Gilmore Girls Vet Melissa McCarthy Praises ‘Amazing’ Lauren Graham on Show’s 22nd Anniversary
Gilmore Girls fans were treated to a Sookie-Lorelai love-fest Wednesday on the occasion of the beloved series’ 22nd anniversary.
Melissa McCarthy, who co-starred as the aforementioned Sookie in all seven seasons of the WB/CW show, and made a cameo in the subsequent 2016 Netflix revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, took to Instagram to acknowledge the special day and also sing the praises of former co-star Lauren Graham.
“Happy Stars Hollow season to all those who celebrate,” she wrote beneath a throwback photo, before adding. “How was this 22 years ago?!”
In a separate post that featured a Lorelai-Sookie pic, McCarthy marveled, “I have no idea how [Lauren] did all that dialogue — she was amazing!”
Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has previously said that a follow-up to A Year in the Life remains a possibility.
“The great thing about families is there is always story to tell,” she shared last October 2020. “[Gilmore] is not like a monster [franchise] or ‘Aliens came to town!’ or ‘We finally found out who killed Laura Palmer and it’s over’-[type situation]. There’s never going to be closure between Lorelai and Emily. Ever. And the older that Rory gets and the more she finds her own footing and has her own life — and she’s potentially going to have a baby — she’s going to be in conflict with Lorelai. Conflict and story and journey are not an issue.” (FYI: We ranked Gilmore‘s best 20 characters of all time — and there are some surprises!)
So what is the issue? “There’s no [obstacle] behind it except for lives and people doing [other] things,” the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator maintained at the time. “[A Year in the Life] was one of those kismet moments where we were kind of all looking at each other and going, ‘Well, let’s take a couple of months and hang out together and remind each other why we drove each other crazy.’ And it was a wonderful experience. I really do believe that if the time is right and the girls are where they need to be in their lives [it could happen].”
This show <3 So many years later and I've yet to discover a show that gets to me like Gilmore Girls did. I really hope they'll make another revival in the future, but if not…also more than happy with what we've been given. Can't believe it's been 22 years….I was 10 when it started.
Wish they would do more Gilmore girls and sookie was great happy anniversary to you all
Loved the original series though felt the Year in the Life revival was kinda forgetful. The ignoring of Season 7 made Rory’s storyline confusing and rather anti climatic. I did largely like the storylines for Emily and Lorelei and the tribute to Edward Hermann
I think a revival series (not a reboot) would be incredible — but not with Amy Sherman-Palladino at the helm. She ruined the last couple of seasons, and the cast overcame in spite of her.
But it would be amazing to see Rory as a mother, Lorelai as a grandmother and Emily as a great-grandmother. With Sookie, of course, as the doting aunt who now has her own famous kitchen in NYC.
I would definitely watch.
I agree. I love GG. I even love ASP (anxiously awaiting the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) but I disliked GG:A Year in the Life. I felt like ASP was ticked that she didn’t see the original show through to the end and rather than work with the original shows ending, she ignored it completely and wrote A Year in the Life as if it was the last season of the original GG. It was a major character regression for both Rory and Lorelai. I was so disappointed in the revival.
My two daughters and I love Gilmore Girls. My husband bought me the complete series. We have watched it over & over. When my oldest daughter had her daughter, she named her Lorelai Victoria.