Even though I tend to lean towards fantasy and science fiction when choosing what to watch, and usually give family series a wide berth, for Gilmore Girls I make an exception – more than that, I even watch reruns on the TV. Why? Because it’s funny, warm and colourful. Because it deserves an Oscar for its sharp and often crazy dialogues. Because it’s full of eccentric people living in a small cute town which hosts at least 3 crazy festivals per month. The characters are far from perfect, their problems are neither trivialized nor over-moralized, and because the two main characters have awesome clothes and watching them is a study in hip and sexy casual elegance.
It is, admittedly, a rather female-audience-oriented series since the main theme is the relationship of a mother and daughter (the latter being the more crazy ones) But I did catch my husband peeking at the screen when I was watching it – which proves best how irresistible it is.
So for a gloomy winter evening indoors, I recommend one of the most creative (dialogue-wise, clothes-wise and characters-wise) series ever created – The Gilmore Girls.