SPOILERS FOR GILMORE GIRLS

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[Queen E]

For those interested (From spoilerfix.net):

Episode 5.09: Emily Says Hello
Airdate: November 16, 2004

11/03 - Emily stuns Lorelai with her plans to begin dating, while Rory is furious to see Christopher (David Sutcliffe) with her mother at the Dragonfly. Meanwhile, Jackson is overwhelmed by the twin burdens of Sookie's pregnancy and his role as town selectman; Paris tries to observe Ramadan; Marty (Wayne Wilcox) invites Rory to study. Andrew: Mike Gandolfi. Source: TitanTV
10/26 - DIVIDE AND CONQUER - Rory decides that she and Lorelai should split up at the next Friday night dinner and confront Richard and Emily separately about ending their separation. However, Emily dashes their hopes of a reconciliation by announcing that she is ready to begin dating. Meanwhile, Lorelai invites Christopher for lunch at the inn, unaware that Rory had warned Christopher to stay away from her mother. Feeling guilty that she hadn't told Luke about seeing Christopher, Lorelai confesses that they had lunch, and Luke "convinces" himself that he isn't jealous. Source: The WB
10/25 - Emily is at a restaurant with a man named Simon. The waiter asks if they want more wine and Emily, all smiles, says "why not." Source: SpoilerFix.com


Episode 5.10: Title Unknown
Airdate: November 2004

11/04 - Paris tries speed dating and is her usual abrasive self. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net
11/01 - Rory has a new friend named Anna. When both are sipping coffees two male teens tell Anna about a party. Rory brushes them off saying that their schedule was already filled up. Due to a night almost sleepless, Anna dozes off in a class she has with Rory. Source: SpoilerFix.com
11/01 - While driving down the street, Lorelai sees Luke arguing with an older woman. She stops her car and goes over to them. The woman, Mrs. Thompson, has been renting her garage to Luke (and his father before him) to store the boat that Luke's father was building. Now Mrs. Thompson is moving into a nursing home in Florida. She has found renters for her house and they want the use of the garage for their cars. Luke has a week to find a new place for his father's boat. Upset, Luke tells Mrs. Thompson to find someone to haul the boat and trash it and send him the bill, then he stomps off in a huff. Lorelai follows him and tries to calm him down, reminding him that Mrs. Thompson is going into a nursing home. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net


Episode 5.11: Title Unknown
Airdate: November 2004

11/08 - The person who dies has been been on before and had scenes with Lorelai and Rory. It's not a "funny" death. And it could really have an effect on the rest of the season (depending on how future episodes/storylines go). It's not Mia or Sherry. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net
11/04 - Someone (not a main character) dies off-screen. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net [Note: According to spiced at FanForum, the person is not a main character - has not been in the main credits on
screen and has not been seen this season. (thanks Jet for the tip.)]

[Queen E]

Episode 5.11: Women Of Questionable Morals
Airdate: January 25, 2005


11/15 - Dean is NOT getting killed off, but as I mentioned another character is... Richard isn't going to die either. Source: Kristin on E!Online

11/11 - At Stars Hollow, Taylor and Miss Patty auditions girls for a re-enactment. Lulu wants to be in it. Taylor asks the ladies to show their hither look but none can really do one. Kirk, watching the auditions, hopes Lulu will get it. Rory and Lorelai attend a re-enactment set in 1779 about the Stars Hollow Militia and a general who had to go through the town because the high road was closed due to snow. The re-enactment is narated by 10-year-old school kids and Taylor is one of the actors. Reverend Skinner appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

11/08 - The person who dies has been been on before and had scenes with Lorelai and Rory. It's not a "funny" death. And it could really have an effect on the rest of the season (depending on how future episodes/storylines go). It's not Mia or Sherry. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net

11/04 - Someone (not a main character) dies off-screen. Source: Gilmore-Girls.net [Note: According to spiced at FanForum, the person is not a main character - has not been in the main credits on
screen and has not been seen this season. (thanks Jet for the tip.)]



