Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

TV-14

4 episodes1 season

US Release

Overview:

Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.

Created by:

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

11/25/2016

Last air date:

11/25/2016

Key words:

midlife crisis
failure
widow
loneliness
family relationships
four seasons
unhappiness
freelance journalist
mother daughter relationship
soap
heartfelt
comforting

Seasons

Limited Series

4 Episodes

Cast

Lauren Graham

~ as ~

Lorelai Gilmore

Alexis Bledel

~ as ~

Rory Gilmore

Scott Patterson

~ as ~

Luke Danes

Kelly Bishop

~ as ~

Emily Gilmore

Frank Gallegos

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Alejandro

Keiko Agena

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Lane Kim

Rose Abdoo

~ as ~

Gypsy / Berta

Yanic Truesdale

~ as ~

Michel Gerard

Matt Czuchry

~ as ~

Logan Huntzberger

Julio Umana

~ as ~

Berta's Kid #2

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
After watching all of the original seasons with my wife, it was inevitable I would go on to watch this sequel series. In many ways it was as interesting and entertaining as the original to me. The dramatic elements seemed to burrow deeper into the main characters. Perhaps that was to be expected when the show had to take off dealing with the death of Richard, the father and grandfather who took up so much emotional and stage space in the original.

The show is recognizable from the first iteration, though it felt different at times. Maybe it was just me, but it almost felt sometimes like the main character was winking at us before one of the usual outbursts off fast talking and cultural references, as if saying, “Hang on; here we go again.” It felt forced, almost. But again, it may be my reaction to its presence in a show that was in many ways more serious then the original.

We definitely have a grown-up Rory here, navigating modern romance (well, relationships more tha romance) where the rules of commitment and being a one man woman are not a good fit for her modern life. She perhaps shows the most personal growth in this sequel, with her grandmother running a close second. Her mother and Luke at times seem to be spinning their tires in the personal growth area.

So it was worth watching and not the same old stuff. The characters have changed and the 90-minute formula of the episodes altered the story arc considerably. Like the original, well worth watching.