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"Gilmore Girls" is known as one of the most rewatchable comfort shows of the aughts. It's beloved for its mile-a-minute dialogue, surreally perfect small-town setting, and a warm central relationship that's held together via the power of mom-daughter love and a shared fondness for junk food and pop culture. It's that last part that makes one of the show's own pop culture connections especially ironic: Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) love classic TV, but they're blissfully unaware that they're living with two stars of one of the most talked-about early sitcoms.

The pair live next door to a woman named Babette, a true eccentric who's as adorable as she is overbearing. Babette often says whatever comes to mind in her signature raspy voice, and she brings a sort of benevolent chaos to the series that counters some of Stars Hollows' more genuinely annoying characters. In a bit of great casting,...

Fall is here and Gilmore Girls fans know what that means: It’s time to head to the fictional Connecticut town of Stars Hollow. Viewers stream the cult classic year-round on Netflix but there’s something magical about tuning into the lives of Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) Gilmore in the fall season.

The show originally premiered on The WB in October 2000 and has cemented itself as arguably the go-to television series to enjoy while the leaves change color and people pay visits to pumpkin patches and apple...

Gilmore Girls remains one of the most popular streaming series on Netflix right now. While the original series ended its run in 2007, it’s amassed new fans each year. The series remains popular because of its generally wholesome storylines and quaint setting. Not everything about Gilmore Girls was all that wholesome, though. Several side plots were creepy. We’ve collected three Gilmore Girls storylines that we believe are extraordinarily creepy when you think about it.

Kirk Gleason amassing a jewelry collection from elderly women was one of the creepiest ‘Gilmore Girls’ storylines

Kirk Gleason was Stars Hollow’s most eccentric resident. Still, he is beloved by Gilmore Girls fans, and we totally get why. He seemed mostly harmless and well-intentioned. Every so often, though, Kirk made a really strange revelation.

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In season 6, when Luke Danes sat down with Kirk to look through his jewelry collection,...

Liz Torres spent seven years playing Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls. While Torres had a ton of acting credits to her name, Miss Patty is the part that fans connect her with most often. As Stars Hollow’s resident dance teacher, Miss Patty was fun, eccentric, and exuded sexual energy. Torres insists that she didn’t add her spin to the famed character. In fact, she once revealed she was far different from the outspoken character she is best known for. Instead of trying to make Miss Patty into something she wanted, she utilized advice from Lucille Ball to make the character pop.

Liz Torres used Lucille Ball’s advice when playing Miss Patty

While Torres was perfect in the role of Miss Patty, the famed actor admits she didn’t add much spin to the part. In fact, she told Starry Magazine that she utilized some advice given to...

When Gilmore Girls fans see Liz Torres, they see Miss Patty. Torres, who portrayed the salacious dance instructor, for all seven seasons, also reprised her role in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Torres seemed born to play Miss Patty, but she was also in a short-lived and long-forgotten Amy Sherman-Palladino project a few years before the premiere of Gilmore Girls. Her character was far less titillating and more practical than the ever-eccentric Miss Patty.

Liz Torres worked with Amy Sherman-Palladino before ‘Gilmore Girls’

Liz Torres might be best known as Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls, but once upon a time, she played a character named Rose on a short-lived series called Over the Top. Fame showrunner, Amy Sherman-Palladino, served as a producer on the ill-fated series.

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Over the Top, starring Tim Curry and Annie Potts, focused on Simon Ferguson, an out-of-work actor...

The Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, and the TV Academy provided historic representation across its acting categories, despite a couple of questionable hiccups.

Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett of the now-canceled “Lovecraft Country” made history as the first two Black leads to be nominated from the same drama series. “Pose” also joins for achieving the same feat with Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez. It’s also the first piece of visual art to have a Black actor nominated in every eligible acting category, with Michael K. Williams and Aunjanue Ellis also picking up mentions.

Disney Plus’ “Hamilton” now has the second most nominations in the limited series/TV movie acting categories with seven. With the nominations for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, Jonathan Groff, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo, it surpasses “And the Band Played On” (1993), “The Glass Menagerie” (1973) and “The Normal Heart” (2014) that all...

The Oscars had their moment of historic diversity, and it could be time for the Emmys to have one as well.

