GILMORE GIRLS

          Series star Lauren Graham was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series and received two consecutive nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series from the Screen Actors Guild. Graham has also won two Family Television Awards and a Teen Choice Award. Series star Alexis Bledel has won a Young Artist Award, a Family Television Award and two Teen Choice Awards. Gilmore Girls won a Family Television Award for New Series, and was named Best Family TV Drama Series by the Young Artist Awards, which also honored series star Keiko Agena in the supporting young actress category.

        Thirtysomething Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham, The Pacifier, Bad Santa) has made her share of mistakes in life, but she has been doing her best to see that her college-age daughter -- and best friend in the world -- Rory (Alexis Bledel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Tuck Everlasting) doesn't follow in her footsteps. That may be easier said than done, considering that the two share the same interests, the same intellect, the same coffee addiction and the same eyes. Rory is more serious than Lorelai, but there are tendencies, especially in the love department, that clearly indicate she is her mother's daughter.

          From the beginning, this unique mother-daughter team has been growing up together. Lorelai was just Rory's age when she became pregnant and made the tough decision to raise her baby alone. This defiant move -- along with Lorelai's fiercely independent nature -- caused a rift between her and her extremely proper, patrician, old-money parents, Emily (Kelly Bishop, Dirty Dancing) and Richard (Edward Herrmann, The Cat's Meow). However, Lorelai was forced to reconcile with them when she found herself in desperate need of money for Rory's tuition.

           At the end of season five, Rory's lifelong dream of becoming a journalist was shattered when she was told by newspaper mogul Mitchum Huntzberger (guest star Gregg Henry) that she just doesn't have what it takes for a career in journalism. The fact that Mitchum may have his own agenda, since he is also the father of her boyfriend, Logan (Matt Czuchry, Eight Legged Freaks), was lost on Rory. Devastated and without direction, Rory convinced Logan to steal a yacht for a midnight joyride, an irresponsible prank that landed them both in jail. Upset by Rory's uncharacteristic behavior, Lorelai bailed her daughter out of jail and was prepared to stand by her until Rory announced that, without her long-held career goal, she would be dropping out of Yale. Lorelai did everything she could to change Rory's self-destructive path, including going to Richard and Emily for help. Feeling betrayed when her parents ultimately sided with Rory, Lorelai poured her heart out to her boyfriend Luke Danes (Scott Patterson, Little Big League). When Luke instantly offered his total support - along with a slightly insane plan for keeping Rory in school - a touched and emotionally fragile Lorelai impulsively asked Luke to marry her.

             As season six unfolds, Lorelai and Rory are facing the first serious estrangement of their lives. Now living in Richard and Emily's pool house, Rory will face a stiff penalty of community service to pay for her yacht-stealing prank. Meanwhile, Emily is thrilled to have more time with her beautiful granddaughter and even convinces Rory to join her as a member of the DAR.

           Lorelai's life is focused on her romance with Luke and her job as the proprietor of the Dragonfly Inn, which she co-owns with her best friend and fabulous chef Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy). Lorelai even goes so far as to adopt an adorable but neurotic dog at the Star Hollow Pet Adoption Fair. Still, nothing can fill the void Lorelai feels while she and Rory are barely speaking to one another.

           In addition to her estrangement from Lorelai, Rory has also drifted away from her best friend, Lane Kim (Keiko Agena, Felicity), who has spent the summer touring with her rock band. This season, Rory and Lane will vow to renew their friendship. Rory's intense former classmate Paris Geller (Liza Weil, Stir of Echoes) is as upset as Lorelai when she learns that Rory has left Yale. Surprisingly, Rory's wealthy and self-indulgent boyfriend, Logan, is also concerned about Rory decision to leave school and is convinced that she's making a mistake.

            Continuing to add to the unmistakable style of Stars Hollow is a colorful roster of town characters, including Miss Patty (Liz Torres, The John Larroquette Show), the local dance teacher and social commentator, Michel Gerard (Yanic Truesdale), the haughty concierge of the Dragonfly Inn, and Kirk (Sean Gunn, Pearl Harbor), the town's jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

            Gilmore Girls was the first series to make it to air supported by the Family Friendly Forum's script development fund. An initiative between some of the nation's top advertisers and The WB, the program is intended to offer a greater array of compelling family programming on network television. The strong and loving mother-daughter relationship portrayed in Gilmore Girls" reflects the growing reality of this new type of American family.

            This heartfelt one-hour comedy was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Roseanne), who serves as executive producer with Daniel Palladino (Family Guy), for Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions and Hofflund/Polone in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. Also credited as an executive producer is Gavin Polone (Stir of Echoes, Drop Dead Gorgeous).