Gilmore Girls: Season 1

Oh, Gilmore! *sigh* You were so young! Let's start this off with a statement: I am a GIGANTIC Gilmore fan. GIGANTIC! I've watched this show since I was 15 years old, so I feel as if I've grown up with it and its characters. This is the very first season. Rory is an innocent, inexperienced little one (yes, I'm getting sentimental even though Rory is a year or two older than I am). Lorelai is still working at the Independence Inn and, of course, looking for a man (which she does basically throughout the series. Luke forever! Okay. I'll stop, ha), dealing with her parents, and caring for the love of her life: Her daughter, Rory, whom she had at the age of 16, which created a myriad of problems between her and her parents, Emily and Richard Gilmore. The first season of the show revolves around Rory and Lorelai's relationship, their loves lives, and their outside school/working lives. Rory enrolls into Chilton, an esteemed prep school, and she meets a group of girls including the sarcastic Paris Gellar. Lorelai is working at her Inn with her best friend, Chef Sookie, and rude but funny as hell Michel. The show is also infused with the goings on of Stars Hollow (where Lorelai and Rory live), which happens to be a town I would die to live in with people I would die to call my friends. The townies are hilarious. Luke, who owns the local diner, is just beyond words awesome. And if you don't end up wanting Luke and Lorelai together by the first season...you are basically not good. Haha. Just playing. The show also has the Gilmore (aka: the rich world Lorelai left at 16) world alongside the Stars Hollow world. It is filled with Friday Night Dinners, fancy parties hosted by Emily, and enough guilt and resentment to make anyone become a coffee addict like Lorelai Gilmore. The writing is so great thanks to Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, and other writers. The show has such heart, charm, and wit. The characters are the best I've ever seen on any television show. The performances are all great - especially Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Kelly Bishop's (Emily Gilmore). Scott Patterson (Luke Danes) is also great throughout the series, but never receives the credit he should. But do remember, I'm a GIGANTIC fan, so I could be bias. Basically...watch the damn show. If you don't like it, something is wrong with you. Just joking.

Gilmore Girls is one of the best written shows on TV. The loveable characters will draw you in and provide a great viewing experience for the whole family. Watching this show is like eating a big of your favorite potato chips with dip (except that Mrs. Kim would approve of the show.) The packaging, episode guide booklet and navigational menus pay tribute to the character oriented nature of the show by featuring largely unseen publicity shots of the characters. Upon insertion, the DVDs bring up to the main menu quickly and none of them include mandatory commercials. Menu navigation is clean and simple. The main menu has the typical repetitious music which, no matter how charming it is the first time, quickly becomes irksome. The rest of the menus are mercifully mute. The menu easily allows all episodes on the disk to be played straight through as well as allowing individual episode and chapter selection. Unlike DVD sets from some other shows, the only chapter points are at commercial breaks. This is a shame because it's the little moments that really make Gilmore Girls special. Adding more chapters to make individual scenes more accessible would have been a simple way to add value to this set. Another omission is the ability to skip the "previously on Gilmore Girls" recaps which are common, especially in later seasons. Hopefully these things will be corrected in future sets. The set doesn't include any audio commentaries. Future sets probably won't either since WB won't pay anyone to do them and the actors involved are to high a caliber to donate their time to making someone else rich. The "making-of" special includes interviews with the actors, producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, and the director of the pilot. It is nice if for no other reason than to put faces with the names that appear in the writing credits for so many episodes. "Gilmore goodies and gossip" is basically the episode "Rory's Dance" with pop-up video type background on the actors and explanations of the various references. "Gilmore-isms" is a collage of some of the shows crazy references. "Deleted scenes" consists of scenes cut from 3 different episodes. They are poorly prefaced and give the impression that they were added just so that the studio could advertise the set as having deleted scenes. In summery: the price is steep and the extras are few but, as with all good shows, the episodes themselves are the selling point that really matters. I recommend this show to everyone.

