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Mar 2025
51m 42s

The Unaired Pilot of Gilmore Girls

Tara Llewellyn & Haley McIntosh
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Let’s go back, back to the beginning. Back to where the earth, the sun, the Stars Hollow all aligned (2003’s ”Let the Rain” by Hilary Duff anyone?) This week’s bonus episode is VERY exciting. We’re taking you back to March of 2022, when we recorded our very first Gilmore Revisited recap episode about the pilot of Gilmore Girls. But before we dive into the pilot episode we all know and love, we’re dissecting the parts of Gilmore girls that didn’t make it to air — including an early revision of the pilot script filled with dialogue, storylines, and even characters that never made it to Stars Hollow. Judy Tolan? Mrs. Langworthy? Christopher Hayden as a lawyer???? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley (2022 version) have more to say.

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