 


Episode 5.12: Come Home
Airdate: February 1, 2005


11/29 - In the Yale Newspaper offices, Paris is sitting at Rory's desk. She is staring Doyle, who's with Mitchum Huntzberger (Logan's father). Doyle shows him the changes they made in the offices and he seems eager to please Huntzberger. Doyle introduces Paris and Rory to Logan's father. Mitchum asks Doyle to make sure Logan learns about newspapers since he wants to have his son take over the family's business (which is, duh, newspapers). Source: SpoilerFix.com

11/22 - Richard and Emily have a meeting to seperate some of their belongings and list the repairs needed on the house. Zach is upset because Lane got contacts and won't wear her glasses anymore.

At Richard's office, he and co-workers discuss a case and decide they need outside help for this one. Richard suggests Simon Maclaine but the others aren't sure it's such a good idea since he and Emily... after a few minutes Richard understands, to his surprise, what they are implying. Lane, Zack, Brian, and Gil, go to a Korean party hosted by Mrs. Kim. Rory and Logan go to a pub together. Sookie, Lorelai, Jackson, and Kyon also appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

11/18 - There will be a party with a few Korean-speaking guests (a party at the Kim's?). Source: SpoilerFix.com



 


Episode 5.13: Wedding Bell Blues
Airdate: February 8, 2005


12/15 - Richard and Emily reconcile and renew their vows in front of Lorelai (the maid of honor) and Rory (the best man). But the main event takes place after the ceremony, when Luke and Christopher come to blows over Lorelai. Source: TV Guide Online

12/09 - At the party, Rory seems unhappy at Logan (they are not togehter). Logan is there with a girl that looks like his girlfriend. Source: SpoilerFix.com

12/08 - The fight is finally over and Lorelai and Rory won't have to have drinks with Richard and eat with Emily! The Gilmores not only make up but they renew their vows!!! They have a party after the ceremony where friends and family are gathered. Logan, Luke, Lorelai, and Rory are in attendance. Source: SpoilerFix.com

11/29 - Mitchum Huntzberger, Logan's father, is supposed to appear in this episode. Source: SpoilerFix.com



 

[Queen E]

Episode 5.18: To Live and Let Diorama
Airdate: April 19, 2005

03/14 - Carole King is reprising her role as Sophie Bloom, the music shop owner. Source: The Official Carole King Website (Thanks Jim for the tip.)
03/11 - Guest appearance for a possible reoccuring character "Sandra" played by Audrey Wasilewski. Source: IDMB.com (Thanks Sarah for the tip.)


Episode 5.19: But I'm a Gilmore
Airdate: April 26, 2005

03/08 - Logan and Rory become a couple, but look for trouble down the road. Rory meets Logan's family, but things are far from happy in the Huntzberger home. Source: Kristin on E!Online
03/05 - Logan accepts that he and Rory be exclusive but will the ladies' man be able to keep his promise? Doyle has a fever and Paris tries to help him out. Sookie's doctor puts her on bed rest making Luke have to help Lorelai at the inn. Logan's sister, Honor, drops by his dorm. She wants him to come home for dinner tomorrow as she'll make an announcement to their family and she needs her brother's support. Rory accompanies him to the family dinner. In attendance are Honor, Logan's mother, the grandfather and Honor's boyfriend. Mitchum, Logan's father, is stuck at work. There is much tension at the dinner. Source: SpoilerFix.com
03/04 - The episode will feature Logan's father and grandfather. Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger, is set to be played by actor Gregg Henry. The grandfather is supposed to be in his 70s, strong willed, grouchy, mean and very wealthy. Source: Casting notices (Thanks Jim for the tip.)


Episode 5.20: Title Unknown
Airdate: May 2005

03/12 - Rory begins an internship at Mitchum Huntzberger's newspaper. Mitchum pays his first visit to his newspaper (must be his first since most employees never saw him!). Emily's new maid is named Beatrice and, as all previous maids, gets into some trouble. Rory brings Logan to Friday dinner. Lorelai is there as well. Source: SpoilerFix.com


General Season 5 Spoilers:

03/16 - The deal with Melanie Griffith is in place, schedules permitting it will be shot. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TVGuide
03/15 - The rift between Emily and Lorelai will not last forever. Lorelai will be back at Friday-night dinner before you know it, and so will Logan. Rory's going to bring him to Grandma and Grandpa Gilmore for approval, and Rory may get in good with Logan's Dad, too, by way of the family biz. Source: Kristin on E!Online

[Queen E]

Guest Stars (from spoilerfix.com):

1. No Dean.

2. No Christopher.

3. Direct quote from spoiler fix: "It's official! Milo/Jess will resurface in Episode 8, which is tentatively scheduled to air Nov. 1. 'The s-t is going to hit the fan,' teases exec producer Amy Sherman-Palladino. 'He comes back and throws Rory and Logan into a bit of a tailspin.'"

