Gilmore Girls: Season 3 (Digipack)

For the third season in a row, THE GILMORE GIRLS excelled as the show in which absolutely nothing happened and yet in which everything happened. The show at times seems like the work of illusionists. The main plot of one early season episode? Lorelai is asked to water the yard of a new neighbor. Not a lot of seeming potential in that, and in fact there is minimal exploitation of the situation. The tone of the show is definitely that of a comedy, yet it is never a situational one. If you could time warp the writers of I LOVE LUCY into the future to see the show, they would be baffled.As always, the show is driven by the great dialogue and talk, but it is also structured around a number of long-to-resolve issues. Will Rory get into Harvard? Will she go there? Will Rory end up with Dean or Jess? Will Lorelai end up with anyone? Will Lorelai and Sookie get their inn? All of these questions get answered, not always in the ways that we anticipated. But this is one of those shows where what happens is of interest only because we like and care about the characters. "What will happen next?" is not a question that tortures the viewers of the show. 24 and THE GILMORE GIRLS inhabit different television universes.By Season Three we have come to love all the ritualistic aspects of the show. Ritual has always played a crucial role in great comedy, from the always-repeating antics of Laurel and Hardy to the never-ending adventures of the Roadrunner and Coyote to Kenny's tendency to die over and over. On THE GILMORE GIRLS we have grown to anticipate a new maid each week at the Gilmore residence in Hartford. And a new crusade by Taylor, as well as a new occupation or obsession by Kirk each week. Structurally, things like these are necessities on a show such as this one that is not driven by plot.While I thoroughly love the show, I do have to utter a couple of words of complaint. As someone who got a graduate degree at Yale (and therefore lack somewhat the love that undergraduates feel for their alma maters), and decided to go to Yale over Harvard, I was always perplexed by the Harvard mono-mania. The folks I knew at Yale always considered Yale to be the better school, though most of us would have swapped New Haven for Cambridge. But I want to object to a couple of other details that were a tad off. First, in "Let the Games Begin" they visit "Yale," which was apparently a public park in California in which they put a fake "Yale University" sign to make the unsuspecting imagine that Yale might look like that. In fact, the fictional Yale bears utterly no resemblance to the actual Yale. There were statues on this campus, and although my memory could be playing tricks, I can recall no statues on campus apart from the very famous one of Nathan Hale (of which imitations exist in front of the Chicago Tribune Building on North Michigan Avenue and in front of the CIA Headquarters, which was largely founded by Yale graduates--well, Skull and Bones members to be even more precise) that stands in front of Connecticut Hall, where I used to take philosophy classes. Also, a good deal of the plot at one part turns on Rory getting a financial aid offer a few months after getting into Yale. Anyone who has gotten into a major university knows that financial aid offers almost always arrive at the time of the admission offer.Still, carping aside, another great season. I'd like to point out as I have in previous reviews that several people have told me how Lorelai and Rory remind them of my daughter and me. But the imp in me has to point out that my daughter's SATs were much higher than Rory's :) Anyone thinking such parental boasting inappropriate need only think of the season finale, where Lorelai intentionally goes hunting for Rory, asking for her daughter the class valedictorian. The end of the year, however, clearly marks a transition point. Rory will be off to Yale in Season Four, and Lorelai will be leaving the fire-damaged Independence Inn for her and Sookie's new Dragonfly Inn. Clearly, great things await!

Season Three of the Gilmore Girls is one of the best of all seven seasons. In this season, Rory [Alexis Bledel] is in her final year at Chilton private school and faces some of the most trying times, be it manouvering political games within the student body, or the love triangle between her, Dean [Jared Padalecki] and Jess [Milo Ventimiglia]. Alexis Bledel does a wonderful job in this season and truly shows her maturing as an actress.Of course, Lorelai [Lauren Graham] continues to shine in her role as a single mom, best friend to her daughter, and aspiring inn owner. Lorelai, fresh from the romantic disappointments of the previous two seasons finds herself sort of lost, and dates around, never truly finding a soulmate. Diner owner Luke Danes [Scott Patterson] is always there to lend his unwavering support and of course, Luke and Lorelai's chemistry is simply magical to watch, be it as good friends or as two people slowly being drawn towards each other.The rocky relations between Lorelai and her parents Emily and Richard Gilmore [ Kelly Bishop and Edward Hermann] goes through its usual turbulent times and its always entertaining to see Lorelai in action and putting her parents in their place, despite their overbearing attitude. Kelly Bishop's Emily is truly a delight to watch as she plays the snooty, controlling character to perfection.Amidst the changes in the main characters' lives this season, the most significant ones are the Rory-Jess-Dean love triangle, and for once we see Rory getting out of her goody-two-shoes character by going after Jess despite being Dean's girlfriend and the episode "They Shoot Gilmores Don't They" shows the resolution to this. There is also the college application anxiety, is it going to be Harvard or Yale?Lorelai's dreams of opening her own inn are developed in greater detail this season, as we see her working hard towards achieving that dream, especially with a certain event that acts as a catalyst towards that end.All in all, I rank this as my favorite GG season, but all the seasons are winners of course. A must-watch series!

