Gilmore Girls in the hot seat on the TCA tour
July 17, 2006 by Arieanna
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham both attended the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour panel on July 17th. This is a place where 200 TV critics come to greet and gossip with producers and cast of primetime shows. Panels are staged with executives of networks and then with specific show actors and creators, like Gilmore Girls.
You can see Alexis has had some good sun this summer… she’s much more freckled, even though still fair skinned. She looks good though - I love the white dress with chunky brown belt. Laruen Graham looks so pretty! Far more tanned than Alexis, to be sure.
Now, onto the juicy stuff. The Gilmore Girls on the panel - in the spotlight. New network. New producer. New writers. Maybe the last season… it’s all a crazy time for the Gilmore Girls. Let’s see what they have to say.
"Your legal contracts are up and you begin to imagine what-if," Graham told the Television Critics Association’s summer meeting. "I don’t want to be in a situation where I feel sorry for me. I’ve seen that happen to actors and shows where the thing is done, let it be over. I don’t know that we’re in that situation."
Bledel added, "I really don’t know what this year is going to be like. I’m going to see what it’s like, then decide how I feel. We’ll see."
Graham wasn’t enthralled with last season’s story line that had her Lorelai character giving fiance Luke a now-or-never ultimatum after he asked for patience in dealing with his newly discovered 12-year-old daughter. Luke let Lorelai walk out of his life.
"It wasn’t my favorite stuff to play, to be dictated to by Luke, but again, it was a believable conflict and a believable obstacle between them and that’s why the end made perfect sense," Graham said. "If everything had gone the way the fans had wanted it to go, the show would have been over."
And Graham "wasn’t a fan" of the painful separation between Lorelai and her screen daughter, Rory…
"I loved that writing [Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino], but I also think there’s room for it to grow," she said…
Dave Rosenthal, a writer and producer on the show, is in charge now, and he oversees an eight-person writing staff. He said he’s not treating this season like it will be the show’s last.
"The goal is to do 22 good episodes of `Gilmore Girls’ and let the rest take its course," he said.
Sherman-Palladino has said she knows how the show should end. When the time comes, Rosenthal said he’ll call her.
"I would definitely like to talk to Amy about that," he said.
It’s not a huge interview and doesn’t tell us much new stuff. Apparently, Lauren Graham was a bit snappy (comments not in the interview above) when it came to off-topic questions being asked, and was civil but sharp about not receiving an Emmy.
However, it’s a good sign of hope that maybe, just maybe, this is not the last season!!
Sources (1)(2) ; Tags: alexis bledel, lauren graham, gilmore girls, tca, television critics, interviews
Thanks to Jill & Leora for the tip!
alexis bledel can’t leave the show !!!!!!!!!!!!
000 cool might not be the last season!
Oho! “Lauren Graham was a bit snappy when it came to off-topic questions being asked, and was civil but sharp about not receiving an Emmy.”
i hope it isn’t the last season. i hope it wasn’t a big problem about being asked about not receiving an Emmy. Both look so beautiful
I hope someone uploads this on youtube soon.
Ummm…. are there other YouTube things to watch on them? Where have I BEEN?
I’ve gotta get on this blog! I mean, add it to my bloglines.
lauren looks really old in the pictures
Well, hehe, I’m sorry to say that I agree, in a way. She’s probally just disappointed ’cause of the whole Emmy thing. She’ll be back on her feet soon.
I think she handled the Emmy question quite beautifully - heck, she has to deal with it every single year (the girl has had alot of practice LOL)
I love how Lauren Graham jumped in to defend Dave Rosenthal when someone questioned his personal life. “That has nothing to do with anything. Next!” LOL I love this woman!
I don’t think Lauren looks old. She just looks her age. Remember, she plays a mother to a 23 year old girl, so she’s not exactly 25 years old. I think she looks radiant.
I thought it was funny too how snappy she was. I love how protective she got of David Rosenthal.
I was worried about next season, but not anymore. The cast seems excited, David Rosenthal seems to be as passionate about GG as the rest of us and Lauren&Alexis seem to really trust this guy. Therefore, I can’t help but be excited. Their excitement and enthusiasm is rubbing off on me
Oh and by the way, I like how David Rosenthal respects the Palladinos. Yes, Amy and Dan may have screwed up during season 6 with some of their wild storylines, but they have created a gem. They are geniuses for creating Gilmore. I am glad that DR recognizes that
where can i find the interview???
when does the new season start?
it starts on like september 26th or something like that.
The new season starts september 19. I’m almost pretty sure. The same day season six comes out on dvd. Someone please tell me where i can go to watch that interview
no i think it’s 26th, it was originally the 19th but they changed it… which makes me sad.