[Sue]

From TV Guide:

Gilmore Girls at War!
I've (the TV Guide writer, not me) seen next Tuesday's Gilmore Girls, titled "Friday Night's All Right for Fighting," and all I'll say is that the final act — set at the Gilmore manse where Lorelai, Rory, Emily and Richard convene for their first Friday-night dinner in nearly a year — is unlike anything this show has done before. By the end of the episode, my choppers were on the floor next to a huge puddle of my Snapple spit-up. After having some time to digest it (and watch it again), I've come to the conclusion that Amy Sherman-Palladino is an even bigger genius than I first thought. I can't wait to hear what you guys think.

[Spaced Out Looney]

'Twas dated 7/18/06 or thereabouts.




Live from the Television Critics Association press tour spoilers here!

USA TODAY TV reporters Gary Levin and Ann Oldenburg and USA TODAY TV critic Robert Bianco are in Pasadena, Calif., covering the annual Television Critics Association press tour. They'll be filing periodic updates throughout the week....

'Gilmore' goings-on

Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham has heard all the fan complaints from last season, from Luke's secret love child to Lorelai's uncharacteristically wussy reaction, to her season-closing bed scene with Christopher. She's even agrees with some of them. "It wasn't my favorite stuff to play, to kind of be dictated to by Luke. But it was a believable conflict to me and a believable obstacle, so the end to me made perfect sense."

To be fair, Graham wasn't in a position to do anything about her complaints. Now-departed creator Amy Sherman-Palladino was famous for running the show the way she wanted — and she wanted to delay the marriage of Luke and Lorelai. Besides, Graham says, "If everything went the way the fans wanted it to go, the show would either be over or I'd just be calling Rory saying 'Well, what are you doing tonight?' "

Clearly, though, changes are coming that go beyond the behind-the-scenes change that replaced Sherman-Palladino with new producer David Rosenthal. On screen, Rory will have a new circle of friends, and Christopher will play a bigger role. But Lorelai will still have her pet, Paul Anka, despite Graham's desire to dump the dog. "I just am not a fan of dog comedy." —Robert Bianco

[Spaced Out Looney]

Seattle Times (TV Addict Goes To Hollywood) (link includes spoilers for other shows as well, including Veronica Mars, so be warned):

"Gilmore Girls: TNG"
I spent most of the CW party playing "Celebrity or Publicist?" with my new friend Stephanie from tv.com. (We insta-bonded over our green dresses.) All the girls were wearing party dresses, heels and long hair — including us, now that I think about it — so it was hard to tell. We identified some former Top Models — Joanie, Furonda and a newly brunette Sara — and then I spotted David Rosenthal, the new showrunner of "Gilmore Girls." Ooh.

Are Lorelai and Chris getting back together? "Christopher will be very present in Lorelai's life."

What about Luke and Anna? "That relationship will continue to deepen."

Logan and Rory? "He's going to be in London, she's going to be in college. But they're going to try to make it work."

Does anyone get pregnant or married? "I'm guaranteeing a pregnancy. It will not be Sookie. There will be a baby or babies. Guaranteed."

My work here is done. Good night.

[Queen E]

Huh. Is this true?

From askausiello:

Brace yourselves — the Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars universes are about to collide! I just got a smokin' hot tip that Gilmore guy Matt Czuchry will cross over to Veronica Mars on Oct. 24 — but not as Logan Huntzberger. It's better: He's playing Charlie Stone, half brother to none other than Logan Echolls! Can you believe it? Logan is playing Logan's brother! I love it!

[Queen E]

Also from askausiello:

Lorelai and Christopher elope. Or, rather, they e***e. I think it's obvious what the starred part is, and that's what spoilerfix is assuming. I may have to stop my viewing at Season 5.

