People on other boards I participated in who have commented on liking Gilmore Girls are people who I would be suprised if I shared much in common w/, taste-wise. For that reason among others I never particularly tried to watch the show.
This morning I finally saw an episode out of curiosity. (A rerun of an episode where the 16 year old daughter character takes a sort of “road trip” with the young mom character and they visit Harvard.
Well… I kind of liked it. I really identified with the girl, as she snuck in to sit in on a philosophy class and inserted herself into the class discussion. I was grinning like a goof, remembering having similar feelings in analogous situations as a kid.
The self-consciousness of the writing grates a little bit, but still… it was kind of fun to watch.
So… which demographics am I finding myself identifying with via my enjoyment of (at least one episode) of this show?
(BTW I am a 26 year old male liberal christian philosophy graduate student in Southern California.)
I’m not a fan of the show in the sense that I go out of my way to watch it, but if I’m watching TV and it’s on, I’ll usually watch and enjoy it. I like the witty dialogue more than anything else about it. Reminds me of Buffy.
For demographic purposes, I’m a white 29 year old male atheistic liberal bi-sexual science fiction geek with a degree in English literature who lives in Marin County.
I usually watch the show, and considering that it’s on the WB, I think the target demographic is about the same as shows like Dawson’s Creek’s. Young adult, white, suburban, etc. Although the show is usually as much about the mother and the other adults as about the high-school (now college) age characters, so probably a little beyond that.
Having said this, I’m a 42 year-old female graphic designer.
Gilmore Girls is one of two show that I tape every week to make sure I don’t miss the. I like the quickness of the dialogue and the personal dynamics on the show.
26-year old female civil engineer born and raised in New England.
I also really enjoy the show, though the 2nd half of last season was pretty poor in comparison. I’m a 29 year old, single, white, Catholic, fundraising male with a semi-clean apartment who manages to cook for himself on a regular basis, living in the midwest (Indianapolis).
More specifically, the reason I didn’t like the 2nd half last season is that it looked like they just gave up on writing for Rory. I just didn’t understand her continued fascination with Dean. In fact, most of the men in her life only represented a small portion of her interests, but she seemed perfectly content with that. I just expected more. Her current storyline promises quite a bit more.
My Mom (48) loves the show. She doesn’t like any other WB shows, but she loves her Gilmore Girls. As for me (23/m), I don’t hate it, but it’s not something I’d watch of my own accord.
I am a big fan of the show and try not to miss an episode. There are plenty of things that I enjoy about the show. I like the small town, idealistic feel of it. I love the characters. I love the dialogue, and the writing in general. It is just an hour of TV that does not dumb down for an audience. Am a semi-liberal, gay 39 year old, male nurse aide here.
The big problem with Gilmore Girls has been the scheduling… for three of the five years it’s been on, it came in third in its time schedule for “Shows I want to watch” So, even if I were home, I would watch one show, and tape another, and neither of those two shows would be Gilmore Girls. When I was not at home, it didn’t stand a chance.
I’m finally watching the syndication run, and I do like it.
Thanks for this thread; I always wonder who else watches GG as well.
The first season is out on DVD now, and I highly recommend renting it, as well as watching the syndication. The last season was wobbly, as some of the characters were going through big changes that the writing was having trouble keeping up with, but so far this season has been grand.
I enjoy the show a lot and get a lot of grief for it from my friends.
38 year old, straight while male librarian.
I’ve enjoyed the show ever since it’s been on, but I’ve always thought Lauren Graham was a great actress and very funny.
I think the Rory character is the type of girl whom I would have been attracted to a lot in high school and college (because of her intelligence) and I would have struck out miserably in trying to ask her out.
I just borrowed the first season DVDs from a friend and I’ve spent the last two days watching most of it. I don’t have cable, so it’s all new to me. I love this show! I have 2 more disks to watch.
I’m a white 30 year old liberal, pagan, female, IT geek living in Idaho.
I like the clever, rapid-fire dialogue and the general offbeatness. It vaguely reminds me of Northern Exposure.
I am a heterosexual married 44-year-old lower-middle-middle class largely self-educated African-American male college dropout paraprofessional who lives in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in a more-populous-than-most city.
posted by threeorange
I think so too! The Stars Hollow townsfolk are very quirky but likeable.
I’m a female in my 40’s. I think the main reason I watch it is for Lorelai.
For some reason, I totally identify with her…I was a little worried when she started dating Luke of the diner. …A lot of times, losing the sexual tension between characters (because they finally slept together) can ruin a show. But I’m still hooked.
Does Gilmore Girls do well with the Hispanic demographic?
Even though the character she plays isn’t Hispanic, I think Alexis Bledel must be one of the more prominent young Hispanic actresses on TV these days. They’re don’t seem to be many others in one-hour dramas.
I love the show (had a late start with it too) and I am a 47 year old white, college educated middle class female, divorced, etc.
My 22 year old daughter loves it too, because she says it reminds her of her and me. She thinks I’m funnier than Lorelai, and we have a non-typical relationship, if the mother-daughter relationships I see around me are any indication.