The Last Four Words of the Gilmore Girls Movie

June 11, 2013 By Rich 8 Comments

matching pouts

Part of the Gilmore Girls mythos is that the show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has the last four words rattling around in her head.  Words that she would have written, had the studio kept her for the final series or asked her to write the final episode.

ASP: When the negotiations [for the final season] got so crazy we thought, Maybe we’re high? Maybe they don’t want it for the next couple of years. But by not having control of that, it shifts the focus of what my last words would have been. I was also holding on to it for a long time because I was thinking if we did do a movie, I would be able to use it there. I don’t think that’s ever going to happen so, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll eventually say the four words. I feel like now I’ll let people down because it’s been so built up. “Really? That’s what we waited all these twelve years for? Well, thanks so much.”

Quote from a terrific interview at Vulture.

Since that quote, we’ve had the Veronica Mars kickstarter and the subsequent outpouring of Gilmore love in response.  We’re also going through this weird Bunheads hiatus and I can’t see ASP twiddling her thumbs waiting for inspiration. Somewhere out there, I’m thinking ideas are knitting together. JK Rowling wrote the final chapter of the seventh Harry Potter book long before the first was even typed up. Gah, it’s such a tease! I can’t help thinking that if you know the destination, you’ve got some idea about the journey.

What do you think those final four words might be?  And who says them?  Get your thinking hats on and browse these last lines of Gilmores past for inspiration:

Series 5:

Lorelai: Luke will you marry me?
Luke: … What?

s05e22 A House Is Not A Home

Series 4:

Rory: I hate you for ruining this for me!
[Rory runs out of the house and calls Dean’s mobile phone. His wife answers.]
Lindsay: Hello? Hello? Hello?

s04e22 Raincoats And Recipes

Series 2: Lorelai and Rory at Sookie and Jackson’s wedding.  Both have been knocked askew, Rory from kissing Jess and Lorelai from Christopher’s news that Sherry is pregnant and his immediate departure.

Rory: I think I’m going to Washington.
Lorelai: Oh… Okay.

s02e22 I Can’t Get Started

Series 3: Rory’s graduated from Chilton and they’re about to leave the building for the last time.

Lorelai: It’s not so scary any more.
Rory: No. No, it’s not.

S03e22 Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

My guess?

Lorelai (to Luke): It’s never too late.

or maybe

Kirk: Help? Help somebody please?

Filed Under Amy Sherman-Palladino, Characters, Christopher Hayden, Daniel Palladino, Dean Forester, Discussions, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls Movie, Gilmore Memories, Jess Mariano, Lorelai Gilmore, Movies, Quotes, Rory Gilmore, Sookie St. James, Stars Hollow, Writers
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David Sutcliffe reminisces on Gilmore Girls and gets new TV show

January 10, 2013 By Rich 3 Comments

Gilmore Girls’ own Christopher Hayden has a new series! The pilot episode of Cracked, ‘How The Light Gets In’ premiered on CBC in Canada this week, with David Sutcliffe starring as a seasoned police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder. Somewhat ironically, he gets assigned to help lead a new psychological crimes unit but he does get partnered with an attractive doctor lady to solve crimes and ‘resolve crises’.

knock knock?

In an interview with George Stroumboulopoulos, Saskatchewan born David had the following memories of being on Gilmore Girls:

It was an amazing experience, seven years on a show that is kind of a cultural phenomenon… the fan base is passionate, dedicated, it was amazing to be a part of that and the visceral response from the audience around that show… you’re kinda the dad who left and went away… I would see young women come up to me in the street and they’d be shaking and they’d kind of hold this place where they know I’m an actor, they know its not me and yet they have this association with this character. And then unconsciously probably with their own father and so they’re almost in a daze and in those moments I realize the power of this show.

… which got me thinking about actors and acting. Whenever Lauren Graham appears on Ellen, she’s like a six-year old on battery fluid and you can see how hard she must have worked to focus that natural energy into playing Lorelai. Like how when Robin Williams plays a psycho, his comic intensity becomes scary because the energy is there, it’s just channeled somewhere terrifying.

The thing about Chris is that his overriding role in Gilmore Girls was to be the errant dad – not through his own choosing remember – who tries to make amends but in the end, just wasn’t right for Lorelai. Their timing was always out – or more likely they weren’t ever truly right together – and Rory was the simply the best thing that could have come out of that relationship.

So if you see him in the street, try not to be mad.  Tell him he looks in great shape (doesn’t he?)  Or if you really can’t let go of the character, remember he’s single and filthy rich.

If you’re in the right neighborhood, catch the pilot here or on CBC, Tuesdays at 9pm.

Good luck with the series David – your new friends look surly.

chris' new friends sure are surly

 

Picures Courtesy of CBC

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, David Sutcliffe, Interviews, Lorelai's Love Life, TV Shows, Where Are They Now
Tagged With Christopher Hayden, David Sutcliffe, Ellen DeGeneres, Gilmore Girls, gilmore girls actors, lorelai & chris, tv

What would you want from a Gilmore Girls movie?

December 4, 2012 By Rich 41 Comments

A couple of us have been spitballing on-going story ideas in the comments for ‘Would Rory have a Kindle’ thread and I’m drawn to wonder, what would be on your wishlist for a Gilmore Girls movie? More more MORE Lorelai and Rory goes without saying, but then what else?

pleeeeease bring them back

Was there ever a character combo you longed for, but never got, say… Michel and Gigi – who’d win that catfight? Nudge my memory, did Chris and Jess ever share a scene? They were both at Sookie and Jackson’s wedding, but I only remember Jess seeking out Rory… Or a pairing you wanted to see more of? I for one could do with seeing Sookie at full tilt in her kitchen again.

