I know this may sound silly, but I really looked forward to escaping my own world and catching up with Rory and Lorelai's world every Tuesday night. I mean, this was a really intelligent and funny show with no violence and only a teensy dose of raunchiness and the characters were all flawed in some way but quite loveable. I mean this mother and daughter really cared about each other and shared most everything that was going on in their lives. And they lived in this small town where most people knew each other and helped each other and lots of times annoyed each other... but it was a real community. People walked everywhere and hung out in the town square and ate at Luke's diner and talked to each other! Oh, nostalgia for a place whose likes I have never seen in real life but wish I had.
Seriously, though, the show was very unique. It exhibited funny, intelligent women who were just being themselves and learning from life. There were a lot of touching situations along the way. It's one of the few shows that could make me cry. There were also a few decent guys thrown in for good measure. In fact, Luke is quite handsome and charming once you get him out of the flannel shirt and baseball cap and clean up that scruffy stubbled face.
If you have never seen the show, you can rent or buy seasons 1-6 on DVD. I suggest a total Gilmore fest of watching one or two whole seasons in a weekend. No commercials and a great story to get wrapped up in. What could be better?
The only show I faithfully watch now is The Office. It is not the same as my Rory and Lorelai but makes me laugh nonetheless. I wish there were more shows like this on TV, rather than the "reality" drivel, overly sexed up dramas and crime and violence shows that clog the airways the majority of the time.
I do like OPB, though. Globetrekker on Saturday nights has been a favorite of mine for years but is only on sporadically these days.
Luckily, there are still books for escaping reality for awhile... but my Gilmore girls were a part of my life I will really miss.
1 comment:
I hear you. GG was not my personal fave but I can just imagine how I will feel when My Name Is Earl is over. You will just have to fall in love with something new or buy the DVDs
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