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Amy Sherman-Palladino Leaves GILMORE GIRLS!!

Damn... by CeeBeeUK	Apr 20th, 2006 04:00:46 PM
it's always sad when show runners leave before the show ends.
oh crap. by JoeStokowski	Apr 20th, 2006 04:03:04 PM
then there better not be any motherfucking cliffhangers this season.
Son of a bitch. by The-Warrior	Apr 20th, 2006 04:05:51 PM
I quit West Wing. Now I have to quit Gilmore Girls. On a much gayer note, if they don't snap the fuck out all this manufactured bullshit drama and marry up Luke and Lorelai, I will smash every television set in the 48 contiguous United States with my rage. Thank you. See you in Hell.
SWEET JESUS NO!!! by Spaz_Monkey	Apr 20th, 2006 04:07:37 PM
Should I know who she is?
So that explains why the qualitity has been so spotty.. by ExcaliburFfolkes	Apr 20th, 2006 04:12:46 PM
...this season. The Palladino's were in sort of a lame-duck status. Too bad. They were the soul of the show. On the other hand, was their leaving really just about the money?
Damn! Damn! Damn! by Orionsangels	Apr 20th, 2006 04:13:36 PM
This is like james evans leaving good times.
That was supposed to be quality, not qualitity. by ExcaliburFfolkes	Apr 20th, 2006 04:14:28 PM
Sorry.
that is bad news by JackDonkey	Apr 20th, 2006 04:18:09 PM
cause when they had other people write the episodes they usually suck.
First Hurwitz, now this... by DanielKurland	Apr 20th, 2006 04:21:02 PM
Sure is fashionable to abandon your TV show. I don't watch the show but is this REALLY as bad as Sorkin leaving the West Wing? He wrote every episode, how many episodes did the showrunners write here? If it is like over 80% then I would understand, either way I suppose it is still bad news.
In a perfect world... by The Funketeer	Apr 20th, 2006 04:23:52 PM
Joss Whedon would take over as show runner so we could watch Herc's internal conflict (do I hate the show because the "heart and soul" left or love it because my man crush Whedon is now running it?) push him into a nervous breakdown.
And Tens of People Were Surprised... by Leto III	Apr 20th, 2006 04:28:28 PM
Seriously, like no one saw this coming? She's been making rumblings about this for at least two years now, and already has multiple other irons in the fire. Oh well...............FLY HIGH, DULUTH!!!
This sucks hard. by God-Man	Apr 20th, 2006 04:34:01 PM
Damn.
They should use this opportunity to get rid of... by veritasses	Apr 20th, 2006 04:43:11 PM
the really annoying characters and start fresh. Characters that need to get canned (in no particular order): Paris, Sookie, Lane, Lane's Mom, Kirk.
HOLY SHIT by Demosthenes2	Apr 20th, 2006 04:45:42 PM
What. The Fuck. Is going to happen to this show? I'd rather this be the last season; Amy seems to write almost half the episodes, with her husband Daniel (who I would imagine would probably leave with her?) writing almost the other half. The show only has one season to go with the cast's contracts expiring in '07, so WB/CW must seriously not be giving her what she deserves if she doesn't want to see her baby to the end. I can't imagine next season not sucking without her.
Fantastic news. by scudd	Apr 20th, 2006 05:10:09 PM
Maybe now the fucking characters and dialogue won't be so smug and self important. Christ, I hate this abortion of a show. Why does my girlfriend love it so much, and why can't I bring myself to pull the trigger when I'm forced to watch it?
Though, To Be Fair... by Leto III	Apr 20th, 2006 05:13:58 PM
...she's slowly but steadily been handing off the writing-chores to other staff members these past three seasons, and you can see it in the credits. Which happens on most "auteur-driven" shows (WEST WING, et al), although certain ones like BABYLON 5 are the exception to this rule. The real question is -- as mentioned above -- Daniel, and what his plans are. We'll see.............FLY HIGH, DULUTH!!!
Eh...So What?! by Deandome	Apr 20th, 2006 05:18:19 PM
Maybe they've just been petulant this year cuzza their contract woes, but the Sherm/Pal scripted/directed eps have not been anything special this year, in fact I think the ones they did NOT do were much better. That one LAST week, where he directed (and I think she wrote)..the one where her parents were running around town & Lorelei was telling them the town was fulla crackheads, etc. was perhaps THE worst ep of the show I've ever seen. So maybe/hopefully new blood will ennervate the show & make it better. It's clear that the disgruntled/whiny ShermPal team is worse than anything else!!
