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Amy Sherman-Palladino has had several very successful shows, but much of her legacy is tied to Gilmore Girls. While the dramedy was considered a middling success during its original run, it’s grown exponentially in popularity. Old fans are returning, and new fans are finding the show thanks to streaming services. Sherman-Palladino has reveled in the success of the series. Still, she recently admitted she is 100% certain that if she were pitching Gilmore Girls today, it would never get made.

Amy Sherman-Palladino feels certain that ‘Gilmore Girls’ happened at the exact right moment

Amy Sherman-Palladino has had a lot of success in her career, first as a writer, then as a show creator. While she’s been at the helm of several successful projects, Gilmore Girls is still the one that everyone talks about. There is a good reason for that; it feels like an outlier. Sherman-Palladino seems to agree. During an October 2025 chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Sherman-Palladino recalled the early years of the show. She noted that Warner Bros. didn’t know what to do with the series or their scripts. Eventually, she recalled, executives stopped trying to intervene and let the series run its course.

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Sherman-Palladino contends that it was sort of an anomaly that the show got on the air to begin with. She argued that the show’s early acceptance was largely driven by a different approach to the business at the time. The famed showrunner told the outlet that she feels certain the series would never make it to air if she had been pitching it to executives today. She insisted that there was ‘no way, no how” anyone would have bought the concept and let it run free as they did back in the early 2000s.

Others have discussed the show’s unexpected popularity, too

Amy Sherman-Palladino isn’t the only person associated with the show who has openly suggested they were surprised it made it to air, stayed as long as it did, and had such immense staying power. Lauren Graham, who took on the role of Lorelai Gilmore, discussed the concern she had at the end of each season, unsure of what would happen to the beloved project in her book, Talking as Fast as I Can. In the same book, she insisted she was amazed that people kept returning to the series. Still, she knew there was something special from the start. While Graham was surprised the show lasted, she said she knew it was special right away.

Scott Patterson, who played the surly diner owner, Luke Danes, has shared similar sentiments on his podcast, I am All In. Still, he has a working theory about the show’s staying power. During his chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Patterson contended that the show’s enduring popularity stems from the comfort and warmth it brings. He called the series “medicinal” and “therapeutic.” Kelly Bishop, who played Emily Gilmore, insists that the role was an honor.

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