This week, "Gilmore Girls" joined the club of TV series receiving a resurrection commitment from a streaming giant. The series, which starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, concluded its seven seasons last 2007 on the CW. Now that Netflix closed a deal to revive the show, critics weighed-in on why longtime fans should retrace their memories and watch Gilmore Girls eight years later.
As reported by Variety, the nits and grits of the family drama reboot are simple. “The digital channel is developing a revival of the much-loved Warner Bros. series “Gilmore Girls” with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband, exec producer Daniel Palladino. The project would be four 90-minute movies, rather than a series, the publication wrote.
While it is yet to be determined whether this revival will be a hit or a miss, one thing that TV junkies – old and new – can look forward to is a more concrete paradigm compared to the final season which ended on a mysterious note.
“Although it won't likely attract new fans, the nostalgia level is high with this one, and the revival could give ASP the chance to end the series on her own terms, which will hopefully include those elusive "four little words" that we've been hearing about for years,” TV. Com cited.
A recent report from TIME is also positive that present day "Gilmore Girls" will become an asset for Netflix, provided that it will focus heavily on the more essential aspects of life.
“Gilmore Girls can shine. It can be worthy and relevant in our day and age, particularly if the main characters branch out from their small-scale feminism and represent the broader worldview that would naturally come with age and experience”.
They also emphasized that the success of the revival will greatly depend on showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino, whose recent works on Gilmore aroused a strong host of followers.
"With Amy Sherman-Palladino and her quick-witted, flexible genius back at the helm, viewers can be sure the script will pick up where it was meant to pick up, as well as adapt to the current times. And I think that’s reason enough to give this reboot a chance."
"Gilmore Girls" was launched by the CW in 2000. It followed the humorous mother-daughter relationship of Lorelai and Rory. Although it is not something new to TV enthusiasts, critics have already shown their approval following the announcement.
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