GREAT NEWS!!! by Shermdawg	Apr 20th, 2006 05:27:00 PM
If Gilmore is no more, then SMALLVILLE will be the biggest draw for the CW!!! Speaking of which, WHERES THE TALKBACK??? Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a Gilmore Girls hater. In fact the few times I've watched it, I enjoyed the hell out of it. It's just, I really need to find out when abc family restarts the run, so I can catch up. I'm not big on dvd's, and too preoccupied to torrent, but dammit, I'm gonna add this to my must watch list along with that Sarah Michelle Gellar show that HERC is sooo fond of. Sorry bout the bad news, but if it is good for SMALLVILLE then I'm happy.
Time to let it go. by CatVutt	Apr 20th, 2006 05:35:05 PM
The show had it's moments, but with this announcement, I think it's time to let it expire semi-gracefully. Unless they really make a concerted effort to have a dedicated creative team in there with a real focus for a season(which is highly unlikely, this can probably only end badly, because trying to imitate the writing style of the show for a whole season without any direction just screams disaster. And I do like the show to some extent, though it does seem like virtually every character delivers their lines in roughly the same way, and there's often not enough variance in the scripting of characters. (A complaint you could also attach to Sorkin to some degree) So, if some really creative folks actually sat down and hashed out what the show is about, and who these characters are, rather than trying to imitate it's style all season, it could do just fine. But seriously...what are the odds of that actually happening?
Deandome, this Tuesday's episode was one of the best... by paulh	Apr 20th, 2006 05:48:43 PM
GG's of the season, and it was an AS-P written/directed deal. Talk about running the gamut of emotions. Alias and its actors sticking themselves right back into the thick of the Emmy hunt last night, with so many Moments, like Amy Acker taking out a chopper and looking like TV's sexiest, evil-est badass while doing it (and when the frack is that going to be on YouTube?), and now this. The Palladinos walked away from a guaranteed $5 million payday because of 12 more months, basically. Guess I gotta prep now for a farewell tour for Les Gilmores, who pretty much will end their run in May 2007. sigh
The REALLY bad news, though, is.... by paulh	Apr 20th, 2006 07:21:55 PM
NBC has pulled the plug on the last 2 episodes of Celebrity Cooking Showdown, as they will only be shown on the network's website. That was a vacuum in reverse, sucking the life out of everything that followed it.
Maybe they won't talk so dang fast now. by Cotton McKnight	Apr 20th, 2006 07:29:33 PM
That's the one thing I really can't stand about this show. Oh yeah and all of the smart aleck backtalk EVERYONE on the show does. It's like everyone has the same stupid personality, just in varying degrees.
Oh and nice going, BenFerris. by Cotton McKnight	Apr 20th, 2006 07:30:15 PM
You screwed up the talkback.
Yo, James Wan's gonna sue sombody! by Neo Zeed	Apr 20th, 2006 07:45:00 PM
I'm watching it right now. This is some BLATANT Saw ripoff shit goin' on tonight's Smallville...Complete with a ripoff Jigsaw to boot with elaborate "tasks"! Oh how I miss Angel. But....for those who say Whedon would never stoop to such levels well...always remember when Angel fought Agent Smi..oh excuse me Hamilton. Nevertheless this Smallville ep is crazy ridiculous.
herc gets his news and "tips" from micheal ausiello... by dubsy	Apr 20th, 2006 07:55:49 PM
glad to see you still got it
ASP is hte by obidawsn	Apr 20th, 2006 08:01:53 PM

The Palladinos are the heart of the show by obidawsn	Apr 20th, 2006 08:07:00 PM
I've never seen any other show where the creators wrote so much of it. ASP wanted 7 seasons. She knew how she wanted to end it. Wanting two more seasons is new to me. She wanted to see Rory graduate from college and that's all she seemed to have. Maybe Rory's absence from school for a semester delayed that or maybe ASP has more ideas. Either way, I do hope that the writers who pick up the slack will be able to keep up with the story line and hopefully ASP will work out a deal to come back and end the show how she wants it. I really want to know what those 'two words' are. And I agree about this week. I don't get WB so I downloaded it and watched it on my laptop at work. I actually laughed out loud at the town folk and 62 asians running to the church. Luckily no one was around to hear me, or they might have thought I was crazy.
whoops by obidawsn	Apr 20th, 2006 08:08:05 PM
Accidentally hit enter when typing that first one...oh well..
