I'm so glad that the Palladino's brought us back to Stars Hollow! I definitely missed them. I didn't care for the musical so much, I felt like it took away from the reunion we all so badly needed! I loved seeing everyone. You can't leave us hanging this way! WE NEED MORE!

Anticipated excitement with the thought of a revival as drawn in to this family loving the family dynamics and wittiness of the dialogue. These episodes were not as stimulating but I was engaged and loved being drawn into the atmosphere of Star hollows and the Gilmore girls. I would love to see where the story would go following Rory and her pregnancy - how will Lorlai cope with being a grandmother? I want more!! Our family unit enjoyed this family show!

I only discovered Gilmore Girls recently, so it was all very fresh in my memory when I started on this mini-series. I liked it, but it didn't feel as authentic as the original series. Some of the monologues fell pretty flat as if they were talking to no one, which bothered me because I fell out and suddenly was very aware that it was acting. Luke's monologue in the end of episode is the only one that really pulled a punch, it was pure gold.I have red several reviews on this title and it seems like people's main concern is how Rory turned out. I think it was rather realistic actually. She's used to get what she wants and works hard for it, but the real world wasn't as she hoped and harder than she thought. It's therefore pretty realistic that she seems less mature because she feels let down and doesn't know how to get back on the saddle again. I also understand her affair with Logan because he takes her back to a time where her life was more like she wanted to. He reminds her of how she had opportunities and of her young success.The Paul thing on the other hand was so out of place and put in just for a laugh when it in reality was nothing but sad, and the Wookiee thing felt nothing but pointless.Lorelai felt out of place though. I understand she was grieving but even her more cheerful self didn't seem like the old Lorelai. It was also very disappointing how she didn't seem to mind that her daughter was cheating, the old Lorelai have shown what she felt. All in all I didn't seem to find the same mother and daughter feel, it felt almost staged some times.Emily was fantastic. Her character was the one that was most true to her self while also showing sign of growing. She has always been one of my favorite characters and she did not disappoint! It was very sad with with the death of Richard (also a favorite of mine), both the death of the actor and the character, but how Emily turned out made it turn from pointless to meaningful.The summer episode was my least favorite. The pool scene with body shaming was so tacky and disappointing, and the musical felt unnecessary. The musical scene could've been so much better with an appearance of Kirk as a stagehand or something similar. An appearance of Kirk in general in this episode would've made a huge different, but he was nowhere to be seen and missed.I liked the open ending though, the pregnancy will force Rory to pull herself back together, and hopefully will her and Jesse's paths cross again. All in all, I would've watched it again.

But did the Palladinos really write this? As a hardcore fan who owns every season of GG, I had to watch A Year In The Life until the end, even though I kept saying "This is horrible", "This is horrible", "This is horrible". I just kept reminding myself that there must have been a lot of challenges present in trying to bring GG back to life. While I don't agree with all of the criticisms I've read, what I do have to criticize has already been said so I'll refrain. It is worth watching. If you are a fan you will love spending time with the characters and visiting Stars Hollow again. If you are in the biz you could learn by considering why certain choices were made and what you may have done differently if it was your project. There were some parts that I really liked and the ending did leave me wanting more. Heck, I was wanting more even when I was saying "horrible", "horrible". I guess that means I have faith that it can get better. I especially loved Emily Gilmore's arc - right on!!! I think that A Year In The Life was a good set up for more. The characters and storylines can go in a lot of different directions, be contemporary, while still maintaining the GG charm that we love. Even though Stars Hollow is idyllic and fictitious, I think a lot of people nowadays are craving community and the types of people who live in Stars Hollow - I know I am, which is probably why I'd still like to see more of the show even though this revival wasn't as good as most of us expected it to be.