Discovered Gilmore Girls

[sbk1234]

At my daughter's urging, I started watching GIlmore Girls on Netflix. I am now addicted. It is definitely not the show I thought it was when it was on. I thought it was more of a Melrose Place type teenybopper soap. Pleasantly surprised.

Now I want to live in Stars Hollow. It's the new Mayberry.

 

[bigdaddy]

Welcome to the party. I'm curious to what season you are in because season 6 becomes Melrose Place level of bad.

Also what are your views of Rory? My sister and I had a talk about here (after the show ended and after the movies) and I'm curious what others think.

 

[Beagleman]

So, the obligatory question, Dean, Jess or Logan?
My opinion isn't very popular.

 

[bigdaddy]

So, the obligatory question, Dean, Jess or Logan?
My opinion isn't very popular.

They might not know who Logan is yet.

But clearly you do.

I'm actually team (non-season 7) Marty.

 

[Beagleman]

Ah, I haven't got arround to the revival yet (That has to change very soon!) So I actually don't know who Marty is.

But clearly you do.

 

[dahj]

I'm team Chewbacca.

 

[bigdaddy]

Ah, I haven't got arround to the revival yet (That has to change very soon!) So I actually don't know who Marty is.

The movies aren't anything special by the end.

However you know who Marty is, he's in season 5 and returns very weirdly in season 7.

 

[sbk1234]

I'm only in Season 3. Rory just decided on Yale. NO SPOILERS!! LOL.

As for Rory, as of now, I like her. She's a bit the perfect kid, so she may not be realistic, but she seems likable in a fairytale sort of way.

 

[Beagleman]

The movies aren't anything special by the end.

However you know who Marty is, he's in season 5 and returns very weirdly in season 7.

Oh, that Marty... ok, gotta squeeze them into the weekend somewhere. Or drink a lot of coffee and skip a night of sleep, seems only fitting.

 

[bigdaddy]

As for Rory, as of now, I like her. She's a bit the perfect kid, so she may not be realistic, but she seems likable in a fairytale sort of way.

I'm curious to what your views are when you finish the show. (Pre Netflix Movies.)

 

[sttngfan1701d]

I grew up with Gilmore Girls. It holds a very special place in my heart. I was in the same grade as Rory on the show, so as she aged, so did I, and I identified with the show quite a bit. I rewatched much of the show for the first time in years in the leadup to the Netflix movies, and...well....

Personally, none of Rory's boyfriends were any good for her IMO, but they were the type you'd expect her to date at those specific points in her life. Dean was very much in the mindset of the average teenage guy. He's a good guy but not emotionally mature. I'd say more but the OP is still on Season 3.

Jess.....ugh. Ughhhhhhhh. Lorelai sums it up nicely when she says to Luke "Rory is 17. I'd say it's about time for a Jess." That's pretty much bang-on. He's not totally bad, and he fulfills a specific role in her life. She's better for him than he is for her (which is also true of Logan, later on).

Logan....ugh again. And actually, I hate him the most out of the 3, because he totally ruins Rory as we know her. I don't want to say much because of spoilers, but again, she's better for him than he ever was for her. He fulfills a role in her life, but ultimately he's a bad influence on her and he makes her a selfish person. One can argue that "Goody-goody Rory" was gone by the end of season 4, but Logan ended that completely by the time he came around. God, I hated him. He got a little better in season 7 but still....ugh. My feelings about him haven't changed in the 9 years since I originally saw the episodes. I hated him then, and I hate him now.

And really, the events of "A Year in the Life" didn't really surprise me simply BECAUSE Logan changed Rory. People always said that he supported her dreams, blah blah...nah. He taught her to be selfish and snobby, not realistic and focused. She was always a girl that wrestled with the 2 worlds, rich & middle class, and Rory's path in the show has always been about the conflict between those worlds and the pains of growing up (aside from her relationship with her mom).

Logan changed her forever, and ultimately in a bad way in my opinion, even if ALL of her relationships were valuable life experience for her.

For what it's worth, I'm "Team Marty" (season 5). They ruined him when they brought him back in Season 7.

 

[bigdaddy]

For what it's worth, I'm "Team Marty" (season 5). They ruined him when they brought him back in Season 7.

I agree. Everyone always says how bad season 7 is because of the creators leaving the show, but honestly it's 100 times better than season 6 or the Nextflix movies. However Marty is the one thing they really screwed up on.

I'll say more when the OP gets through the show.

 

[sttngfan1701d]

I agree. Everyone always says how bad season 7 is because of the creators leaving the show, but honestly it's 100 times better than season 6 or the Nextflix movies. However Marty is the one thing they really screwed up on.

I'll say more when the OP gets through the show.

Yeah, season 7 was a salvage job. They did the best they could to get out of the mess that AS-P wrote the show into because she was pissed at the WB or CW or whatever it was.

 

[bigdaddy]

Yeah, season 7 was a salvage job. They did the best they could to get out of the mess that AS-P wrote the show into because she was pissed at the WB or CW or whatever it was.

Thank you! People act like AS-P are gods, they aren't. And it's not just because they were pissed at WB for contract issues, they aren't the best writers and the Netflix revival shows that.

I think season 7 did a wonderful job after the mess of season 6... which we will rant about later.

 

[sbk1234]

Well, I just finished season three. My little Rory has graduated Chilton and is off to Yale. They grow so quickly.

 

[Kane2026]

I always liked the Gilmore Girls. When the show originally aired I only watched the occasional episode as my sister was watching the show. For a very long time I was convinced that Luke was actually Rory's father. That is what you get if you miss episodes. After my sister put me right and pointed out Christopher did I have one of those 'what the F#$%' moments. I decided to watch the entire first 2 seasons and I was a regular viewer ever since.

I agree with sttngfan's opinion on her boyfriends, especially Logan, it kind of is where the show falters not in the least because it put a lot of strain on the relationship between Rory and her mother. The last few seasons were a mixed bag, but everybody has to grow up even if we don't like. Though I always enjoyed Paris Geller and her antics.

 

[bigdaddy]

For a very long time I was convinced that Luke was actually Rory's father. That is what you get if you miss episodes.

Umm... did you watch ANY episodes? I mean it's very clear if you watched pretty much any episode in the first two seasons that Luke wasn't the dad.

 

[sbk1234]

Well, I know that Vader is Luke's father...

 

[bigdaddy]

Well, I know that Vader is Luke's father...

They never did do a DNA test.... (Shit, Disney told me not to spoil episode 8.)

 

[Commander Richard]

I saw the occasional episode when it was on but this past week, I started watching for real and should be done season 1 in a day or so. I'm curious about last year's revival and it feels like I have a looong way to go. I got a kick out of seeing Jared Padalecki playing a guy named Dean and I caught a cameo by Brandon "BJ" Routh (as he's credited). I also didn't know that Melissa McCarthy was on the show. I didn't know who she was until she got into movies and became a big star, yet she's been in a lot of things I've seen.