Gilmore Girls

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About

Gilmore Girls is a comedic drama series which aired on the WB from 2000-2007. The series follows Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), a single mother as she raises her daughter Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel), sometimes with interference from her wealthy parents Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) and Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann). The series remains popular in online fandoms communities for its fast paced, pop culture laced scripts.

History

Gilmore Girls^[1] was written and created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The show premiered on the WB on October 5th, 2000. Its seventh and final season aired on the CW. The show ran for 153 episodes, its season finale aired on May 15th, 2007.

Premise

Lorelai Gilmore left her wealthy parents' home shortly after giving birth to her daughter, Rory, at sixteen. Though they still maintain a relationship, they rarely see each other until Lorelai is forced to ask them for money to pay an expensive prep school tuition for Rory, who is now sixteen. In return, Lorelai most promise she and Rory will have dinner with her parents every Friday night. Rory and Lorelai maintain a close relationship, and the show often follows them interacting with the eccentric members of their small Connecticut town, which include Lorelai's best friend Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) and Rory's best friend Lane (Keiko Agena).

Reception

The show was a critical success earning a score of 8 on IMDB and a score of 81 on Metacritic.^[2] The show was nominated for one Golden Globe in 2002 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama (Lauren Graham). In 2005 it was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Television Drama. The show also won five Teen Choice Awards including Choice TV Actress: Comedy (Alexis Bledel) and Choice TV Show: Comedy.

Netflix Syndication

On September 10th, 2014, it was announced^[13] all seven season of Gilmore Girls would be available on Netflix as of October 1st. Many websites covered the online excitement surrounding the announcement including Buzzfeed^[14] and The Washington Post.^[15]

Fandom

On August 20th, 2011, redditor mingmingcherry created the subreddit r/Gilmore Girls.^[5] Buzzfeed's entertainment and nostalgia vertical have run many Gilmore Girls related lists since 2013 including "22 Reasons Rory Should Have Stuck With Logan"^[16] and "All 339 Books Referenced In “Gilmore Girls."^[17] Fan run Tumblr blogs dedicated to the show include fyeahgilmoregirls^[6], gilmorisms^[7] and lukesdiner.^[8] As of September 2014, the official Gilmore Girls Facebook page^[3] has gained over 2.3 million likes. DeviantArt ^[4] has over 2,000 fan art entries tagged Gilmore Girls.