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ASP: We really had a very specific journey in our minds and we fulfilled the journey. So to us, this is the piece that we wanted to do. And the whole thought about, ‘Is there more, is there more, is there more?’ — this has to go out into the universe now. We’ve got to put this to bed. And then whatever happens, happens.
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Amy Sherman-Palladino (via fuckyeahgilmore)
Lauren on her favorite episode in the revival
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I'm really discouraged by this Liza Weil quote. Ending the revival in the same place the series ended for Rory seems lame to me, if that is what's happening. What's the point then?
I’m going to be honest. I don’t care about Rory’s career. I don’t care about Lorelai’s career. I don’t even care that much about them as individuals, especially not now, 10 years later.
Here’s the thing. TV shows can be primarily driven by plot, characters or relationships. Gilmore Girls was always 1. relationships (of all types), 2. characters and 3. plot.** That means that the plot (for instance, Rory getting a D on her Chilton paper) feeds into the characters (does Rory have what it takes to go to overcome this hurdle?) which ultimately serves to enrich the relationships (Lorelai reaching out to Rory to make sure she’s staying at Chilton because she wants to).
But like I’ve said about 8 million times now over the last however many years, when voicing my concerns about a possible Gilmore revival/movie whatever - the relationships in this show (except for the romantic ones of the two main characters) ended in a perfect (or at least perfectly fine) place. Why do we need to revisit these characters 10 years later? Well, we don’t. The only thing most people wanted a revival for was to get closure on the girls’ romantic relationships (which were a huuuuuge part of the show) from Amy herself, because most of us were convinced if she had been in charge of season 7 Luke and Lorelai would (probably?) have ended up married (and maybe pregnant?) and Rory’s relationships with Jess and Logan would’ve at least come to a more natural end while not prohibiting fans from imagining they ended up together in the future.
10 years down the line, I don’t want an open-ended future for Rory. I don’t want Lorelai to still be figuring out what her relationship with Luke is. I AM genuinely interested in watching Emily’s story having lost Richard, but that’s not enough for me to feel like the revival’s worth it, if that makes sense.
**I think GG is actually really unique in the way they’ve ordered these things. The vast, vast majority of shows are not primarily relationship-based. Comedies (and certain kinds of dramas) are often character-based, while most dramas and procedurals are plot-based. It’s very rare to find a show that focuses on relationships above all else.
“Dean was 16 years old when they dated. Everybody should go back and think about their boyfriend at 16 and then reevaluate whether that should be the focus of the conversation.” -ASP
I still don’t understand why this is a conversation. You go all the way back to fucking Dawson’s Creek and yes Joey was a badass, driven, smart, witty, kick ass female - but I still wanted to know whether it would be Dawson or Pacey!! Someone - anyone give me one single show in which the romantic interests of the main character is not something widely cared about by the audience. It does not exist! Even if Rory was a lesbian or bi-sexual, we would still be debating! The only way we wouldn’t would be is if Rory had zero romantic interests at all! The only reason we don’t debate Lorelai’s love interests is because it’s always been 100,000% clear it’s Luke! This isn’t the case with Rory. So for all the love I have for our queen ASP I really don’t understand how she can get angry over the fact that we are invested in the outcome of a main characters romantic story line- invested in these fantastic fictional boyfriends that SHE created. I believe 98% of the fandom loves Rory and knows how amazing she is. In no way are we diminishing Rory, her life or her story line by wanting to know who she ends up. Just because I want to know; Dawson or Pacey, Damon or Stefan, Hyde or Kelso, Jess or Logan - does not mean I don’t care, love, and respect the epic women in the center of these story lines!!
*And one Sean Gunn quote.
Amy Sherman Palladino on The Gilmore House - EW Pop Fest [x]
Amy Sherman Paladino on Gilmore Girls revival (via knurdology)
I appreciate how in Gilmore Girls, episodes are never dedicated to big events. You don’t see Sookie and Jackson’s wedding, Dean breaking up with Rory at the junkyard or Rory and Jess crash. They aren’t the point. The focus is on the emotions leading up to and after these events, the development in character. Many other series put most of their episodes in weddings, births and disaster, but Gilmore Girls celebrates the everyday of life and growth as a person.
“Make the big small, make the small big” - Amy Sherman Palladino
Lauren Graham [x]
I wonder if AS-P/Lauren Graham & Co. realize that they raised a whole generation of girls, not just Rory.
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