Does a DYR apply here, too, Shermdawg? by paulh	Apr 20th, 2006 08:33:41 PM
;)
AICN we talk about Star wars Trek, SciFi horror comics by George Newman	Apr 20th, 2006 08:45:23 PM
Not girly gilmore girls. Good Grief Herc. It's a bunch of "I'm-so-clever," smart-alecky, "I-wish-I-had-thought-of-that- in-real-life" dialogue. fart sound
Just for that, George.... by paulh	Apr 20th, 2006 09:19:19 PM
You get to watch Commander in Chief, that POS West Wing wannabe, a show, despite beaucoup pedigree in front of and behind the camera has gone from the penthouse to the outhouse in spectacular fashion. :)
Yes, SMALLVILLE was a ode to SAW tonight. by Shermdawg	Apr 20th, 2006 09:24:35 PM
But, it was a damn good one. Not so much for the SAW parts, but for the furthering of the rift between Clark and Lex, not to mention Lionel, dear god, Lionel......John Glover f'n rules! I'd like to know exactly what he was writing down at the end of the episode. Things are heating up....
I already quit this show by Plum	Apr 20th, 2006 09:58:40 PM
Lane's nonsensical engagement was the last straw. Her boyfriend showed absolutely no remorse or even awareness of the gaping personality flaws that caused her to dump him, and she just up and agrees to get married? This news is only making me shrug, because Gilmore Girls stopped being Gilmore Girls a while ago.
Really bad news by ChorleyFM	Apr 20th, 2006 10:16:38 PM
I hope at the least she would kind of hand over a plot outline for what they might do. She has sadi she always new what the last shot would be, and hopefully that will be included.
Darth Vader said it best.... by cookylamoo	Apr 20th, 2006 11:06:16 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Fantastic Smallville tonight. He was clearly writing.. by iamnicksaicnsn	Apr 20th, 2006 11:13:20 PM
Kryptonese. Jor-El's back, baby! Doesn't look like we're going to see much Milton Fine until the finale. What disappointed me about this past season opener is that they got rid of the Zod people so quickly - they could have milked it for at least another episode - and it looks like they'll do it again with Brainiac... Oh well, still a great episode today. John Glover is the fucking man.
Awesome! Now we can have some lesbian incest action! by Regis Travolta	Apr 20th, 2006 11:25:14 PM
The real reason Amy left the show is because she objected to the network's demand for mother daughter incest. But when you have women as hot as Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel and a new network to launch you need a 7th season plot that will really generate much buzz! So the network executives decided to finally go for it. They realize Gilmore Girls will have to air at 11 pm instead of 8 pm but they think this switch will be worth it. Howard Stern has already agreed to hype the show every day for two hours on Sirius. So you can be sure ratings will be great. Nielsen predictive models show that Lesbian Gilmore Girls will easily defeat both Leno and Letterman. The next season of Gilmore Girls will be nonstop mother-daughter lesbian lovin! With Sookie joining in for the incestuous fun! It's the only thing missing and they made fun of this possibility on Family Guy with Alexis and Lauren talking really fast then making out! Bring it on! Stars Hollow will soon be the lesbian incest capital of the world!
"SEE YOU ASSHOLE FANS LATER! HAHAHAHAHA!" by LordEnigma	Apr 20th, 2006 11:59:02 PM
ASP said as she left the WB lot for the last time. Since no one, outside of LUCAS, has had to deal with more BITCH ASS FANS. Seriously, this woman has had to do interview after interview to try an explain this storyline, but the fans are either too caught up in Luke and Lorelai's fucking middle or too fucking oblivious. I think oblivious. Look at Plum's post. How can you not figure out why Lane and Zack would get married? They lived together for 2 years. He had no problem with her no-sex edict, but he self-destructed. PEOPLE FUCK UP. If you think of these characters as the FLAWED PEOPLE they are written as, then this will make all sorts of sense to you. However, if you treat them, as if they are all a bunch of good guys or bad guys. Then you miss the fucking point entirely. I will miss ASP and DP, but it's a great FUCK YOU to all of her distractors. Have fun watching a season, that's not really a season of Gilmore Girls. That's what you get for being a bunch of fucking dicks.
LordEnigma. by CatVutt	Apr 21st, 2006 01:34:39 AM
You're cranky. Have a cookie.