[Queen E]

HUGE SPOILERS

They're dealing with [Melissa McCarthy's pregnancy] by making Sookie pregnant for a third time. David Rosenthal is seriously considering ending the season (or series?) with Lorelai and Luke not only married but expecting a baby. The buzz in Stars Hollow is that the key to an eighth season may rest in Alexis Bledel's petite hands. Unlike Lauren Graham, who appears to be somewhat amenable to the idea of continuing on for another year, Bledel is proving a tougher sell. As a result, Warner Bros. and the CW are allegedly developing a Plan B that would focus an eighth season on Lorelai, Luke and their new baby, with the occasional sweeps-month guest appearance by Rory. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
01/24 - Lorelai will end her marriage with Chris. The latter won't be happy about it. Lorelai will stay single for a little while. Some people over at FanForum say that Luke will be quite impressed with Lorelai's letter and that it'll make him see that he was good enough for her.

[Spaced Out Looney]

mt said:

HUGE SPOILERS

They're dealing with [Melissa McCarthy's pregnancy] by making Sookie pregnant for a third time. David Rosenthal is seriously considering ending the season (or series?) with Lorelai and Luke not only married but expecting a baby. The buzz in Stars Hollow is that the key to an eighth season may rest in Alexis Bledel's petite hands. Unlike Lauren Graham, who appears to be somewhat amenable to the idea of continuing on for another year, Bledel is proving a tougher sell. As a result, Warner Bros. and the CW are allegedly developing a Plan B that would focus an eighth season on Lorelai, Luke and their new baby, with the occasional sweeps-month guest appearance by Rory. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
01/24 - Lorelai will end her marriage with Chris. The latter won't be happy about it. Lorelai will stay single for a little while. Some people over at FanForum say that Luke will be quite impressed with Lorelai's letter and that it'll make him see that he was good enough for her.

Boy, I really hope that this season ends up being the last. It's a perfect place to end the show. Besides, the Lorelai-Rory relationship IS the show; it won't work without Rory. And I think that it's time Rory strikes out on her own.

Now, if I could only get TPTB to listen to me...

[Queen E]

Update:

01/25 - You may have heard TV Guide's report that Alexis Bledel (Rory) does not want to continue Gilmore Girls and that the CW is moving forward with the idea of doing the show without her. Well, according to my sources—who are highly placed within the Gilmore family—the plan of a Roryless eighth season has been firmly rejected for one very good reason: Lauren Graham is sticking by her onscreen daughter (you gotta love that) and has made it clear that she will not continue the show without Alexis on board. So... will we get another season? Lauren and Alexis are making the decision as a team. If they both decide to partake in an eighth season, we'll get another year of Gilmore bliss. If not, this will be the final year of the show we so adore. Still, don't start saying your goodbyes just yet. The show's rep at the CW insists the report that Alexis does not want to continue with the show is "really just a rumor... I've never heard that from Alexis' people or any reliable source close to the production." Plus, there's another reason to hold out hope: I'm also told CW president Dawn Ostroff isn't ready to let Lorelai and Rory go—and is prepared to do "whatever it takes" to turn the show around creatively and keep it around another year. Source: Kristin on E!Online

From spoilerfix.com

[Spaced Out Looney]

TV Guide

Ausiello Report
It's Here: Lauren Graham's Final Gilmore Girls Interview

The fast-approaching finale of Gilmore Girls is depressing on so many levels; I get a lump in my throat contemplating even a few of them. It's the end of an era, for starters. Lauren Graham — the closest thing Hollywood is ever likely to get to another Katharine Hepburn — may never again play a character as given to bantering at breakneck speed as Lorelai. For that matter, she may never find verbal sparring partners as worthy as Kelly Bishop and Scott Patterson. But maybe worst of all, the series' demise probably means I'll be talking to my favorite Girl a lot less frequently. With that weighing heavily on my mind, as we began what would be our last interview of the golden Girls age, I held nothing back. In turn, neither did she.

I hear you're going to have a lot more free time on your hands.
Lauren Graham: (Laughs) Yes, it would seem that way.

Are you relieved that it's over?
Graham: I feel that way, which is not without feeling mixed and thankful for the experience. But, yeah, I feel relieved.