The biggest takeaway from the nominations-round ballots is that each acting category across drama, comedy and limited series/TV movie should have more than one Poc nominated in their respective races. If the stars continue to align, we could actually have two or more nominated in each, which would be a first in the 73-year history of the ceremony.

But it’s not all about diversity. There are a lot of other areas of opportunity for the voting members of the Television Academy to make history with this year’s Primetime Emmy Award nominations (and eventual wins).

Lead comedy actor nods look likely for Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) and Kenan Thompson (“Kenan”), while in supporting comedy actress Naomi Ackie (“Master of None”) and Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”) are strongly in the running.

Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.

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Where you lead, we will follow, to any streaming service that you tell us to! The last sentence of Netflix's Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life certainly left fans of the cut classic TV show desperate for more, but that seemed unlikely when creator Amy Sherman-Palladino went to Amazon with her (amazing) new show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. While fans worried that her new deal would mean Lorelai and Rory might never return, Amy revealed that's not necessarily the case. “We carved out a little niche for ourselves with Amazon saying that if we ever want to do it, if the girls and us get together and we have a concept that works, then we have the freedom to do it,” Amy told RadioTimes.com. She didn't specify whether any new seasons would be available to stream on Netflix or Amazon, but it's enough to give us hope!

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Remember this lot popping up in Quantum Leap? They're our pick of the best guest performances in the time travel show...

Once again, we’re celebrating great guest performances in one of our favourite shows. We’re defining a guest appearance as an actor who plays a particular character no more than twice over the run of the show. There’s a bit more competition for the list for this show than most – since Quantum Leap only had two regular cast members and nearly every other actor on the show appeared only once!

See related Limbo and the return of the 2D platformer 10. Bruce McGill as Al the Bartender in Mirror Image

Al the Bartender is far from the only mysterious, enigmatic, highly knowledgeable bartender in science fiction and fantasy (Nelson the barman in Life On Mars springs to mind, for one). However, he is a key...

Alexis Bledel sat down with Jimmy Fallon on Monday's Tonight Show, where she revealed some of her favorite Gilmore Girls characters (other than her own character, Rory Gilmore).

"I think Caesar (Aris Alvarado) is awesome," Bledel shared. "He works at Luke's [Diner]. I think he kind of runs the place… he's awesome."

Watch: Alexis Bledel and Matt Czuchry Defend Rory and Logan's 'Surprising' Relationship Choices on 'Gilmore Girls'

However, there's no shortage of Stars Hollow residents that Bledel has a fondness for, including Babette Dell (Sally Struthers), Miss Patty (Liz Torres) and Kirk Gleason (Sean Gunn).

"Every time they would come to set they would like get together and sing show tunes," Bledel said of Struthers and Torres. "It was such a raucous [time] on set every day they were there, so I have to appreciate them."

The 35-year-old actress also addressed recent online criticism surrounding the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life promo photos, in which Bledel...

It's almost time to return to Stars Hollow. Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, premieres on Friday, Nov. 25 and to tide you over there are brand-new images revealing the antics of your favorite citizens. There's Michel (Yanic Truesdale), Miss Patti (Liz Torres), Paris (Liza Weil), Mrs. Kim (Emily Kuroda), Babette (Sally Struthers), Taylor (Michael Winters), Gypsy (Rose Abdoo), Headmaster Charleston (Dakin Matthews) and Kirk (Sean Gunn), and of course Lorelai (Lauren Graham), Emily (Kelly Bishop) and Rory (Alexis Bledel). What can we glean from these new photos? Well, not a lot. However, now we know Kirk owns the pig seen running around in the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the...

