Gilmore Guys in Best Looking Fathers & Sons

Because “sometimes good looks are genetic,” BuddyTV has put together a list of their 25 hottest father-son combos on TV… including the hot combo of Jess & Jimmy Mariano.

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Yeah, sure, Jess got his looks from his dad… but seriously, as far as show combos go, that’s not much of one… we barely saw Jimmy!

Oh well, any Gilmore Girls mention is a good thing, right?! Also included on the list was our very own Scott Patterson (Luke Danes on Gilmore Girls) from his guest stint on 90201 as Finn Court, Chad Michael Murray (Tristan Dugray on Gilmore Girls) from his stint as Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill, and our hottie Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester on Gilmore Girls) along with his ‘Dad’ and ‘brother’ on Supernatural:

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Dean Has a “Butt Cut”

According to a recent and somewhat silly list on The Stir, Jared Padalecki‘s Gilmore Girls character, Dean Forester, is being dissed for his hairstyle – what is known as a “butt cut” – The hair-do that involves parting the hair down the middle of ones head.

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What do you think – was his hair THAT bad?

Gilmore Girls Rocks the Year 2000

EW put together a list featuring the “best of” moments for the year 2000, as ‘your favorite year’. Things that ‘rocked pop culture ten years ago’ – can you believe many of these things are 10 years ago already??

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On that list, in the middle, is Gilmore Girls listed under ‘Notable TV Premiere’.

In the spirit of Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel’s rapid-fire pop culture references, here are some of the other series that started in 2000: Malcolm in the Middle, Dora the Explorer, Girlfriends, MTV’s Fear, Dark Angel, CSI, The District, Ed, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Public, Queer as Folk, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and the second revival of Supermarket Sweep on PAX. Now breathe.

10 years ago! Wow, that kind of makes me feel old.

Thanks Sylvia

Would You Jump?

That’s a question I ask myself every time I watch ‘You Jump, I Jump, Jack‘. Could I jump? I am pretty sure I could climb the scaffolding, but I’m not sure if I would take the leap of faith and jump off. It’s a step into the unknown. Could you jump?

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In the episode, Rory’s not sure if she could jump either. In fact, Rory’s gut reaction to Logan’s offer was a flat refusal, saying the ‘press’ don’t participate. However, Logan knows his journalism and is able to shoot that down, getting under Rory’s skin by saying she looks like she could use some adventure. That she’s “sheltered.”

“It’ll be fun, it’ll be a thrill. Something stupid, something bad for
you. Just something different. Isn’t this the point of being young? It’s your choice, Ace. People can live a hundred years without really living for a minute. You climb up here with me, it’s one less minute you haven’t lived.”

Perhaps because Logan has heckled her or perhaps because she’s crushing on him, Rory says she’ll do it. I think the real reason is that Logan hit home – Rory does feel sheltered. She’s always been the good girl, the reporter looking from the outside in on the action. She sees Logan as carefree and part of that appeals to her.

Once Rory is up there, she’d lose a lot of face to climb back down. She knows it, and I think part of Rory wants to prove something to herself. And the last moment on the scaffold was that of romance – something that’d make your heart flutter even if the height didn’t! Logan asks Rory if he trusts her, and Rory comes back with the wit, ‘You jump, I jump, Jack’ (a line used many times in Titanic). And, holding hands, they leap (ok, not before Logan tries to psych her out about the test drop)!

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Was Rory Like Pippi?

In Gilmore Girls during the Season 5 episode “We Got Us a Pippi Virgin“, Luke & Lorelai go on a double date with Rory & Dean… despite a little grumbling from Luke. They go to watch a Pippi Longstocking movie, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, since apparently Luke is a Pippi Virgin.


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At one point in the episode, however, Luke & Lorelai have a talk about why Luke is so annoyed by Rory dating Dean again. Luke believed that Dean was not good enough for Rory, though very few people would be… a prince maybe, or someone who will be good for her. Luke then goes on to compare Rory to Pippi Longstocking.

“She can have adventures and be free, she’s smart. The whole world’s waiting for her….

Pippi is strong and independent. She can lift a horse above her head. Uh-huh. And beat up bullies and build a hot-air balloon. She’s unique, like Rory. But I guarantee you, if Pippi had met Dean, there would be no horse, no balloons. He’d drag her down to his level, spend all her gold coins, and poof, like that, all her dreams would be gone.”

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Why Does Sherry Want to Bond with Lorelai?

TheWB.com has uploaded several new episodes of Gilmore Girls for your viewing pleasure! They are not all in order, there are new episodes from season 1, 3, and 7. There are three new episodes from season 3, including “Happy Birthday, Baby”, “Keg! Max!” and “Say Goodnight, Gracie.” After three years of writing GilmoreGirlsNews.com, I finally have episodic images I can use legally, thanks to TheWB.com

So, we may be starting mid-way through the series, but I’m going to use these new images as an excuse to watch Gilmore Girls again and to pop up a few discussion questions here and there. We’ve already discussed the whole series together, but in more broad strokes. So, let’s break it down and talk about our favorite moments and pet peeves, or just whatever we want!

Let’s start with Take the Deviled Eggs…, since that was part of our trivia for the day!


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In this episode, Rory needs to decide if she’ll go to Sherry’s baby shower. When she realizes that, although her mom was hurt by Chris, that she is getting a new half-sister, she decides to go. Although I was sad that we never saw much sisterly bonding between Rory and her new sister in the series, I was happy that Rory went to the shower. I did think it inconsiderate that Sherry would invite Lorelai – but that’s just Sherry’s way.

So, the question that’s always been on my mind – why does Sherry feel the need to share so much with Lorelai? Inviting her to the shower and talking to her about how great Chris is doing (even thanking Lorelai for that!), for example. What do you think?

Check out Gilmore Girls on TheWB.com here.

Gilmore Girls 5.07 "You Jump, I Jump, Jack"

Gilmore Girls 5.07 "You Jump, I Jump, Jack"
Original Air Date: November 2, 2004 (Recap date: March 24, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

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Discussion Questions:

  • Why does Emily insist on re-meeting Luke?
  • Why is Luke so ok with meeting Emily again?
  • Is Lorelai making the Luke & Emily meeting more tense?
  • Is Emily insulting Luke, or making conversation?
  • Is Logan trying to impress Rory?
  • Does Richard want to play golf with Luke because he feels left out of the loop, or to get to know Luke?
  • Was Lane & Zack’s first date a date?
  • Is Logan showing off by going off with other girls?
  • Why does Luke agree to buy golf clubs?
  • Why doesn’t Luke talk to Richard about fishing, not books?
  • Why does Rory decide to jump?
  • When Logan says "only if you want it to be" to Rory after jumping from the scaffolding, what does he mean?
  • Is Rory too timid?
  • What do you think of Emily & Richard’s treatment, and judgment, of Luke?
  • Was the present at the end an invitation?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai has been testing whether people with ‘honk if you love…’ bumper stickers really want you to honk. They don’t. It made her late for Friday night dinner. Emily knows, from Kirk, that Lorelai is dating Luke! It was all accidental, as Emily just called the Inn to speak with Lorelai. Emily wants to know why Lorelai was hiding it. And hates that Lorelai has a world she keeps from her. Emily insists on re-meeting Luke in his ‘new’ capacity. Since he’s ‘significant’, they set down a date for next week.

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