Joss Whedon would kill off Jackson. Or Mrs Kim.

We’ve all chewed on our fists as the Palladinos edged toward some happy state of affairs only to snatch it away with Luke needing space or Logan being an ass or Emily being Emily – would that feature in a movie or edge it into melodrama? Perhaps a Thanksgiving / Christmas two-parter special rather than a feature-length?

I like the idea of the town pulling together to help Taylor. And now I want to see Kirk drive into Luke’s again – flash flash flash… gotta have some slapstick. BIG HOLE!

Surely we can’t break Luke and Lorelai up for the sake of a happy reconciliation in the final reel… or can we? Maybe Luke has another Rachel in the closet, ooh – his first love comes back to Stars Hollow, sending Lorelai into a flat spin – while Max’s fiancee has booked them a couple of nights at the Dragonfly… drama!

Would someone find themselves on a journey and becoming better for it (hard to type that without sounding like Stewie Griffin)? Maybe Emily comes to terms with the idea of life without Richard – perhaps he’s already gone – oh no, that’s too sad, I’m washing my mouth out with soap. What would it take for Emily to, even resentfully, accept an extended modern family, with Gigi and whoever Rory’s dating now and April?

Kirk makes a couple of million dollars on some crazy investment deal and somehow loses it by the end.

No ground rules here, no stupid ideas. Just… what would you want? What do you need?

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, Discussions, Emily Gilmore, Gilmore Girls Movie, Jess Mariano, Kirk Gleason, Logan Huntzberger, Luke Danes, Michel Gerard, Paris Geller, Richard Gilmore, Rory Gilmore, Sookie St. James, Taylor Doose, Uncategorized
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“Parenthood” 2.15 ‘Just Go Home’ Discussion (Seth VS Christopher)

February 9, 2011 By arieanna 4 Comments

“Parenthood” 2.15 ‘Just Go Home’
Air Date: February 8, 2011
Discussion & Full Video

Summary: Haddie makes a life changing decision; Crosby and Jasmine begin to have relationship trouble; Drew surprises his mom when he tells her some news about his relationship with his father.

  • Do you like Jasmine less after this episode?
  • Do you think Jasmine is controlling?
  • Will Crosby and Jasmine get married?
  • Does Sarah love her ex still?
  • Are you glad that Adam & Kristina relented?
  • Why did Amber go to see her father play?
  • Do you believe that Seth is sober?

Here’s the big question of the episode for you Gilmore Girls fans – Does Seth remind you of Christopher? How is the Sarah/Seth relationship like or not like that of Lorelai/Christopher?

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, Lauren Graham, Parenthood
Tagged With christopher, Lauren Graham, Parenthood, parenthood discussion, parenthood season 2

Gilmore Girls in Parisian Adventures List

September 15, 2010 By arieanna 1 Comment

Buddy TV just put together a list of the The French Connection: 10 Great TV Parisian Adventures listing a series of 10 shows that have visited France.

In that list, as you’d expect, is the time when Lorelai & Christopher took that trip to Paris… and got married!

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Good quip in the post:

“Of course, the marriage was ill-fated, but hey, they’ll always have Paris … Geller.”

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, Gilmore Girls News, Lorelai Gilmore, Lorelai's Love Life
Tagged With Gilmore Girls, gilmore girls in the news, top lists

Should Chris Have Seen Lorelai?

February 15, 2010 By arieanna Leave a Comment

In ‘Emily Says Hello‘, Christopher ignores Rory’s request that he stay away from Lorelai. Instead, when Sookie brings up Chris, Lorelai realizes she hasn’t heard from him in a while and decides to call him (I’m going to say this is just being a good friend). Though he tries to blow her off a bit, Lorelai is super nice and concerned on the phone. When Lorelai suggests that Chris bring Gigi by sometime, he accepts. Even names a date. So they plan a lunch.

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Should Chris have ignored Rory on this? Should he have told Rory that Lorelai called him and he was planning to see her? Rory was bound to find out, after all. Or was it unreasonable for Rory to presume that her parents, friends for her whole life, would suddenly stop talking to each other?

Watch this episode of Gilmore Girls on TheWB.com here.

Image: TheWB.com

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, Discussions, Rory Gilmore
Tagged With chris & lorelai, gilmore girls season 5, Rory Gilmore

What Did You Think of Sherry?

September 26, 2009 By arieanna Leave a Comment

In ‘It should have been Lorelai‘, we’re introduced to Christopher’s new girlfriend, Sherry. Our first notice of her is via Lorelai, who notices how pretty she is and is visibly distracted by her. Lorelai & Rory invite Chris & Sherry back to their place, and we get our first real “dose” of Sherry.

Whoa, is she one intense woman! She tries soooo hard to please everyone, and is nearly desperate in her attempt to get to know Rory. This overbearing nature immediately turned me against her, I do have to admit it. Good intentions aside – SO annoying!

Lorelai is very offensive about the topic of Sherry. She considers Chris’ girlfriends to be an important topic to know about, and one that influences Rory. Even Emily is on the offensive, calling Sherry “this woman”, though perhaps that’s not surprising given that Emily always wanted Lorelai to be with Chris. Hence the episode title, “It should have been Lorelai”, in reference to who Chris should be with once his life finally got back on track. That of course distracts her – and us… how much of our dislike of Sherry is just wishful thinking to see Lorelai with Chris? For me, I know I never wanted Lorelai with Chris, but I know some of you did!

So, what did you think about Sherry, and how did the episode frame that opinion?

Watch this episode of Gilmore Girls on TheWB.com here.

Image: Newscom

Filed Under Christopher Hayden, Discussions
Tagged With gilmore girls season 2, sherry
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