Last week I had a sad day when I realized that one of my guilty little pleasures had come to an end.
Backing up a bit, I always made fun of Gilmore Girls when it was aired originally, mainly because of the INSANE amount of dialogue. SO unbelievable that anyone on this earth could think and talk that fast, let alone 2 people, let alone a 14 year old girl. Almost as annoying as those ridiculously wise and eloquent-beyond-their-years kids on Dawson's Creek. Puh leeze.
But then reruns started to coincide with my baby's naps, and as it turns out, sometimes you need a ridiculous little escape from "believable" and for me, Gilmore Girls was just what the doctor ordered. I'd catch an episode here and there, and kind of follow along with the plot twists and whatnot. But then the last coupla seasons, I became really hooked.
Last Thursday I saw the series finale. It was, I have to admit, pretty good TV.
But this post is not about that episode.
It's about an earlier episode, one of the more genius episodes of any show I have ever seen EVER. You know, one right up there with the musical Buffy episode and when Kara Thrace comes back in a spaceship after exploding in a nebula.
Roll tape. (Feel free to skip to 1:25.)
Genius. Pure and simple. If only we could all hash out our issues like this, the world would be a better place.
Even the insane amount of dialogue* doesn't bug me. Instead, I kinda want to slow clap as I slowly rise to my feet.
And then invite my whoooole family over for dinner, sit them down and say, "Aaaaaand GO!"
*(Seriously though, can you imagine memorizing lines for this show? Sheesh.)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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I always thought channels that aired on the WB were weird, so I never watched them. I mean, who had channel 30 anyway?
But now you've got me curious.
channels=shows
Ohhhhh! That Lorelai makes me soooooo angry.
It took me a few years to give GG a chance too.... not quite as long as you (sheesh sistah, the shows been over for 2 years!) -- but loved the show.
sorry. i had to stop watching.
i watched an entire season one Christmas weekend a few years ago. I love this show!
I LOVE this show. I missed some episodes from the final season so I borrowed my friend's dvds. There were some fun extras included about how fast the dialogue is.
Are you kidding me?! It's like they're on fast forward! I could barely keep up!
I'd need like, an extra four hours of sleep to be able to comprehend what was going on. :)
that's exactly how i got hooked! lucy was napping, nothing else on. i even tuned in, got annoyed with the dialogue, tuned back out, then tuned in for real. i love it! glad you enjoyed it, too.
i fought watching GG for too long. I sucumbed and watched 6 seasons in 1 week. LOVE IT.
Wittiest writing out there (well, until the last season...)
yes. this is a classic. I KNEW i liked you :)
I super heart that episode. I got into through the reruns, too, although I think I've seen most of some seasons and none of others. It's a comforting show for me to watch, for some reason. I used to watch Dawson's Creek, too. But even if it were still on TV, I don't think I can stand it anymore. Eck.
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