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I have to agree with that. The original had its moments from Hawaii to Disney World and even some shots around SF Bay during the course of the series, not just in the introductions. Being on Netflix was the best place for the relaunch, having a bit more of a budget than the original series and allowing more work with the guest stars than the original series did.

I agree, they were probably the best written relationship the show had for Lorelai. Even why they got together made sense and I can look past Jason's weird dog and not being able to sleep in the same room as everyone. His story arc with Richard even was well handled, but it was so painful to see him in Raincoats because all of a sudden they threw everything out the window so Luke would look better for L/L relationship. Just like Nicole had to come across as a complete evil moron, so we would feel so bad for Luke. AS-P writing to relationships, make the other all of a sudden lose braincells, become an asshole or do a 180 so that we can cheer on the new relationship! Yeah, didn't work for the run of the show AS-P, what I fear for the reboot.

I'm still going with meeting Joey's family since Jeff Franklin admitted it was put out due to trying to get season 1 off the ground. Who is Mrs. Gladstone? Are the kids his own or step children? How did Danny get remarried? Speaking of which, how is Wake up USA going now? Plus, can Gia return please?

With the renewal, I do hope they decide to expand on things that people have been asking about. Such as: "More on Danny's new wife, Joey's life in Vegas, return of Gia and possibly visiting Pam's grave." Since the show seems to be filmed in late summer, most likely we will see season 2 next February or January. I don't think they want to kill the momentum since the show apparently did well, even if Netflix isn't releasing numbers.

Franklin has had pretty half ass ideas on things like this. His original reason why he dropped Vickie and even before that the girlfriend who had the hell raiser Rusty was because he felt it would change the dynamic of the show too much. Plus, why he had Jesse and Rebecca move into the house was to keep the theme going and why he kept Joey single all those years. He didn't want to ruin the "basis" of the show. Which was a bunch a people who lived in a house and were a family. He felt that taking Jesse out of the house would be too hard to write. He kept Joey in the basement/garage and then later Jesse/Steph's old room because if he got married he would have to move out. Instead of going: "Oh wait, struggling comedian and his wife is similar, they have to save money for at least a year or two, so they can live in the house together." Danny had to stay single because if he was married again and the girls had a mother in their life, there would be no reason for Jesse, Rebecca and Joey to live there anymore. That was also another thing, Jesse and Joey had good jobs by the end of the series and as we have watched and heard, they did pretty good for themselves, but now it sounds like they lived there since the series ended. Especially, with Ramona's talk about Nicky and Alex's room, which magically ended up on the other side of the attic. Its not like people like Franklin haven't had this though process before, many other show creators from AS-P on Gilmore Girls to even JJ Abrams have gotten very weird POV about how their shows could be ruined and then do things that make no logical sense. Here, Steph's story is extremely heart breaking and Jodie Sweety hit it out of the park, but the basis for the story is: "One would be a woman who lives the free life." So, that how your wife of 32 years wanted to be Franklin? Hmm?

I do wonder how they film these episodes. One a week, three a week and take a full month or something. I don't know, streaming shows that have reduced episodes like this. I really do wonder the filming schedule. I know shows like Fuller House, Daredevil, House of Cards that are 13 episodes usually film in 3 months.

I agree and its still unclear when they bought the crap shack. Was it when Rory was in middle school? Or after she started 1st grade? The talk and timelines just don't make a lick of sense. You can try and turn off your brain, but really it just doesn't make sense instead of a hotel room, which many motels and hotels offer. Plus the fact that she was an employee there and the fact it was in the early 90s, so hence force. Families living in a hotel room was not uncommon. I had a friend of my brother's who lost their home in a fire. They lived in a hotel for close to a year before they had it rebuilt. They had to pay room and board like anyone else and it was newer hotel back then, which was born down a few years later.

That's exactly it. Both Mrs. Readster and I said that about her. Jackson trying to deal with it was focusing on his job, which he has admitted he is pretty good at. Sometimes that happens. I had to go through a period about 8 years ago that was very devastating and people even asked me if I should take time off. I told them that this was how I had to deal with it and if I didn't surround myself in work and a community event I loved doing. I was going to fall apart completely. Yet even after all this time, April is: "You coped and moved on." When really, he didn't and then leaving him during that time, thinking he was going to be fine. That made Jackson feel he lost both his son and wife at the same time. He had no one, I agree that then he had to play April's card and be completely dramatic about it. Yet, in the long run, you want to smack April upside the head because she can't see the forest through the trees.

