Amy SP left quite a mess when she left at the end of Season 6. She took the character of Christopher who up until then had only been a minor plot device and placed him front and centre signing him up for 14+1 episodes of Season 7, more than half the season, supplanting Luke as a main character. She told us to invest in Luke and Lorelai and we did, just to see her break them up in such a horrible, disgusting way. She took a decent character, like Luke and turned him into a jerk. She turned Lorelai into a nutcase and a lot of people lost respect for the character. Chris was forever given a pass.
David Rosenthal did what he could with the mess and overall, except for using Christopher way too much, he did a very good job at cleaning it up. Only when Christopher was finally off our screen did I feel that we were back to classic GG. It was glaring that Christopher did not belong in Stars Hollow and to continue with his pairing with Lorelai they would have had to move them both out, thus defeating the whole concept of GG. So normally I would not care whether there is an 8th season or not and would say good riddance, but I feel that this digression needs to be redeemed. That the Lorelai and Luke story needs to get back on track and the majority of the fans who are rooting for the couple need equal time to make up for the waste that was the "Chris and Lore saga". We need more than a few rushed episodes to finish what Amy has started in the first 5 seasons. We will never know what came over her to sabotage the show the way she did. Intentionally or not, the stigma is there forever for the fans and the show.

If the show ends now, life will go on and there are other shows, good shows to fill our evenings, but this has taught this faithful viewer one valuable lesson. Never to get so invested in a show and its characters ever again. I will never watch anything coming from the pen of Amy SP because I don't trust her anymore. I will never watch any show or movie where David Sutcliffe plays a role. (I used to be indifferent to him and his character Christopher, now I loathe the sight of him) and if I find out that Alexis Bledel is the cause for no season 8, I hope she regrets her decision for the rest of her career and I wish her a lot of flops along the way. Lauren Graham should consider herself fortunate to finally star in a long running show, having appeared in so many failed series before. Scott Patterson seems to be the only grateful one for the break that this show has given him and I will always root for him and his career.

hi Noele, wow, those are some really great thoughts and points (enough to make your own blog post). I think one thing we are in agreement in, is that this season the characters weren't behaving like they used to, almost like doppelgangers of the former Gilmore show (I felt like Cylons had taken over).

This is total speculation, but remember when there was a spin off being developed by Amy (Windward Circle) that was turned down by WB? I wonder if that made the Palladinos feel trapped by Gilmore.

The difference is whether or not season 8 would fix things. Personally, I feel the new team made such a hash out of Gilmore that I don't have much faith an eighth would redeem anything.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

I agree the show is not the same anymore. So if Gilmore Girls get canceled, I honestly won't be crying nor pulling out my hair.

I may be part of a rare group, but I'm a fan of Alexis Bledel and wish her to be happy in whatever she wants to be or to do in her life. She fulfilled her contract with GG and it's note her fault if first the Paladinos and now David Rosenthal decided to crap the show for Luke and Lorelai fans. And if she ends up being responsible for putting a cap in this travesty of a once great show, I'll be more than grateful to her.

If I had to blame someone about how badly the season went, I'd say David Rosenthal or whatever writers took over. I think the Christopher marrying Lorelai and breaking up could have been handled much better and in a more realistic manner.

I can't blame Alexis since who knows what her motivations are, and even if it is kind of selfish, seeing how strangely season eight went, maybe she got sick of the bad writing.

I think the worst of all possible outcomes, would be season eight with no Alexis Bledel. I read some rumor they might try to do the show without her. Yikes.

I don't think Alexis not wanting to sign for another season can be seen as selfish in any way. I remember some rumours in the past about how Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't want to be Buffy anymore and also how Jennifer Aniston didn't want to sign for one more season of Friends. And I never felt like they were selfish. Those are their personal lives after all. Fans rant for a while, but then get over it and move to another show.

RE: "seeing how strangely season [seven] went, maybe she got sick of the bad writing"

That's something I have thought. Alexis Bledel is a very private person and, as was said in some interviews, she is also very shy. So I see her refusal to stay in the show as her silent way to show her dislike of the writing. Her character - Rory - has been very badly written and what some critics have been saying about her are a prove that, aside money, Gilmore Girls has nothing more to offer her.

RE: "I think the worst of all possible outcomes, would be season eight with no Alexis Bledel. I read some rumor they might try to do the show without her."

