October 5, 2000 – May 15, 2007
Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series. The show debuted on October 5, 2000 on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. It originally ran for seven seasons, with the final season moving to The CW, and ended its run on May 15, 2007.
Gilmore Girls received critical acclaim for its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of humor and drama. It was a 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 following has led to its status as a 2000s American cult classic. Since going off the air in 2007, 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 the four-part miniseries revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which streamed on Netflix and later aired on The CW.
Skywalker Sound provided uncredited post-production sound services (as it was rumored on IMDb). HSR / NY did the facility for the show, which it also got uncredited.
Storyline
The show follows the lives of single mother Lorelai Gilmore and her academically-minded teenage daughter, Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore, who live in the quaint, fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Lorelai dreams of owning her own inn, and Rory 'plans' to attend Harvard University.
The show's pilot introduces Lorelai's estranged, wealthy parents, Emily and Richard Gilmore, whom Lorelai must approach for assistance in paying Rory's tuition to attend the prestigious Chilton School. They agree to pay, on the condition that Lorelai and Rory have dinner with them every Friday, which sets up one of the show's primary conflicts, as the Gilmores are now forced to face their differences and complicated past, including Lorelai's giving birth to Rory at the age of 16, with her then-boyfriend Christopher Hayden.
Rory's 'best friend', Lane Kim must navigate through life concealing her "rebellious" interests from her authoritarian mother, Mrs. Kim, a strict, religious, Koreanimmigrant. She finds ways, often peculiar ways, to secretly date, listen to rock music, and express her love for pop culture, while Mrs. Kim repeatedly attempts to set up Lane with a Korean boy who will be a future doctor. After many set ups, Lane falls in love with a member of her band, Dave Rygalski. The character of Dave was written out in the following season to accommodate actor Adam Brody's exit. Lane then fell in love with another band member, Zach Van Gerbig, and they have twin children.
Sookie St. James is Lorelai's 'best friend' and chef at the Independence Inn, where they both work. She has a bubbly personality and is accident-prone, but is known for her profound cooking skills. Later, she becomes romantically involved with the inn's vegetable supplier, Jackson Belleville. They end up marrying and having children together.
Also central to the show is Luke Danes, owner of Luke's Diner, where Lorelai and Rory frequently dine. Present for many of Rory's milestones, he has become to her a sort of father figure. Later, Luke and Lorelai begin a romantic relationship. In the 2016 Netflix revival, Lorelai and Luke get married in the last episode.
The townspeople of Stars Hollow are also a constant presence—including the gossiping, flirtatious Miss Patty and quirky Kirk Gleason. Along with series-long and season-long arcs, the show is also episodic in nature, with mini-plots within each episode, such as town events, problems at Lorelai's inn, or school projects of Rory's.
Also See
TV Show Intro
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