Those were also plot holes in the series. I had to assume that Lorelai took Rory where ever she went. That included groceries, supplies, ect. I don't expect that Lorelai just off Rory with her co-workers when she needed to run and get things. Also said, I don't get how they were there for almost 11 years. I can see it taking that long for Lorelai to become a manager and finally make enough money to buy their house, but as said, it wasn't World War II anymore living in a garage apartment. This was a shed that would work for one person, but a growing girl from most likely the page of 5 and on. You don't think when people talked to Rory, especially when her and Lane became friends Rory didn't go: "We live in a potting shed where my mommy cleans rooms all day and then some." When the series started, Lorelai was just back in school to complete her regular business degree and Rory was already a freshman in college and they had been in their house for almost five years at that point. Timelines, housing, taxes and other things still don't make a lick of sense to this day. I guess we will know when the show starts airing as we are seeing with Fuller House now.

How very true and even bringing in Joey's supposed wife and family he has back in Vegas. Yet, they cut out the lines in the final script of the pilot, but have him keep his wedding band to show that he has a life elsewhere. That does happen with a lot of shows both regular TV and streaming where they introduce them and then they don't really get to them until another season or so. Especially when Netflix series have 13 episodes instead of a traditional 20 or 24. Its more like a mid season show, but you can watch all at once instead of waiting weekly.

Even with episodes that have Helen Potts, Mike comes across as a moron at times. "Oh sell off everything and move on." "Wait! He had a rare tank collection?" "I must save it so Helen and the boys can remember the good times with their father." I had no problem with Kristin and Eve's plot, but it felt like they had to have a B plot that really wasn't needed. Yes, Eve needs to be seen as an adult now, but at the same time, this was falling back to Eve: "I hate being treated like the little sister" troupe that they finally were dropping since she didn't get into West Point. At least that has been handled pretty well of Eve trying to figure out what to do with her life. Even though as they need to point out: "She can still go into the army!"

I agree, I remember years ago, my mother and I went about how there was no way that could have happened. I know TV and movies want to show these people scrubbing toilets and working in crap shacks that would have the local health and BBB shutting them down in a moment. I don't care if it was the early 90s when everything was happening with Lorelai and Rory, but really. Also, it wasn't like E/R didn't know where they were, it was admitted several times that they were living in this pottery shack and living in SH and Lorelai wasn't 18 yet. Plus, how as everyone mentioned how Chris just finished up high school, went to college and dropped out not once, but several times even at CC. Yet, everyone gave him an inch, took him in, helped him find jobs and the only people who were pissed off that it was all Lorelai and Rory's fault was Straube and Francine. I know its a TV show, but when you look at it, you had to take your stupid pills to make the plots worked. Instead of you know, Lorelai living in the hotel itself and paying room and board with her paycheck. At least that would have came off more plausible.

You have to wonder, at least with Joey they mentioned in passing and we see the wedding band, but they don't live in SF they live in Vegas and Joey visits SF and LA do to stand up gigs. With Danny it just seemed like they wanted to say: "See, Danny got remarried, isn't that cool?" Then why not use her the rest of the time? I have only seen the first three episodes, but it felt like a weird move to cast Eva and never saw her again and just one quick mentioned according to sides.

DJ during the original series came as the the good girl who dealt with normal problems growing up. I related to the character because I was the same way. I didn't want to drink, I had a horrible time adjusting to middle school and puberty, but was easier in high school and I had the crazy best friend on the side. I'm not surprised she is the way she is now on the current series. She has a good career and a family, but she has fallen into the same shoes that plagued her father. She is a widower at a young age, left to raise three kids on her own with her sister and BFF. She is trying not to repeat the same mistakes of her father, but has fallen into the same role. Trying to sugar coat things, feeling she can do everything, but then realizes she can't. If anyone, she has become just like Danny and Steph and Kimmy and the rest of the family want her to move on in her life and she has problems doing it. She is throw caution to the wind like Kimmy and she isn't loose like Sephainie. It s a perfect mirror of the original series. As Kimmy has taken on Joey's role, but more crazy and a single parent herself. Steph has become Uncle Jesse, but with more personal problems and DJ is Danny minus the over cleaning OCD and that she became a widow much later in life than her father.

Gia showing up would be great, because as you said, she is still in acting and her and Steph had a great dynamic. Yes, Barber was very smart with her money. I remember around 97 she did an interview about using her money and finishing up to a PhD, which she later got. She loved school and wanted to use the money she made to a good cause and not fall into other traps. Even sighting Candance's eating disorder problems during the mid way of the show or problems that she saw Jodie falling into. She really has slipped back into the roll of Kimmy extremely well. You can believe its her, now divorced with a teen daughter who is anti-Kimmy and even embarrassed by her mother at times. I just don't get why they never showed Kimmy's parents during the entire show. I mean, she was coming up with crazy ideas, reading the Tanner's mail and even had an ostrich named Oscar in the backyard. She was the Steve Urkle of Full House, which were both made by Jeff Franklin of course, but really. They created these crazy next door neighbors that were down to the point of crossing the border of stalking to crazyville. Their parents talked about, or even heard off screen, but never shown. If they do get a second season, they need to at least show them.

