Melissa McCarthy appeared in all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls between 2000 and 2007.
Melissa McCarthy says the Gilmore Girls weren’t allowed “change a contraction” in the script.
The 56-year-old star landed her first major role as Sookie St. James in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s beloved comedy drama, and she appeared in all seven seasons from 2000 to 2007.
She told Variety: “It’s good training, I tell you that! It was hard. It was really hard. But to me, that was normal, because it was my first show.
“So I was like, ‘Oh, our scripts are 93 pages, and you can’t change a contraction, even if you get them that morning and it’s a 10-page oner.’
“And that’s just what it was. I love that she had her own style, and I love that she built that world.”
Melissa heaped praise on creator and showrunner Amy for fighting to get to make Gilmore Girls her way.
She added: “I love that she fought for it, because a woman running that show at that time, I think you kind of had to be like, ‘It’s my way or the highway.’
“I think she had to probably fight to keep it the way she wanted to. And I’m glad she did, because it stood the test of time. People really take ownership of that show.”
Gilmore Girls has found a new audience with Gen Z, and its original fans still love to rewatch almost two decades after its final episode.
Melissa noted that there is “no rhyme or reason” when a show catches fire, and while she’s “shocked” when people still bring up the series to her in public, she’s proud.
She said: “I’m like, ‘I’ve worked since then!’ But it is nice. And I think we all are very aware of that, or I hope so.
“But when something catches like that, like ‘That’s my comfort show,’ or, ‘That’s what I watch going to sleep’ — what a thing to get to do something that gives people comfort like that.”
The show starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as single mother Lorelai and her daughter Rory.
In 2016, Netflix streamed a four-part sequel A Year In The Life, and Lauren previously suggested a festive film makes more sense than a new series in the future.
She told the Armchair Expert podcast: “Given everyone’s lives and schedules, it’s a Christmas movie.
“It’s not me trying to get out of the question. It is literally what I could picture…
“I think [what] the Brits do so well with their beloved shows is that you get a Christmas special. It’s not episodes, but it’s seeing all your friends together again.”
Melissa McCarthy reveals why Gilmore Girls was so ‘hard’ as her first major role
