Article by Alexandra Gambardella
To the delight of couch potatoes everywhere, Hollywood is obsessed with converting our formerly favorite TV shows into big-screen blockbusters. From “Sex and the City” to “X-Files” to “Arrested Development”, yesterday’s primetime gems could be tomorrow’s box-office diamonds. But what of our other long-lived TV favorites? Could the “Gilmore Girls” rise from the dead to rapidly drench us in dialogue? Will the “Friends” once again return to their fictional world without black people?
We recently posed the question to Mr. Chandler Bing and Miss Lorelai Gilmore, in the forms of the real-life stars who made them iconic.
“I don’t know,” Lauren Graham said of the possibility of seeing the Gilmores on the big-screen someday. “I don’t know who makes those decisions. People always ask me that, and I’m like, ‘I don’t know’.”
“It’s interesting,” explained Perry, who co-stars with Graham in the upcoming family comedy “Birds of America”. “Because everyone’s running around doing different things. I think we’re trying to organize a thing soon.”
Wait? Exclusive! There’s a “Friends” movie in the works?
“No,” he grinned. “I think it would be nice for the six of us to just get together and have dinner.”
“I have like 2 or 3 people left who still kind of care [about my show],” joked Graham. “I don’t know what the ‘Gilmore Girls’ movie would be about, probably because the show wasn’t really about much. Nothing much happened; we just talked a lot.”
Optimistically, she floated the notion of her and Perry joining their collective forces. “Maybe we could bring the casts together,” she smiled, “and do a ‘Gilmore Girls’/'Friends’ movie?”
“We could!” replied Perry enthusiastically. “We could do a movie about how you two were always late to the town meetings.”
“No, I don’t think [there will be a film], not ‘Friends’ anyway,” Perry shrugged, dropping a wet blanket on a Ross/Rachel reunion. “We are trying to arrange [something], much less a whole reunion that’s televised, than we’re just gonna have food together, I think.”
Although it seems like there’s no big-screen reunion on the horizon for either show’s cast, die-hard fans will inevitably still wait for the day they change their minds. After all, they didn’t exactly say “never,” right?
Would you want to see a “Friends” or “Gilmore Girls” movie? What would the plots be?
February 26th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
A Friends Thanksgiving reunion special every year at Thanksgiving would be fantastic. Believe me people would watch. Can’t comment on the Gilmore Girls. I didn’t watch, but I love Lauren and matthew Perry together. They have a great chemistry. Maybe they should do a sitcom together????
February 26th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
^that would be an amazing sitcom! And so would a friends thanksgiving episode! I Love Matty and Lauren together too!
February 26th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
OMG
it would be great if they did a sitcom together!!!!
aaaammm
the movie of the Gilmore girls could be about rory’s new job and the Lorelai & Luke’s life togeher
February 27th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Wow Friends as a movie? For sure everyone would go see that! Except I dont know if the whole Joey situation would make any sense, considering the ‘Joey’ show spinoff. Either way, that movie is a sure success.
Gilmore Girls is genious, and the movie I know would be really funny (but i dont know how dramatic the movie is going to be… unless like Rory accidentally gets shot when she goes to New York or something).
March 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am
haha could u imagine if Matt Perry was ever on Gilmore Girls as one of Lorelai’s love interests haha I wonder what Lauren would say to that I could just imagine what she would say. What if he had also proposed to Lorelai and she said yes and became Rory’s new step dad how would life be for them and where would it take them?
March 4th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Has anyone ever met Lauren in real life? What is she like? Is she like Lorelai in any way? It would be a dream come true to meet her more than going to Disney World! Has anyone ever talked to her? Does she ever go online and go on sites to see all the nice things people always say about her? I wish I could tell her how much I appreciate her work in every way and I wonder how she would react by saying I love Gilmore Girls so much that I don’t leave home without all 7 season’s I have a special Gilmore Girls dvd case that I take with me everywhere I wonder if she would be like ur crazy or be like awww thats so sweet I cannot be comfortable anywhere without my Gilmore Girls dvd’s. I wish I could also like get some answers to like a list of questions that I have for her. I would love to send them but I have just been scared to because I am an extremely shy and sensitive person.I’m sure she would really appreciate it if I ever do send them.I know my friend is is always like it won’t be so bad just send it and see what u get back. Its just hard because some of the questions are like written in a hard way to like answer them. I’m not sure what shes allowed to answer and what she is not. I mean none of them are personal they are just about like questions I have about some of the epsoides in the show like different things that happened that how would she react if it had happened differently? I can’t think of a question like right now but you get what I’m saying and like if this was a real show and a real mom what kind of things like would she let her kids not get away with that she let rory get away with? Also like how would if have been different if lauren and alexis were really mother and daughter and they played themselves in this show like if they used thier real names? What if Rory had lived at home while going to college how would the show be different? What would of happened the night that Chris and Lorelai split up what if Rory had been home and had heard everything they said would she tell Chris to get out of the house or would she like take a walk to clear her head and and come home late how would of Lorelai reacted? Situations like that one I have like 100 more but I won’t list them but they are good questions that I’m sure no one has asked her yet
March 6th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
If that’s what Lauren Graham thinks of Gilmore Girls, she turns me completely off.