What's the right thing to say about a closeted movie career in an industry that feeds on gossip? There's plenty to say, if you're Tab Hunter. The '50s heartthrob breaks his silence with a remarkably candid and positive account of his astonishing, unique Hollywood experience. Tab Hunter Confidential Blu-ray FilmRise 2015 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 90 min. / Street Date August 23, 2016 / 19.95 Starring Tab Hunter, Allan Glaser, Clint Eastwood, Connie Stevens, Portia de Rossi, Robert Wagner, Debbie Reynolds, Lainie Kazan, George Takei, Noah Wyle, John Waters, Liz Torres, Tab Hunter, Dolores Hart, Terry Moore, Don Murray, Robert Osborne, Darryl Hickman, William Wellman Jr., Rae Allen, Rona Barrett, Venetia Stevenson, Rex Reed, Etchika Choureau, Marilyn Erskine, Henry Willson, Shannon Bolin, Eddie Muller, Ronnie Robertson, Gary Giddins, Tamara Asseyev, Neal Noorlag, Marilyn Gevirtz, Jo-An Cox Bunton, Lou Simon, Evelyn Kramer. Cinematography Nancy Schreiber Film Editor Jeffrey Schwarz Original Music Michael Cudahy Produced by Allan Glaser, Neil Koenigsberg,...

Lauren Graham is spilling the tea about her on-screen daughter's hot hookups! The "Gilmore Girls" star stopped by "Watch What Happens Live" on Wednesday night, where host Andy Cohen quizzed her on Alexis Bledel's TV boyfriends. A fan asked the hard-hitting question: Which one of Rory Gilmore's boyfriends would she want to hook up with in real life? "Ooo! Would I want to? Oh, um, Milo? Milo. I'm a brunette person. Milo Ventimiglia," Graham admitted. Of course, in real life, she's still with partner and former "Parenthood" costar Peter Krause. Check out the clip above to see her squirm as she answers the question! It's been 8 years since the finale of the beloved series, and the cast recently reunited at the Austin TV Festival to reminisce about their time in Stars Hollow. While Melissa McCarthy couldn't make it, Graham, Bledel, Ventimiglia, Jared Padalecki, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Yanic Truesdale,...

This weekend's Atx Fest hosted a major milestone: A reunion of (almost) the entire cast of "Gilmore Girls," including Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Kelly Bishop, Scott Patterson, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Danny Strong, Jackson Douglas, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Liz Torres, Sean Gunn, and Yanic Truesdale. (Sadly, Edward Herrmann, who played Grandpa Richard Gilmore, passed away last year. Melissa McCarthy, meanwhile, is off being an international superstar.) The beloved WB series will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year, and since a new generation of fans is now discovering the show on Netflix, festival organizers thought it was high time to get the Stars Hollow gang back together for some reminiscing.

In a panel moderated by Entertainment Weekly, as well as a separate one-on-one interview with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, cast and crew spilled about their memories of shooting the pilot, which couples wound up together, and how Sherman-Palladino had...

It's been 8 years since we said goodbye to fast-talking mother-daughter duo Rory and Lorelai Gilmore -- but last night, the two gathered with the rest of the "Gilmore Girls" cast for one awesome reunion! While Melissa McCarthy (Suki) was sadly Mia, Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Jared Padalecki, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Yanic Truesdale, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Milo Ventimiglia, Matt Czurchy, Todd Lowe, Liz Torres, Jackson Douglas and Danny Strong were all on hand for the big reunion panel at the Austin TV Festival on Saturday evening -- the first time the've all been photographed together since the show went off the air in 2007. With an empty chair on stage for the late Ed Herrmann, the cast reminisced about their time in Stars Hollow, Rory's many loves and rumors of a potential movie. "There’s nothing in the works at the moment," creator Amy Sherman-Palladino said during the panel. "Here...

“There’s no way I’m going to top this experience, this cast, these leading ladies here. … And that’s Ok. Some people get lucky and some people don’t. And, God, I got so lucky.”

Those words, spoken with grateful exhaustion by Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, closed the show’s reunion panel at the Atx Television Festival on Saturday night. What preceded those words was a 90-minute love fest between the cast, the packed theater of adoring fans and the woman responsible for bringing them all together.

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The fourth Atx Television Festival closed things out Saturday night with the annual event's biggest panel of its fourth season: the Gilmore Girls reunion. Held at the Paramount Theater in Austin, series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino was joined by series stars Lauren Graham (Lorelai), Alexis Bledel (Rory), Danny Strong (Doyle), Jackson Douglas (Jackson), Jared Padalecki (Dean), John Cabrera (Brian), Keiko Agena (Lane), Kelly Bishop (Emily), Liz Torres (Miss Patty), Liza Weil (Paris), Matt Czuchry (Logan), Milo Ventimiglia (Jess), Scott Patterson (Luke), Todd Lowe (Zack) and Yanic Truesdale (Michel). Read more Amy Sherman-Palladino Says 'Gilmore Girls' "Wouldn't Happen" Today, Had

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For Jess Mariano fans, the upcoming Gilmore Girls reunion just got a lot more enticing.

