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Tuesday, January 25, 2005 :::

Return of the Gilmore Girls

Finally, the long wait is over. Tonight's "fresh" new episode of The Gilmore Girls looks like it could be a good one, as Christopher visits Rory at Yale.

In other Gilmore Girls news, they managed to dodge the FCC bullet the other day. Apparently, talking about nudity is considered indecent in some circles. I wonder how the "Parents Television Council" reacted when Rory lost her virginity to a married man at age 19, or when Lorelie slept with Luke on their first date, or when Rory suggested that mousy girls are the loudest during sex. But I suppose as long as they aren't talking about nudity, then it's perfectly decent. Sent to me by B*:

FCC Denies 36 Indecency Complaints
Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like "Friends," "The Simpsons," and "Gilmore Girls." The complaints to the Federal Communications Commission were all filed by the Parents Television Council, a conservative watchdog group...

...There were multiple complaints about a November 2003 episode of "Gilmore Girls." In one scene, a character's grandfather reminisces about college pranks involving nudity. In another, two college students discuss an incident in which a male student who was nude spent the night in a dorm hallway. A complaint over "The Simpsons" included a scene in which students carried picket signs with the phrases "What would Jesus glue?" and "Don't cut off my pianissimo."

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I'm ecstatic for tonight's new episode. I haven't accomplished much of anything at work due to my extreme focus on the coming events of "Gilmore Girls," but I think such occasions of quality television should be celebrated through repose and reflection on seasons' past.

Anyway, the Parents Television Council site is actually pretty sweet; by using it, I can decide which shows are just too putridly saccharin to watch (for example, "7th Heaven" earns a 'green' rating for 'Go ahead and watch this insipid crap, you *@!%' whereas 'Gilmore' gets a yellow rating as do most of my other favorite shows. 'Buffy' was -- year after year -- on the 10 worst shows of the year list (as decided by PTC) and in their episode reviews, I'd love when the writers would have to break down and say things like 'don't watch due to occurences of bizarre demon sex.')

Anyway, I would like for the PTC to hire me as a television "analyst." Then I too could get paid to watch television all day and write sanctimonious reviews, too. Okay, so I'd have problems with that second part.

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imp (Iva-Marie Palmer), at 4:00 PM

imp (Iva-Marie Palmer), at 4:02 PM

I too cannot wait. WAY too many re-runs. I'm also glad the Blog posting has gotten rid of whatever tick they had. Bleck.

Anyway, funny thing, one of these scarey "Parents Resource.." thing gave Gilmore an award one year. Probably for the shear fact that Lorili didn't abort. Anyway, you have to love the Rory has a "Stop The War On Choice" poster in her dorm room, amounst other "objectionable" posters. That makes me happy.

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elcynic, at 5:37 PM

The PTC has the audacity to try and censor "What would Jesus glue"...on a cartoon none the less. Where were these people when Pepe le Pew was womanizing in the 1960's? Surely his flirtations with the white-painted cat are worthy of an FCC complaint too. Sheesh.

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pierre, at 12:26 AM

I can't figure out how to remove my duplicate comment... Sorry about that; I got too impatient and clicked publish twice.

How did everyone like it? Any episode that includes a cross-dressing Kirk and Taylor and the Rev. trying to come up with synonyms for 'hooker' is great in my book. I was a happy camper til I realized that my tape didn't work so the lack of a recording prohibited me from watching it twice. (For the nuance, people!)

And, now I will sound like a teentastic poster on WB.com, but who should Lorelai go with: Luke or Christopher? (I say Luke...)

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imp (Iva-Marie Palmer), at 8:05 AM

Luke, because the reltionship is more dynamic. I mean he's a perfect foil for her whereas Chis is just kinda blah. And besides, Chris is who her parents want, and that would never fly. But WHY your parents would want the guy that has shat on their daughter and granddaughter several times is beyond me. Ugh.

Oh, and Luke is yummy.

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elcynic, at 12:09 PM

It was a good episode, but I'm getting worried about how this Luke and Lorelie thing is going to pan out. They can't keep having them bum around together forever and a break up seems way too cliched and a reunion with Chris is definitely out of the question.

I'm hoping the Luke and Lorelie get pissed off and just go elope all sudden like because if I have to see a Very Gilmore Wedding, I might vomit.

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dan, at 2:37 PM

I agree. Please no more damn weddings, birthings or appendectomies on the WB.

I do not think that Luke and Lorelai should break up; and isn't it about time an "I love you" was uttered? I mean, an ice rink in your front yard merits both those three little words and a 'Very Gilmore Humping.' (Just with Lorelai and Luke though... the rest of the Gilmores would just be too much.)

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imp (Iva-Marie Palmer), at 3:21 PM

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