I loved the characters in GG and I liked the characters in Friends, but I don’t care a bit about “these two” characters (LG/MP) in real life. We as ordinary citizens could not make such stupid remarks without being labelled, well “stupid” but they think they are being cute.
LG and MP cute together, Please. In the worse way. LG has horrible taste in men.
I’ll take a Scott Patterson over 10 Mathew Perry any day. At least Scott is not being a jerk when he speaks in public. These two are.
I don’t care one bit about either of them and will never watch anything they are in, especially together.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Would totally pay money to see both, many times
March 13th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I do have to say that a Made for TV movie or even a widescreen release movie is essentialfor Gilmore Girls. Amy Palladino needs to tie up loose ends. I think the reason that there was such an uproar when it was canceled was because it left viewers unsettled. We need a better ending than a “wham, bam, thank you ma’am” ending. Thrown together and holey like swiss cheese.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I was late getting into GG and was unahppy that it was cancelled–and that Amy Sherman-Pallidino and Daniel Pallidino did not get to finish their show. It was a loss w/o them there. It could have gone on as GG without Alexis being in all the epi’s. Luke and Lor getting married and having a family would/could be full of comedy because Luke would have to change more than he already had. It would be great to have a movie–but the cast is spread and signed to other things and the sets are gone? I thought that Chris and Lor would have seen Rory off at the airport and that they would talk afterwards and clear the air about the future. He would be with ?– but Luke and Lor would be together and Chris would know that it was the way it was to be. Luke would buy the Twickham house for the new family to come and for April to return at times. Rory would get the original GG house to return to when she was in town. The town would continue to go on and talk fast…almost like Brigadoon. We all want THE wedding!
March 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I am a huge Friends fan. I think it would be great to see them again. How are Ross and Rachel doing? How are Chandler and Monica doing in the burbs with twins. Did Joey go back to NY. Pheobe and Mike children in the making???? All this would be great to see. I think the Thanksgiving idea is great. All of them meeting out in the burbs at Monica’s and Chadler’s for another great Thanksgiving weekend.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I really hope that Lauren changes her mind about a GG movie. A Gilmore Girls made for tv movie would be fantastic. And as all the Java Junkies probably would want for a plot …… Lorelai and Luke’s wedding! Or. you know, Lorelai and Luke’s renewed relationship and Rory on the road with Obama! That would be something. *sigh* I really hope it happens. The finale was good, but I definitely wanted more. *cough* Luke *cough* Lorelai AND ASP SHOULD WRITE AND DIRECT THE MOVIE! I MISS HER! And now she’s moving on …. :-[ I’m watching her new show tonight in 23 minutes … she could do so much better than a half hour comedy … but as she said in the season 1 dvd extras, this is the top for her, a once in a lifetime opportunity and everything else shes gonna do is not gonna be as great as this show.
March 19th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Can we please have a Gilmore Girls movie already. The fans were cheated by not having a beautiful Stars Hollow Lorelei/Luke wedding!
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Its kind of insulting to the fans, ASP and all the people involved in Gilmore Girls to label it as “neing about nothing”…not even Seinfeld ended up being about “nothing” in the truest form. Major turn-off Lauren Graham.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Movie or Logan and Rory getting back together in a show I don’t care…just make it happen!! Please
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:54 am
I LOVE gilmore girls sooo much and was devestated wen it ended. All i want is a movie so that it can end properly. If sex in the city gets a movie GG should!!! And Lauren Graham is the SHIZ!!!
^_^
April 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Movies for both shows would be great but hands down I will hold hopes of a GILMORE GIRLS movie until they make one!!!!!!