It's said that certain shows sometimes take half a season or so to "warm up" before they really take off--not the case with "Gilmore Girls"--the show established itself immediately and the whole first season remains continually addictive episode after episode. The chemistry between Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel is uncanny and overwhelmingly convincing and endlessly entertaining. The show does a great job of slipping in "side stories" for additional interest while keeping the focus primarily on the endeavors of Lorelai and Rory. Essentially, all of the show's acting is excellent, including Scott Patterson's masterful portrayal of the Luke character, but it's Alexis Bledel who 'steals the show' again and again--granted, she's at an advantage in the sense that she's playing such a likeable character in the first place, however, she truly brings the Rory character to life in such a one-of-a-kind way that's pure genius. Obviously a lot has already been said about "Gilmore Girls" and certainly no one in the right mind can deny it's a terrific show. I'd just like to add that there's a wonderfully uplifting and human quality about "Gilmore Girls"--to put it a certain way, it makes you realize that certain things that can happen in life are really not as catastrophic as they may appear. "Gilmore Girls" serves as a reminder of the joyfulness that life can provide, as well as the importance of really learning from life's experiences. Plus, there is some GREAT and intelligent humor in here that totally hits the spot, plus fun references to history, music, and more. This 6 DVD set is excellently packaged and contains generous bonus material--add to this the consistent high quality of the show itself, this set easily justifies its price. If you've never really watched "Gilmore Girls" much, or if you've missed a lot of episodes, this is an ideal way to start getting caught up, and where better to start than the beginning!

I am sure every one has their own reference point for viewing "Gilmore Girls," especially if they really like the show. Since I am neither a mother nor a daughter my frame of reference is not in the real world but in the ghost of a television show past, namely "Moonlighting." This might strike some of your as odd, but on "Gilmore Girls" the average script for an episode is usually 75-80 pages versus the 45-50 for a normal hour-long television program, which was pretty much the math I remember from Glenn Gordon Caron's hit series (1985-89) which reminded America who Cybil Shepherd was and introduced the world to Bruce Willis. The nice thing about "Gilmore Girls" is that unlike Dave and Maddie we do not need to fear that Lorelai and Rory will do the same thing to mess up their chemistry (they will have to find some other way). Set in the storybook Connecticut town of Stars Hollow, which is populated by an eccentric mix of folks, the Gilmore girls are 32-year-old Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and 16-year-old Rory (Alexis Bledel). When Lorelai was Rory's age she became an unwed mother, to the disappointment of her parents (Kelly Bishop and Edward Herrmann), not to mention generations of Gilmore ancestors probably going back to the "Mayflower." But Lorelai has carved out her own life, managing an inn, and having a relationship with Rory which is more like best friends than mother and daughter. The only problem is that Rory has her heart set on going to Harvard and being able to attend Chilton, a private school in Hartford, would be a big help. That means Lorelai has to ask her parents for help and the price is steep: every Friday Lorelai and Rory have to go to dinner at the Gilmore mansion. Good thing Lorelai really loves her daughter a whole bunch. I can explain why I like "Gilmore Girls" simply by pointing out that on Disc 6 of "The Complete First Season" where we have the episode "Rory's Dance" enhanced by pop ups explaining all the pop culture, historical, and other references, I did not need any of them. In fact, I caught a couple of lines where I thought they could have added some pop ups. I am a bit weak on current musical groups, but fortunately Rory has eclectic tastes in such regards, so there are still more hits than misses. Absolutely true that people do not talk like this in the real world, but they should, even if that means you have to put up with a lot of eye rolling and sighs being heaved your way. The supporting cast is wonderful. Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James may well be the Willow of the thirtysomething generation and if Lorelai and Luke (Scott Patterson) are the last too people in town to know they are meant for each other they will have to catch on eventually, 1000 yellow daisies not withstanding. Keiko Agena as Lane Kim and Liza Weil as Paris Geller provide the polar opposites of Rory's divided teenage existence for the female gender with Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester and Chad Michael Murray as Tristan DuGrey doing the duty for the other side. But the heart of this series is indeed the Gilmore girls, all three of them. Graham is like a standup comedienne who does not mind if no one gets her cracks because she knows how good they are even if others are waiting for the pop ups. Bledel, whose only previous credit was as an extra in "Rushmore," is simply someone that the camera loves and who has a way of speaking that is even more endearing. Then there is Bishop as Lorelai's mother, a picture of being prim and proper but desperate to maintain contact with her daughter, even though she is loathe admitting it. Lorelai and her mother have a reputation that has been deeply damaged, perhaps irrevocably; but that is why we have to stay tune. Meanwhile Rory is building a relationship with her grandparents at those Friday night dinners separate from the existing hostility. The series is unique it that it is the first series to make it to the air supported by the Family Friendly Forum's Script Development Fund, an initiative between some of the nation's top advertisers and the WB network. The show was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who previously worked on the situation comedies "Roseanne" and "Veronica's Closet." I was told my several people that I should watch "Gilmore Girls" when it started on the WB in the 2000-2001 series, but it aired on Thursday nights opposite other shows I was already watching and as mentioned above my sense of gender identification with the lead characters is rather limited. Fortunately shows like "Gilmore Girls," "Roswell," and other series I should have been watching but missed are available on DVD. The problem is that the show just finished its fourth season and how am I supposed to catch up so I can get on track?

