The “Gilmore Girls” are known for their quick wit and even quicker dialogue, so Ellen DeGeneres decided to put star Lauren Graham’s speed talking skills to the test.
The duo played a game of Five Second Rule, but DeGeneres modified the rules of the game in her favor. DeGeneres had to name three things in five seconds, while Graham — who plays mom Lorelai Gilmore opposite Alexis Bidel as Rory Gilmore — had to name four things in five seconds.
The game ultimately ended in a tie, due to the handicap, but Graham proved she can still spit out words as fast as she could when “Gilmore Girls” ended in 2007. The Netflix revival series, “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” starts streaming on Netflix this Friday.
The four mini-movies will pick up almost 10 years after we last saw Bledel and Graham in their famous mother-daughter roles. Luke (Scott Patterson) and Lorelai are together, while Emily (Kelly Bishop) is a widow. Rory is now a hard-hitting journalist.
The original series debuted in 2000 on the WB, which morphed into the CW in 2006. It ran for seven seasons and ended on May 15, 2007, following single mother Lorelai Gilmore and her relationship with her daughter. They lived in the town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, which was populated by a wide range of eccentric characters.
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If you welled up while watching the new "Gilmore Girls" trailer that dropped today, then you're a fan.
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The Gilmores' death-defying diet continues Seriously, why don't Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) have diabetes yet? Off the bat we learn the wise-cracking mother-daughter duo still eat a whole lot of takeout. No human could ingest the volume of junk food they purport to eat and still look that good.
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As does their rapid-fire dialogue The Gilmore's non-stop banter is back in the Netflix revival, including a "Batman vs. Superman" reference.
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Richard Gilmore is no longer with us Rory's golf and book-loving grandfather, played by the late Edward Herrmann, is remembered fondly by a massive portrait. Later in the trailer we see Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) dressed in black, teary, at his funeral.
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Rory's men make appearances From boys to men: Dean (Jared Padalecki), Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) and Logan (Matt Czuchry), all of Rory's former boyfriends, make an appearance. But there's no sign of her former foe-turned-kissing buddy Tristin (Chad Michael Murray).
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Luke is still in the picture ... for now It appears Lorelai stuck with Luke (Scott Patterson) all these years, but now she seems to be questioning the relationship. Will they stay together?
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Melissa McCarthy does make an appearance After a period of confusion and disappointment, Melissa McCarthy confirmed earlier this year that she would in fact appear in the revival despite her busy schedule, and fans finally got their first look at her appearance in the new trailer.
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Lane (Keiko Agena) is still playing the drums Lane never got to live her rockstar lifestyle during the series' original run, stifled by her strict Christian mother and later a surprise pregnancy, but judging by the trailer, music remained very much a part of her life.
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Kirk is going to Friday dinner? Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) has no idea who Kirk (Sean Gunn) is -- so he's likely making a one-time-only appearance. But why bring Kirk? Why not?
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Paris is back with short hair Liza Weil now stars as Bonnie Winterbottom on ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder," and it looks like she'll be rocking Bonnie's signature bob when she reprises her role as the overachieving Paris Geller on Netflix's "Gilmore Girls" revival.
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There's a pig Unclear why, but it's wearing a harness, so it belongs to someone.
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Rory is jobless How could this possibly happen to a Yale graduate? We'll find out on Nov. 25 when the new series debuts on Netflix.
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The new full-length trailer for the Netflix revival offered a litany of story beats and Easter eggs
If you welled up while watching the new "Gilmore Girls" trailer that dropped today, then you're a fan.