One of Netflix’s longest-running IPs on its streaming service isGilmore Girls.The hit WB series has been on the streamer for more than 10 years, ready for fans both old and new to head to Stars Hollow, Connecticut and watch Lorelail Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) live out the tagline “Life’s short. Talk fast.” Fans would be surprised however, to find out that such even with such a long time on the streamer, the cast doesnotrake in the dough from the countless binge-watches. Graham, who played the lead role, says that she receives “no residuals” from the hit series.She tellsJimmy Kimmelon the talk showJimmy Kimmel Livethat’s in spite of the fact that “We have definitely reached more people than we were reaching on The WB.” Graham goes on to say “There really are no residuals on Netflix.But I’ve been paid in love.”
In terms of the “love” it comes from still being so well known as Lorelai Gilmore 25 years after she first played her. Graham says,
“Now it’s trickled into younger people, older people, men whose kids or wives probably have forced them to watch it.Yeah, I get stopped a lot. It surprises me every time though. I don’t know why.”
What Is ‘Gilmore Girls’?
Running from 2000 to 2007, the dramedyGilmore Girlswas primarily about mother and daughter duo Lorelai and Rory, played by Graham and Bledel respectively. After becoming pregnant at 16, Lorelai leaves her restrictive, albeit affluent, upbringing in Hartford, Connecticut to raise Rory as a single mother in the small nearby town of Stars Hollow. When the series begins, Lorelai is the manager of the Independence Inn, where she started as a maid to provide for her and Rory.When Rory is accepted into an expensive prep school, the deposit for which Lorelai can’t afford, she’s forced to reach out to her parents, Richard and Emily, played byEd HerrmannandKelly Bishop,for help. Across seven seasons, fans watch both Lorelai and Rory make mistakes, find love, fall out of love, and ultimately do their best to grow into their best selves.
Filled with memorable secondary characters such asSean Gunn’s Kirk andMelissa McCarthy’s Sookie the show was a beautifully well-rounded ensemble cast. It’s sparked a lasting pop culture, with fans weighing in on who was Rory’s best boyfriend and cheering on every time they re-watch Luke and Lorelai finally admit their feelings for each other. The show, packed with pop culture references, has taken on its own life with phrases like “Oy with the poodles already"even if Graham struggled to remember them at times,because there’d been so much dialogue.
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