Not a big Sixpence one the Richer fan, like not at all but somehow – over the last almost 20 years it has become as much a comfort song to my soul as the obvious one has. There shoe Goes is something I hear almost played back in my head daily.
By now, you might ask yourself, what I’m talking about?
I don’t know you, but I grew up with the TV as my Nanny on most days. As a rather sickly child I was forced to stay indoors. Unlike my sibling that could play outside with their friends. Can’t say I envied them, I made the best out of what was, I read books, watched TV and enjoyed this little corner of the world I knew to be mine.
The little orange TV from the 70’S
One day I might even tell the story of the little orange coloured black and white TV that was stashed away in my room. I always reckoned it was just there for storage and not to use as it was incredibly old. I think it might have been from the late 60’s early 70’s perhaps, but it sure made for some great midnight movie watching when I was very young and unable to sleep.
As you can tell, I’m not one for sleep… well I would be but my childhood wasn’t the joy filled ride other kids had. So staying up all night watching old films on TV was pretty much the greatest excitement on planet earth for me.
I digress… I always digress – let’s blame the TV Story.
“Life’s short. Talk fast.”
Lorelei, Gilmore Girls
The Weirdo
In case you have read my “About Me” Section you might have spotted the mention of a TV Show there and even found it peculiar for me to mention at all. Maybe you are right in the sense that having watched something so often that it has become part of your DNA makes me a “Weirdo” but in that case, I hence forth shall be called as such.
When I say, I have watched Gilmore Girls 100 times, it might be an understatement or an overstatement because I honestly don’t keep count… with Netflix making it easy on me nowadays, I have them on my phone 24/7 and I make use of it daily. Before it was putting on DVD’s or later having an entire USB Stick devoted to all episodes on demand permanently stuck onto my TV so I can watch.
Coffee, Coffee, Coffee…
I was about Rory’s age when the show started and now, I somehow turned into Lorelei over the years, decades that is. In all honesty though, I feel like I always was a Lorelei. During these 20 years the show has been with me through just about anything life has thrown at me – good and bad. I honestly believe, they should declare me an honorary citizen of Stars Hollow just because… These 20 years were filled with illness, heartache, depression and lots of other things I might one day elaborate in on here – but today isn’t the day.
I smell snow…
Yes, I do – I always could and same goes for rain. Ever since I was little I could predict when it would snow because the air somehow changed. There surely is an explanation to the phenomenon so I’m not even pretending it is something special. And yes, my coffee drinking habits are bad, really bad. I drink far too much and must limit myself to 2 cups (well 4) a day otherwise I would just keep drinking it as if I was a bottomless pit and people would just try and fill me up.
“Because my brain is a wild jungle of scary gibberish… Bicycle. Unicycle. Unitard, Hockey puck. Rattlesnake. Monkey, monkey, underpants.”
Lorelei, Gilmore Girls
Emotional Attachment and all
For a strange reason, I’m far more obsessed with the “Chilton Years” as I am with the “Yale Years”. Maybe because these were also incredibly difficult years in my own life. My eating disorder flourished, my mental health basically plummeted into the ground and my life somehow vanished before my eyes and the show was literally my only comfort zone I had – it was all good the moment the show started and for those 45 min. I was not ill, nor depressed and all my worries had disappeared with the sound of Carole Kings’ “Where you lead”.
20 Years later…
20 Years later, I probably know their dialogue by heart and when Netflix decided to reboot the series, I was sceptic to say the least. For me the show was never over. I kept re-watching it every single day and to say I cried upon the opening scene of the Re-Boot would be an understatement because I balled my eyes out. Just like I did last night when I was (again) at the end of a 7 season cycle again. To be honest with you I must confess… I was unable to watch the last episode for years. Still kinda am. Literally unable so I basically refused to watch it at all. To this day, I probably skip the last episode and head right to the very first again. Last night however, it sneaked up on me and I was in bits for a great many reasons.
“You’ve given me everything I need”
Rory, Gilmore Girls
I’m incredible thankful for Amy and Daniel for creating this show. I know they were unable finish it the first time around and the thought pains me deeply. There is no other show on the planet (and believe me, my knowledge of movies, tv shows and books is about as vast as the characters ones was) that kept me company, spend comfort and literally grew up with me like this one. I owe my coffee addiction, and some would say I speak so fast because of GG. Truth is, I just found myself in the show and didn’t so much take on their trades, they were already a part of me.
My favourite Gilmore Girls Episodes
- Pilot
- Concert Interruptus
- Road Trip to Harvard
- The Bracebridge Dinner
- They Shoot Gilmores Don’t They?
- Those are Strings, Pinocchio
- Ballrooms and Biscotti
- The Festival of Living Art
- You Jump, I Jump, Jack
- Blame Booze and Melville
- The perfect Dress
- Super Cool Party People
- S Wonderful, `S Marvellous
- Gilmore Girls Only