Yeah, April because no matter what, a simple: "I ran away from you so I could heal and it was wrong." Is too much to say or for the writers to acknowledge and look another unplanned baby. So, what life threatening situation will happen when it comes to the blessed event. Maybe there will be a fire and she goes into early labor, or I know, their is a tumor pressing on the baby and they have to remove it or lose them both. Oh, I know, Jackson will be in an accident when April goes into labor. Because no one can just have a baby, its not "good" drama. I get that April didn't want Jackson to stay because of the baby, but he should know. Grow up April! No, Script writing 101 should be: Don't ruin characters to fit stupid plots, write smarter scripts!"

After they had so few episodes even dealing with. Also, the writers think we love it when Cam has to be Fizbo, the worst clown ever. I have no problems when there is a small knod to Cam's former clown life, but come one now. He is a championship winning football coach, a full time teacher on top of that. OF course, his office is also the janitor's closet, because its FUNNY! HAHA! Get it?

You got that right. Its funny, what I've seen Sean Gunn in since GG ended. While there are essence of Kirk in him still, he is completely different in the roles to where you almost forget he even played that character. He was the boss in The Giant Mechanical Man and wow. While there were moments, he walked a thin line between doing his job as a manager and being an asshole at times, but that was a good thing.

I know what you mean. My wife is always looking at me and going: "Stop saying it like that!"

I completely agree, it was like Kirk, the man who had to have a different job every episode or had to be doing something more out laddish than Tylor at times. Looking the first two season, I thought Sean Gunn did a great job of blending the quirkiness of Kirk very well. Well timing and almost bringing a: "I can relate to Kirk." Instead of the strange, scary "I want to be like Taylor" running down the stairs naked from night terrors he later became. I remember when he was the postman in one episode talking how hard the test was and being one of the many jobs he actually felt he accomplished in doing. Next thing you know, he's a notarizer, becoming a real-estate agent (almost as hard as being a postman) and I just can't put myself as seeing him as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof when he is the only adult with a set of 1-5 graders? It comes off not cute, but all kinds of wrong, or asking for permission to use the bathroom when his girlfriend giving permission since she's a teacher at the school. It just comes across as wrong in all the scenes. There are moments I just see Sean Gunn going: "Why am I doing this?"

Yep, but as I said, they filmed the season 8 finale not knowing it was the end and then refilmed the ending a bit to do a proper curtain call.

No, they changed their minds and it was never sold due to Michelle not wanting things to change. When the series ended, which was shot two ways. It was a conclusion that life moved on the for the characters, but nothing hugely was changing (similar to Everyone Loves Ramond). They didn't know they were officially cancelled until they had filmed the finale. They came back to do a reshoot of the final scene. Why Dave Coulie had a wig on and then did the curtain call with shorter hair. He had cut his hair after the original finale shoot. They didn't want to mess up the refilming with Joey suddenly having shorter hair when it was longer during the original filming. This way the cast got a proper goodbye when Bob Saget originally said, they did the season finale like always and then a few weeks later were called up that they had been cancelled and wanted to reshoot the final scene in the kitchen to give a proper goodbye by the audience and cast.

Oh trust me. I know that. My wife and I only having one child was not a matter of choice. We were very fortunate to get him and my cousin is lucky she is having a second child. Her husband and her have been plagued with fertility problems since day 1. Yet, no one else in their families had any problems. The problem is, that seemed to be the problem with Emily, Richard, Straub and Francine. It was by choice not other reasons. While other shows usually explain why they were only children from: "We got one, that was enough." or "We tried for three years and luckily got you." I also had forgotten about Kirk being the youngest and even the mentioned of his brother going out with Lulu briefly and the talk of his sister when Kirk had to watch his nieces. It just seem Kirk (because they had to write him like this) couldn't get his life together and out of the house until his mom finally kicked him out and he married LuLu.

Its another old TV troupe. You have to have one parent that just hates the spouse because they can and the excuse is: "its my mother/father". In this day and age, you have the other in-laws tearing into those type of monster-in-laws now. Along the lines of: "How would you feel if I said and did those things to your child?" "So, why do you keep doing it?" Ruby can also be very selfish at times, like here she thought the car was for her. I mean, really? I get it wasn't a model of car she in her backwards thinking is a type of car for a teen to drive. However, she can't put 2 and 2 together and realize, her son bought a car for her grand daughter when she knew how poor they grew up.

She has third cousins from Richard and Emily's families, but yes. Chris and Lorelai were only children. As the old saying goes: "Those who should have more children, don't because they find only 1 child too much work." Even though as we learned from both families, nannies were used on a regular basis. "Those who shouldn't have more than one child do." The entire town of Starshollow except for Kirk. Which if I was his parents, I would have stopped right there. We never got a real reason why Chris and Lorelai were done in ones. However, as we saw over and were told over the course of the series. Emily, Richard, Straube and Francine seem to find raising their kids more work than they thought it would be.