If you've only seen the recent episodes of Gilmore Girls and didn't see the first two seasons, then you are missing out on 43 of the finest episodes in television history. This boxed set contains the first season which was truly wonderful (although the second season was even that much better, striking just the right balance between whimsy and sentiment). Nevertheless the first season is a gem, capable of being viewed as a self-contained story in its own right. More than any other season in the series, the episodes from the first season display a level of craftsmanship and directing that are rarely seen on television, particularly network television. Many of the episodes are like five act plays, intricately constructed and choreographed. Witness the cooking scene in the first episode, or note how both the first and last episode conclude with Yo La Tengo's "My Little Corner." Perhaps because the renewal of the series may have been in doubt, the season builds to a dramatic climax in the season finale that brilliantly works both as a finale and as a springboard into later episodes. Gilmore Girls combines witty dialogue, comedy, drama, sentiment, quirky characters, social satire, and even a little bit of the surreal with an ambitious directing style more often seen in cinema than on television. At its best (i.e. its first two seasons), it is a kindred spirit of "Northern Exposure" that carries the torch of inspired writing about unique characters living a kind of idyllic, literate, Bohemian existence. Stars Hollow, like Cicely, is the kind of place and lifestyle you dreamed about living in when you were young and idealistic, and allows you to return to those ideals and live them vicariously through Lorelai, Rory, and the rest of the colorful characters of Stars Hollow.

Omg I was a fan since the first episode. All you need to know about this series, pretty much sums it up in the first episode. It has to be the best pilot I have ever seen. I know that Emily and Richard are snotty, but I do not think that there would be any Gilmore Girls without Friday night dinners. The show wouldn't be the same with different actors, its perfect! I just have one question about it, I mean I know who Kirk is, but in the 2nd episode (The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton), when Lorelai comes home to find him installing a DSL, well he says his name is Mick, so that can be confusing to some people. Dean has to be the most perfect boyfriend ever, I want my boyfriend to be like that, it wouldn't hurt to look like that either. Also, I know that Triston likes Rory and she has no clue, but they could've went further on that, I think it would have been great if they would have done more than kiss, I mean like date or something, not sex! I am officially addicted to this show, and I cant wait until the 6th season comes off TV and on to DVD, I hate waiting a whole week to watch it. I mean now that I have the DVDs seasons 1-5 I need to watch it everyday, can't go through a day without a Gilmore moment lol. Anyways, in the 1st season, Lorelai borrows money from her snotty parents and has to now come to dinner every Friday night. She meets Max, it doesn't work. You can tell Luke and Lorelai like eachother! Rory gets her 1st boyfriend Dean, who is perfect. Rory gets accepted to Chilton, a prep school, one step closer to Harvard. Max and Lorelai get back together, with a unanswered purposal and 1000 yellow daises at the end. All in all, its a awesome show, no one will be disappointed! I had my friend watch it with me, she was hesitant and now she is just as addicted to it! Buy the 1st season, its great!

