A visit to Gilmore Girls

When Gilmore Girls first exploded onto my TV screen 16 years ago, it had me hooked since the pilot episode. The series’ rapid fire dialogue and pop-culture references were riveting, and something I’ve not seen before in other television series. And I have seen a hell lot of TV shows.

I love everything about the series (except for season 6 when Rory decides to become a total brat); the colorful characters with just the right amount of eccentricity, the witty exchanges between Lorelai and Rory and the choice of music used in the show- always melodic, thanks to singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.

Now that the series is going to make a comeback, I wonder how much of Stars Hollow will they recreate?  Will Luke’s Diner still be around? Is Lorelai still living in the same house? Will the Gazebo in the town center remain there? How much of Stars Hollow do you remember?

When I visited Los Angeles a decade ago, visiting the Gilmore Girls set was the first thing on my to-do list. To remember where we left off in Stars Hollow, here’s a trip back to Rory’s hometown and get re-acquainted with familiar sights.

Besides the outdoor sets, we also managed to get to tour some indoor sets. We made a visit to Yale, where I realized that the dining hall is also the library, and the classroom is also the news room. We also learnt that Sookie’s backdoor is used as Lorelai’s back door and almost everything was shot in the studios if possible… most of the scenes at Yale are shot in the studio, even some outdoor ones, the crew just used very strong lighting to simulate natural light.

It has been nine years since its hasty end, and I’ve never come across another TV series that matched the Gilmore Girls. I’m beyond the moon that Netflix is developing the Gilmore Girls comeback.

There’s really nothing else to say but Oy with the poodles already!