I read that too. But I wonder if Lauren Graham isn't sick of the bad writing too.

I'm glad I found you guys. I've been really upset at the botch that the writers made out of this great series. The Lorelai-Luke breakup was so depressingly wrong, and Luke acted like such a jerk that when Lorelai went back to Christopher, it was almost a relief. Of course I knew that they writers wouldn't let them live in peace, that they'd have to break them up in some dumb way, and that's exactly what happened. So unrealistic. Made Both of them look like immature idiots. And hey, you can't exactly get married in France over a few days. It takes a long time.... Whatever. The show isn't funny anymore, and it should be put out of its misery. Just give us two weddings at the end of it - Give Lorelai back that dress she wanted, and let Rory and the blonde get married and stop screwing around, that's all I ask. I don't think it's too much. The actors deserved better material, and so if the Palladinos left this mess- and I think they did-- it was not the most ethical or professional way to do it, whatever their beef with the studio. They owed their loyal fans something better, and they didn't deliver. That's wrong.

wow, lots of interesting thoughts here...Gilmore Girls has lost that special place in my heart (and TV viewing timeslot) due to how badly written this season is...you know it's not the actor's fault -- it all worked seamlessly before!

I'm at work (and under a deadline) so I'll have to come back later and read your posts more thoroughly--but one thing I wanted to add is don't forget another career jump--Jared Padendecki (ok let me check that spelling...Padlecki) and Supernatural--I never liked him

Naomi, I think the biggest issue I have with a season eight, is as you say, the writers really made a mess of season 7, so I'm not exactly confident they'd do a better job in season 8.

I will really have to be impressed by these last few episodes in season 8 to be willing to stick with the show for a season 8. Meanwhile I am looking for another show to watch.

Oh Liza you are right, I forgot about Dean (Jared P.) and his show Supernatural, which I don't really watch!

ya know what ! you are a complete retard ! i cant belive that you would be fine if the show stoped ! i am very disapointed in you ! you are not a ture gilmore girl fan !

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM VERY APPOLED!!!!! THESE LAST SEASONS HAVE MADE ME HAPPY!! I WILL BE VERY UPSET THEY STOP THIS VERY WOUNDERFUL SHOW!! LUKE AND LORLIE SHOULD BE TOGETHER!!!!!

well, it's been canceled.

Sorry...

Well I understand that season 7 wasn't as good as season 6 but the show must end better than that .... how could they end it just with rory graduating... If she don't want an 8th season the season could still go on

The more I think about it, it would have been better to tell the crew that the show was cancelled BEFORE they filmed the season finale, so they could create an ending with that in mind.

I guess we'll see in two weeks if the season finale works as a show closer as well.

i honestly don't understand how a lot of you could say that, because Gilmore Girls is the best show on the air right now and it has a lot of devoted viewers, like me. SO I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T GO OFF THE AIR!!!!!!!!!!

I love the Gilmore Girls so much I hope the eighth season will be coming soon, I hope gilmore girls is ok with that I think Rory and Logan are the best I can picture it in my head I hope the 8 season will have Logan in it because he is my first favorite man on this show. Rory, best of luck with your career.Logan you look so hot on the 7th season. I hope you stay onthe 8th season, really Logan you are my favorite man on this show.

i would love for and 8th season, but i agree with some of you guys, that the writing is way out of wack, i love all of the chararcters, but if it is going to be like this, then i just wish logan woulde come back, and luke/lorelia will be married.

i hope that logan comes back and will tell rory, that he is willing to do the long-distance relationship only if she promises to marry him when she has stabled her life and i cant be more than a year or so.

this cannot be happening this is the best show that was ever introduced to man kind. it does not deserve to be cancelled

as if this is happening gilmore girls is my favourite show ever! like it should keep going the ending was so beautiful when luke kissed loreili like how did it end like that it should keep going and see what would happened wit them and what would happen with rory like if she ends up wit someone..i think cancelling gilmore girls is a huge mistake

well i should think that there should be a season eight because it has been really good. I think that Alecis-Bledel sould keep going in that season because she has been relly good with Louren Graham and i think it should keep going with the some people and making it more fun and it has been really good with all the seasons. Alecis-Bledel should keeping going with gilmore girls.

