"Things were simpler a quarter-century ago: you could walk to the gate at the airport without a boarding pass, you needed to type :-) to send a smiley face, and when you were out on the road, feeling lonely and so cold, all you had to do was call the WB Network's name at 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays and Gilmore Girls would be right there on the next train."
"The landmark show, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its debut today, infused our lives with so many lessons millennials still live by: everyone should date a "bad boy" at least once (Jess), the gig economy is real and you're going to shuffle around jobs your whole life (Kirk), and city living is largely overrated when the alternative is a picturesque town like Stars Hollow."
"What I love most is how Stars Hollow, the autumn-hued fictional location for the show, exists in a peaceful vacuum. Somewhere beyond the leafy forests surrounding the town, the "real world" exists, but it only seeps through in pop-culture references made by the protagonists. Locals exclusively concern themselves with town-related issues, like grocer Taylor Doose's nit-picking about main street holiday decorations or grouchy diner-owner Luke Danes's sponsoring an overly-aggressive girls soccer team."
Washington, CT is linked to the fictional Stars Hollow yet retains its own identity despite any association with the show. Gilmore Girls reached its 25th anniversary and shaped millennial tastes through cozy small-town life, recurring characters, and cultural touchstones. The show evokes a simpler era of airport ease, early internet emoticons, and appointment television. Stars Hollow is depicted as an insulated community focused on local disputes and rituals, where residents care about holiday decorations, diner politics, and town roles. The show inspires longing to belong and fantasize about occupying charming local occupations.
Read at Conde Nast Traveler
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