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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Gilmore Girls into the ol’ VCR. 

Well, friends, it’s finally the most wonderful time of the year. All of the decorations in the stores turn orange and black. You can buy fall-themed coffee creamers. The weather goes from hot to slightly less hot (I live in Texas). 

Fall not only brings my favorite holiday, but September 1st also brings one of my years long traditions with it: my annual rewatch of Gilmore Girls. For years, I’ve rewatched Gilmore Girls from the beginning of September through the end of November. I even own the DVD box set, just in case Netflix decides to take it down. 

I know there are a lot of problems with the jokes within Gilmore Girls. I 1000% agree with all of you. It’s just a silly little tradition that makes me happy…and also makes me cringe whenever something awful is said. Additionally, we can all agree that Rory Gilmore is the absolute worst. 

THE FACT LORELAI PICKS HER UP FROM JAIL AND THEN RORY LAUGHS AT COLIN AND FINN FAKE BOWING TO HER. 

Moving on. 

My full tradition is to make a cup of coffee with pumpkin creamer, grab a blanket (that I’m usually sweating into because, again, I live in Texas), snuggle up on my couch with my dogs, and press play. And each year, I take something different away. I also like A Year in the Life a little more with each rewatch, and I can’t explain why. 

I consider fall to start the day after my birthday in August, but fall officially officially starts for me on September 1. So, dear friends, I thought I would give you 10 of my favorite Gilmore Girls episodes, so that you too can start your fall off right. And feel free to skip “That Damn Donna Reed” episode because it’s the WORST. 

• “Rory’s Birthday Parties” (Season 1) 
• “Concert Interruptus” (Season 1) 
• “Forgiveness and Stuff” (Season 1) 
• “Presenting Lorelai Gilmore” (Season 2) 
• “The Bracebridge Dinner” (Season 2) 
• “Dear Emily and Richard” (Season 3) 
• “The Lorelais’ First Day At Yale” (Season 4) 
• “Last Week Fights, This Week Tights” (Season 4) 
• “Raincoats and Recipes” (Season 4) 
• “Friday Night’s Alright For Fighting” (Season 6) 

I would love for Diablo Cody and Amy Sherman-Palladino to write a teen show together.