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.
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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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
Mild spoilers abound, but nothing that would ruin a first watch of the show.
I haven't read any interviews with creator Sarah Lampert (or her all-female creative team) about how she came up with the idea of "Ginny & Georgia" but in my mind, it was
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"Say Something" is written and directed by Daniel Palladino. I don't have any earth-shattering Palladino news, only that "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" has begun filming for S4. During December's Woodstock Film Festival, Daniel said that significantly more special
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This reference-heavy episode is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. There are so many deep cuts and tiny details that I notice something new with each watch. This time, it was Lorelai's mention of "sparkly Venom lip gloss," which I had never
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"Come Home" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Jessica Queller. Here are Ortega's previous credits:
"They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" - A series highlight, no question.
"A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving" - I want drunk Sookie
