(2005) New season of Gilmore Girls won't leave fans hanging

Hal Boedeker Sentinel Television Critic
Posted July 26, 2005

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Gilmore Girls won't leave fans hanging over its romantic cliffhanger, but family turmoil peaks when the WB series starts its sixth season Sept. 13.

When last seen, Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) was asking Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) to marry her.

"We're going to answer the proposal pretty much right away,'' series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino says.

The estrangement between Lorelai and daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) will play out over the season's first half. Rory has moved in with her grandparents, Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop). "Which is Lorelai's worst fear in the entire world,'' Sherman-Palladino says.

"For Lorelai, her investment in 'I want this kid to be different from me' really kind of gets attacked,'' Graham adds. "It brings the family conflict on to a new level.''

Rory is taking time off from Yale, but she'll still be with boyfriend Logan (Matt Czuchry).

"We really like them together,'' Sherman-Palladino says. "I like the fact that she's got a boyfriend who doesn't just fall at her feet and find her the angelic, darling, wonderful, perfect thing that I think she is. He's a difficult boy. He is not a commitment guy.''

The Gilmore Girls crew knows what it's like to be jilted. Once again, the Emmys ignored the comedy-drama despite stellar reviews. "We're terrifically disappointed,'' says David Janollari, president of WB Entertainment. "We all walked around very gloomy on that Thursday morning [the nominations came out], as did Amy and Lauren.''

Hal Boedeker can be reached at hboedeker@orlandosentinel.com.
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