please someone tell me did Amy and Daniel actually leave on their own or did the execs. at CW get rid of them when they bought out WB. after that little deal happpened it seemed that the writing went down hill. I love the girls and cried immensly when it was anncounced, I am a single white female raising a daughter and connected with them personally, but I myself was ready to let it go when the CW took over.

there should be a season 8 you dont even no if loreali an luke are getting married and what about rory and logan why aren't they getting married there needs to be a season 8 you left the end of season 7 so you couls add more please come back gilmore girls please come back!!!!!!!!!!

there should be a season 8 you dont even no if loreali an luke are getting married and what about rory and logan why aren't they getting married there needs to be a season 8 you left the end of season 7 so you could add more we need to know what will happen with especially rory and logan that was so perfect and rory needs to be with logan and luke needs to be with loreali please come back gilmore girls please come back!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle I don't know the history but I from what I read on other sites, the Sherman-Palladinos left on bad terms with WB over contract issues.

So for season 7 a totally different team wrote Gilmore Girls lead by David Rosenthal with different writers. I don't think the new team got a handle on the show until halfway through the season, maybe because they had to deal with Christopher getting married to Lorelai...

After all the of use have worked for your a just going to stop. It that is disappointing, use should go one last time and go out with a bang, e.g. charmed was ending in 7 but it was a terrible ending so they did 8 with the best ending you could have. Use need to end it fully, happily not on a hanger or like any normal episode. Make us believe its finish and put a smile on our faces. Do it for all use have worked for don't through it away now!!!

I will really miss this show. Lauren and Alexis did an amazing job! My parents even enjoyed watching this show. Thanks to my best friend Cara, I got hooked on this show. Thanx Gilmore Girls for 7 great years!!

I love the Gilmore Girls so much I hope the eighth season will be coming soon, please!!!

soy de argentinaaaaaa y quiero
una nueva temporada de Gilmore girls
No puede ser que haya terminado y asi
:(
:(
que vuelvaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
rory y lorelai
:( En realidad todos los personajes

GILMORE GIRLS NUEVA TEMPORADAAAAAA!
POR FAVOR

THERE NEEDS TO BE AN 8TH SEASON I DONT CARE WHAT IT TAKES YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFO TO DO IT SO DO IT THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF UPSET AND MAD PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU DONT

I dont understand how so many people could care less about the Gilmore Girls, that show is one of the few shows on T.V. that I can watch without thinking to myself(how fake is that). They based the show on a wonderful mother-daughter relationship and the past 7 seasons have been nothing short of impressive, I've laughted, I've cried... and I've anticipated the 8th season. Hopefully people like ya'll that dont appriciate a AMAZING show havent ruined the hope of an 8th season. I would am really looking forward to an 8th season(keeping my fingers crossed). I'd love to keep up with luke & lorelai's relationship, and where life takes rory. PLEASE make a 8th season for this show, the ending of season 7 was not enough. I'm a Gilmore Girl addict!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that they should keep this show going. They have gone this far why not make more seasons. This show is a wonderful show for the whole family and is a great influnce for teens. That no matter how hard life gets you can always go through it if you have your family and god.

I would love to see more Gilmore Girls, I own all the seasons and have watched the series multiple times. However, I am not sure where they would go with it. Everyone seems to be so invested with Rory/Logan & Lorelai/Luke that the "drama" would have centre on these 4 pivotal characters and I think we've already delved into them too much.
Sure, we could see Luke and Lorelai get married and maybe see Rory and Logan back together again, but then what? It doesn't seem like that would be enough to fill a season.
So yes, I agree it was a disappointment that the Palladino's left after Season 6, and that Season 7 was a little sloppy, but I don't think it ended horribly.
We can defer from the previous seasons that Luke and Lorelai will work it out and get married, and as far as Rory goes - her whole role on the show was based on fulfilling her dream of becoming a journalist (or a CNN correspondent to be specific). She has always been an independent and ambitious young woman and I would have hated to see that stop due to Logan. So her graduating Yale and turning down his proposal kind of makes sense to me.

When i watch the series now and come to the final episode of season 7, I do feel really sad because it was such a fantastic and clever show. But I think that since it was so well-written and the characters were so developed, any ending wouldn't have done the show justice. You can't make everyone happy.
So let's all just enjoy the DVD's and smile at the memories - I know I will.