nice show :Gilmore Girls
As an passionate Gilmore Girls dvd fan, I recently splurged and got all 7 seasons of the show because of the massive sale on Amazon. Simply because it is I watch the show on a regular basi on the WB. com, though I love the special features, behind the scenes and the little booklets that come with DVD set acting as an encyclopedia for all the political, musical, pop culture and literary references distributed through the fast-paced dialogue.
This book I found particularly appealing because of the post-feminist slant and the thorough examination of the characters and plotlines. Topics ranged the Utopia that is Stars Hollow, to the faux-feminism represented by Rory Gilmore’s relationships, the mother-daughter relationships, the role of food, the role of music and the theme of single motherhood as portrayed on TV.
Having read this collection, I doubt I’ll be able to watch the show with the same naive enjoyment as I have in the past. I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. Amy Shermin-Palladino is an incredibly smart and creative lady. She knew exactly what she was doing by creating a TV series based on an unwed mother who had a child at the age of 16, a much underrepresented segment of American life and society.
Although there is some talk of social class and the lack of racial diversity on the show, the main focus of the essays remained on Lorelei and Rory, their relationship, their intellect and personalities. The essay that spoke to me the most was titled “Drats! Foiled Again: A Contrast in Definitions” by Anne K. Burke Erikson. Erikson’s theme of the essay was that was the show speaks as the truth is vastly different from the actions and interactions between the characters. Lorelei claims that she and Rory never fight and are the best of friends. Yet throughout the show they are constantly bickering or not speaking to each other after a spat. Also that Rory is the “good girl” even though she is willing to drop Chilton because of Dean, she drops out of Yale, she steals a boat, she flirts with Jess while still in a relationship with Dean, etc. Rory is by no means an angel, but in comparison to her peers, she stands out as exceptional. In comparison to the other characters and other relationships on the show, Lorelei and Rory are isolated on a Utopian island of filial perfection.
Although there was an essay for Paris, for Lane and for Sookie, I still felt as if these characters were not well discussed throughout the course of the essays except to point out the perfection found in Lorelei and Rory. Very little is said of Lorelei’s relationship with Jason (Digger) and it seems as if every essayist was rooting for the Rory and Jess relationship.
When browse in portions, the collection of essays is insightful new, introspective and offers Gilmore Girl dvd boxset 
fans another way to affix themselves to the show and become better accustomed with the two quick-witted women that have been the groundwork of a TV series that is still garnering fans and popularity no less than 5 years after the series finale.
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