The creator would have liked to pursue K-Pop Story, but there wasn’t enough money. She doesn’t rule out further sequels.
The 90s song “There She Goes” by The La’s plays and the next moment “Gilmore Girls” fans are in the small town world of Stars Hollow – autumnal scenery, lots of coffee and the quick-witted verbal battles of the mother-daughter duo . But as much as you might associate the British indie rock band’s track with the seven seasons of the cult series, the sequel “Gilmore Girls: A New Year” almost got a completely new sound: K-pop.
Mrs. Kim as the manager of a K-pop band
The creator of the series, Amy Sherman-Palladino, has now revealed this in an interview with the US American ROLLING STONE. According to the screenwriter, another storyline was originally planned in which Mrs. Kim – the conservative Korean mother of Rory Gilmore’s best friend Lane – becomes the manager of a K-pop band. But due to a lack of budget, this option had to be dropped, Sherman-Palladino explained in an interview.
“It’s so strange because K-pop is so big now. “That was years before I even knew who BTS was,” the producer said looking back. The series creator regrets not pursuing the idea: “Now I’m like, ‘Damn it. That K-pop story would have been so cool.’”
Furthermore, Sherman-Palladino would have liked to have focused more on the story of the character Lane. “There were a few things I wanted to explore, but we just didn’t have the time,” she said in the interview. “I never really liked the way Lane’s life turned out. I would have liked to have spent more time with her.” She feels this way because “she is modeled on my best friend. I’m sorry, Helen [Pai]“, apologized the producer.
Continuation possible?
Amy Sherman-Palladino neither denies nor confirms another sequel to the cult series. “The thing about families is that they never solve their problems,” she explained. “They’re forever disturbed, and that’s why that’s the best way to write stories, because you’ll never solve your problems there. It will always stay the way it is.” For now, she would be happy that the popularity of “Gilmore Girls” – thanks to its availability on streaming services – is still going strong.
The series premiered in October 2000 and said goodbye for the time being after seven seasons and seven years. Until Lorelai (played by Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) returned to the screen for four more feature-length episodes in 2016.