All indications were that the show was coming back for 13 episodes. What happened
Graham: Well, you know, there was a lot that went back and forth by the time the [13 episode thing] came out. I had sort of said to them a couple of months ago that I didn't see it coming back, and they had asked to just give them some time to figure something out that would make it work. Both Alexis and I felt tired, and also creatively like the show was in a place where we were either at the end or very close to it. We really couldn't imagine another season. I think they were trying to tempt us with 13, which was tempting, but ultimately it just wasn't going to work for them. We needed the situation to be so ideal, and I think it just wasn't meant to be. I do want to say that the studio and the network were very generous and very respectful in this whole process. We just didn't want to work the schedule we'd been working. But if we're working a lesser schedule, what is the show? The way we'd like to have done it would not have necessarily been good for the show. Right now you have me working six to seven days an episode, and Alexis doing about the same. To do anything less than that just wasn't going to be the same show. They tried to make it appealing for us, and we tried to be imaginative, but then at the end of the day it just felt like we were trying to do something impossible.

Did you and Alexis band together during negotiations?
Graham: Not in a formal way, but we certainly discussed what our hopes were. We were very open with each other. Most of our conversations were, "Can we imagine coming back."

Is it true that Alexis was the harder sell?
Graham: I don't think that's true. I did formally say at one point, "I'm not coming back." Then they thought, "Well, can we do it with just Alexis?" I don't want to speak for her, but we both went back and forth. Ultimately, neither of us wanted to do it without the other one.

Was that a real possibility?
Graham: If she was in a place where she wanted, like, her own show or her own spin-off... They were trying to think of everything. There was a time when we thought maybe I would produce and not be on the show in the same capacity. I've been at this for a long time; I feel ready to move on. But they were trying to find a way to make it work. There were a lot of scenarios. I had very open conversations with Dawn Ostroff. We tried, but they ultimately said, "You know what? This is just too complicated." And I felt so glad, because I don't think it would've been the same show for another 13. We were trying to find a way we could have a slightly easier schedule, and there was really no way to do that and still have it be Gilmore Girls.

Were you happy with the show creatively this season?
Graham: I was happy with the process. I really enjoyed [working with] the writers. I felt every year, even under Amy's leadership, that the show evolved. For the last episode, we tried to match the final shot with the first scene from the pilot, so we went back and watched the pilot — which I haven't seen for so long. And the show now is really different from that pilot, which was more dramatic at the time than your typical WB show. And I think it evolved and got more comedic over the years; every year was an evolution. This year was strange sometimes because I had a lot less to say, and that was really weird. For some people I'm sure that was great, but I would find myself in long scenes where I was not rattling on, and it was just really weird to me. And so I did sort of question, "Are we keeping this character consistent?" And they were responsive to me.

When we spoke last year you mentioned that you'd like to someday be given a producer credit, but you said there was no way Warner Bros. would allow it. Well, this year they gave you a producer credit. What changed?
Graham: I really felt strongly that I was doing the job of a producer. And in order to imagine moving forward — which I was imaging at the time — I really hoped they would recognize the different job I was doing. And eventually they very nicely did. When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest. And I got more involved with where the story was headed, and felt that I was having more of an active role. I just thought it was warranted.

I heard that you requested some changes to the finale script…
Graham: How do you hear these things Mike!? Where will all your moles go now that the show is over! (Laughs)

Good question! So, what changes did you ask for?
Graham: My feeling was [the episode] just felt too light to me — even as a season finale. I thought this should be an opportunity to say good-bye, or at least have some sort of acknowledgement of all these characters. I [also] wanted it to be more dramatic. And David Rosenthal was extremely responsive — moreso than he needed to be. So he went back and took another look at it, with more of an eye to, "How can we acknowledge all of these characters? Give everyone a moment." I felt it was important to go a little deeper.

Do you think Luke and Lorelai fans will be satisfied with how things end?
Graham: Yeah. You know, the other thing I felt strongly about is that this is a show that is ultimately about these girls. It started with this mother-daughter relationship, and we haven't been a show where big events happen. So I always worried that there would be some pressure to... (Laughs) My extreme example was always, "Double wedding!" I just didn't want there to be a big event. But there's definitely a direction [with Luke/Lorelai] that I think will be satisfying.

Were you surprised at how reluctant fans were to let Luke and Lorelai go when she went off and married Christopher this season?
Graham: Well, it was a tough story to follow. We got married really impulsively. I always wanted [the Luke/Lorelai/Christopher triangle] to be as complex as it could be so that there wasn't an obvious choice. It's like when you go see some romantic comedy movie and you're like, "Well, obviously she shouldn't be with that guy." They make it too easy. I just sort of wanted them to write Christopher in a way that made it a real love triangle. But everything happened so fast. The Luke and Lorelai story is where the show started. That should be the thing they're rooting for, because that's what the show set up. That makes complete sense.

