Gilmore Girls Is Coming Back And I Cannot Wait

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Lauren Graham and said "stolen" jacket. Courtesy: Twitter.

Lauren Graham and said “stolen” jacket. Courtesy: Twitter.

Gilmore Girls – the popular U.S. WB series with 7 seasons under its belt – is coming back on Netflix. The hit TV show returns in a limited fashion with four 90 minute episodes, the plot of which revolves around main character Rory’s reunion with her various exes to find her Mr. Right.

Most of the main cast will be brought back to the revival: according to E! News, Paris, played by Liza Weil, will be making a return to the show. She will join Gilmore Girls stars Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore and Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore, as well as Scott Patterson, Yanic Truesdale, Sean Gunn, and Keiko Agena.

The buzz of the show’s return began with a simple tweet in January:

In addition to the original members, Berta and Alejandro, a Peruvian couple, Clementina, a Portuguese nanny, and Stevie and Kwan, Korean-American twins, will star in this anticipated revival. They are expected to freshen the Gilmore Girls scene with diversity and their original personalities.

Unfortunately, though, not all of the original crew will be brought back to the revival. One of the original series’ main casts, Melissa McCarthy, won’t be making an appearance in the new show. The character she played, Sookie St. James, was Lorelai’s best friend and co-worker; an adorable, amusingly anxious chef who worked alongside Lorelai at several local inns. McCarthy appeared in 153 episodes that spanned all seven seasons of the original Gilmore Girls as this beloved character. Amy Sherman-Palladino, one of the creators of the hit series, claims that McCarthy is simply too busy. However, McCarthy herself tweeted that no one actually invited her to the party. “Thanks for the invite, but sadly no one asked me or Sookie to come back to Stars Hollow. Wish them all the best.”

The revived Gilmore Girls began filming on February 2nd in Los Angeles and there’s no word yet on when the show will premiere.