G.H. Harding
GOING GILMORE — A lovingly researched treasure trove of every pop culture-borne person, place, and thing to have graced the script pages of the great American television show juggernaut known as Gilmore Girls-starring Alexus Bledel and Lauren Graham.
Being released just as we’ve now reached the show’s 25th anniversary, Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide By Matt Browning is an in-depth look at the thousands of topical references to people, places, movies, music, and events that make up many of the funniest lines on the ever-popular television series Gilmore Girls, bringing new and longtime fans alike in on the joke while educating readers about pop culture and world events from the turn of the twenty-first century.
Despite the timelessness of its humor and heart, however, there is one aspect of Gilmore Girls that firmly anchors it in its era: the sizable cache of dated pop culture references that were topical for the time period but leave today’s viewers, especially those of younger generations, scratching their heads. Over the course of seven seasons and 153 episodes from 2000 to 2007, followed by a four-part revival series in 2016, Gilmore Girls has become a cultural touchstone with an extraordinarily devoted fan base. In every episode, its fast-paced style of dialogue offered biting observations and timeless humor about issues such as dating, sex, marriage, divorce, race, gender equality, gay rights, and more, while its characters offered rapid-fire pop culture references with seemingly every breath.
Every episode is laced with jokes about people, places, and events that have been blurred, or even forgotten, by time, from the Bangles to the Mothman Prophecies to the works of Shakespeare to the long-forgotten Glitter. Meticulously researched episode by episode, Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide is an eye opening, illuminating encyclopedia of thousands of topical jokes that will help both new and longtime fans experience their favorite show in a whole new and wonderfully invigorating light.
With a sequel now out on Netflix (Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life) the book is out March 3 from Lyons Press.
SHORT TAKES — Tom Hank’s has watched Kubrick’s 2001 A Space Odyssey 120 times? It’s a great choice. Read about it here: Tom Hanks’ favorite film is a 1968 sci-fi classic he’s watched ‘120 times’…
Jerry O’Connell is Rosanna Scottos’ new co-host for a week ln Fox’s Good Day New York. He’s poised for a talk show. For me, O’Connell’s sci-fi show Sliders (1995-2000) was amazing. They should re-boot that. Read more here: https://deadline.com/2026/02/jerry-oconnell-rosanna-scotto-good-day-new-york-talk-show-1236730171/
Richard Johnson in Sunday’s New York Daily News reports that the Friar’s Club (on Est 55th street in NYC) is officially DOA with everything being auctioned off by Julien’s Auctions on March 4. Sad news for sure. They had the best lunch in town and you’d most likely be seating next to Jerry Orbach, Jerry Seinfeld, John Carson or Alan King. Sad for sure. Another legendary fixture bites the dust …
Hulu’s Paradise with Sterling K. Brown bows its second season tonight and releases the first 3 episodes. I hear they’re nothing short of brilliant … SIGHTING: PR-Pasha David Salidor with Barry Zelman from TJ Maxx, at NYC’s Factory on Third Avenue …
The Inside Story of The Monkees by Micky Dolenz in UNCUT is out … And, via Deadline: Barry Manilow revealed he will not be returning to his tour yet. The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning singer-songwriter noted on his social media yesterday that he would have to postpone further arena dates amid his surgery recovery. In late December, the soft rock-pop musician announced he was diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer for which he has since undergone a procedure. “Just got home from visiting the surgeon. Very depressing visit,” he wrote, adding that while he had been exercising regularly to boost his stamina, he couldn’t get through “more than three songs in a row before I had to stop. But I was sure that I would be able to do the Arena shows in a few weeks. [My surgeon] shook his head” … RIP Willie Colon; Happy BDay Gary Gershoff.
NAMES IN THE NEWS — Anthony Pomes; Mark Bego; Dan Zelinski; Tom & Lisa Cuddy; Kent Kotal; Kent and Laura Denmark; Tony King; Pete Bennett; Alan Steckler; Steve Walter; The Cowsills; Peter Mark Richmond; David Hedison; Brian Lowry; Jim Morrison; Henry Diltz; Alison Martino; Robert Funaro; Ron Galella; Vinnie Zuffante; Madonna; Belinda Carlisle; Bettina Razorship; and ZIGGY!
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