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There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Thus far, I've only covered "Gilmore Girls" in its entirety, but there's more TK! "My Brilliant Friend" is next.

TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 6, Episode 4: Always a Godmother, Never a God

Directing and writing credits: "Always a Godmother, Never a God" is directed by Robert Berlinger, written by Rebecca Kirshner. Berlinger previously directed "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," the S2 episode where Dean and his puka shell necklace throw a hissy fit after Jess outbids him on Rory's
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 6, Episode 3: The UnGraduate

Directing and writing credits: "The UnGraduate" is directed by Michael Zinberg, written by David S. Rosenthal. Zinberg already has several "GG" directing credits to his name: * "Afterboom" - Hep Alien performs a respectable cover of "Time Bomb." * "But Not As Cute
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 6, Episode 2: Fight Face

Directing and writing credits: "Fight Face" is directed by Daniel Palladino, written by both Palladinos. It's possible that Amy pulled Dan away from his usual schtick of over-utilizing the townies. Aside from Miss Patty hassling Lorelai about her history as a shitty pet owner, this episode
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 6, Episode 1: New and Improved Lorelai

Directing and writing credits: "New and Improved Lorelai" is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who is building a truly insane cast for the fourth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Most batshit crazy outfit: Rory's offensive bow cardigan is back to haunt me.
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 22: A House is Not a Home

Directing and writing credits: "A House is Not a Home" is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Lauren Graham mentions in her memoir that she struggled with the mother-daughter rift that starts in this episode and carries into S6. "I have to admit I struggled with the
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 21: Blame Booze and Melville

Directing and writing credits: "Blame Booze and Melville" is directed by Jamie Babbitt, written by Daniel Palladino. This is the second Babbitt-directed episode in a row, which is a rarity. The last time the same director worked on two back-to-back episodes was in Season 1 with Michael Katleman
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 20: How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?

So hello — Today’s "Gilmore Girls" recap brought to you by Saul Sugarman, a columnist for San Francisco Examiner. I actually discovered Lindsay’s website while researching a column and became addicted to the recaps. I got impatient waiting for the next one to drop, so I offered
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 19: But I'm a Gilmore

Directing and writing credits: "But I'm a Gilmore!" is directed by Michael Zinberg, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Zinberg is no stranger to the show, having directed the previous episodes: * "Afterboom" - GIVE LANE KIM A GOOD LOVE INTEREST, YOU COWARDS. * "But Not As
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 18: To Live and Let Diorama

Directing and writing credits: "To Live and Let Diorama" is directed by Jackson Douglas, written by Daniel Palladino. As far as I can tell, this episode of "GG" is Douglas' first foray into TV directing. He'll work with the Palladinos again on the
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 17: Pulp Friction

Directing and writing credits: "Pulp Friction" is directed by Michael Zinberg, written by James Berg and Stan Zimmerman. Here are Zinberg's previous credits: * "Afterboom" - A part of my soul dies when Lane realizes that she has a crush on Zack. * "But Not
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 16: So... Good Talk

Directing and writing credits: "So... Good Talk" is directed by the wonderful Jamie Babbit, written by Lisa Randolph. Here are Babbit's previous credits: * "The Road Trip to Harvard" - Jonah Ryan's mom shows up and suffocates everyone with her sunny disposition. * "
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 15: Jews and Chinese Food

Directing and writing credits: "Jews and Chinese Food" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Here are Diamond's previous credits: "The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles" - I spent most of the episode wondering how much Sookie and Lorelai's
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