Goodbye to Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls, my favorite television show for the last six years, ended last night (TV Squad review of the series finale, Bon Voyage). I’m not ashamed to admit I shed a tear or two. Like other long time fans, I was not sad when I heard the news a couple of weeks ago that the series would be ending this season. The first half of the season was lmost painful to watch and not nearly as witty and entertaining as the first 5-6 years. I was more sad about what the show represented to me and my family.
I started watching the show during my last year of college in 2001-2002. Lori, my sister, was already a fan. She would record the show and on the weekends, I’d catch up on the episodes I missed because I was often in a meeting at 8 pm on Tuesday night. Over the years, both my mom and dad became Gilmore Girls fans too. My dad thought Lorelai was cute, and my mom identified with the mother/daughter relationships depicted on the show.
I loved the show because it depicted women who were smart and silly, strong and vulnerable, and simply fun. I know others disliked the show for the dizzying pace of the dialogue, but that was one of the things I love about the show. I also loved the pop culture, history and politics references. When the DVD’s were released, a guide to “Gilmore-isms” was included to help younger and less pop culture savvy fans follow along with the semi-obscure references.
I’ll miss the show, but at least I have the DVDs to keep me entertained.
I’ve passive aggressively have avoided watching any of these season’s episodes so I only have a vague idea of what’s happened this season from reading things online. That’s not going to stop me from buying the DVD when it comes out this fall however. I’m just that crazy. I have all the other seasons and I can’t imagine not having the complete set. Plus this way, it’ll all be new to me when everyone else will have gotten over it. For some crazy reason, that appeals to me. Besides, I’ll hopefully be in LA then and probably missing my friends like crazy, having the GG to keep me company will be a good diversion.
cindy, i’m so glad you posted this! i started watching this show in its first season, which was also my second year of graduate school. watching the gilmore girls on tuesday nights became like a ritual for me through grad school and afterwards (even my boyfriend knows not to call between 8-9PM that night). i’ve really become invested in watching the characters grow, and i cried practically throughout the entire final episode. i’m really going to miss the this show.
I’ll miss Lauren Graham’s spot on delivery every week, but you’re right, I’m not sad to see it go. It really hasn’t been the same since team Palladino left. Luckily, I have my trusty DVDs…so I’ll always have Emily Gilmore at my fingertips. The series finale was ok, but I don’t know…I didn’t love it. It somehow felt wrong.