There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Thus far, I've only covered "Gilmore Girls" in its entirety, but there's more TK! "My Brilliant Friend" is next.
Let's get one thing out of the way: of course Midge Maisel is an asshole. All of Amy Sherman Palladino's female leads are assholes. Lorelai Gilmore? Asshole. Sarah Tomkins? Asshole. Michelle Simms? Probably the most redeemable character of the lot, but still an asshole. ASP isn&
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"You've Been Gilmored" is directed by Stephen Clancy, written by Jordon Nardino. Clancy has worked on the show as a steadicam operator since S1, but these are his previously directed episodes:
"The Incredible Sinking Lorelais" - The sexual tension between Lorelai
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"Friday Night's Alright for Fighting" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Ortega seems to be the director the Palladinos bring in when they want to do something different, like choreograph a dance or stunt scene. This episode is
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"Just Like Gwen and Gavin" is directed by Stephen Clancy, written by Daniel Palladino. Most recently, Clancy worked on a judge show called "All Rise" which sounds like something a more boring Shonda Rhymes might create.
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"The Perfect Dress" is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. You may have seen Babbit's work earlier this year on "Only Murders in the Building," which I thoroughly enjoyed. It starts kind of slow and I wasn&
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"He's Slippin' 'Em Bread... Dig?" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Daniel Palladino. Ortega previously directed these episodes:
* "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" - Why didn't Dean and Shane end up together? In real
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"The Prodigal Daughter Returns" is directed and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. I'll get into this more in later recaps, but I don't necessarily think it's a horrible idea to introduce Luke's long lost daughter as
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"Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Daniel Palladino. Ortega previously directed these episodes:
* "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" - My hatred for Jackson intensifies when he reveals his completely deranged "four in
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"Twenty-One is the Loneliest Number" is directed by Robert Berlinger, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Berlinger previously directed these episodes:
* "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" - Sookie's life takes a downward spiral when she gets engaged to Jackson.
* "Always a
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"Welcome to the Dollhouse" is directed by Jackson Douglas (AKA Jackson Belleville), written by Keith Eisner. Douglas previously directed "To Live and Let Diorama," which is a personal favorite c/o drunk Paris. This is Eisner's first episode of "
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"We've Got Magic to Do" is directed by Michael Zinberg, written by Daniel Palladino. This is Zinberg's final "GG" episode, although he'll work with the Palladinos again on the short-lived "The Return of Jezebel
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"Always a Godmother, Never a God" is directed by Robert Berlinger, written by Rebecca Kirshner. Berlinger previously directed "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," the S2 episode where Dean and his puka shell necklace throw a hissy fit after Jess outbids him on Rory&
