Alexis Bledel Reflects on “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”

Sixteen years had passed since Gilmore Girls originally debuted on The WB back before it merged with UPN to form The CW and a then 16yearold Rory Gilmore played by Alexis Bledel began trading witty banter with her 32yearold mother Lorelai Lauren Graham It was those witty exchanges courtesy of show creator and writer Amy ShermanPalladino that would become the showamp8217s trademark and over seven seasons Bledel is pictured top right with costars Kelly Bishop left and GrahamIn January 2016 fans of the show amp8211 many of them having discovered it on Netflix in recent years rejoiced at the announcement of the streameramp8217s planned new installments of the seriesamp160 But according to Gilmore star Alexis Bledel discussions about reprising the inhabitants of fictional Stars Hollow Connecticut had long been a topic of conversation with the showamp8217s creators before the official announcement was madeamp8220Amy and I would talk from time to timeamp8221 Bledel recently told me adding that she had also stayed in touch with much of the cast following the showamp8217s 2007 cancellation amp8220She would kind of check in with me to see what I was working on and expressed an interesting taking these characters furtheramp8220We would talk about different possibilities from time to timeamp8221 Bledel continued amp8220So I knew she was interested in a more satisfying conclusionamp8221 The seventh and final season of Gilmore has been widely acknowledged as a huge disappointment largely due to the fact that Amy and her husband Daniel Palladino who is also an executive producer of the series had departed following a dustup with Warner Bros after season six amp8220These characters were still very much alive for her and you canamp8217t ignore someone39s creative impulses when it comes a something like that which is why we kept talking about itamp8221 she addedFor Bledel revisiting the beloved series was something she never imagined amp8220I never dreamt that we would all be back here talking about the showamp8221 she saidIn addition to the amp8220familiar feelingamp8221 of these new chapters Bledel insists Gilmore Girls 20 is still a progression of the story initially told in the original series and an experience that allowed her to reflect on its success amp8220It39s almost like getting a do overamp8221 she said amp8220To come back and visit a program amp8230 this whole thing was such a big opportunity for me the first time around so to be able to revisit that experience and do it all better amp8230 I canamp8217t really articulate what specifically was done better but we were able to do the finale the way we would have liked to do it the first timeamp8221 Of course a big part of getting the finale right was filming that last scene featuring those final four words Amy has said she knew she would end the show with right from its first episode regardless of how many seasons it ranAs for revisiting her Rory character that was easy amp8220It was as if no time had passed at allamp8221 the now 35yearold laughed amp160amp8220It was actually pretty easy You get the script from Amy and the way itamp8217s written just informs you as to how itamp8217s supposed to be said Itamp8217s all there on the pageamp8221Still there were a few minor adjustments amp8220It did feel very different it really didamp8221 she continued amp8220It was almost like crafting a new character in a sense because there is a completely different approach My life experience now is completely different from what it was when I was 18 so I was able to pick and choose what I wanted to bring with me and create the restamp8221While she laughs off the possibility of eventually playing a 70yearold Rory Bledel does embrace the character and the importance of what she means to fans of the original series amp8220Going into this experience knowing what she means to people and knowing how many young women she39s inspired to work hard and pursue an education at the highest level you treat the experience with great care knowing these thingsamp8221 she said amp8220I carried that with me and it39s inspiring for meamp8221When it comes to questions about the possibility of more Gilmore Girls Bledel will say only amp8220Who knowsamp8221 She just hopes viewers have as much fun watching the new batch as she did making them Sheamp8217s also letting fans in on a little secret Unlike when the original series ended this time around she did keep a few Stars Hollow souvenirs when production endedamp8220I didnamp8217t take anything when the show wrapped originallyamp8221 she laughed amp8220Although the wardrobe designer gave me a few sweaters and things that I always wore to stay cozy But I took a few items this time just a couple of things from the set of our house A Yale banner that hung across a mirror and some chachkies that looked like gifts that maybe Rory39s grandfather might have bought back for her from his world travels like a Hawaiian doll and some masks that could be 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