I started watching this show after school while doing my homework when I was around 12. This show had a huge effect on me. Whenever I felt like there was no way I could get along with the adults in my life, this show was always there to guide me back to believing that our lives were not that different after all. This was one show that I could sit around with my parents and watch, without them complaining about, poor acting, dialog, or just sheer stupidity. The two main characters were actually very big role models for myself, and guided me to try my best in school (such as Rori) but also try to have a good attitude towards life itself. The first seasons I think are great for younger girls. Some of the later ones are a bit more adult, but I grew up while watching this show, so it adjusted with my maturity.
Gilmore Girls
(Rated TV-14, Drama, Starring Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson, Where to watch: ABC Family, CW, DVD, Online)
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A coming-of-age drama that's great for teen girls.
Themes in this show include: family relationships, growing up
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Gilmore Girls was written by Marjorie Kase
Parents need to know that, thanks to its potential to stimulate relevant conversation, they would benefit from watching this show with their teens. One of the two central characters is a single mother raising the daughter she had as a teenager. Themes of class, tenacity, and family dynamics are common threads. The program delivers positive messages about diversity and learning. Characters of all races, shapes, and sizes are positively represented. All of these positives outweigh any iffy episode-to-episode content, which is why we rate this show "on."
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- Families can talk about Rory's decisions. Is she self-aware, or does she make choices based on the influence of others?
- How does Lorelai's relationship with her own parents impact Rory's relationship with her grandparents?
- What positive aspects are there to the show's central mother-daughter relationship? Are there any negative aspects?
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What’s the Story?
GILMORE GIRLS follows the relationship between single mom Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel), who act more like best friends than mother and daughter. They live in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, where Lorelai runs an inn. Lorelai's parents, Emily and Richard Gilmore (Kelly Bishop and Edward Herrmann), have a central role in their granddaughter Rory's life -- often to Lorelai's annoyance.
Is It Any Good?
Gilmore Girls has made significant strides as an intelligent, well-written program featuring strong female leads and a diverse cast. The show has won considerable praise from critics and male and female viewers of all ages. Chock full of pop culture and literary references, the material is exceptionally clever.
Tweens and teens alike will gain great insight from the lead characters. Rory loves and respects her family, reads for fun, and has the body of a normal teen. She makes mistakes and learns from them and is the kind of girl parents have been clamoring for on television for years. But everything isn't always so starry in Stars Hollow. The series touches on a number of mature and real-life circumstances, including underage drinking, the celebration of waywardness, divorce, first loves, first times, single-parenting, and friendship.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Starts out perfect for tweens, and then grows up with your teen
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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A terrifically clever show!
This is an absolutely fantastic show! It is a great way to sit down and spend time with your teenage girl because it's humorous and delivers excellent story lines that could provoke discussion. Gilmore Girls is clever and mostly light, with a few more dramatic scenes... but it is overall very positive and fun. I would recommend this to any girl (and some boys) over the age of 13, because it is a dialogue-driven show that could be boring for some younger viewers.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
MY FAVE SHOW
i love this show i have watched it like 3 times through. must watch it is amazing
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
later seasons innapropriat
I like it the show. The first 3 seasons are appropriat but the later season are not. Very funny cut show.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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Maybe not for anyone under the age of 13
I aboslutely love Gilmore Girls, it is my favorite show...im 14yrs of age and im now getting into it...younger children might not have much interest in it, probably dont understand alot that happens...im a little worried about the whole sex thing...they do talk alot about it, but a good thing is they dont really show very much on that subject, mostly they show kissing which is fine...because that is a normal thing for children to see...thankfully they dont show anything too inappropriate!! Wonderful Show
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