Say you're the star or creator of one of TV's best new shows, a quirky, invigorating little hour with wit and heart and barrels of entertainment value. And say your show is as laced with clever pop culture and literary references as it is with breathtakingly quick dialogue and subtle emotions. You'd be counting the years you're going to spend on this series and the many ways you're going to enjoy fame and fortune and, most of all, doing this great show. Of course not.
Life is never that easy.
In other words, welcome to Hollywood. The two are, respectively, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore on the show. Rory has her sights set on Harvard, Lorelai borrowed money from her parents to send Rory to a prep school and now the older Gilmores want back in the girls' life. What we get is small, sweet stories with no villains, and the conflicts come from well-drawn, if slightly odd characters. WB tries to help.