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The Gilmore Girls Isn’t Just a Chick-flick
Why I am revisiting this show that ran for seven seasons and has attracted so many diverse followers throughout the years?
For starters, I am male and had children that would have been viewers when the shows originally aired. I watched some of those episodes back then. Those were busy days for me, and I could not catch them all then first time around.
So why am I binge watching them all over again? For me, I see the GG as more than just a chick-flick sort of show. While the show was initially marketed toward women, its male viewership has been significant, especially within the 18–25 age demographic, where it ranked second for men for the first four seasons. Yes, Gilmore Girls are not just for chicks.
Another interesting phenomenon has been after coming out in reruns it started drawing from another new age group that was too young the first time around. In an on-stage interview when the cast members, Lauren Graham who plays Lorelai talked about seeing young people showing up at events she has done and it was like, “where are these young people coming from?” Turnes out it’s the next generation as they catch the reruns after coming out on Netflix
ACTING AND SCRIPT
Once and a while you find a show with good acting. Exceptional chemistry between actors. Really creative…
