Remember how last week I’d said that Chris knows how to give good romance? Well, apparently so does Logan. Sweet: calling Rory from London and insisting she run to the rooftop to watch a meteor shower together. (One question: England is five hours ahead. Would they really be able to see it at the same time?) Even sweeter: finding Logan there, along with a candlelit dinner and trees decorated with white lights. No real meteor shower, but sparks do fly between the two. Now, I’ve always admitted that I am not a Logan fan. But I am impressed by his efforts. So imagine how annoyed I am when Rory turns out to be the big baby. Who cares if one of Logan’s business partners is a hot blonde who uses her long, sexy legs to close deals. (Freud would have a field day with that one. And maybe with the pickles in Stars Hollow, too. What was the point of that?) Well, OK, I can see why Rory would be threatened, considering Logan never mentioned that Bobby was a woman. (Not like Bobby ...
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Even if you loathe Chris, if you think he’s a former dead-beat dad for neglecting Rory all those years, and a total snake for sleeping with a heartbroken Lorelai, you gotta admit the guy gives great romance. Driving Lorelai in a cherry-red classic Mustang convertible to a deserted barn where he played Funny Face from an old-school film projector. Did you catch the big moment, when Lorelai tried not to cry just as Chris pulled a bag of popcorn out of the glove compartment? He couldn’t have picked a better musical; one of her favorite movies with great lyrics. “’S wonderful/’S marvelous/That you should care for me.” Notice the usage of the word care, not love. Chris is finally smart enough not to push this relationship too hard. And when Lorelai says she doesn’t trust him, or herself, he doesn’t argue. He lets it be. Wise move. Almost zen, actually. And it works. She invites him upstairs after the date. Meanwhile, back in what is best described...
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Alright, is everyone calm? If not, take a deep breath. Another. One more. Are you all OK after that final scene? Good. So let’s be rational for a few minutes. We knew it was coming. We knew Chris would tell Lorelai he loved her, that she was the one, that their night together felt right, that he’d wait forever until she realized they were meant to be. (Yes, she was wearing a white gown and holding flowers. And he was dressed in what looked like a tie-less tux. But let’s not digress.) It happened. Said. Done. Wait, you’re probably saying. Why are we breezing right past this? Because it wasn’t the most important part of the ep. Not by a long shot. We’ll get back to that later.It happened at the kitchen table, as things usually do in the Gilmore home. The identity crisis. It was pretty close to the whole “who-am-I-where-am-I-going” Tony Soprano moment, but over boxes of Pop-Tarts, not a crazy uncle and a really gross gunshot wound. How long have ...
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Welcome to Gilmore Girls 702. Class has begun! Please take your seats. Your computers are fired up and ready to go. We¹ve been given four different L&L breakup theories. Let¹s break 'em down and discuss!THE THEORIESLorelai: It was him not fighting for me. I gave him the ultimatum and he let me walk away. I didn¹t want a life separate from Luke, and that¹s all he could give me. It¹s like Luke is driving a car and I just want to be in the passenger seat. He¹s locked the door and I have to hold onto the bumper. I am not even asking him to open the door for me, just leave it unlocked and say come in, but he didn¹t do that. So I am hanging on to the bumper and life goes on and the car goes on, and I get really badly bruised and I¹m hitting potholes. And it hurts. It really hurts. So yesterday I had to let go of the bumper. Because it hurts too much.Luke: It¹s not your fault, it¹s not my fault. It¹s just that we¹re not right ...
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No matter how many inn reservations Luke Danes made, no matter how much cool stuff he packed for a romantic honeymoon, no matter how long he stood there with those puppy-dog eyes begging for forgiveness, nothing called off his quickie wedding plans faster than Lorelai?s one line: ?I slept with Christopher.? Even I was equally blindsided by her flat, emotionless admission. But that?s probably because I was watching the entire episode on the edge of my couch, judging every line, analyzing every shot, hoping our girls would be handled with care by new show-runner David Rosenthal. But when the screen went dark, and the credits flashed, my eyes immediately welled up. (Yeah, yeah, I?m a big softie. You guys knew that already.) But you know what? Those tears were really, really good news. The show is going to be OK. Actually, it?s going to be way, way better than OK. David got it down right out of the gate! The real Lorelai never minced words when she was hurting, so of course she was goin...
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Beatle legend Ringo Starr will bring the latest incarnation of his All-Starr Band to Good Morning America tomorrow, and here's a sneak peak of what fans can expect: Plenty of No. 1 songs. This year, the iconic drummer's Band — which kicked off a U.S. tour on July 26 — boasts such hitmakers as Squeeze's Paul Carrack, Men at Work's Colin Hay, Sheila E, John Waite and Mark Rivera.
"We are the best 1-800 band in the world," Starr quips. "We've got your hits. That's what it takes to be in the All-Starr Band."
Among the chart-toppin' singles that could get some play on the road: Carrack's "Tempted," Waite's "Missing You" or Hay's "Who Can It Be Now?" In addition, the Beatle classic "Yellow Submarine" is a shoo-in
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The trademark blond pompadour and the big black mustache are long gone, but Daryl Hall and John Oates are back. After disappointing record sales in the '90s, the duo have rebounded with a new hit album, Do It for Love. And now they're bringing their infectious blend of pop and R&B to A&E's say-it-they'll-play-it concert series, Live by Request (airing March 24, 9 pm/ET)
"It's one of the best shows on television for music, if not the best," says Hall, 54, of the telecast that counts Santana, David Bowie and James Taylor as previous gue
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You won't hear Shawn Colvin's newest song on the radio or a CD. But you can catch it on TV, in a Hallmark commercial. Yep, that's the three-time Grammy winner — best known for 1996's "Sunny Came Home" — singing the sentimental "Rememberin'" as a dad cherishes a card from his daughter. Airing in time for Father's Day (June 16), the ad is one of five spots that will feature the song throughout the year.
A simple ballad that showcases Colvin's lush voice, "Rememberin'" sounds like a cut from her latest album, Whole New You. But it was written by Hallmark's ad agency, who chose Colvin for their $30 million campaign. While fan reaction to the pairing has been mostly positive, critics have accused the singer-songwriter of selling out.
"Would I prefer to have platinum-selling records?" says the 46-year-old, who recorded four albums before earning that status in 1998. "Yeah. But I hav
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At Monday's 17th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony — airing tonight at 9 pm/ET on VH1 — R&B legend Isaac Hayes finally gained admittance into the music biz's elite club. While the evening will no doubt rank as one of the soul man's finest hours, the 59-year-old performer admits that his career pinnacle thus far remains the 1972 Academy Awards — where he became the first African-American to win best original song for the "Theme from Shaft."
"When I was selected, everyone thought I would take a fine chick with me," he recalls. "But I took my grandmother as my date. This was the most important moment of my life, and I wanted her to be there.
"When we were growing up, we had it rough," adds Hayes, who is courting a new generation of fans as the voice of Chef o
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