Conspiracy theorists maintain that you pushed for a Lorelai/Christopher romance because of your prickly relationship with Scott Patterson.
Graham: You're the conspiracy theorist! (Laughs) I finally figured it out!

No, I'm not! You wouldn't believe how many questions I get about this. Is it much ado about nothing?
Graham: Yes, it was overblown. I mean, I am closer, personally, to David [Sutcliffe]. And we've gone to dinner together. I always thought that maybe people thought I was trying to give him some sort of advantage because we're friends. But that's not it. Like I said, when a show is continuing for so long, I didn't want there to be an obvious choice, because then the show is over; there's nowhere to go. So I always argued for other [romantic complications] because I thought it made the story better. But I always felt that it would cheat the fans to not have the [Luke and Lorelai] relationship be important in the whole of the show.

How would you characterize your working relationship with Scott over the years?
Graham: Totally great. It's a working relationship, like most of them are. But he was so great in that part. I really loved my scenes with him and the chemistry we had. Our banter was among the most fun stuff to do.

Is it bittersweet ending without Amy?
Graham: Yeah. What I hoped — and this is not to take away from David Rosenthal, who I had a really nice year with — was that she would write the finale. But that's not the way she works. She's either there 100 percent [or not at all]. She couldn't just come in and pick up another story that she didn't lay the groundwork for and finish it. I wish she had been more involved this year, because I was playing a piece of her that is so specifically her. I missed her writing.

Have you spoken to her since the announcement was made?
Graham: We e-mailed and we're supposed to have a drink this week.

Are you going to try and get her to divulge the final four words she had planned to end the series with?
Graham: Oh, right — I forgot about that. I think she would've given it up to me had we known this was the end. That was the other weird thing about ending the show like this. When we finished [shooting], there was a 50/50 chance we'd be returning. So when we left the wrap party, we were like, "Bye! See ya next season!" Had we known [this was it], I think she would've given it up and we would've worked it in.

Favorite memories?
Graham: Oh, gosh. There was a real kind of high — that's the only way I can describe it — when we'd get these big athletic speeches and then nail it after 35 takes. (Laughs) And that is a feeling that I really haven't had with another part. To do that language all systems have to be go; you have to really have a lot of concentration. And that feeling was really exhilarating. I'll miss that experience as an actor. And there was a specific sense of humor and music to the way [Amy] would write these speeches that I'll really miss. And these are people that I loved, whether I see them every day or not. Alexis and I fell over laughing many, many times — partially out of exhaustion. (Laughs) We really bonded in a very unique way. And I'll miss the feeling of [being around] a crew, all of whom I know and feel really at home with and really supported by. That was not an easy show to do and that crew was really great.

Favorite episode?
Graham: Oh my God. I literally can't even remember the last one.

Maybe a scene that stood out?
Graham: There really were so many. The dinner tables, while a drag to shoot because it takes forever getting all the angles, were really, really fun.

So, when's the Gilmore Girls reunion?
Graham: (Laughs) We're totally doing the Gilmore Girls movie. I'm never, ever going to do anything else. There's Gilmore Girls: The Musical. The line of clothing called Lorelai. And the perfume called Stars Hollow... No, you know, I'm promoting Evan Almighty, which comes out in June. And I have been reading a lot. And sleeping. (Laughs) But I'm auditioning for things, and I'm going to try and do another movie soon.

Would you do another TV series?
Graham: I would do another TV series, but not right away. I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single camera comedy. But I'm going to really just enjoy this time and make sure I'm ready to do something new. If I had the best thing in front of me right now I don't know that I'd be able to be excited about it, 'cause I think [you have to make room] to let the other thing pass. So, yeah, I'd love to take a year and see what else I can do.

Anything you'd like to say to the fans?
Graham: Just that I've been truly thankful for their support and for their fanaticism (Laughs) and their investment in these characters through all the ups and downs of a seven-year process. I can't tell you what a kick I get out of [hearing from the fans], especially the younger people over the years who have grown up with the show and have [developed] a bond with a family member from a different generation while watching it together. I hope when I'm 55 and I've been out of a job for a long time and those girls are running the studios that they remember Lorelai Gilmore.