Dear Netflix, the collective squealing over the plans to bring back the hit WB series Gilmore Girls isn't going to stop until we actually see Stars Hollow's coolest people back on our TV screens.
That's how much we love the show, 15 years after the first episode aired. While we wait to see whether Rory and Jess somehow get back together or Lorelai and Luke can make it work, here's a peek at what the show's cast has been up to since the series ended in 2007.
Spoiler alert: Rory got married IRL, and a certain cast member is now a huge movie star. Want to see where everyone else landed?
We've scoured the Internet to find our favorite family from Stars Hallow, and all their friends, including Sookie, Lane, and Dean.
We can't bear it -- our excitement level is through the roof. Because let's get real, we 100 percent had a livejournal dedicated to our favorite TV show and we are darn proud of it! Want to see what the cast is up to IRL? We got the lowdown on where everyone is today.
Read on to see where all our favorite characters ended up, after Rory graduated from Yale and went to work for President Obama, and Lorelei and Luke finally got together.
Alexis Bledel's first television role was one for the books: Smart and wise beyond her years, Rory Gilmore still had a fair amount of teen angst. So basically, a relatable chick.
Though she had several significant romantic relationships throughout the show's run, her most important ties were forged with women: Her buddy Lane, friend and former rival Paris Geller, second mom Sookie, and of course, mom Lorelai, who was only 16 years her senior.
Rory Gilmore was Alexis Bledel's breakout role, and it no doubt boosted the success of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie series.
Other movies include Sin City, where she stepped out of good girl mode to play a prostitute. She guest starred on Mad Men in 2012, where she met husband Vincent Kartheiser. They married in 2014.
Was there ever a more perfect casting choice than Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore, a former teen mom who carved out a life for her daughter and herself out of sheer will? Doubtful. Graham made it look so natural, balancing Lorelei's rapid-fire, pop culture–laced witticisms with the character's nurturing side. The ultimate cool mom.
Her performance as Lorelai Gilmore earned actress Lauren Graham a Golden Globe nomination in 2001. She went on to star in NBC's Parenthood. Graham is also a published novelist whose book, Someday, Someday, Maybe made the New York Times bestseller list in 2013.
Long before hitting it big in movies, Melissa McCarthy charmed fans as Sookie St. James, the brilliant, if klutzy, chef at the Independence Inn. Sookie isn’t just Lorelai’s co-worker (and later, business partner).
She’s also Lorelai’s best friend and a second mom to Rory. Show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino later said Sookie was supposed to be gay, "a non-starter" for network The WB. Instead, Sookie marries a veggie farmer and has three kids.
By far the biggest success story among the cast, Melissa McCarthy went on to star in her own sitcom, Mike & Molly, for which she has won one Emmy, so far.
In 2011, she had her breakthrough film role as the unforgettable Megan in Bridesmaids, which earned her an Oscar nod. McCarthy has since proved her box office prowess by carrying big hits such as Identity Thief, Tammy, and Spy.
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