I Am So Excited About the Return of The Gilmore Girls!
Posted on October 25, 2016 at 8:00 am
The Gilmore Girls Final Season Fans Have Hoped For Is Coming…Probably
Posted on October 27, 2015 at 8:27 am
It is not 100% certain yet, but it appears that “Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is getting the band back together for the last season she was deprived of when the series was on television and she left in a contract dispute before the final episodes. Netflix is in negotiations for some new episodes and the principals are all on board. New York Magazine report that there may be four episodes, one for each season, and Grantland is already making predictions about Rory’s lovelife. I just want to see how the pop culture of the last eight years will be channeled through the new dialogue. And how Lane is doing and what those cute, quirky types at Stars Hollow are coming up with for their next festival.
Summer Series — Television
Posted on May 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm
I’m old enough to remember when summer television meant nothing but reruns. So it always seems like a special bonus to me when we get a whole extra season with returning favorites and promising new shows. While I wait to see whether Victoria got off the plane before it exploded in “Revenge” and try to imagine what Jay will think about Gloria’s big news on “Modern Family” I’m excited about:
1. Royal Pains (USA Network) I’m hoping for more Hank and Divya and less of Evan and Paige (and Paige’s family) this year in this series about the “concierge doctor” to the wealthy residents of the Hamptons.
2. Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime) I love the story of the beautiful model whose soul enters the body of a plus-size lawyer, mostly because Brooke Elliot is so endearing the effervescent spirit of Deb and the integrity and intelligence of Jane. I’m also a fan of April Bowlby as Deb’s best friend and fellow model Stacey and Ben Feldman as Deb’s guardian angel. I’m not looking forward to guest star Kim Karsdashian but have high hopes for upcoming appearances by Serena Williams, Patty Duke, Lorraine Toussaint, Ian Gomez, Valerie Harper, and John Ratzenberger.
3. Necessary Roughness (USA Network) Sports psychotherapist Dani Santino (warm and wise Callie Thorne) is the lead in this engaging series. I am looking forward to seeing her make progress with brilliant but volatile football player Terrence “TK” King (Mechad Brooks).
4. The Newsroom (HBO) If Aaron Sorkin is writing it, I want to see it. One reason is his highly literate scripts but another is that those scripts attract the best acting talent. Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, and Jane Fonda star in this new series about the news — and how we learn what we know. (And if you haven’t watched Sports Night
5. Political Animals (USA Networks) Signourney Weaver stars as a one-time Presidential candidate and ex-wife of a President who is currently Secretary of State.
6. Bunheads (ABC Family) comes from “Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. It stars my favorite Broadway performer, Sutton Foster. It co-stars Kelly Bishop of “Gilmore Girls” and “Dirty Dancing.” Oh, yes, I am on board.