I'll end up echoing the comments of my friend David and also run the risk of being called names, but it was kind of bittersweet watching the end of Gilmore Girls last night. I actually stumbled on the pilot episode years ago, accidentally, but remembered that the initial reviews were enough (along with Lauren Graham being decently attractive) to warrant some time. I really enjoyed it but did not add it to the TV rotation right away.
About 3 years ago, my wife and I borrowed the first season of the Gilmore Girls for a little summer viewing. We fell in love with the town, the people, the fun dialogue, and the joy with which the writers seem to approach the show. It became our little date thing, watching a couple of episodes a couple of nights a week over the summer, drinking a glass of wine, laughing, and eventually racing our way through seasons 1, 2, and 3 in 2 months. Over the past few years it has been part of our usual Tuesday night routine (after the move from Wednesdays I believe) to make time to sit together and watch the show.
It's not that we don't have other shows but this is what we watched for hours when my daughter was little and we were not sleeping much. It what we watched when we just wanted to veg out on the couch. Like a recent review said, this was a place you wanted to live in and people that you wanted to be friends with. Yeah they were weird, talked faster than you ever could think, and could annoy you, but they were always fun and entertaining. My wife and I will definitely miss Gilmore Girls. We're excited that our TIVO is recording the reruns regularly and the pilot just aired last week, so once in a while we can revisit Stars Hollow.
I think I get too attached to TV sometimes. Oh well. Lost is on tonight.
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