I have to admit that I was a little late to the Gilmore Girls game. My family was never big on TV (we made up for it with movies though, I literally can quote anything) and I only have brothers, so the show that perhaps defined a generation of young women never really crossed my radar. That is until my sophomore year roommate and basically twin insisted that I watch it because unless I did, my life would never be truly complete.
So watch I did. Or binge I did, I should really say because I watched 154 forty-five minute episodes in less than a year (that’s 6,930 minutes or almost 5 days of my life spent in Stars Hollow). And when I finally finished the series (Rory you are literally an idiot Logan is perfect), I felt the void in my life that most Gilmore Girls felt nearly a decade before me. I texted my roommate telling her that I felt like I had legitimately lost a dear friend, and I was just so lost as to what TV show I should start next, because there are very few that bring as much true comfort and joy as the show I had just parted with.
Yet I really outdid myself with my timing in joining the Gilmore Girls fan club, because shortly after I hit my PGGD (post Gilmore Girls depression), it was announced that Netflix (because Netflix has come to understand the human race along with our tendencies and guilty pleasure, ily) was going to make a Gilmore Girls revival! Coffee drinkers, avid readers, Sunday family dinner goers rejoice!
I was pumped, like real dreams coming true here, until I learned that actress Melissa McCarthy (Oh yeah, this is where that wonderful lady got her humble beginnings) would not be joining the cast. No Sookie? That’s a sick joke. I need her out of control cooking, I need her as Lorelai’s bestie, I need her and Jackson together to prove that there is someone out there for everyone. But no.
It is unclear why this devastating truth is occurring. McCarthy recently tweeted that she had not been asked to join the revival’s cast, yet still wished her former squad the best of luck. However, earlier this week, the show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Bless u, you sweet angel lady) said that she would’ve loved to have McCarthy, but didn’t believe the now Hollywood star had the time. MAKE TIME MELISSA, PLEASE. This is probably a valid point, but I have to wonder if Sherman-Palladino tried her hardest to get McCarthy on board, or if she just jumped to conclusions.
Either way, Sherman-Palladino has said she would love to get McCarthy in, even if it is just a last minute cameo, so there may still be a hope of seeing Sookie at some point!
The Netflix revival will consist of four, present day episodes, each 90 minutes long. Meaning I’ve got a little more time to hang in Stars Hollow.