Milo Ventimiglia, who played Rory’s bad-boy beau on the beloved series, has joined its reunion panel taking place this weekend at Austin’s Atx Festival, EW.com reports.

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The jam-packed panel will also include Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki, Scott Patterson, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Liz Torres, Sean Gunn, Yanic Truesdale, John Cabrera, Danny Strong, Todd Lowe, Jackson Douglas and series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.

The Atx Festival runs June 4-7, with...

Where they lead, we will follow...which means we're heading to Austin, Texas this weekend to spend a little quality time with the cast of Gilmore Girls. The Internet nearly had a meltdown when it was announced that the beloved cast of the iconic WB series would be reuniting at the Atx Television Festival, with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino set to attend, along with stars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Scott Patterson, Liza Weil, Keiko Agena, Danny Strong, Jared Padalecki, Matt Czuchry, Jackson Douglas, Sean Gunn, Todd Lowe, Liz Torres, Yanic Truesdale and John Cabrera. So. Many. Feelings. Whoever said too much of a good thing can be bad clearly had never heard of this reunion, right? Ahead of...

We're already impatient for the upcoming "Gilmore Girls" reunion slated for Atx Festival next month. But according to one of the series's stars, something else -- perhaps onscreen (?!) -- may be in the works, too.

Scott Patterson, who played curmudgeonly diner owner (and Lorelai's Otp) Luke Danes in the beloved WB/CW series, stopped by a recent episode of the Gilmore Guys podcast to chat about the show and dish out some scoop about a mysterious maybe-reunion that's currently being discussed with the cast. Though Patterson declined to provide any specifics, he told the hosts that hope for an onscreen revival of the seven season series may still be a possibility.

"I don't want to mislead the fans," Patterson told the podcasters. "I will say this, there are talks going on at the moment. I can't really go into any details, but there is some activity. I'm hopeful, and I'm in.

Austin, Texas, is starting to look a lot like Stars Hollow, Conn.

Four additional Gilmore Girls cast members — including Matt Czuchry — have been added to the show’s reunion panel at this year’s Atx Television Festival, EW.com reports.

Czuchry, who portrayed Rory Gilmore’s wealthy beau, Logan Huntzberger, will be joined by Danny Strong (Doyle), Todd Lowe (Zack) and Jackson Douglas (Jackson) at the panel, which will take place on the festival’s closing night.

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The panel will also include — deep breath! — Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki,...

Where Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel lead, their former Gilmore Girls co-stars follow.

Organizers of the Atx Television Festival confirm to TVLine exclusively that 9 additional castmembers — including MVPs Jared Padalecki (Dean), Scott Patterson (Luke) and Kelly Bishop (Emily) — will join Graham, Bledel and series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino on the show’s reunion panel at the annual TV jamboree, which takes place June 4-7 in Austin, TX.

PhotosGilmore Girls Best and Worst Episodes

Also on board for the Gilmore event: Keiko Agena (Lane), Liza Weil (Paris), Liz Torres (Miss Patty), Sean Gunn (Kirk), Yanic Truesdale (Michel) and John Cabrera (Brian...

After last night’s Glee, an emotional tribute to Finn Hudson (without revealing his cause of death but rather focusing on his life), we decided to look back at how other television shows have handled a death in the family. The scenario can be traced back to Dan Blocker’s unexpected death before filming began on Bonanza’s final season. As a result, Bonanza was one of the first (if not the first) television show to address an actor’s death, and it did so by killing off Hoss, Blocker’s character. Many shows have followed that same path, while...

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Though there may be thousands of fans waiting for news about a Gilmore Girls reunion movie, one of its stars apparently doesn't have much interest.

Gilmore Girls centers around young, single mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) raising her daughter, Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) in the small town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Other significant castmemembers include Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann, Melissa McCarthy, Sean Gunn, Liza Weil, Liz Torres, Jared Padalecki, Matt Czuchry, Jackson Douglas, Michael Winters, Sally Struthers, Emily Kuroda, and Todd Lowe.

