Me, a Gilmore Girl?
I am amused and confused: I have been laughing and cheering my way through all 21 episodes of the first season of Gilmore Girls in one week. Yes, I know I am seven years late. All these years, I have seen the little teasers for new episodes and never been the least curious. I was sure these skinny, smug, smiling small-town girls were not for me.
Boy was I wrong! The other night I watched 5 episodes in one stretch and I came away feeling a strange kinship to these Girls. They are exactly as pretty, perky and provincial as I expected, so what's the attraction?
Here are the reasons why I never even considered watching Gilmore Girls all these years:
- My entertainment of choice is usually science fiction, fantasy or thrillers.
- I consider myself an urban girl -- I grew up in a small village that resembles Stars Hollow in many ways and I moved away as soon as I had a chance.
- The majority of my friends are men. Giggling, glamorous girls used to scare me.
Then a friend I really trust told me she was addicted to the Gilmore Girls. She has season two and three on DVD and watches them over and over again. So I decided I would get her season one for her birthday, which is next week. At the store, they had removed the plastic box so they could display the box and keep the DVDs save behind the counter. There was nothing to stop me from taking a peak. And here's what I found:
- Even though I fled the village I grew up in, I am still a country girl in many ways and I can relate to the inhabitants of Stars Hollow (although they are a little stereotyped).
- My mother was a single mom and even though she is more akin to Emily Gilmore than to Lorelai, I recognize so many of the joys and sorrows of the Gilmore Girls.
- From my busy big-city perspective it is soothing to follow the life in Stars Hollow where -- in spite of all the activity -- nothing much happens.
- The script writers know all there is to know about popular culture and all the references they cram into the dialog makes it both hilarious and interesting to follow. I brought my iBook with me in front of the TV to check them on IMDB or Wikipedia. Great fun!
Luckily for me, my friend has the next two seasons lined up for me and then there are four more.
Are you a Gilmore Girl too? Then you might want to check out these Stars Hollow souvenirs.
