like Lane, Paris, Luke, etc...

True. But really, how much Lane, Paris story would the realistically fit into that 5 minutes? I think the musical was there in part because they had time to fill, but not enough time to fill for a real storyline.

[Anonymous]

I loved this.

You can tell this was made with love and a lot of attention to detail to ensure fans had all their questions were answered and got what they felt they missed with the series' abrupt end.

I am however, sorely disappointed with Rory Gilmore. When she was younger, Rory Gilmore emerged as a sort-of role model for young girls in an age when young female characters of TV offered nothing more than good looks and obsession with boys. (Compare her to Lizzie McGuire for exanple.)

In comes Rory Gilmore, a shy, quiet, bookish nerd who would rather wear shapeless tops and hang out with her mother on Friday nights than go to a party with the cool popular kids. She had goals, she had ambitions, she loved her mother.

It was so tantalizing and refreshing to have the good/nerd girl be a lead for a show for female audiences for once.

Rory made mistakes, for sure. But we were always told that this was "not Rory" and she was going to be a trailblazer and go on and do great things.

Instead, we meet Rory at 32 years old, jobless, homeless and involved in a love affair with an engaged man who has no real regard for her. She is so meek and feeble, she can't even score an interview with Conde Nast despite being a celebrated Yale alum and a Gilmore!

And then, she winds up knocked up by the same guy who can't respect her enough to even properly date her.

Why?? What was the point of following and rooting for Rory all those years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved this.

You can tell this was made with love and a lot of attention to detail to ensure fans had all their questions were answered and got what they felt they missed with the series' abrupt end.

I am however, sorely disappointed with Rory Gilmore. When she was younger, Rory Gilmore emerged as a sort-of role model for young girls in an age when young female characters of TV offered nothing more than good looks and obsession with boys. (Compare her to Lizzie McGuire for exanple.)

In comes Rory Gilmore, a shy, quiet, bookish nerd who would rather wear shapeless tops and hang out with her mother on Friday nights than go to a party with the cool popular kids. She had goals, she had ambitions, she loved her mother.

It was so tantalizing and refreshing to have the good/nerd girl be a lead for a show for female audiences for once.

Rory made mistakes, for sure. But we were always told that this was "not Rory" and she was going to be a trailblazer and go on and do great things.

Instead, we meet Rory at 32 years old, jobless, homeless and involved in a love affair with an engaged man who has no real regard for her. She is so meek and feeble, she can't even score an interview with Conde Nast despite being a celebrated Yale alum and a Gilmore!

And then, she winds up knocked up by the same guy who can't respect her enough to even properly date her.

Why?? What was the point of following and rooting for Rory all those years?

Yes! You captured my reactions perfectly.

[Anonymous]

I think Logan has regard for Rory. Remember, it was his proposal she turned down. That said, I heard ASP was going to ignore one big part of Season 7 for this revival and I think it was the Logan proposal. After all, Logan walked away back then for good. He wasn't going to chase after Rory and now he's back (with the LDB, even) ready and waiting for her. He would've jettisoned the fiancee if Rory had asked him to.

This is the Season 7 that the Palladinos wanted but they had to fit it into the box and it didn't work in all areas (the musical, the "Wild", the stupid nanny family living with Emily) but, for the most part, they achieved what they set out to do. It just wasn't fulfilling for the fans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Logan has regard for Rory. Remember, it was his proposal she turned down. That said, I heard ASP was going to ignore one big part of Season 7 for this revival and I think it was the Logan proposal. After all, Logan walked away back then for good. He wasn't going to chase after Rory and now he's back (with the LDB, even) ready and waiting for her. He would've jettisoned the fiancee if Rory had asked him to.

This is the Season 7 that the Palladinos wanted but they had to fit it into the box and it didn't work in all areas (the musical, the "Wild", the stupid nanny family living with Emily) but, for the most part, they achieved what they set out to do. It just wasn't fulfilling for the fans.

I think the bolded is wrong. I have been on many message boards reading, and most people are overall satisfied. There is this tendency to play critic and nitpick things apart on certain corners of the internet (hello reddit, DCUM, and the comments section of anywhere) but for the most part, people were satisfied and the critics (who are also fans) were satisfied.

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Anonymous wrote:I liked it. Some hits and misses. The thing with Rory--good people can do bad things, make bad decisions. Everything she did seemed in character. She's always been imperfect, as have lorelai and Emily. But many of us continue to identify and like them in spite of their character flaws.

They're all real and messy and uncomfortable at times.

I have very few complaints except for the
Musical (liked it, but could have been shorter. However, adore Sutton Foster and all the other Bunheads cameos-Sasha, Ginny!) and lack of more Lane.

I was never invested in which dude Rory would end up with so that prob helped.

Also loved the Arrested Development shout outs with Paul.

Who are these people that can identify with them?
I haven't met one yet. I knew many who could identify with the original characters a single mom making her own way, doing the best she can and sometimes at odds with her parents or the teenage girl that's smart and naive and occasionally makes a poor choice.

Yhe spoiled 1% ers that are completely self-involved , too good for any kind of work and only thinking of themselves not so relatable for most adult women.

Really? I find it very relatable. Like the PP I am the same age as rory (a few years younger), went to a private school, am a wasp, and lived in connecticut for a while. The show to me is like coming home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's obvious why Jess had bit part, he is much more expensive talent now and had that This Is Us commitments. Dean makes a killling on supernatural, and Matt was on Good Wife, but was not the lead and that show is over. So Netflix could afford to cast him and probably line him up for sequels.

Why they made him such a cad and Rory his mistress??? That is a big WTF.

They didn't even bring back the real Tristan! They cast some random blonde guy and hoped no one would notice!!!!!

I guess Chad Michael Murray was too expensive for them...