Question: Let me get this straight. The Palladinos write an incredibly bad season of Gilmore Girls, then drop the show, leaving others to clean up. Unless this show does a 180 next year, I won't be watching. Also, why would I be interested in any new projects by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino?
Answer: All concerned Gilmore Girls fans should check out Michael Ausiello's newsy chat with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino in his recent Ausiello Report. What that made clear to me is how complicated the business of making TV really is. That said, I can understand a reluctance to stick with Gilmore Girls. I'm struggling to make it to the end of this season myself. But why anyone would shun a future project from these creators is beyond me. Gilmore Girls has provided such genuine and original pleasures for so long, I can only hope Amy and Dan get a chance to realize another creative dream before too much time passes. They may not be perfect, but they're clearly gifted. ...
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I'm going to dispense with the fancy introductions this one time and cut right to the chase: I just hung up with exiting Gilmore Girls show runners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino and here's the complete Q&A, raw and uncensored. I'm anxious to hear what you think. Ausiello: So let's start with the obvious question: Why are you leaving?Amy: Oh, my god! Nobody told me! I just bought new curtains!Ausiello: I was hoping this was all just a big punking.Amy: Ashton Kutcher is standing behind me.Dan: The short answer really is that we just could not come to terms with the studio for a new contract. Amy: And we tried. We went to them very early — what was it, January? — to say, "Let's talk about this now."Ausiello: Well, let's get into the longer version of the story, shall we?Amy: Oh, you're adorable.Ausiello: The word on the street is that you guys wanted a two-year pickup. True?Amy: I don't think "pickup" is the right word, because this was a personal deal; this had...
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My fellow Gilmore Girls fans, the news we've all been dreading has now been made absolutely, 100 percent, painfully official: Series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has opted not to renew her contract and will be leaving at the end of the season — and she's taking husband Dan with her. "Despite our best efforts to return and ensure the future of Gilmore Girls for years to come, we were unable to reach an agreement with the studio and are therefore leaving when our contracts expire at the end of this season," said Amy and Dan in a statement. "Our heartfelt thanks go out to our amazing cast, hard-working crew and loyal fans. We know that the story lines from this season will continue into the next, and that the integrity of the show will remain long after we leave Stars Hollow."(Crickets)Yeah, I'm speechless, too. I've had more than a week to mentally prepare for this outcome — heck, I even wrote a story and watched helplessly as it was accidentally pushed live for a brief per...
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Question: Are you sure Milo Ventimiglia isn't returning to Gilmore Girls? The word on the street is that Jess is coming back, but for Luke this time.
Answer: Clearly, I've been hanging out on the wrong streets. I did a little more digging and it turns out you're right — Milo/Jess is in fact returning for one episode in April. Don't know much else at the moment except that AS-P's other half, Daniel Palladino, is penning the script.
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