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 16-year-old Rory Gilmore, played by Alexis Bledel, began trading witty banter with her 32-year-old mother Lorelai (Lauren Graham). It was those witty exchanges, courtesy of show creator and writer Amy Sherman-Palladino that would become the show’s trademark and over seven seasons. (Bledel is pictured top right with co-stars Kelly Bishop, left, and Graham.)
In January 2016, fans of the show – many of them having discovered it on Netflix in recent years -- rejoiced at the announcement of the streamer’s planned new installments of the series. 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 show’s creators before the official announcement was made.