The TV Addict 

Lee — While I appreciate your hatred of the show’s new direction – you did still watch it. From that, couldn’t we conclude that Gilmore Girls is still far better then no Gilmore Girls at all. Additionally… Even at its ‘worst’ the show is more entertaining then a lot of what is currently on TV. I’ll take GG over say 7th Heaven any day!

Echo the sentiments of taking Gilmore Girls over 7th Heaven any day! Uck. I’d prefer a root canal over 7th Heaven any day!

Question for Poster #1: If Luke & Lorelai had gotten married and all was happy in paradise, who would watch that wretched crap? C’mon, as the other poster said, storylines & characters have to evolve for a show to continue. We’re not going to “like” every action, but that’s what keeps us entertained. So stop whining about a fictional romance that could still happen at some point, and enjoy the show for what it is: a great diversion for an hour on Tuesday. It’ll be off-the-air soon enough, and then we’ll all be pining for it the way we do now for Everwood.

I loved it! I missed the Girls all summer and am thrilled to have them back. I think DR did a really good job filling ASP’s shoes. And for all those who are complaining about him not having the voices right? Put on your season 6 DVDs and listen to how slow the banter often was, and how many, many minutes are wasted on endless stories about the townsfolk. I will always have the highest regard for ASP – she gave us so much, but it was obvious she was getting tired last season.

And I am completely with Lorelai on the Luke situation. He has been treating Lore poorly for months, and it’s about time she did something about it! So many relationships in real life start out great, and end up not working. That’s life. I for one, like to see real life reflected on TV.

thetvaddict: just to clarify – I’m done with the show. The melodrama is just too absurd for me to believe, let alone enjoy. And, really, Lorelai is just pitiful and cruel to boot.
I was unhappy with S6 but with the Palladinos gone, this show is just a different show to me now. Given that both Palladinos said that Lorelai, Rory and Luke all had different characteristics of themselves (Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino) – this show is just now a sorry exercise in imitation. It simply cannot recapture what was so great and unique about it because the new writers – even if they were really good writers – can’t recreate the style, tone, etc because the inspirations for the characters’ personalities and behaviors have left the building.
And, I’m fine with my decision. If I continued to watch this sorry dreck, I would no longer be able to enjoy the earlier seasons – which I love rewatching.
The ratings were down 26% or so from last year’s premier. I’m sure they will try to spin it that people couldn’t find the new network, but as the Washington Post noted, people had no trouble at all in finding Top Model which got its best ratings ever.
Someone at some point is just going to have to acknowledge that the ratings may actually be down because some people don’t like or enjoy the show anymore. It’s no big deal. Happens all the time.

Each episode of season 6 left me with my mouth dropped asking the question, what was that all about. Especially the last episode. Lorelai had previously demonstrated some inklings of budding maturity, not to take away from her colorful personality. However, season six demonstrates one step after another of her taking steps in reverse. Or was that supposed to be the point? Enough said.