So it seems Annika and I have completely stopped watching movies together. However, we are watching
Gilmore Girls fairly regularly. So I propose that for the time being and for the next 6 seasons of Gilmore Girls, we will talk about our watching of that show.
I used to love Gilmore Girls. I watched it religiously when it aired in real time. In fact, I would also often record the episode, as well as that week's Dawson's Creek, and watch both shows with a friend I used to work with.
Neither of us fit the type of person you would expect to be watching cheesy teen shows, or girly shows. But I also don't think either Gilmore Girls or Dawson's Creek fit the description that was often tacked on them.
Gilmore Girls, while being an amazingly well written and acted show, also was so aware of the world it lived in. The pop culture references were spot on, and well researched. What show, purportedly written for 16 year old girls, made reference to Frederico Fellini?
Gilmore Girls is an intelligent show, written for an intelligent audience willing to invest time and thought into what was going on on-screen. It is also a warm and heartfelt show that explored relationships and let us know that it was okay to not feel comfortable in a traditional relationship, and that sometimes intimacy means more than being part of a couple. And it explored relationship issues from the eyes of a teenager and as an adult, so now while re-watching I am able to understand the Gilmore Girls from a different perspective.
We've completed the first season, and have now started the second season. While I've seen the entire 7 years, Annika has not, and it's all new to her. And I'm sure her impression of the show is totally different from mine.