COOKIE! COOKIE? ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!! by LordEnigma	Apr 21st, 2006 02:04:14 AM
CatVutt, that's a great reply. Yes, I am bit cranky. It has been a long season of dealing with a bunch of demanding fans. My anger is subsiding. Now, time, to go get some talks. It's sort of depressing that the Gilmore Girls now has an expanded universe.
That would be by LordEnigma	Apr 21st, 2006 02:05:30 AM
TACOS instead of TALKS. Trying not to confuse the people and what not. Still, GG, has an expanded universe. Fucking hell.
Well, this sucks by the maven	Apr 21st, 2006 03:05:32 AM
Oh, well; maybe I can try to get a life at 8 pm Tuesdays from now on. Probably won't happen but at least I know I won't be watching tv at that time.
This is a great opportunity ... by Itchy	Apr 21st, 2006 07:14:51 AM
to freshen up the direction of the show a bit. For instance, I think the new creative team should start off next season with a season-long arc where Rory meets some shady guy (played by me) who gets her hooked on heroin. By episode 3, she's lost 20 pounds and is spending most of the show on her knees servicing the shady guy (ie, me) in exchange for drugs. We break into grandma's mansion, loot the place and move to Vegas to live like porn stars. Lorelai tracks us down and tries to save her daughter, but we end up getting her hooked on the smack and by the last episode, the shady guy (again, me) is lacing the smack with viagra and pulling a mother-daughter train all around town. Now THAT would get ratings.
Well, let's not overlook the good news in this... by minderbinder	Apr 21st, 2006 07:21:39 AM
All you boys can grow your balls back.
Itchy. by CatVutt	Apr 21st, 2006 07:44:47 AM
Is it safe to assume this would include the requisite "Requiem for a Dream" scene with Rory, Lorelei, and a certain two-sided toy? If so, consider my letter to the network drafted and posted.
seriously, doesn't everyone have the SAME personality? by Cotton McKnight	Apr 21st, 2006 07:53:01 AM
Just in varyingg degrees? Rory is nice but can be a little bitchy. Lorelai is bitchy and thensome. Her mother is even bitchier than that. The father is a man but is bitchy. That dumb guy who works at the cafe, he's the resident smart ass. On and on and on. Do you guys watch this for the jokes? Because you can't be watching it for character development or storyline.
GG & Smallville...Time To Go by Roboteer	Apr 21st, 2006 08:57:35 AM
Creators leaving? Characters getting married? Tribute to SAW?????? Like ALIAS, These two have had their run and are now just dragging themselves to the TV graveyard. Let 'em go now before even crappier story lines ruin their reputation. Unless.... what if the GGs moved to Smallville and gained super powers from leftover meteor rocks, and Clark, Lex, & co. took their act to Stars Hollow and could only battle it out with snappy wisecracks and cultural references. Now, that's thinking like a network VP! (Make one helluva April Fool's special tho' woodenit?)
I'm torn on how to react to this... by Darth_Nader	Apr 21st, 2006 10:02:48 AM
My first reaction is one of disappointment, however I have to admit this last season has lost it's focus. It seems that the main goals of the show were to get Rory into college, and Luke & Loreili to get together. Now that both of those have happened, things have sort of drifted. Prehaps a shakeup of the show runner will force things to focus on a goal again. There is almost no way L&L could get married, as what would happen next? Endless bickering between Luke, Loreili, and her parents? Also, what's going to happen when Rory graduates? Luke's kid has been way too forced. Something big needs to happen to shake things up. Maybe this will be a good thing. Oh, and after this week Sebastian Bach and Zach both need to take some acting lessons. Some of their dialog was cringe-worthy this week. Ok, now I have to lower my gayness factor: Paris has one of the best racks on TV.
Heh (re: LordEnigma) by Plum	Apr 21st, 2006 10:24:22 AM
I think that's the first time I've gotten the "crazed horrible fangirl" accusation. I'll be sure to note it in my extremely angsty LiveJournal. In a pink font. But meanwhile, here's an alternative interpretation of Lane and Zach's relationship- the show has never once indicated to me what Lane sees in him. The fact that they dated was weird, but fine, because people don't always make fantastic dating decisions. But the engagement, coming after Dean's marriage, Rory's escapades last season (they couldn't just say she was taking a year off?), and the lost daughter plot device from hell, was the last straw. Or the straw that jumped the shark, if you will. This show is great at depicting familial relationships and absolutely godawful at romance, and I don't have all the time in the world, so yes, after watching since Season 1, I dropped it. As for ASP- she created a show I aboslutely adored for years, so I tip my hat to her. But most shows lose it eventually, and hers is no exception. I'm just saying I don't see her leaving as a disaster because GG is already well past its prime. This isn't an Aaron Sorkin situtation.
