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E-Mail of the Week, 11.03.02 ...
From: "cindim"
To: heidi@gilmoregirls.org
Subject: politics
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:13:11 -0600
This was just about one of my favorite shows because you could escape into this sweet little un-real town and just enjoy yourself. That was until a couple of shows ago when they started throwing in political comments. Don't they realize they will alienate a lot of people who don't agree with their particular views? It was about the only show that I felt was safe from that venue. Now I have a bad taste in my mouth everytime I watch it and if it continues, I and a lot of other faithful republicans will walk away from this show just like we have others.
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GilmoreGirls.org's response:
(Please remember that GilmoreGirls.org is a completely unofficial fansite. It is in no way affiliated with Warner Bros., Gilmore Girls, or anyone on the cast and crew.)
I know what you're thinking. With Election Day right around the corner, the writers of Gilmore Girls were surely trying to send subliminal messages to people everywhere in order to help Democrats keep control of the Senate and win back the House. Or, maybe not.
It's just a show. Lorelai and Rory are just characters. The writers just write to create interesting television, not to alienate viewers or send their political views out into the universe. Getting a show on network television is hard enough, let alone having it run for three seasons. The competition is tremendous. Do you really believe the writers would jeopardize their success by starting to inflict political efficacy? Do you really think the network would let them?
While Lorelai and Rory may have just made their political beliefs known recently, was it really that big of a secret? The Democratic platform is usually more attractive to single mothers for its liberal views. Was it ok to watch the show when the girls were closet Democrats, but not now that they have shared their beliefs?
But that's just one opinion. Don't let this small matter keep you from watching one of the best shows on television. Life is too short. Here's to Gilmore Girls: a show dealing with relationships, witty banter, coffee, and politics.
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Visitor feedback:
From: "paperdoll"
To: heidi@gilmoregirls.org
Subject: Politics
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:02:55 -0500
Hi -- I agree with your e-mailer of the week 11/3 . . . I was so annoyed after the Harvard Alum Dinner show that I wrote a letter, which I didn't send because I decided I should "get a life." Gilmore Girls is the first show I have truly looked forward to each week for years. The political references are totally unnecessary to the show and alienate some viewers for no good reason.
Also, how do you think it feels for conservatives to always be portrayed as the dullards (the one exception being Alex on Family Ties). Doesn't Hollywood think there are any hip conservatives in the country? The whole liberals-are-smart/fun/good/yadayada and conservatives-are-dull/boring/bad/yadayada line out of the entertainment industry is getting very old. I won't cut off my nose to spite my face . . . I'll continue to watch the show, but if the political references continue, I'll go out of my way to avoid the advertisers' products. Thanks for being a sounding-board and thanks for running a terrific web site.
From: "phile"
To: heidi@gilmoregirls.org
Subject: Politics
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 17:18:00 -0600
I respectfully disagree with the 11/3 Email of the Week. I come from a conservative Republican background, and I'm not offended at all by the political comments that have found their way into Gilmore Girls. It almost seems natural. There are Democrats in the world, and they do occasionally express their political views and make fun of Republicans, just as Republicans do the same to Democrats. The show contains references to many other aspects of American culture, why not politics? I'm I turned off because I don't like the bands that Lane likes or the books that Rory reads? Of course not. Politics are just another set of opinions that people have, albeit more important than musical tastes - to most people, anyway.
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