For anyone who likes witty comments, quirky personalisties, communities, family or even romance than this series is perfect. If focuses on the daily lives of mother/daughter team: Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. This series starts off with Rory at 16 and her mother, who had Rory and left home when she was 16. for all these years they have relied on each other but when Rory gets an offer to prestigious school, financial hardships follow and Lorelai turns to her parents for assistance. This first season focuses on the precarious relationship they two have with the Lorelai's parents. In addition, thoughout the series we get to meet the fascinating people of Stars Hollow (where they live). Exuberant Sookie, the ornery yet caring Luke, the noisy neighbors, stunted Kirk and many more loveable characters. As all drama's must we also get to join the Gilmore's in some of their relationships as well. Do not think that this series is only for females! I know guys who would watch episodes with me and would get a kick from the wittism shown and the fast paced dialogue with pop- culture references makes this fun for everyone. So while its perfect to sit and watch with you mom, grandmother, daughter, etc; feel free to watch it with your boyfriend, husband, neighbor, etc. The lighthearted comedic side is a perfect blend to its drama/family counterpart. The packaging is also nice her. each disc gets its own side to click into a plastic holder, so no more discs stacking one ontop another. This really seems to help with avoiding scratches. So sit back with your favorite snacks ( I guarantee you'll see the Gilmore Girls do the same throughout the show), grab a friend or family member and enjoy the show.

I ordered Gilmore Girls Season 1 as a Christmas gift for a fellow Gilmore Girls guru. My 11 year old daughter and I have been watching and enjoying the girls for years now and own all the seasons except the last one. We even have been known to quote them on occasion!!! The season we ordered for Christmas came very quickly and was in great shape (it was used). It can be a daunting task to find used DVD's to give as gifts but this one came looking like new (and is now a cherished addition to her DVD collection!). So if you're thinking about ordering Gilmore Girls - do it!! It will make you laugh and keep you totally entertained.

J'ai découvert la 1ière saison de la série en 2003 (été de la cannicule), lorsque France 2 a eu la bonne idée de diffusé cette magnifique série. Cela tombé bien, puisque suivait sur TF1, la sitcom "Will & Grace". Je me suis alors pris de passion pour cette histoire, cette mère et sa fille avec seulement 16 ans de différence... Tout ça pour dire que lorsque j'ai voulu innitié ma mère (réfractère aux séries télé nouvelle génération) aux séries, j'ai d'abord commencer par ma préférée : Buffy the Vampire Slayer; et là ce fut le drame. Elle n'a pas accrocher du tout. Quelques années plus tard, lorsque la 1ière saison de Gilmore Girls sortait en DVD, je me précipitais avec ma carte de crédit pour l'acheter et faire découvrir cette magnifique série à ma mère qui loin d'être blazée, a finalement accrochée, adhérait, adorait tout simplement. Tout ça pour dire, que malgré un "pitch" de base qui peut paraître innintéressant, la série finit par vous scotchez à votre télé et laissera à coups sur des marques ds vos esprits !!! Une série à voir, à revoir, à offrir. N'hésitez plus ! Félicitons également la créatrice du show : Amy Sherman-Palladino; pour son travaille. Si mes souvenirs sont bons, dans les bonus de la saison 1, Amy Sherman-Palladino explique comment; avec son mari Daniel Palladino qui travaille à ses côtés sur la série; elle a proposer un sujet de série à la WB (chaîne qui diffusait la série aux USA [entre 2000 & 2007]) qui ne les a absolument pas convaincus; et qu'en un week-end seulement est née le concept et la série a succés que l'ont connaient.

