Gilmore Girls

In a weird way, it’s fitting that the Gilmore Girls: The Complete Series Collection would arrive this week, just after Norman Mailer’s passing. It was not his last television appearance before his death, but it was close to it. And it might have been one of his most surprising—at least to the men who revered his work. (If they ever saw the show, they wouldn’t dare admit it.)

Earlier this year, I attended a luncheon in honor of Norman Mailer, on the occasion of his latest book. There were men, everywhere, waiting to ask him: did he believe in God? Why did he write about Hitler? What did he eat for breakfast? I had something else on my mind. When he came to my table, I hollered across it: “Mr. Mailer, why were you on Gilmore Girls?”

Mr. Mailer didn’t flinch. “I did it for my son,” he said, and went on to explain that his son Stephen was a struggling actor, and Norman had agreed to do a scene with him (he played himself, his son played a journalist interviewing him) to get him on the show. He also rhapsodized about Suki, a character played by Melissa McCarthy, who ran the inn where Mr. Mailer’s interview was going on. He thought she was hilarious.  read more »

Alexis Bledel, who played the quick-tongued Rory on the Gilmore Girls for seven seasons, has signed on to a college comedy "Ticket to Ride," which will be helmed by Vicky Jenson (Shark Tale, Shrek).

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After seven seasons, the beloved mother/daughter beyond-bonding dramedy will be going off the air in just two short weeks. Even those of us who anticipated the show's demise were shocked – two weeks?–and saddened. But the sorrow only runs so deep.  read more »