Gilmore Girls is a wonderful show that had a very talented cast. I would have been happy to see the show continue on indefinitely; however, from what I’v read it was quite time consuming to film the witty banter, etc.
In reality I know “all good things must come to an end”; however, Gilmore was robbed of an ending that would due it justice. The searies finaly was good, but when you are creating something that has to be open ended enough to serve as either a season finalie or series finalie there’s only so much you want to tie up just in case.
Gilmore & its fans deserves a chance to put the show to rest the way it was meant to be…with it’s cast & Amy Sherwin-Palladino!!!
As for plot…what happens to Luke & Lorelie? Rory? (& anyone in her life-reuniting with Logan?)…& What last words Amy Sherwin-Palladino wanted to end it with from the beginning????
April 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Hopefully Lauren & Alexis & Amy S-P will see the many sites & blogs discussing a GG movie & realize that “it you build it they will come”!!!!
Please give ther fans the ending that was planned in the beginning (& if that a Luke/Lorelie wedding all the better).
April 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Hopefully Lauren & Alexis & Amy S-P will see the many sites & blogs discussing a GG movie & realize that “it you build it they will come”!!!!
Please give ther fans the ending that was planned in the beginning (& if that a Luke/Lorelie wedding all the better). ~Thanks for the venue to discuss this
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I think that they should definitly have a gilmore girls movie!! i would see it thousands and thousands of times!! pleaseeeeeeee to all who can make it happen! lets get a gg movie!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
OMG! I really hope they do a Gilmore Girls reunion. I hoped they would do another season but i dont guess that will happen. So at least a movie to tie up loose ends and show the characters’ futures.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:51 am
I think it would be great to have a Friends reunion. Maybe one with Rachel and Ross getting married on the show. Are Phoebe and Mike having kids? How are Monica and Chandler doing with the twins.
April 29th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
i love GG! I just started watching it cause I’m still young and a movie for me is still not enough but it would be better then how it was ended. GG really deserves a good ending. What do they mean there would be no plot! There could be a wedding, pregnancy, or an injury! GG must become a movie!!!!!!!!!!
April 30th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
i would love it if there was a Gilmroe Girl movie. My only problem is that they would make it horrible…that would ruin teh whole series for me. Still, the ending to the series was so…not satisfying.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:10 am
I think they could totally restart the gilmore girls series! they did it for Family Guy so why not GG? A movie might be good! I would like to know what happens to Logan! I want to see Luke and Lor get married! I want to see Soukie’s new baby! What happens to Rory? after seeing season 5 I wanted to know what happens to Dean! I know there was gonna be a spin off about Jess but I would have loved to see more about Dean! I think it would be great if Rory meets up with Logan and finally says yes and at the wedding Dean, Tristan, Marty and Jess all try to stop it! or something like that… maybe a dream sequence? I want to see Lor and Luke have kids! I want to see Rory use the card that Christiane Amanpour gave her. I want to see Kirk get married. I want to see Paris marry Doyle.
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
please bring gg back a movie would be great but a new series would be better PLEASE make a movie
May 6th, 2008 at 2:39 am
I am really surprised that Lauren Graham would degrade her show and everyone who was part of it by saying that it was about nothing, and all they did was talk. I’m a big fan of hers, and that’s sorta disappointing to hear. However, doesn’t change the fact that she’s wrong. Obviously. Because this many people wouldn’t be wanting a movie made out of a show if it was as lame as she described it. lol. But I really do hope that there is more than just this slim rumor about there being a movie. Because when I heard about it from a friend, it really got my hopes up. Then when I looked it up, this is what I got. Sucks. But maybe Lauren Graham is talking like that to NOT get people’s hopes up incase it doesn’t happen…but maybe they’re “talking” about it. Oh well. I really am crossing my fingers now. Because it would be awesome to get some answers about what happened to our Stars Hollow residents since we last saw them. Because there is A LOT of plot ideas they could do. So here’s hoping. Atleast I know I’m not alone.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:56 am
I really hope they make Friends movie…it would be AMAZING!
they could have Monica & Chandler deciding to adopt again.
Phoebe and Mike are expecting a baby.
Rachel and Ross are getting married.
And Joey is doing a feature film and it could be a spoof like he could say “yeah I go this part in this movie about these 6 weird Friends living in the city…and I am playing this guy Chandler…and then he could fall in love w/ the girl who was casted as Rachel.
of course there would be tons of comedy in it too…but I just really hope that they cast and crew get together and make a movie quick…like by 2010 (ideally)