-Die Handlung- Mit 16 wurde Lorelai Gilmore schwanger. Ihre konservativen Eltern, Richard und Emily, waren davon alles andere als begeistert. Die drei lebten ohnehin schon länger mit Konflikten weil Lorelai sich nicht in die von ihren Eltern erdachten Formen pressen lassen wollte. So verließ sie also schwanger ihr Elternhaus und zug einige Kilometer weiter nach Stars Hollow, wo sie in einem Hotel, dem Independence Inn Unterschlupf fand. 16 Jahre später arbeitet Lorelai als Geschäftsführerin in eben diesem Hotel und hat sich in Stars Hollow niedergelassen. Ihre Tochter Rory ist ihre beste Freundin und die beiden sind glücklich mit ihrem Leben in der Kleinstadt und mit ihren Freunden,zu denen unter anderem Luke, der Besitzer des örtlichen Diners, und Sookie, die Küchenchefin des Independece Inn, gehören. Dazu kommen noch mehr teils schräge und teils lustige Bewohner des kleinen Städtchens. Ein Problem tritt erst auf, als Rory von der Privatschule Chilton aufgenommen wird. Für Mutter und Tochter geht ein Traum in Erfüllung, denn Rory wünscht sich nach Harvard gehen zu können und Lorelai möchte ihrer Tochter diesen Traum erfüllen. Problem hierbei ist jedoch, dass sich Lorelai das Schulgeld nicht leisten kann. Nach einigen Nachdenken bleibt nur eine Lösung. Sie muss ihre Eltern bitten, das Schulgeld für Rory zu bezahlen. Emily ist zunächst gekränkt, da sie gerne an Rorys Heranwachsen beteiligt wäre, dies jedoch bisher wegen ihres schlechten Verhältnisses zu Lorelai nicht möglich war. Daher verlangt sie als Bedingung für das Schulgeld, dass Rory und Lorelai fortan jeden Freitag zu den Großeltern zum Essen kommen... Mehr von der Handlung im Einzelnen möchte ich jetzt nicht verraten, um keine Dinge vorweg zu nehmen. Nur einige Hinweise: Natürlich spielt auch Liebe eine Rolle, denn Lorelai hat noch nicht den richtigen Mann für's Leben gefunden und bei Rory erwachen romantische Gefühle zum ersten Mal. -Das Besondere an den GILMORES- Das wirklich besondere an der Serie sind die Dialoge. Sie sind witzig und sprítzig und bringen einen ständig zum lachen. Vor allem Lorelai ist sehr schlagfertig und hat immer einen flotten Spruch auf den Lippen. Ab und an schlägt dies auch bei ihrer Tochter durch und auch Emily kann sich, Etikette hin oder her, manchmal nicht zurückhalten, sodass man doch erkennt dass es eine Familie ist *g* Desweiteren beeindruckend ist auch die Beziehung von Rory und Lorelai. Dass Mutter und Tochter beste Freundinnen sind ist ja nicht unbedingt alltäglich, doch die Beziehung der beiden ist sehr realistisch dargestellt. Trotz ihrer Freundschaft streiten sie sich auch mal wie Mutter und Tochter und häufig macht sich Lorelai auch Sorgen um ih Kind. Nicht außer Acht lassen sollte man an dieser Stelle die Beziehung von Emily und ihrer Tochter Lorelai. Sie ist sehr problematisch und bleibt es größtenteils auch im Laufe der Serie. Dennoch merkt man auch häufig, dass Emily durchaus an ihrer Tochter interessiert ist und sich wünschte dass es anders wäre. Davon abgesehen gibt es natürlich noch viele viele weitere Besonderheiten and er Serie, zum Beispiel auch welch positives und sympathisches Bild einer