In honor of Gilmore Girls’ 10 year anniversary, CNN’s Katie decided to dig up some Gilmore Girls trivia and interview some of those associated with the show.

Keiko Agena (Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls) talked about shooting the pilot and how she was “loving the script and just filled with hope that everybody would love it as much as we did.” Which we did, of course! Keiko also talks about shooting Transformers 3 and her puppet classes. Katie also interviewed Aaron Berman, who is soon releasing The Gilmore Girls Companion book, who supplied this great quote:

“In the end, Gilmore Girls remains beloved the world over today because it addresses the absurdities of life, and the imperfections in our relationships with one another, with humor and an understanding of what it is to be human.

There are stereotypes, certainly – Kirk’s cluelessness, Taylor’s scheming, Emily’s disapproving – but every character is also presented as decidedly human. As Lorelai observes of Kirk, ‘it’s all any of us wants – to find a nice person to hang out with ’til we drop dead. Not a lot to ask.”

Some trivia revealed in the interviews:

• The pilot episode was shot in Toronto, though the rest was shot in California
• Lauren Graham was the last person cast in Gilmore Girls because she was contractually obligated to another show, which fell through
• Actors spent between 14-21 hours on set each day
• Crew members, who often worked longer, would sleep on set! Apparently Lorelai’s bed was a favorite snooze place!
• Kirk was inspired by Amy Sherman-Palladino’s father, Don Sherman, who always played different characters on the show Gimme a Break
• Emily Gilmore wore jewelry owned by Kelly Bishop because she’s allergic to costume jewelry. Her gold necklace (to the right) was purchased for the show and Kelly has only worn it twice, in plays, since Gilmore Girls ended.
• Some of the fast-paced dialogue was created through editing by removing any pauses between line delivery
• Gypsy was often covered in motor oil… which was actually steak sauce!