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Saul (friend of the blog) mentioned that it would be interesting to follow up on a few of the actors who went on to have bigger careers post-"Gilmore Girls," so that's what I'm going to do in this section for "Spring."

Lauren Graham ("Parenthood"), Matt Czuchry ("The Good Wife"), Todd Lowe ("True Blood"), Liza Weil ("How to Get Away with Murder"), and Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes," "This Is Us") all went on to star on other long-running TV shows. Bledel had a small but memorable arc on "Mad Men" and a primary role in the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" movies. After "AYitL," she played Emily in "The Handmaid's Tale," a role surprisingly well suited to her acting capabilities.

The only person who really crossed over into movie star territory is Melissa McCarthy. Along with CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly," which ran for six seasons, she was in popular movies like "Bridesmaids" (2007), "The Heat" (2013), and "Spy" (2015). There was mild controversy regarding "A Year in the Life" when McCarthy said she hadn't been asked to join the cast despite ASP's comments about her unavailability. Based on McCarthy's eventual involvement, it seemed like a misunderstanding and not an intentional snub.

I'd be remiss not to point out Sean Gunn's involvement with the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies and all of their related nonsense, but I refuse to further educate myself on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I hope he's having fun and collecting exorbitant paychecks.

Most batshit crazy outfit:
Michel, Lorelai's angry friend, must have gotten dressed in a blind rage because nothing else could possibly explain this floppy yellow pocket square.

Between another newsboy cap, a tiny Kate Spade purse, and a scarf that's knotted twice for no reason, Lorelai's accessories are just as heinous. As much as I hate them, they're undoubtedly true to her OG series style.

I always thought Rory's lucky red dress was supposed to look frumpy, further highlighting h

American comedy-drama television series (2000–2007)

Gilmore Girls is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000 on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran for seven seasons, with the last being aired on The CW, and ended 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 great 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. It has also become one of the most watched shows on streaming platforms since it became available on Netflix in 2014 and reaired on The CW. In 2016, the original main cast and Sherman-Palladino returned for the four-part miniseries revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Premise

Gilmore Girls follows the lives of single mother Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) 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 (Kelly Bishop) and Richard Gilmore (Edward Hermann), whom Lorelai must approach for assistance in paying Rory's tuition to attend the prestigious Chilton Preparatory 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,

In the very first season of Gilmore Girls, Lorelai and Rory are sitting in their living room introducing Rory’s then-boyfriend Dean to The Donna Reed Show. “So it’s a show?” Dean asks, to which Rory responds, “It’s a lifestyle,” before Lorelai can add, “It’s a religion.”

Fifteen years later, the same can be said of the show Amy Sherman-Palladino once pitched to The WB as the story of a mother and daughter who are more like best friends. Gilmore Girls is a lifestyle — a religion, if you will. The story of the fast-talking single mom who left home at 16 to raise her Ivy League-bound daughter in one of the quirkiest towns TV has ever seen debuted on Oct. 5, 2000. Although Gilmore wasn’t an immediate ratings success — it had tough competition in Survivor and Friends — an eventual move to Tuesdays helped it become The WB’s second-highest-rated show as the nation fell in love with the pop culture-obsessed duo.

“We discovered Rory and Lorelai’s dynamic once Lauren [Graham] and I started working together,” star Alexis Bledel says. “It really depended on whether or not we had chemistry, and we had complementary energies, so it fell into place.”

Just like that, Sherman-Palladino had her beginning, though no one could predict it would take a revival for her to get her happy ending. After Gilmore Girls hit Netflix in October 2014, the show found a new generation of passionate fans. By June 2015, when the cast reunited at the EW-sponsored ATX Television Festival panel, talks of a revival were under way, and as of January it was official: The Gilmores were coming back! With Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premiering Friday, the cast and creators reflect on the original series.

Third Generation’s The Charm

Amy Sherman-Palladino pitched Gilmore as the story of a mother and daughter, but it wasn’t until the show introduced Lorelai’s parents that she saw the show’s full potential. It all started in the p