That's right, I'm a guy. And I like this show. For the record, let me state that I didn't always like it, in fact, I honestly despised the show. But my wife loves it, and being whipped as most guys who wear the handcuff that is a wedding ring are I bought it for her for xmas, starting with season 1. Somehow she convinced me to watch the first few episodes with her, and I found I wasn't miserable. Every time before when she had turned the show on while it was on TV I grapped my laptop and headphones and watched some DVD with blood, gore, and explosions, as any normal guy would. But watching the show from the beginning actually got interesting. I found myself getting pissed off when Dean breaks up with Rory, and later on when... actually, no spoilers, lets just say a perfect relationship gets screwed up by the wrong person getting pregnant. So, for all you guys who hate all the luvy-dubby TV shows that your wife or girlfriend undoubtedly try to get you to watch, I'm telling you, buy this show, STARTING WITH SEASON 1. I can't stress that enough, if you start in the middle of the series you will find it to be crap and hate it and me for writing this review, and I really don't want anyone to blame me for taking any time out of their lives. But if you buy it, your significant other will thank you and be amazed as you actually sit through an entire chick show with her without wanting to stab your eyes out from sheer boredom. Believe me, you'll like it. And who can argue with brownie points from the wifey for doing something you'll enjoy?

Just what I wanted for the fan in the family!

My wife and I are listening AND WATCHING this week and next! The Production is SUPERIOR! The colors, the content keeps moving - maybe 2 or 3 developing during one Episode. 6 parts to an Episode...there are 26 Episodes to a Season. It's just wonderful. AS IF YOU WERE THERE!

Ich muss sagen: Vor einigen Jahren habe ich diese Serie noch sehr gerne gesehen. Die spritzigen Dialoge, der Humor, die zahlreichen Anspielungen auf Kunst und Kultur hatten es mir angetan.Aus heutiger Sicht finde ich die Serie unfassbar unrealistisch und verlogen. Die ganze Serie baut ja auf der Erzählung auf, dass Lorelai ein ach so unabhängiges Leben lebt, dass ja so ganz anders ist als das ihrer als versnobbt dargestellten, elitären Eltern. Aber worin besteht eigentlich diese Unabhängigkeit? Im Grunde doch nur in einem liberaleren Kulturbegriff. Lorelai lehnt zwar den konservativ-snobistischen Lebensstil ihrer Eltern ab, ist stattdessen von zu Hause abgehauen und hat gearbeitet (wie alle anderen normalen Menschen auch; was ist daran so besonders?), ist sich aber nicht zu schade, jedes Mal, wenn sie die elitäre Privatausbildung ihrer Tochter oder auch Ausgaben für ihr eigenes Haus selber nicht bezahlen kann, bei ihren Eltern die Hand aufzuhalten. Man lehnt (angeblich) Snobs ab, aber die Tochter soll natürlich trotzdem auf die private Elite-Uni und kann dies dann auch mit dem Geld der stinkreichen Großeltern. Rory macht mit ihrer Großmutter eine Luxusreise durch Europa, verachtet aber vordergründig die anderen Rich-Kids. So zieht sich das im Grunde durch die ganze Serie. Die beiden sind im Grunde verlogene, weiße, privilegierte Frauen aus der Oberschicht, die sich ihrer Privilegien nicht bewusst sind, sondern lieber auf alternativ und selbstbestimmt machen, weil das cooler ist.Darüber hinaus strotzt die Serie vor sexistischen, homophoben und rassistischen Klischees und Stereotypen. Stars Hollow ist ein spießiges Kaff für Eskapisten, eine Welt aus weißen Mittelschichtfamilien, in der es keine richtigen sozialen Klassen oder Rassismus gibt (denn man ist ja schließlich mit allen irgendwie befreundet).Die Serie dreht sich dann im Grunde um die Probleme, die entstehen, wenn der Rest der Menschheit es Rory und Lorelai nicht direkt Recht macht. Die Gilmore Girls gehen mitunter sehr unsensibel mit ihren Freunden und Partnern um, aber was soll's: Sind sie nicht einfach hübsch, klug und furchtbar witzig? Das ist liberaler, sozial ignoranter Feminismus in seiner schlimmsten Form. Einfach zum Kotzen.Ich kann die Gilmore Girls keineswegs weiterempfehlen, es sei denn an Menschen aus weißen Mittelschichtfamilien (oder solche, die es werden wollen), die sich gerne Mal etwas Eskapismus gönnen und ihrer Traumwelt leben wollen, in der sie nicht privilegiert sind, sondern einfach cool und witzig.0 von 5 Sternen.

Se volete un film adatto a tutta la famiglia, divertente energetico spensierato,(spesso utile x qualche riflessione con i figli,che tutto aiuta!). I personaggi sono meravigliosi perfetti nelle loro parti,e il ritmo non permette di annoiarsi. Ho comprato tutta la serie per fare una sorpresa a mia figlia,ne è stata felicissima. La consegna velocissima e in ottimo stato il mio primo acquisto su internet e complimenti Amazon per l'ottimo servizio,pienamente soddisfatta:-)consegna veloce

Piacevole, ironico, rilassante. E' veramente una serie televisiva bella e pulita da vedere. Uno spaccato di vita che emoziona e commuove, diverte e, secondo me, è anche molto educativo. Una vera lezione di vita per tanti adolescenti ed i relativi genitori. Non ci sono volgarità, parole non adatte, tutto scorre piacevolmente, la storia ti prende, ti avvolge, ti cattura. Come nel titolo: BELLISSIMO !!!

Adorabile serie tv, le due protagoniste intrecciano la vita quotidiana con dialoghi serrati diventati un cult per gli amanti della serie. Piacevole da guardare anche un episodio dopo l'altro, fanno compagnia nelle serate in solitudine sul divano facendo uscire sentimenti di ilarità e tristezza. Ottima e resistente confezione che include tutti i dvd dell'intera stagione

Unfortunately the quality of the DVDs is very poor. Some episodes cannot be viewed and on some disks there’s no option to view menu.I ordered a few other DVDs from this site and if I receive the same poor quality, I will stop ordering these products.