Kleinstadt sie zeigt. Doch das solltet ihr selbst herausfinden. -Die DVD- Die Box besteht aus 6 DVD's: Disc 1: 01: Alles auf Anfang 02: Ein klassischer Fehlstart 03: Familie mit Handicap 04: Mit Pauken und Trompeten Disc 2: 05: Katzenjammer 06: Albtraum Geburtstag 07: Ein Kuss mit Folgen 08: Schneechaos Disc 3: 09: Kopfüber in die Nacht 10: Vergeben und Vergessen 11: Kuss und Schluss Disc 4: 12: Doppelt hält besser 13: Concert Interruptus 14: Küken-Alarm 15: Sex mit dem Ex Disc 5: 16: Chaos der Gefühle 17: Tal der Tränen 18: Die vierte Generation Disc 6: 19: Zimmerservice 20: Drei magische Worte 21: Alte Liebe, neues Glück -Specials- **Making of - Dokumentation "Willkommen bei den Gilmore Girls"** Eine sehr schöne Dokumetation über die Serie, die Darsteller kommen zu Wort und reden über die Serie, das Set wird gezeigt. Besonders interessant sind natürlich auch die Hintergründe. Amy Sherman-Palladino erzählt, wie sie die Idee zur Serie hatte und wie sie letzendlich dann entstanden ist. Problem ist allerdings, dass die Doku nicht synchronisiert wurde und sich, zumindest bei mir, auch kein Untertitel einstellen ließ. Kann an meiner Unfähigkeit liegen, kann aber auch sein dass kein Untertital vorhanden ist (die Box selbst gibt dazu keine Information). Daher sollte man ein paar Englisch-Kenntnisse mitbringen, aber schwer zu verstehen sidn die Interviews nicht. **Interessante Details und Klatsch zu "Kopfüber in die Nacht"** In dieser Folge ging es um einen Schulball, auf den Rory mit Dean gegangen ist. In diesem Special erfährt man also weiteres zu dieser Folge und ihrem Entstehen. **Gilmore-ismen*** Ein interessanter Titel für ein Special. Hier geht es um die Wortspielereien der Gilmore Girls. Wie ich ja bereits geschrieben habe sind vor allem Lorelai und ihre Tochter sehr schlagfertig und hier bekommt man quasi ein best of ihrer Sprüche geliefert. **Zusätzliche Szenen** Szenen, die in die eigentlichen Fassungen der Folgen nicht aufgenommen wurden. -DVD-Qualität- Die DVDs laufen auch nach mehrmaligem Schauen tadellos, kein Rauschen im Ton, klare Bilder. Für jahrelange Nutzung also zu empfehlen. -Fazit- Insgesamt kann man sagen, dass die erste Staffel der Gilmore Girls einiges an Specials hergibt, wesentlich mehr als man auf anderen Serien-Boxen finden kann! Vor allem sind die Specials auch wirklich sehenswert, wenn auch teilweise nicht mit Untertiteln, was dann wirklich stören kann. Bild- und Tonqualität der Folgen an sich sind sehr gut und jede Folge ist in 6 Kapitel eingeteilt. Von außen muss man sage, sieht die Box eher unspektakulär aus, als Thema wurde wohl der Herbst gewählt, denn die Hauptfarbe ist bräunlich und die Fotos erinnern sehr an den Herbst.

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Piacevole, ironico, rilassante. E' veramente una serie televisiva bella e pulita da vedere. Uno spaccato di vita che emoziona e commuove, diverte e, secondo me, è anche molto educativo. Una vera lezione di vita per tanti adolescenti ed i relativi genitori. Non ci sono volgarità, parole non adatte, tutto scorre piacevolmente, la storia ti prende, ti avvolge, ti cattura. Come nel titolo: BELLISSIMO !!!