Watch a Gilmore Girls reunion at the 2025 Emmys

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00:0025 years ago, a show called Gilmore Girls premiered and apparently took the season of fall hostage.

00:08In spite of our autumnal dominance, Gilmore was actually a very small show.

00:13Meaning we had no money?

00:14Nothing.

00:15If there was a birthday at the Drew Carey show next door, they would send us their leftover sheet cake.

00:20We looked hungry.

00:21We walked in circles in Burbank saying, hey, look how Connecticut it is here today.

00:26We saved up all year long to have one snow episode.

00:31And then the ER would wet down their street and wash it all away.

00:35You have got to let that go.

00:37They had Clooney. They could have let us have the damn snow.

00:42Basically, we were bullied and starving.

00:44But the one thing we did have, we had scripts.

00:48Great scripts.

00:48Big scripts.

00:49Terrifyingly lengthy scripts.

00:51Without scripts, we would not have wonderful words to say.

00:54We wouldn't know if it's day or night.

00:56Whether we're inside or outside.

00:58So, in the spirit of having information and jokes.

01:02Here are the nominees for outstanding writing for a comedy series.