Cotton McNight... by Deandome	Apr 21st, 2006 11:28:01 AM
I agree w/you, but I'm very surprised that you didn't drop in the famed Mugatu quote, as you clearly like the Stiller-esque comedies (as do I): "The man has only one look for Christ's sake! Blue Steel? Ferrari? Le Tigra? They're the same face! Doesn't anybody notice this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"
CatVutt by Itchy	Apr 21st, 2006 11:59:04 AM
Sure - write that scene in. And if Jennifer Connelly wants to special guest star to show them how it's done, that's cool too. Confession: I felt a little guilty, but I did manage to whack one off to Connelly's "Ass to Ass" shot. She looked awesome as a drugged up skank.
ANY Palladino... by Deandome	Apr 21st, 2006 12:28:29 PM
...is a pal a' Frank, Sammy & the rest of the Rat Pack. My apologies to Corporal Agarn!
Wasn't there a Palladino on Family Guy? by Borgnine JR	Apr 21st, 2006 01:29:22 PM

Next season likely the last. by Xocxoc	Apr 21st, 2006 01:46:15 PM
Contracts for all the stars expire next year. Writer Dave Rosenthal is taking over. Hopefully former Buffy writer Rebecca Rand Kirshner will stay on, and I wonder if they can get Jane Espenson back? If they know it will be the last season, they need to finally tie up the loose ends. L&L finally marry, Rory graduates Yale, etc. Meanwhile, ASP and DP need to write romantic comedy films, and eventually a new series.
Dan Palladino by HermansHead	Apr 21st, 2006 01:50:25 PM
Is such an atrociously bad writer, that every episode he does is just cringe-inducing. So assuming the replacement SR is at all decent, this could cause a huge boost in quality for the final season.
Herman's head? Hi 1992, how are ya? by LordEnigma	Apr 21st, 2006 02:46:20 PM
Besides, that, on this one point about DP; FUCK YOU. His episodes are some of the best of the series. Anyone who thinks otherwise, while entitled to that opinion, are apparently do not watch every EPISODE. If you want. I can provide a list. If not, then, your opinion, but it's a bullshit opinion. That aside, Plum, your opinion, but I can pretty much debate every problem you have. Since you obviously missed Zack and Lane's development as a couple. It's no big deal. You are not alone. That aside, every problem you have with the show. I can punch a hole in the sides of Kentucky. This show always remains the exception. But hey, you are not alone, with all the wanky GG fans out there.
I agree, HermansHead by epitone	Apr 21st, 2006 04:05:18 PM
But did we have to lose Amy to lose him? That's just not fair at all.
Dan Palladino wrote and directed 'Say Something'... by paulh	Apr 21st, 2006 04:21:04 PM
Which was one of the best episodes of the entire series' run last season. He didn't have the midas touch with Fight Face and A Vineyard Valentine from this season, but when he's on his game, he's very good.
Re: LordEnigma by Plum	Apr 21st, 2006 05:49:10 PM
Hm...let's see. I'm presenting my opinions in what I think is a relatively level-headed fashion, and you're engaging in ad hominem attacks. Who's being wanky again? To reiterate what I see in GG- the family relationships are usually depicted beautifully- the 3 generations of Gilmores, their fights, alliances and realignments are the heart of the show and haven't been stretched too far out of shape even by the nonsense of the last couple of seasons. The relationship between Lane and her mom is a great one, too. But the romances? Pathetic. And since the last two seasons have carried that stupidity about romantic relationships to an epic level, it got to the point where the family stuff wasn't making up for it. And yeah, it's sad when fantastic, imaginative stuff like the last few minutes of "Friday Night's Alright For Fighting" is followed up by the complete stupidity of something like Lorelai actually falling for Logan's "charm". But of course, if I dare to ctiticize instead of swallowing every plot point of GG like it's hallowed, I must be a wanky bitch, right? Must be fun to be a fan in your mode- all reception and no broadcast. It must save a lot of thinking.
Jumped the Shark by harrys_site_sucks	Apr 22nd, 2006 11:44:46 AM
Now it's offical. This show is going down the crapper. Not that it hasn't done it already on a slow decline this entire season. And the cliffhanger ending is all but gonna alienate the core audience. Damn, such a good show relegated to this? Fuckeity fuck fuck. Up yers ASP.

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