Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series, created
by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.
The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship
series for the network. Gilmore Girls originally ran for seven
seasons, the final season moving to The CW and ending its run on May
15, 2007.The show's main focus is on the relationship between single
mother, Lorelai Gilmore, and her daughter Rory, who live in Stars
Hollow, Connecticut, a small fictional town filled with colorful
characters. The series explores issues of family, romance, education,
friendship, disappointment, and ambition, along with generational
divides and social class. The latter themes manifest through Lorelai's
difficult relationship with her high society parents, Emily and
Richard, and Rory's experiences at the elite, private high school
Chilton and later on at Yale University. Sherman-Palladino, who served
as showrunner for the majority of the series, infused Gilmore Girls
with distinctive fast-paced dialogue filled with pop culture
references. After season six, when the series moved to its new
network, Sherman-Palladino left the show and was replaced by David S.
Rosenthal for the final season. The series was produced and
distributed by Warner Bros. Television and filmed on the studio's lot
in Burbank, California.Television critics praised Gilmore Girls for
its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of
humor and drama. It never drew large ratings but was a relative
success for The WB, peaking during season five as the network's second
most-popular show. The series has been in daily syndication since
2004, while a growing and dedicated fandom has led to its status as a
cult classic. Since coming off the air, Gilmore Girls has been cited
in TV (The Book) and Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest
television shows of all time. In 2016, the main cast and
Sherman-Palladino returned for a four-part miniseries revival titled
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which streamed on Netflix.The
series has two protagonists: witty "thirty-something" mother Lorelai
Gilmore and her intellectual teenage daughter Rory (short for
Lorelai). Their backstory is established early in the show: Lorelai
grew up in Hartford with her old money parents, Richard and Emily, but
always felt stifled in this environment. After Lorelai and her
childhood boyfriend Christopher Hayden became pregnant with Rory at
16, Lorelai's feelings of familial alienation only increased. This
eventually motivated her to take one-year-old Rory away to a
close-knit town named Stars Hollow. Lorelai found work and shelter at
the Independence Inn as a maid, eventually working her way up to
executive manager. Over the years, Lorelai and Rory develop a very
close relationship, living like best friends rather than as typical
mother-daughter. Lorelai is proud of the independent life she has
forged away from her parents. In the pilot episode, however, she is
forced to go to them for financial aid after Rory is admitted to
Chilton Preparatory School because she cannot afford the tuition fees.
Emily and Richard agree to provide a loan, so long as the girls join
them every Friday night for dinner. This sets up one of the show's
primary, ongoing conflicts: the Gilmore family is forced to face their
differences and complicated past. The contrasting mother-daughter
relationships of Emilyâ€"Lorelai and Lorelaiâ€"Rory become a defining
theme of the show and a lens through which many of the female
relationships are viewed. Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has
summarized the core of Gilmore Girls:
by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.
The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship
series for the network. Gilmore Girls originally ran for seven
seasons, the final season moving to The CW and ending its run on May
15, 2007.The show's main focus is on the relationship between single
mother, Lorelai Gilmore, and her daughter Rory, who live in Stars
Hollow, Connecticut, a small fictional town filled with colorful
characters. The series explores issues of family, romance, education,
friendship, disappointment, and ambition, along with generational
divides and social class. The latter themes manifest through Lorelai's
difficult relationship with her high society parents, Emily and
Richard, and Rory's experiences at the elite, private high school
Chilton and later on at Yale University. Sherman-Palladino, who served
as showrunner for the majority of the series, infused Gilmore Girls
with distinctive fast-paced dialogue filled with pop culture
references. After season six, when the series moved to its new
network, Sherman-Palladino left the show and was replaced by David S.
Rosenthal for the final season. The series was produced and
distributed by Warner Bros. Television and filmed on the studio's lot
in Burbank, California.Television critics praised Gilmore Girls for
its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of
humor and drama. It never drew large ratings but was a relative
success for The WB, peaking during season five as the network's second
most-popular show. The series has been in daily syndication since
2004, while a growing and dedicated fandom has led to its status as a
cult classic. Since coming off the air, Gilmore Girls has been cited
in TV (The Book) and Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest
television shows of all time. In 2016, the main cast and
Sherman-Palladino returned for a four-part miniseries revival titled
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which streamed on Netflix.The
series has two protagonists: witty "thirty-something" mother Lorelai
Gilmore and her intellectual teenage daughter Rory (short for
Lorelai). Their backstory is established early in the show: Lorelai
grew up in Hartford with her old money parents, Richard and Emily, but
always felt stifled in this environment. After Lorelai and her
childhood boyfriend Christopher Hayden became pregnant with Rory at
16, Lorelai's feelings of familial alienation only increased. This
eventually motivated her to take one-year-old Rory away to a
close-knit town named Stars Hollow. Lorelai found work and shelter at
the Independence Inn as a maid, eventually working her way up to
executive manager. Over the years, Lorelai and Rory develop a very
close relationship, living like best friends rather than as typical
mother-daughter. Lorelai is proud of the independent life she has
forged away from her parents. In the pilot episode, however, she is
forced to go to them for financial aid after Rory is admitted to
Chilton Preparatory School because she cannot afford the tuition fees.
Emily and Richard agree to provide a loan, so long as the girls join
them every Friday night for dinner. This sets up one of the show's
primary, ongoing conflicts: the Gilmore family is forced to face their
differences and complicated past. The contrasting mother-daughter
relationships of Emilyâ€"Lorelai and Lorelaiâ€"Rory become a defining
theme of the show and a lens through which many of the female
relationships are viewed. Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has
summarized the core of Gilmore Girls:
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