Lane's father lives with Lane and her mother, but never appears in the show.ġ6. The writers named it this after producer Helen Pai "Hep Alien" is an anagram of her name.ġ5. The character of Lane Kim is based on Helen Pai, a co-producer of the show and the best friend of creator 'Amy Sherman'.ġ4.
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Lorelai looks at the movie and says they "talked fast" in those movies.ġ3. During the 101st episode, a black and white movie from the 1930s is being shown. Due to the fast pace speech in the show, the average script for an episode of the show runs 75-80 pages, as opposed to 45-50 for a standard hour-long television show. In Season 1, Episode 6 Rory's Birthday Party, we see her middle name on the birthday invitation. "Lorelai Lee" is the name of a main character in "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" (played by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production and by Marilyn Monroe in the movie version).ġ1. Rory's given first name is also Lorelai, but her middle name is Leigh. In Season 2, Episode 42, Lorelai's Graduation Day, we discover that Lorelai's middle name is Victoria.
That is the same day Lorelai sets as her wedding date to Luke later in season 6.ġ0. At the end of season after Rory steals a yacht, Lorelai says that Rory's court date is June 3rd. Alexis coffee cup is always filled with Coca Cola.ĩ. Alexis Bledel hates coffee, but Rory loves it. Ventimiglia now stars on the cult hit Heroes.Ĩ. But due to the high cost of filming on location in Venice, California, the WB changed their minds and canceled plans for the show. The character of Jess (played by Milo Ventimiglia) was suppose to have a spin-off called "Windward Circle" which was picked up by the WB for midseason 2004, in which the character moves in with his estrange father (played by Rob Estes) from Connecticut to California.
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Nathan Wetherington was originally cast to play Dean, instead of Jared Padalecki who went on to star in his own series Supernatural.ħ. The producers liked her so much they created the role of Paris Gellar for her.Ħ. Liza Weil originally tested for the role of Rory and did not get the part. Alex Borstein has many other appearances in Gilmore Girls including Drella, the Harp player at the Independence Inn and Miss Celine, who is in the Season 5 Episode "Come Home."ĥ. Alex Borstein was originally cast to play Sookie, instead of Melissa McCarthy. Luke is played by Children's Center Director George Dover's brother-in-law, Scott Patterson.Ĥ. This number was used as a bid for donations toward the new Children's and Maternal Hospital at Hopkins to which the number belongs. In the Season 5 opener "Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller", when Luke is leaving Lorelai messages on her answering machine, he states his phone number is (860) 294-1986. But the incredible chemistry between him and Lauren Graham led to his character becoming a series regular.ģ. Scott Patterson, who plays Luke, was only signed on for the pilot episode. The character of diner owner Luke was originally developed as a woman. Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, and Melissa McCarthy and Scott Patterson appeared in all 153 episodes.Ģ.
Ironically, Borstein was originally cast as Sookie, but had to drop out due to contract obligations with FOX.ġ. Douglas appeared on Gilmore Girls (as Borstein did) and played Jackson Belville, Sookie's husband.
Douglas proposed to her during the taping of a MADtv skit the couple married in 1999. The couple met at the ACME comedy training program. Two different actors playing Dean and Sookie (Alex Borstein, ended playing Della the harpist).Īlex Borstein is married to actor and writer Jackson Douglas.
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