The series is well-loved for its quirky characters and its fast-paced and pop culture-filled dialogue. The series debuted on October 5, 2000 and ran for six seasons on The WB network.

  When The WB folded into The CW, Gilmore Girls made the move but then declined in the ratings. The new network considered picking up the show for an eighth year but it...

Movie Info: Writer: David Veloz, Jerry Stahl Director: David Veloz Cast: Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Spencer Garrett, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley, Lourdes Benedicto, Fred Willard, Liz Torres, Charles Fleischer, Cheryl Ladd, Janeane Garofalo, Douglas Spain, Connie Nielsen, Jerry Stahl, Sandra Oh Rating: R Studio: Lionsgate Release Info: Theatrical Release: September 16, 1998 DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008 Online Availability: Amazon Who knew that Ben [...]ShareThis...

In "Permanent Midnight", based on the autobiographical Jerry Stahl book of the same name, Ben Stiller plays a permanently strung-out Hollywood TV writer wallowing in a wildly destructive love-hate relationship with heroin.

Call it "Leaving Los Angeles".

While the picture sees itself as a black comedy, there's a tiresome, self-absorbed smugness coursing through its needle-punctured veins. Not that there isn't a place for another addiction movie, but there's a been-there, done-that feel to writer-director David Veloz's approach that will likely have audiences turning elsewhere for their entertainment fix.

For his third big-screen appearance of the summer (after "There's Something About Mary" and "Your Friends & Neighbors"), Stiller turns in a committed if somewhat one-note performance as Stahl's alter-ego. Missing is any tangible trace of warmth or likability that would keep viewers' sympathies in tow despite his constant, self-indulgent screw-ups.

Instead, one watches with growing disinterest as Jerry sabotages his career (as a writer on a thinly veiled version of "ALF"), his marriage of convenience to his British wife (Elizabeth Hurley) and his relationship with their newborn child.

To further erode the involvement factor, first-time director Veloz, who shared screenwriting credits on "Natural Born Killers", structures Stahl's odyssey as one big flashback, restlessly moving back and forth in time as he spins the story of his life to Kitty (Maria Bello), a fellow user and potential love interest, from their cheap hotel room. Again, any willingness to connect with the film is thwarted by all the intrusive shifting and narration.

Despite the liabilities, "Permanent Midnight" is not without a few inspired sequences, including one speed-induced scene during which Jerry and his dealer constantly slam their bodies against a high-rise plate glass window. In another surreal instance, he's pulled over by a perplexed cop for going what looks like 5 mph down an empty street in a seriously drugged-up state, oblivious to the baby, in a day-old diaper, at his side.

The supporting cast also have their moments. Hurley is convincing as Jerry's green-card bride who nevertheless falls in love with him and initially tries to help him overcome his problems. Also good are Liz Torres as another of his drug buddies and Janeane Garofalo as an agent who's a fan of his work. The real Stahl pops up in a cameo as a jaded doctor.

On the other end of the camera, cinematographer Robert Yeoman, who effectively evoked heroin's purple haze in Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy", does yeoman work here. And aural contributions from the likes of Prodigy, Moby and Morcheeba add an appropriately wired texture to composer Daniel Licht's trippy score.

PERMANENT MIDNIGHT

Artisan Entertainment

Director-screenwriter: David Veloz

Producers: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy

Based on the book by: Jerry Stahl

Executive producer: Yalda Yehranian

Director of photography: Robert Yeoman

Production designer: Jerry Fleming

Editors: Steven Weisberg, Cara Silverman

Costume designers: Louise Mingenbach,

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Music composer: Daniel Licht

Music supervisor: Jeff Rabhan

Casting: Ronnie Yeskel, Richard Hicks

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Cast:

Jerry: Ben Stiller

Sandra: Elizabeth Hurley

Jana: Janeane Garofalo

Kitty: Maria Bello

Nicky: Owen C. Wilson

Vola: Lourdes Benedicto

Craig Ziffer: Fred Willard

Dita: Liz Torres

Running time -- 97 minutes

MPAA rating: R...