Saturday, November 26, 2016

Gilmore Girls Series - Stuck in a Time Warp? Women at Some Point?

Bringing back the popular "Gilmore Girls" series is cause for celebration.  The series is being revised as an original Netflix program.  It follows the same 3 generations of Gilmore Girls; grandmother, mother & prodigal daughter, Rory.  It's now a decade since the emotional finale when everyone bid adieu to the the lovely ingenue, Rory.  Rory graduated from Yale & was set to embark on Obama's presidential campaign.  I've just watched the 1st two episodes (mini-marathon movies each,) I have some reservations before declaring it a rave of a reboot. Stars Hollow is still center stage.  This charming "Camelot" of a small New England town has more than its share of eccentric citizens.  Lorelai, the queen of witty witticism declares "the town is set within a snow globe."  The perpetual dialogue is fueled by the omnipresent caffeine elixir.  Luke's (Scott Patterson) diner provides its fair share of coffee.  Rory (Alexis Bledel) is  Lorelai's daughter (Lauren Graham) who is Emily's daughter (Kelly Bishop.)  Rory is the lovely & endearing homewrecker of yesteryear.  Lorelai is as loquacious as before with a little more body mass to love.  No body shaming permitted.  Afterall, this is an empowering series for young girls.  A little fun is poked at the added pounds at Lorelai's expense.  Emily is showing signs of aging.  She has become a recent widow after 50 years of marriage.  Edward Herman was wonderful as the family patriarch.  His death assumes a sombre & prominent presence.  The gaggle of local yokels include: the irritatingly intense Paris, the huggable lug, Luke and Logan in London engaged to wed & in bed with Rory along with motley town criers.  Change churned slowly.  There is Kirk's "ooober" enterprise and faux wifi at the diner.  But, the story arch has always been the battling banter between the Gilmore generations.  Rory & her mom are tight.   Lorelais & her mom continue to fight.  The well meaning advise from Lorelai to her bereft mother to seek professional counseling is a masterly coupe at the show's core  (a major score.) The jury is still out on the series.  I'm hoping that Dean (Jared Radaleci) and Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) will be back to add flavor to the brew. Carol King is a local, but she's yet to sing.  The marvelous B'wy star Sutton Foster is cast in the local musical which is hilarious.  Hooray, the show is back.  Footnote: Rory "is not back," which means she's amongst the unmoored 30 something set.  I'm yearning to sing praises but for now, stay tuned.

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